The Biblical criticism of the present day - pagina 6

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Day.

Biblical Criticism of the Present

And,

not,

if

Scripture,

can we

—which

speak of theology when not the

still

were

excellent,

—but

said about the Scripture, but ever so

the authority of the Scripture; yes,

they bear the the;

spiritual

opposing their

when much

from or upon

ministers,

though

title

of theologian, are wholly unacquainted with

life

of their congregations, and, while almost

their

own

little

when

to

introduction

the

the Scripture, occupies the whole heart and head; is

[July,

people's

holiest efforts,

undertake to satisfy

sense of honor by covering up these defects in elab-

what has been argued over and

orate presentations of

Moreover,

this

one-sided study of this microscopic analysis

disables the eye to see the holy synthesis.

commonly a

In

poet.

way

this

studies remain undeveloped.

they remain barren

than humility.

for

substratum?

this Bible as literary

;

They

and, what

A

chemist

is

not

the powers for real theological

is

lose their sacred character

worse, they foster pride rather

Even now nothing

is

more common than

to

hear youthful theologians, whose studies have scarcely begun,

whose knowledge of language and of antiquity barely them along, and who

to carry

proof of their higher

way which As

powers

results of this,

dulled

;

still

is

first

deprecate the Scriptures in a

by far the greater part of the theological

untilled

ground; the

and most of those who

from the outer courts still

suffices

the world the

to grasp.

fail

clare their study already

logia

owe

but betrays that their superficiality echoes what

their limited

domain

ability,

still

call

real theological sense is

themselves theologians de-

ended when the portal which leads

to the sanctuaruim of the sancta theo-

waits their steps.

Though

I

readily grant, indeed, that there

must also be

an outer court, by virtue of which these studies may and

must

assert their relative rights, I enter

my

protest against

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