The Nature of Biblical Criticism

by John Barton

Book Overview

Biblical criticism faces increasing hostility on two fronts: from biblical conservatives, who claim it is inherently positivistic and religiously skeptical, and from postmodernists, who see it as driven by the falsities of objectivity and neutrality. In this magisterial overview of the key factors and developments in biblical studies, John Barton demonstrates that these evaluations of biblical criticism fail to do justice to the work that has been...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 066422587X
• ISBN13: 9780664225872
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.8" x 6.5"