Biblical Criticism on Trial

Author:
Eta Linnemann (translated by Robert Yarbrough)

Publisher:
Kregel Publications

Year:
1990

Description:
In the academic community, the confirmed results of scientific investigation are considered the touchstone of intellectual inquiry. Indeed, society at large has come to respect all claims offered under the rubric of “science”. As a “scientific theology,” the historical-critical method has come to dominate the field of biblical criticism in Germany and is championed in seminaries and universities around the world.
In this first English language edition, author Eta Linnemann challenges the root assumption of scientific theology, its claim to be “scientific.” To the contrary, she finds that “what goes unnoticed is that many of these ‘results’ are nothing more than unproven hypotheses that are trumpeted to be facts…” (from the Preface)

“Eta Linnemann offers important insights and challenges to all who, within the academic enterprise, seek to be faithful interpreters of the Scriptures as the Word of God.”- E Earle Ellis.    217 pages paperback