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The Historical Book

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  • Gene Edward Veith

The author argues against the liberal views that the Bible is a collection of myths or that it is not a historical account. The author uses the knowledge of literature experts such as C.S. Lewis and Auerbach to demonstrate why the Bible cannot be viewed as other types of common literature of their times.

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Modern Heresies: Higher Criticism (2)

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  • Herman C. Hanko

Higher criticism is a plague to God’s church. This article discusses the origin of higher criticism, linking it to the Renaissance. Higher criticism questions the origin, authorship, and inspiration of scripture.

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Modern Heresies: Higher Criticism (1)

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  • Herman C. Hanko

Higher criticism is a plague to God’s church. This article discusses the origin of higher criticism, linking it to the Renaissance. Higher criticism questions the origin, authorship, and inspiration of scripture.

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Battling Over the Bible

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  • Mark G. Johnston

Is the Bible reliable? This article looks at higher criticism as a part of the history behind this question. Then it explains the meaning of infallibility and inerrancy to answer the question.

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Recovering Our Confidence

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  • Harold Gibson

The impact of liberalism and modernism on the church has been substantial. They have undermined the church’s confidence in God’s Word. This article shows that confidence can be restored only by God when the church upholds the authority of Scripture.

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Did God Speak All These Words?

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  • John Smith

This article shows that though the Old Testament was put together with dependence on many copies of the original manuscripts, that this does not nullify the trustworthiness of the Old Testament. This article explains why.

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The Influence of Spinoza in the Higher Criticism of the Old Testament

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  • Peter C. Craigie

This article examines the influence and significance of Jewish philosopher Benedict Spinoza (1632-1677) on Old Testament criticism.

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Herman Bavinck on Old Testament Criticism

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  • Frederika G. Oosterhoff

This article is about Herman Bavinck's fight against higher criticism (historical-critical method of understanding the Bible). It shows how we should look at paganism and other religions - Israel's faith versus the faith of the nations around Israel.

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What is the "critical" Reading of the Bible?

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  • James T. Dennison Jr.

The author discusses the higher critical interpretation of Scripture. He looks at three pioneers in this regard: Benedict Spinoza, Herman Samuel Reimarus and Gotthold Lessing. He concludes by looking at the historical interpretation of Scripture as advanced by Geerhardus Vos.

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Fundamentalism barred

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  • D. J. W. Milne

In this article on fundamentalism, the author discusses the view on Scripture and Biblical criticism, Bible critics and preaching, and fundamentalism and theology.

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Evangelicals and Inerrancy

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  • Donald Macleod

This article looks at three reasons why some evangelicals no longer believe in the inerrancy of Scripture: the humanness of the Bible, non-revelational parts of Scripture, and discrepancies in Scripture.

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