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Bible and Theology in the Netherlands (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)
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Bible and Theology in the Netherlands (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)
Series: American University Studies, Series 7: Theology & Religion, 22
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Biblical interpretation and theological speculation are
inseparable: each has constantly influenced the other for good or
for ill. But which of the two is the final criterion? Though
universally the church has given lip-service to the Scriptures as
the source and norm of its theology, it has nonetheless allowed its
theological commitment to shape and at times distort its principles
of biblical interpretation. It has used the Bible more as a support
for its dogmas than as a basis for testing and correcting them.
This has proven to have been truce in liberal as well as in
orthodox circles, and nowhere so clearly as in the Dutch modernist
controversy of the late nineteenth century. The present study
attempts: (1) to outline the major theological movements in The
Netherlands previous to and following the crucial year 1850,
bringing this forward to the early years of the present century;
(2) to enter into a description and analysis of Dutch biblical
criticism during this same period, paying special attention to the
interpretation of the Old Testament, where the problems have been
the greatest and the influence of Dutch scholars has been the most
lasting; (3) to draw from this analysis conclusions regarding the
relationship between theology and biblical exegesis that are valid
not only for theological scholarship in one land and in one
particular period but for the entire ongoing theological endeavor
throughout the world. The greatest lesson that emerges from this
study is that respect for the integrity of the biblical text is an
indispensable prerequisite to genuine and lasting theological
progress.
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