Harrison R.K., Waltke B.K., Guthrie D., Fee G. Biblical Criticism: Historical, Literary and Textual

Zondervan, 1978. — 183 p.Four outstanding articles on biblical criticism with complete bibliographies for each!"The Historical and Literary Criticism of the Old Testament" by R. K. Harrison—deals with the ctual historical and literary content of the scriptural text. Historical criticism covers the Middle Bronze Age, Iron Age, Babylonian Period, Persian Period, and Greek Period; covered in the literary criticism are the Pentateuch, liturgical tradition, and the books Daniel and Isaiah."The Textual Criticism of the Old Testament" by Bruce K. Waltke—covers development of the Hebrew manuscripts from the time of composition before 400 B.C. to the present, then discusses the Septuagint, the Aramaic Targums, the Old Latin and Latin Vulgate, and the Syriac Peshitta. It includes a section on the canons of textual criticism."The Historical and Literary Criticism of the New Testament" by Donald Guthrie—explains main trends in modern criticism, various approaches to historical criticism, theories and forms of literary criticism, various methods of criticism, and the question of criticism and authority."The Textual Criticism of the New Testament" by Gordon D. Fee—compares the Greek manuscripts, the ancient versions, and patristic citations in an effort to trace the history of variations within the text.