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.

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.

This the second article by this author on the principles of textual criticism. In the past, higher criticism has tended to leave the Bible to human authorship only. The author here embraces the inerrancy, inspiration, and divine authorship of scripture.