The Death of Scripture and the Rise of Biblical Studies
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 reconceived the 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 be in a position to serve as the Bible's disciplinary gatekeeper.
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The Death of Scripture and the Rise of Biblical Studies
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 reconceived the 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 be in a position to serve as the Bible's disciplinary gatekeeper.
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The Death of Scripture and the Rise of Biblical Studies

The Death of Scripture and the Rise of Biblical Studies

by Michael C. Legaspi
The Death of Scripture and the Rise of Biblical Studies
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The Death of Scripture and the Rise of Biblical Studies

The Death of Scripture and the Rise of Biblical Studies

by Michael C. Legaspi

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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. Focusing on renowned German scholar Johann David Michaelis (1717-1791), Legaspi explores the ways in which critics reconceived the 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 be in a position to serve as the Bible's disciplinary gatekeeper.

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ISBN-13: 9780199889495
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 04/19/2010
Series: Oxford Studies in Historical Theology
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
File size: 2 MB

About the Author

Michael Legaspi is an Instructor in Philosophy and Religious Studies at Philips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts.

Table of Contents

Chapter One: From Scripture to Text Chapter Two: Bible and Theology at an Enlightenment University Chapter Three: The Study of Classical Antiquity at Gottingen Chapter Four: Michaelis and the Dead Hebrew Language Chapter Five: Lowth, Michaelis, and the Invention of Biblical Potry Chapter Six: Michaelis, Moses, and the Recovery of the Bible Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index Index of Biblical References
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