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Description:Excerpt from The Open Court, Vol. 16: A Monthly Magazine, Devoted to the Science of Religion, the Religion of Science, and the Extension of the Religious Parliament Idea This book is a translation of the Introduction to Professor Gunkel's great work Commentar uber Genesis, recently published in Gottingen. The Commentar itself is a new translation and explanation of Genesis, - a bulky book, and in its German form of course accessible only to American and English scholars, and not to the general public. The present Introduction contains the gist of Professor Gunkel's Commentar, or exposition of the latest researches on Genesis in the light of analytical and comparative mythology. Professor Gunkel is an orthodox Protestant theologian who appreciates to the utmost the intrinsically religious value of the Bible. He says: "The conclusion that any given one of these narratives is legend is by no means intended to detract from the value of the narrative; it only means that the one who pronounces it has perceived somewhat of the poetic beauty of the narrative and thinks that he has thus arrived at an understanding of the story. Only ignorance can regard such a conclusion as irreverent, for it is the judgment of reverence and love. These poetic narratives are the most beautiful possession which a people brings down through the course of its history, and the legends of Israel, especially those of Genesis, are perhaps the most beautiful and most profound ever known. "A child, indeed, unable to distinguish between reality and poetry, loses something when it is told that its dearest stories are 'not true.' But the modern theologian should be farther developed. The evangelical churches and their chosen representatives would do well not to dispute the fact that Genesis contains legends - as has been done too frequently - but to recognise that the knowledge of this fact is the indispensable condition to an historical understanding of Genesis. This knowledge is already too widely diffused among those trained in historical study ever again to be suppressed. It will surely spread among the masses of our people, for the process is irresistible. Shall not we Evangelicals take care that it be presented to them in the right spirit?" About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Open Court, Vol. 16: A Monthly Magazine, Devoted to the Science of Religion, the Religion of Science, and the Extension of the Religious Parliament Idea (Classic Reprint). To get started finding The Open Court, Vol. 16: A Monthly Magazine, Devoted to the Science of Religion, the Religion of Science, and the Extension of the Religious Parliament Idea (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Excerpt from The Open Court, Vol. 16: A Monthly Magazine, Devoted to the Science of Religion, the Religion of Science, and the Extension of the Religious Parliament Idea This book is a translation of the Introduction to Professor Gunkel's great work Commentar uber Genesis, recently published in Gottingen. The Commentar itself is a new translation and explanation of Genesis, - a bulky book, and in its German form of course accessible only to American and English scholars, and not to the general public. The present Introduction contains the gist of Professor Gunkel's Commentar, or exposition of the latest researches on Genesis in the light of analytical and comparative mythology. Professor Gunkel is an orthodox Protestant theologian who appreciates to the utmost the intrinsically religious value of the Bible. He says: "The conclusion that any given one of these narratives is legend is by no means intended to detract from the value of the narrative; it only means that the one who pronounces it has perceived somewhat of the poetic beauty of the narrative and thinks that he has thus arrived at an understanding of the story. Only ignorance can regard such a conclusion as irreverent, for it is the judgment of reverence and love. These poetic narratives are the most beautiful possession which a people brings down through the course of its history, and the legends of Israel, especially those of Genesis, are perhaps the most beautiful and most profound ever known. "A child, indeed, unable to distinguish between reality and poetry, loses something when it is told that its dearest stories are 'not true.' But the modern theologian should be farther developed. The evangelical churches and their chosen representatives would do well not to dispute the fact that Genesis contains legends - as has been done too frequently - but to recognise that the knowledge of this fact is the indispensable condition to an historical understanding of Genesis. This knowledge is already too widely diffused among those trained in historical study ever again to be suppressed. It will surely spread among the masses of our people, for the process is irresistible. Shall not we Evangelicals take care that it be presented to them in the right spirit?" About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Open Court, Vol. 16: A Monthly Magazine, Devoted to the Science of Religion, the Religion of Science, and the Extension of the Religious Parliament Idea (Classic Reprint). To get started finding The Open Court, Vol. 16: A Monthly Magazine, Devoted to the Science of Religion, the Religion of Science, and the Extension of the Religious Parliament Idea (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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