Excerpt from History of Old Testament CriticismAM asked to tell to a large body Of thoughtful readers what has been the story of the criti cal cr literary handling Of the Old Testament throughout the ages, as scientific study of that literature is at present showing what the story has been. I am told, with admirable frankness, that the only condition laid upon me is that my tale be the true one, I am kindly given to under stand that the Directorate Of the publication have full confidence in my spirit and method, as these have been shown in my various works. For this confidence I am bound to utter my heartfelt and deep gratitude, in the belief that such a trust will inspire me to leave no jot or tittle of due exposition unrecorded.Under a sense of spiritual compulsion upon me to set forth the beautiful record to every ear that will hear, I set out on the task, feeling most deeply my feebleness, but knowing also that strength is always sufficient as one goes forward in the course of duty.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.