Bible Criticism
This month, Minding Scripture, which brings together the life the mind and the life of faith, asks guest speaker Nathan Eubank and one of our hosts, Tzvi Novick, how historical-critical scholarship in both the Hebrew Bible and in the New Testament has developed over the last two centuries and what its current place in our understanding of the Bible should be.
Experience the Episode
Presented by College of Arts and Letters
This month, Minding Scripture, which brings together the life the mind and the life of faith, asks guest speaker Nathan Eubank and one of our hosts, Tzvi Novick, how historical-critical scholarship in both the Hebrew Bible and in the New Testament has developed over the last two centuries and what its current place in our understanding of the Bible should be. What is historical criticism and how did it begin? What is the enduring value of historical criticism, both intellectually and for the life of faith? What are some of its enduring achievements? What does the Epic of Gilgamesh, the psychology (or not) of Jesus, and the Jewishness of Paul have to do with all this?
Interested in going even deeper on this topic? Join Professor Said Reynolds for his new online course Sacred Texts in Dialogue, offered through the Coursera platform, to explore the common points, and stark differences, between the Bible and the Qur’an. The course consists of six modules and assumes no previous knowledge of the two books. For more information, click here.
More
Meet the Speaker: Nathan Eubank
Nathan Eubank is the Rev. John A. O’Brien College Associate Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame, teaching primarily in the areas of Christianity and Judaism in antiquity. His research centers on the Synoptic Gospels and Paul, as well as ancient biblical interpretation and theology. He is currently working on merit in early Christianity and its role in the construction of Christian origins.