The Bible and the Enlightenment: A Case Study: Alexander Geddes 1737-1802 (Library Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies)

The volume contains the proceedings of a conference held to mark the bicentenary of the death of Alexander Geddes (1737-1802). Geddes, a products of the Scottish and French Enlightenment, was a Roman Catholic priest; a pioneering biblical critic; a poet, some of whose works have been attributed to Robert Burns; and a political radical who studies in Paris before the French Revolution which provided the background to the chief phase of his activity, ca. 1780-1800. This work is of interest to historians and to students of the Bible and English literature. The international panel of contributors includes Tom Levine on the political, social and religious background, A.G. Aulg, Bultmann, C. Coury, J.W. Rogerson, J.L. Ska and M. Vervenne on Geddes's biblical works, and Elinor Shaffer, G. Carruthers and L. Mcllvanney on his literary works.William Johnstone is the author of 'The Bible and the Enlightenment: A Case Study: Alexander Geddes 1737-1802 (Library Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies)', published 2004 under ISBN 9780826466549 and ISBN 0826466540.