The Death of Scripture and the Rise of Biblical Studies

by Michael C. Legaspi

Book Overview

The Death of Scripture and the Rise of Biblical Studies examines the creation of the academic Bible. Beginning with the fragmentation of biblical interpretation in the centuries after the Reformation, Michael Legaspi shows how the weakening of scriptural authority in the Western churches altered the role of biblical interpretation. Focusing on renowned German scholar Johann David Michaelis (1717-1791), Legaspi explores the ways in which critics reconceived...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199845883
• ISBN13: 9780199845880
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"