Pandora's Box Opened
An Examination and Defense of Historical-Critical Method and Its Master Practitioners
- Biblical Studies & Commentaries
- Publisher: Eerdmans
- Published: 2014
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Publisher's Description
For many, the historical-critical method has released a host of threats to Christian faith and confession. In Pandora's Box Opened, however, Roy Harrisville argues that despite the evils brought upon biblical interpretation by the historical-critical method, there is still hope for it as a discipline. Harrisville begins by describing the emergence and use of the historical-critical method. He then attends to the malaise that has come over the method, which he says still persists. Finally, Harrisville commends the historical-critical method, though shorn of its arrogance. He claims that the method and all its users comprise a "Pandora's Box" that, when opened, releases "a myriad other pains," but hope still remains.
Endorsements (2)
“Roy Harrisville has long studied biblical interpretation and thought much about it. This book presents the results -- insights both deeply thoughtful and comprehensive in scope. Congratulations are in order.”
“Harrisville builds his house brick by brick, laying each layer carefully and brilliantly. . . . Read this book. Even if you don’t like historical-criticism. It’s a great read. It’s a great story.”
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