Scriptural Authority and Biblical Criticism in the Dutch Golden Age

God's Word Questioned

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Bible & Bible Studies, Criticism & Interpretation, Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Philosophy
Cover of the book Scriptural Authority and Biblical Criticism in the Dutch Golden Age by Henk Nellen, OUP Oxford
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Henk Nellen ISBN: 9780192529824
Publisher: OUP Oxford Publication: October 6, 2017
Imprint: OUP Oxford Language: English
Author: Henk Nellen
ISBN: 9780192529824
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Publication: October 6, 2017
Imprint: OUP Oxford
Language: English

Scriptural Authority and Biblical Criticism in the Dutch Golden Age explores the hypothesis that in the long seventeenth century humanist-inspired biblical criticism contributed significantly to the decline of ecclesiastical truth claims. Historiography pictures this era as one in which the dominant position of religion and church began to show signs of erosion under the influence of vehement debates on the sacrosanct status of the Bible. Until quite recently, this gradual but decisive shift has been attributed to the rise of the sciences, in particular astronomy and physics. This authoritative volume looks at biblical criticism as an innovative force and as the outcome of developments in philology that had started much earlier than scientific experimentalism or the New Philosophy. Scholars began to situate the Bible in its historical context. The contributors show that even in the hands of pious, orthodox scholars philological research not only failed to solve all the textual problems that had surfaced, but even brought to light countless new incongruities. This supplied those who sought to play down the authority of the Bible with ammunition. The conviction that God's Word had been preserved as a pure and sacred source gave way to an awareness of a complicated transmission in a plurality of divergent, ambiguous, historically determined, and heavily corrupted texts. This shift took place primarily in the Dutch Protestant world of the seventeenth century.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Scriptural Authority and Biblical Criticism in the Dutch Golden Age explores the hypothesis that in the long seventeenth century humanist-inspired biblical criticism contributed significantly to the decline of ecclesiastical truth claims. Historiography pictures this era as one in which the dominant position of religion and church began to show signs of erosion under the influence of vehement debates on the sacrosanct status of the Bible. Until quite recently, this gradual but decisive shift has been attributed to the rise of the sciences, in particular astronomy and physics. This authoritative volume looks at biblical criticism as an innovative force and as the outcome of developments in philology that had started much earlier than scientific experimentalism or the New Philosophy. Scholars began to situate the Bible in its historical context. The contributors show that even in the hands of pious, orthodox scholars philological research not only failed to solve all the textual problems that had surfaced, but even brought to light countless new incongruities. This supplied those who sought to play down the authority of the Bible with ammunition. The conviction that God's Word had been preserved as a pure and sacred source gave way to an awareness of a complicated transmission in a plurality of divergent, ambiguous, historically determined, and heavily corrupted texts. This shift took place primarily in the Dutch Protestant world of the seventeenth century.

More books from OUP Oxford

Cover of the book Reptiles: A Very Short Introduction by Henk Nellen
Cover of the book Witness Testimony in Sexual Cases by Henk Nellen
Cover of the book AI by Henk Nellen
Cover of the book Living with Germs:In sickness and in health by Henk Nellen
Cover of the book Luxury by Henk Nellen
Cover of the book Distributive Justice by Henk Nellen
Cover of the book On Fantasy Island by Henk Nellen
Cover of the book The Oxford Handbook of Cities in World History by Henk Nellen
Cover of the book Offshore by Henk Nellen
Cover of the book Dyslexia and other learning difficulties by Henk Nellen
Cover of the book Collected Poems and Other Verse by Henk Nellen
Cover of the book A Practical Approach to Effective Litigation by Henk Nellen
Cover of the book Tough Choices by Henk Nellen
Cover of the book The First World War: Volume I: To Arms by Henk Nellen
Cover of the book Necessity Lost by Henk Nellen
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy