Critics of the Bible, 1724-1873John Drury Cambridge University Press, 29.09.1989 - 204 Seiten English critics were brilliant initiators and exploiters of biblical criticism. This momentous exercise, whereby the 'Holy Scriptures' became the object of human critique independent of church control, is illustrated by John Drury in the present volume with excerpts from such famous critics as Coleridge, Blake and Matthew Arnold, and lesser names such as Collins and Deist and Bishop Sherlock. Robert Lowth's famous lectures on the Psalms, which had an important influence on Blake and Christopher Smart, are well represented here, as is the famous contribution to Essays and Reviews by Benjamin Jowett. This book provides the only available collection of biblical criticism from this important period of critical enquiry, the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The extracts are accompanied by a full editorial introduction, notes and a bibliography. They should be read by all students of literature and theology interested in the period. |
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INTRODUCTORY ESSAY | 1 |
ANTHONY COLLINS Discourse of the Grounds and Reasons of the Christian Religion 1724 Chapters I IV V VIII less paragraph 4 IX X extracted XI | 21 |
THOMAS SHERLOCK Discourses on the Use and Intent of Prophecy 1726 Discourses II and III | 46 |
ROBERT LOWTH Lectures on the Sacred Poetry of the Hebrews 1753 translated from Latin into English by Richard Gregory in 1787 Lectures IV e... | 69 |
WILLIAM BLAKE The Marriage of Heaven and Hell 1790 A Memorable Fancy | 103 |
SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE Confessions of an Inquiring Spirit 1825 Letters V VI VII | 105 |
THOMAS ARNOLD On the Right Interpretation and Understanding of the Scriptures 1829 ending at page xl of the 1874 edition | 122 |
BENJAMIN JOWETT On the Interpretation of Scripture from Essays and Reviews 1860 Section 3 | 137 |
MATTHEW ARNOLD Literature and Dogma 1873 Chapters IVVI | 152 |
Notes | 193 |
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AHAZ allegorical ancient Anthony Collins apostles applied argument Arnold authority believe Benjamin Jowett Bible biblical criticism Bishop called century Christ Christian Christian Religion Church Coleridge Coleridge's Collins Collins's command connexion disciples discourse divine doctrine edition essay Eternal evidence evil exegesis expression faith Father foretold fulfill'd Genesis given God's gospel ground hath Hebrew poetry Holy human inspiration Interpretation of Scripture Isaiah Israel JEHOVAH Jesus Jewish Jews John Jowett knowledge language learned letters literal literary Locke Locke's Lord Lowth mankind manner Matthew Matthew Arnold meaning metaphysics method mind miracles modern moral Moses nations nature object obscure Old Testament parallelism passages passions plain poetic principles prophecy prophets Psalm Rabbin reason religious revelation righteousness Robert Lowth sacred sense sentences Sherlock spirit St Paul sublimity suppose Surenhusius Testament writers thee theology things Thomas Arnold Thomas Sherlock thou thought true truth understand verse words
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