Author : Hermann Schultz
Release : 2017-10-21
Genre : Religion
Kind : eBook
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Book Synopsis Old Testament Theology, Vol. 1 of 2 by : Hermann Schultz

Download or read book Old Testament Theology, Vol. 1 of 2 written by Hermann Schultz. This book was released on 2017-10-21. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Old Testament Theology, Vol. 1 of 2: The Religion of Revelation in Its Pre-Christian Stage of Development The work of Dr. Hermann Schultz on Old Testament Theology has long been a standard authority on the important subject of which it treats. The author is one of the most accomplished exponents of that school of theological thought which is at present dominant in Germany. He stands high in the esteem of all parties; and it is thought by many that he has succeeded in discovering the via. Media between the positions of Biblical scholars like Delitzsch on the one hand and Stade on the other. Biblical theology is a subject certain to receive in the immediate future from the Christian public, both of Great Britain and America, a steadily increasing share of attention. One of the characteristics of the age is the emphasis with which the Christian Churches are declaring that it is their duty as well as their privilege to interpret Scripture in the full light of present-day research. Hence the growing anxiety to know what the books of the Bible actually teach. It is this question which Dr. Schultz has undertaken to answer, from the historical point of view, in so far as the Old Testament is concerned. He has discharged his task in an eminently fair and judicial spirit; and he has written in so felicitous and lucid a style, and with such freedom from technical phraseology, that his work should be intelligible and instructive, not merely to clergymen, but to that rapidly greatest problems with which the human mind has to deal. In churches where the voice of the lay representatives has as much influence in determining the doctrinal standards as that of the clergy, it is pre-eminently desirable that laymen should have access to a work like this, which, while thoroughly scientific and scholarly, is also distinguished by a singularly popular method of exposition. For these reasons it seemed to me that English readers, unfamiliar with German, ought to have the Opportunity of ascertaining for themselves the exact views of such a master in this department of theological study as Dr. Schultz is admitted to be. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.