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History and Ideology in the Old Testament$
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James Barr

Print publication date: 2000

Print ISBN-13: 9780198269878

Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: November 2003

DOI: 10.1093/0198269870.001.0001

The Bible, History, and Apologetics

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(p. 1 ) 1 The Bible, History, and Apologetics
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History and Ideology in the Old Testament
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James Barr

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Oxford University Press
DOI:10.1093/0198269870.003.0001

The appeal to history has been a traditional element in Christian apologetics; Christianity has been said to be ‘an historical religion’. But the historical character of the Bible has continued to create problems for many, and to have an effect on thinking about medical, social, and other universal questions.

Keywords:   dead sea scrolls, Jesus seminar

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