The Influence of the Bible on Civilisation
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The preface calls one of the greatest questions of the day how modern civilisation and Christianity can go on in harmony. The preface says the author has in mind to write a full "History of the Bible" when time will allow, and that this brief sketch may meanwhile prove useful. The text mentions the criticism of Ptolemæus, in his famous letter to Flora, where he speaks of several strata of revelation running through the Old and the New Testament.
The text says there was no hidden mystery regarding the Bible, and that all members of the church were anxiously urged to make themselves as familiar with it as possible. The text describes a time when almost no one could read and the clergy had the Bible practically to themselves. The text says that in the seventeenth century the philosophers began to claim independence for the human reason, and soon established reason as the highest authority, even in religious matters.
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- Author
- Ernst von Dobschütz
- Pages
- 63
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Christianity
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