mars-hill has very helpfully compiled some notes on various approaches to biblical criticism. Here’s a summary of the reasons that he has given for doing this:
Firstly, most Christian theologians would give the Bible the highest priority in answering questions of God’s character/being. It’s helpful to consider how we think of and read the Bible; becoming aware of the assumptions we bring to the text.
Secondly, as a mix of academic and popular contributors, this is an attempt to de-mystify some popular jargon used in theological writing.
Thirdly, in regards to dialogue with ‘the world’, the Bible can only begin to have relevancy when those communities stop perceiving it as fairy tales that adults read as fact.
Lastly, insights we gain from this can be added into the Commentary (here). This was the reason that motivated me to move my notes into this article format!
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