--- title: "7 Biblical-criticism Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 7 Biblical-criticism quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Biblical-criticism sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/650/albert-schweitzer-701_biblical-criticism_bauer-s-criticism-of-the-gospel-history_36915.jpg" --- > [“ Bauer 's 'Criticism of the Gospel History' is worth a good dozen Lives of Jesus, because his work, as we are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-schweitzer/bauer-s-criticism-of-the-gospel-history-is-worth-a-good-dozen-lives/) [Albert Schweitzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-schweitzer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/650/albert-schweitzer-701_biblical-criticism_bauer-s-criticism-of-the-gospel-history_36915.jpg) > [“In his numerous historical and Scriptural works Bauer rejects all supernatural religion, and represents Christianity as a natural product of the mingling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-mccabe/in-his-numerous-historical-and-scriptural-works-bauer-rejects-all/) [Joseph McCabe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-mccabe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb9/joseph-mccabe-26676_atheism_in-his-numerous-historical-and-scriptura_166022.png) > [“This doctrine of forgiveness of sin is a premium on crime. 'Forgive us our sins' means "Let us continue in our iniquity."…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/this-doctrine-of-forgiveness-of-sin-is-a-premium-on-crime-forgive-us/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53b/anonymous-1_atheism_this-doctrine-of-forgiveness-of-sin-is-a_331662.jpg) > [ “ Robert Ingersoll came to \[a small Midwest town\] to speak . . . , and after he had gone the question… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherwood-anderson/robert-ingersoll-came-to-a-small-midwest-town-to-speak-and-after-he/) [Sherwood Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherwood-anderson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f2f/sherwood-anderson-2780_agnosticism_robert-ingersoll-came-to-a-small-midwest_1074911.png) > [“Moreover, it is not just that the early documents are silent about so much of Jesus that came to be recorded in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-albert-wells/moreover-it-is-not-just-that-the-early-documents-are-silent-about-so/) [George Albert Wells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-albert-wells/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7df/george-albert-wells-83116_biblical-criticism_moreover-it-is-not-just-that-the-early-d_1502721.jpg) > [“The Didache is the earliest known document outside the NT to identify the problem of settled faith communities in conflict with traveling,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clayton-n-jefford/the-didache-is-the-earliest-known-document-outside-the-nt-to-identify/) [Clayton N Jefford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clayton-n-jefford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93b/clayton-n-jefford-228700_biblical-criticism_the-didache-is-the-earliest-known-docume_2182938.jpg) > [ “According to Mark 11:12-13, God's messengers were not the only ones who were incompetent: 'He \[Jesus\] was hungry. And on seeing in… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-m-jackson/according-to-mark-11-12-13-god-s-messengers-were-not-the-only-ones/) [G.M. Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-m-jackson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f25/g-m-jackson-38985_bible-absurdities_according-to-mark-11-12-13-god-s-messeng_2566275.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/biblical-criticism/#itemlist", "name": "Biblical-criticism Quotes", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“ Bauer 's 'Criticism of the Gospel History' is worth a good dozen Lives of Jesus, because his work, as we are only now coming to recognise, after half a century, is the ablest and most complete collection of the difficulties of the Life of Jesus which is anywhere to be found.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Albert Schweitzer" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-schweitzer/bauer-s-criticism-of-the-gospel-history-is-worth-a-good-dozen-lives/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/650/albert-schweitzer-701_biblical-criticism_bauer-s-criticism-of-the-gospel-history_36915.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/650/albert-schweitzer-701_biblical-criticism_bauer-s-criticism-of-the-gospel-history_36915.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/650/albert-schweitzer-701_biblical-criticism_bauer-s-criticism-of-the-gospel-history_36915.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Bauer 's 'Criticism of the Gospel History' is worth a good dozen Lives of Jesus, because his work, as we are…” — Albert Schweitzer", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“In his numerous historical and Scriptural works Bauer rejects all supernatural religion, and represents Christianity as a natural product of the mingling of the Stoic and Alexandrian philosophies...”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Joseph McCabe" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-mccabe/in-his-numerous-historical-and-scriptural-works-bauer-rejects-all/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb9/joseph-mccabe-26676_atheism_in-his-numerous-historical-and-scriptura_166022.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb9/joseph-mccabe-26676_atheism_in-his-numerous-historical-and-scriptura_166022.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb9/joseph-mccabe-26676_atheism_in-his-numerous-historical-and-scriptura_166022.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“In his numerous historical and Scriptural works Bauer rejects all supernatural religion, and represents…” — Joseph McCabe", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“This doctrine of forgiveness of sin is a premium on crime. 'Forgive us our sins' means \"Let us continue in our iniquity.\" It is one of the most pernicious of doctrines, and one of the most fruitful sources of immorality. It has been the chief cause of making Christian nations the most immoral of nations. In teaching this doctrine Christ committed a sin for which his death did not atone, and which can never be forgiven. There is no forgiveness of sin. Every cause has its effect; every sinner must suffer the consequences of his sins.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anonymous" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/this-doctrine-of-forgiveness-of-sin-is-a-premium-on-crime-forgive-us/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53b/anonymous-1_atheism_this-doctrine-of-forgiveness-of-sin-is-a_331662.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53b/anonymous-1_atheism_this-doctrine-of-forgiveness-of-sin-is-a_331662.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53b/anonymous-1_atheism_this-doctrine-of-forgiveness-of-sin-is-a_331662.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“This doctrine of forgiveness of sin is a premium on crime. 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I have argued that there is good reason to believe that the Jesus of Paul was constructed largely from musing and reflecting on a supernatural 'Wisdom' figure, amply documented in the earlier Jewish literature, who sought an abode on Earth, but was there rejected, rather than from information concerning a recently deceased historical individual. 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The Didachist does not doubt the validity of such persons, but recognizes that not all of them are worthy witnesses to the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. 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And on seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to see if he could find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.' Imagine Jesus, the divine, holy, wisest of the wise not knowing that figs were out of season. Now allegedly Jesus could have performed a miracle and made figs magically appear, but he preferred sour grapes instead: Then he said to the tree, 'May no one ever eat fruit from you again.' (Mark 11:14)”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "G.M. 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