Reclaiming the Hebrew Bible: German-Jewish Reception of Biblical Criticism (Studia Judaica)

The 19th century saw the rise of Biblical Criticism in German universities, culminating in Wellhausen´s radical revision of the history of biblical times and religion. For German-Jewish intellectuals, the academic discipline promised emancipation from traditional Christian readings of Scripture - but at the same time suffered from what was perceived as anti-Jewish bias, this time in scholarly robes. ""Reclaiming the Hebrew Bible"" describes the German-Jewish strategies to cope with Biblical Criticism - varying from an enthusiastic welcome, through modified adoption, to resolute rejection.