The death of Scripture and the rise of biblical studies /

Legaspi, Michael C.

The death of Scripture and the rise of biblical studies / Michael C. Legaspi. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010. - xiv, 222 p. ; 25 cm. - Oxford studies in historical theology . - Oxford studies in historical theology. .

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

From Scripture to text -- Bible and theology at an enlightenment university -- The study of classical antiquity at Göttingen -- Michaelis and the dead Hebrew language -- Lowth, Michaelis, and the invention of biblical poetry -- Michaelis, Moses, and the recovery of the Bible.

9780195394351

2009027400


Michaelis, Johann David, 1717-1791.


Bible.--O.T.--Criticism, interpretation, etc.--History.

BS1160 / .L385 2010

221.609033