Creating a firestorm of controversy in 1862 with its publication, John William Colenso’s The Pentateuch and the Book of Joshua Critically Examined sparked the revival of scholarly study into the first five books of the Bible. A South African missionary appointed as Bishop to Natal, Colenso began questioning the historicity of the Pentateuch while performing his missionary duties with the Zulu natives. Feeling it was his duty to God and to the Church to seek the “ultimate truth,” Colenso not only challenged the historical accuracy of the Pentateuch, he also challenged its Mosaic authorship. One of the first respected theologians to pursue this line of inquiry, his published work fomented a flurry of historically significant scholarship in response to his assertions that helped solidify a classical understanding of the Pentateuch.
This seventeen-volume collection contains Colenso’s contentious books, and twelve critical responses from distinguished theological writers stirred to counter his radical claims. These distinctive critiques of Colenso’s work form a comprehensive study of the Pentateuch and a striking defense of their Mosaic authorship.
An invaluable addition to your Logos library, the John William Colenso Pentateuch Collection (17 vols.) is packed with resourceful and erudite exegesis easily searchable using Logos Bible Software: scripture passages appear on mouse-over and you can double-click any word—in any language—and your preferred lexicons open to the exact entry you are looking for.
