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Hoax of Higher Criticism Paperback – January 1, 1990

by Gary North (Author)

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The men who pioneered the "higher criticism" of the Bible did not believe that Jesus was who He sad He was: the promise Messiah, the incarnate Son of God. To transmit their unbelief to their intellectual peers, and from them to the general public, the higher critics did their best to remove people's faith in Moses. If they could prove that the Old Testament is unreliable, they could by implication demonstrate that Jesus was misinformed about Moses, and therefore that He was equally unreliable. The two most successful attacks on Christianity in the modern world have been biblical higher criticism and Darwinism. Both views stem from the same source: a view of man as a social creature who lives in an evolving society. Both views substitute a philosophy of autonomous historical process for the biblical philosophy of creation, fall, redemption, and final judgment. Biblical higher criticism affects men's choice of ethics. It especially affects their social ethics. What is seldom understood is that biblical higher criticism arose in England in the late seventeenth century as a reaction to the use of the Old Testament as a guide for civil law. Higher criticism was an important tool in the humanists' war against Christian civilization. They won that phase of the battle. It has taken three centuries for even a handful of Christians to return once again to the Old Testament in search of social guidelines. This quest necessitates a rejection of the techniques of biblical higher criticism. Until Christians abandon higher criticism and its evolutionary social presuppositions (disguised as conclusions), they will remain in cultural bondage.

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72 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Christian Liberty Pr
Publication date

January 1, 1990
Dimensions

4.5 x 0.25 x 7.25 inches
ISBN-10

0930464303
ISBN-13

978-0930464301
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Christian Liberty Pr (January 1, 1990)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 72 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0930464303
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0930464301
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.4 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.5 x 0.25 x 7.25 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #4,406,742 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #18,923 in Christian Bible Criticism & Interpretation

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matrixcube

Good expose

Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2017

North gives the church a good reminder and warning about the dangerous intents and implications of higher criticism which have helped to fester heresy for profit.

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Taylor Adams

Excellent Analysis of Higher Criticism

Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2004

Higher criticism is a system of biblical interpretation which believes that the Bible is a bunch of myths and legends which were crammed together into books, which contradict themselves and others. This is then heralded as the reason the BIble is great.

Dr. Gary North takes Higher Criticism to presuppositional task in this slim and very clear volume, demonstrating its origins (socialistic Germany) and discussing its problems. Highly recommended for anyone. Everyone should read this book!

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Christopher Witmer

Gary North at his best -- recommended without reservation

Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2006

Some of Gary North's best writing can be found in the appendices of his (too-) huge economic commentaries on the Bible. This little book was originally an appendix to a much larger volume. A good alternate title might be, "Everything Anyone Needs to Know about Higher Criticism." If you have any interest in higher criticism, reading this book could be a very profitable way to spend an hour of your time.

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