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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782480503321

Autore

Rogerson J. W (John William), <1935-2018.>

Titolo

W.M.L. de Wette, founder of modern biblical criticism [[electronic resource] ] : an intellectual biography / / John W. Rogerson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sheffield, England, : Sheffield Academic Press, c1992

ISBN

1-281-80409-6

9786611804091

0-567-49599-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (321 p.)

Collana

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; ; 126

Disciplina

220.6092

220/.092

Soggetti

Biblical scholars

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Abbreviations; Preface; Chapter 1 THE HIDDEN YEARS; Chapter 2 JENA 1799-1807: DOUBT AND HOPE, SUCCESS AND TRAGEDY; Chapter 3 HEIDELBERG; Chapter 4 BERLIN I: TOWARDS CERTAINTY; Chapter 5 BERLIN II: BREAKTHROUGH AND DISASTER; Chapter 6 WEIMAR; Chapter 7 BASEL; Chapter 8 RETROSPECT; List of Writings by de Wette; Letters of de Wette; Select Bibliography; Index of Biblical References; Index of Names

Sommario/riassunto

W.M.L. de Wette (1780-1849) was not only one of the founders of modern Old Testament criticism. His loss and recovery of Christian faith, his dismissal from his post in Berlin in 1819 on political grounds and his long subsequent exile in Basel left their mark upon his work in New Testament ethics, dogmatics and aesthetics. This first modern critical study of de Wette's life and work evaluates his achievements in the context of his own times and asesses their importance on modern biblical scholars.