Overview
When Old Testament scholar George Adam Smith (1856–1942) delivered the Lyman Beecher lectures at Yale University in 1899, he confidently declared that “modern criticism has won its war against traditional theories. It only remains to fix the amount of the indemnity.”
In this biography, Iain D. Campbell assesses Smith's critical approach to the Old Testament and evaluates its consequences, showing that Smith's life and work still raises questions about the relationship between biblical scholarship and evangelical faith.
Praise for the Print Edition
A compelling study.
—Thomas R. Corts, Samford University
Product Details
- Title: Fixing the Indemnity: The Life and Work of George Adam Smith
- Author: Iain D. Campbell
- Series: Theological Studies Collection
- Publisher: Paternoster Press
- Publication Date: 2004
- Pages: 250
About Iain D. Campbell
Iain D. Campbell is Minister of Back Free Church of Scotland, Isle of Lewis, Scotland, UK. He is the author of Opening Up Exodus in the Opening Up Commentary and On the First Day of the Week: God, the Christian and the Sabbath in the Day One Biblical and Theological Studies Collection (24 vols.).