The End of Biblical Studies

by Hector Avalos

In this radical critique of his own academic specialty, biblical scholar Hector Avalos calls for an end to biblical studies. He outlines two main arguments for this surprising conclusion. First, academic biblical scholarship has clearly succeeded in showing that the ancient civilization that produced the Bible held beliefs about the origin, nature, and purpose of the world and humanity that are fundamentally opposed to the views of modern society...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591025362
• ISBN13: 9781591025368
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Length: 402 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.1"