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The Nature of Biblical Criticism by Barton, John is a religious work available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Nature of Biblical Criticism about?
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 done by critical scholars over many generations.
Who reads The Nature of Biblical Criticism?
It is typically read by readers engaging with religious study and devotional practice.
Common subject areas: religion, theology.
- Author
- Barton, John
- Publisher
- Westminster John Knox Press
- Published
- 2007
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780664225872
- Category
- religious
- Subjects
- Christian, Religion, Bible
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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