What Does Biblical Criticism Contribute to the Modern Preacher

This article points out some aspects of modern biblical criticism, with a view to ascertaining whether these are of such a character that they can enter into preaching. The highly specialized nature of biblical scholarship creates a real problem. The preacher cannot expect to be an expert. Biblical criticism, therefore, compels a clearer recognition of the real task of the preacher, viz., to interpret the religion of his own day in direct fashion rather than by the method of the scribes

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