This varied collection comprises eight titles exploring the vast historical criticism of the Bible. Authors look at the work of well- and lesser-known theologians and Biblical scholars of the past, critiquing their theses and placing them in a present day context, providing new interpretation in relation to modern Biblical commentary and a fascinating insight into the lives of these influential thinkers.

This set contains the following titles:

The Succession to the Throne of David, Leonhard Rost

The Folktale in the Old Testament, Hermann Gunkel

Paul's Letter to the Colossians, Philip Melanchthon

F. J. A. Hort: Eminent Victorian, Graham A. Patrick

Theology as Hermeneutics: Rudolf Bultmann's Theology of the History of Jesus, John Painter

Narrative and Novella in Samuel: Studies by Hugo Gressmann and Other Scholars 1906-1923, Hugo Gressman (edited by David M. Gunn and translated by David E. Orton)

Alexander Geddes 1737-1802: Pioneer of Biblical Criticism, Reginald C. Fuller

Jeremiah's Poems of Lament, Walter Baumgartner