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 RostThe Folktale in the Old Testament, Hermann GunkelPaul's Letter to the Colossians, Philip MelanchthonF. J. A. Hort: Eminent Victorian, Graham A. PatrickTheology as Hermeneutics: Rudolf Bultmann's Theology of the History of Jesus, John PainterNarrative 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. FullerJeremiah's Poems of Lament, Walter Baumgartner