W.M.L. de Wette, Founder of Modern Biblical Criticism: An Intellectual Biography
(Paperback, NIPPOD)
Publishing Details
W.M.L. de Wette, Founder of Modern Biblical Criticism: An Intellectual Biography
By (Author) Professor John W. Rogerson
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Sheffield Academic Press
1st November 2009
NIPPOD
United Kingdom
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Theology
Christianity
Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts
220.092
Physical Properties
Paperback
313
Description
W.M.L. de Wette (1780-1849) was not only one of the founders of modern Old Testament criticism. His loss and recovery of Christian faith, his dismissal from his post in Berlin in 1819 on political grounds and his long subsequent exile in Basel left their mark upon his work in New Testament ethics, dogmatics and aesthetics. This first modern critical study of de Wette's life and work evaluates his achievements in the context of his own times and asesses their importance on modern biblical scholars.
Author Bio
Professor John Rogerson is a former head of the department of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Sheffield and Canon Emeritus of Sheffield Cathedral.
