Tools of Bible Critique
TOOLS OF BIBLICAL CRITIQUE I. THE PROBLEM DEFINED I was about to replace my Koren Bible on my bedside table and switch off the lights when a familiar thought returned: how should one properly approach the tools of modern biblical critique – and must they undermine the text they examine? Then, whilst I was still pondering, Theophil appeared and spoke to me. “Have you finished reading Isaiah?” “For tonight,” I confirmed. As always, I was glad to sense his presence. I knew that mankind – listening to monotheistic theologians – regarded him as evil and tricky. To me, though, he had always been kind. On many occasions, his advice stopped me from committing acts of folly. “Then, Peter’le,...