Lectures on the Origin and History of the Bible
Document Type
Lecture
Files
Date
1916
Summary
Lecture III, "The Origin of the Books of the Old Testament, Part 1," discusses the scholarly efforts, known in 1916 as "higher criticism," that bring careful historical and linguistic analysis to the study of biblical texts. Davis illustrates that text clearly shows that the Old Testament cannot be simply the received word of God because of various problems, including the idea that Moses could describe his own death, double accounts of creation and of the flood.
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Keywords
Earl Clement Davis, sermons, minister, Unitarianism, religion, Bible
Recommended Citation
Davis, Earl Clement, "Lecture III: The Origin of the Books of the Old Testament, Part 1" (2024). Lectures on the Origin and History of the Bible. 3.
https://commons.clarku.edu/origin_bible/3
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