On Biblical Criticism The field of biblical criticism is a vast subject over which we can only attempt a bird’s eye view of some of the most important terrain. What is biblical criticism and what is it not? How do one’s presuppositions influence the results of biblical criticism? What are lower and higher criticism? What is classical criticism? Why is textual criticism helpful and important? What is source criticism? How do we know that biblical writers relied on prior sources? What are the foundational tenets of form criticism? What are the problems with form criticism? How does form criticism deal with the existence of eyewitnesses? What is redaction criticism? What are criteria of authenticity, and how can they be used and in what ways shouldn’t they be used? (61 min)
Lesson 33: Review Questions
Lesson 33: Lesson Notes

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