For the last 80 years the study of the Old Testament has been characterized by certain well-recognized methods which have become known collectively as the “critical approach.” An analysis of this ...

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This might seem self-serving, but I want to give everyone a warning: there is a role for historical critical biblical studies. Many theologians, Catholic and otherwise, decry, disparage, deprecate and ...

An American professor believes you can square acceptance of academic theories of the origins of the Torah with remaining a traditionally observant Jew Become a member ...

I have been reading Hans Frei’s classic book on biblical interpretation The Eclipse of Biblical Narrative. To my delight he deals with fundamental changes that were brought about by Anthony Collins in ...

Scripture offers a deeper analysis of modern society than modern society could give itself. Many people become suspicious at the mention of critical theory, especially as it applies to controversial ...

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