The Bible as HistoryIn this lesson we examine two major challenges to biblical authority, the Documentary Hypothesis and the Quests for the Historical Jesus. Why is confidence in the Pentateuch so crucial to the Christian faith? What is the Documentary Hypothesis and where did it originate? What are the underlying presuppositions of the HP? Why do documentarians see multiple documents behind the Pentateuch? What are the inherent flaws in the hypothesis? What evidence do we have that Moses authored the Pentateuch? What did the first Quest for the Historical Jesus seek to accomplish? Why did it fail? Who are some of the well known proponents of the second Quest? What does it seek to discover? What is the so-called third Quest seeking to accomplish? What is significant about some of the chief voices of the third Quest? What are some key differences between ancient myth and the bible? What have many of current New Testament scholars concluded about the bible and myth? (66 min)
Lesson 34: Review Questions
Lesson 34: Lesson Notes
Handout: The Documentary Hypothesis

Tags: Bible, History, Documentary Hypothesis, Quest for the Historical Jesus, Pentateuch, Gospels