In this book, Marvin Richardson Vincent confronts what he sees as a threat to the authority of the Bible and the Christian faith: the higher criticism. He argues that this approach to the Bible, which seeks to understand it as a human text subject to historical and literary analysis, is inherently flawed and dangerous. Vincent offers a defense of traditional biblical interpretation that emphasizes the divine inspiration of scripture. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.