Historical-critical method of exegesis

[FundiMentalist]

OK, gotta be much more careful around these parts.

I guess I can just ask questions and reply with "that's nice, thanks for sharing."

Anyhow, I'm very curious as to what various Christians make of the historical-critical method of the analysis of religious literature.

Why is it valid or invalid?

If other presuppositions are applied, what happens if those presuppositions are applied fairly and equally to the texts of other faiths?

If you do not use the historical-critical method of interpretation, what method or methods do you use and why?

 

[Alcamo]

Hi There,

This is a huge subject, and one which I myself love to study. If you're serious about getting into this and related disciplines in the context of the Bible and the gospels in particular, I highly recommend a book called "The Historical Reliability of the Gospels" by Craig Blomberg. I hope to write more soon.

http://www.amazon.com/Historical-Re...bs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1196892688&sr=1-1

 

[Angel4Truth]

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