The death of scripture and the rise of Biblical studies
Legaspi, Michael C.2011
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The Death of Scripture and the Rise of Biblical Studies examines the creation of the academic Bible. Beginning with the fragmentation of biblical interpretation in the centuries after the Reformation, Michael Legaspi shows how the weakening of scriptural authority in the Western churches altered the role of biblical interpretation. The Death of Scripture and the Rise of Biblical Studies examines the creation of the academic Bible. Beginning with the fragmentation of biblical interpretation in the centuries after the Reformation, Michael Legaspi shows how the weakening of scriptural authority in the Western churches altered the role of biblical interpretation. Focusing on renowned German scholar Johann David Michaelis (1717-1791), Legaspi explores the ways in which critics reconceivedthe role of the Bible. This book offers a new account of the origins of biblical studies, illuminating the relation of the Bible to churchly readers, theological interpreters, academic critics, and people in between. It explains why, in an age of religious resurgence, modern biblical criticism may no longer bein a position to serve as the Bible's disciplinary gatekeeper.
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The death of scripture and the rise of Biblical studies / Michael C. Legaspi.
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New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.
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xiv, 222 p. ; 24 cm.
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Originally published: 2010.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780199845880 (pbk)
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English
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2205759
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