Category Archives: Bible

Politicizing the Bible: The Roots of Historical Criticism and the Secularization of Scripture 1300-1700

Posted on September 11, 2022 by Luke Ford

I first read this book two years ago and I still can’t get it out of my head. Here are some highlights from this 2013 book by two Roman Catholics: * Our argument, to put it all too simply, is … Continue reading →

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The politics of biblical interpretation

Posted on July 12, 2021 by Luke Ford

Aaron W. Hughes writes in 2018: * The Biblical narrative has long been used to articulate political positions about Jewish life. The history of Jewish philosophy, for example, is essentially the history of reading the Bible through a set of … Continue reading →

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The Historical-Critical Method

Posted on January 22, 2021 by Luke Ford

Professor Edgar Krentz wrote in 1975: * The introduction of historical criticism constituted ‘the most serious test that the church has had to face through nineteen centuries” about the nature of authority.14 The method tends to freedom from authority and … Continue reading →

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A Jewish Analysis Of Western Politics

Posted on December 10, 2019 by Luke Ford

Charles Lesch is a professor of political science at Vanderbilt. He has his PhD from Harvard. He recently published: Theopolitics Contra Political Theology: Martin Buber’s Biblical Critique of Carl Schmitt. He’s also published, Democratic Solidarity in a Secular Age? Habermas … Continue reading →

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Genesis

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Luke Ford

Here are some excerpts from Dennis Prager’s commentary on Genesis: The first verse of Genesis is, in some ways, the most important verse in the Bible. While many Torah verses influenced history, Genesis 1:1 changed history in monumental ways. • First, … Continue reading →

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