“We differ [with Frank Moore Cross] simply because of our differing backgrounds.” Quote by Hershel Shanks
“We [with Frank Moore Cross] have the same fervor, the same passion when in front of us is a page, a unique page - every page is unique - of the Pentateuch.” PassionFrontsPagesUniqueCrossesFrankFervor Author:Hershel Shanks
“I see history in Pentateuch. I see revealed truth in it. I see in it human holiness as much as divine inspiration. Wherever you open it, any page, you know that you are in the presence of something that exists nowhere else.” KnowsHumansInspirationDivinePagesHolinessDivine Inspiration Author:Hershel Shanks
“I think that there is a certain schizophrenic aspect to my own relation to the Bible.” ThinkingCertainMy OwnAspectRelationSchizophrenic Author:Hershel Shanks
“In my work, I attempt to deal with the Bible as I would deal with any work of literature.” LiteratureDeals Author:Hershel Shanks
“To treat the history of Israel as I would treat the history of England or Russia or China; that is, an attempt at a scientific, historical approach.I am particularly fascinated with origins.” ApproachTreatsEnglandHistoricalIsraelChinaRussiaFascinated Author:Hershel Shanks
“Most of my professional work has been in these areas - as a historical critic, as a literary critic. I've done very little in the history of interpretation [as Elie Wiesel has]. I've been interested in it, but I have not contributed to that field, really.” LittlesHas BeensDoneFieldsAreasHistoricalCriticsInterpretationProfessional Work Author:Hershel Shanks
“The Bible is a book that has shaped my life, my beliefs, my ethics, my moral concerns, my religious outlook. This is not something, however, that I have taught or written about. This has been, if you wish, a private aspect.” IfsHas BeensBookBeliefWishReligiousMoralWrittenTaughtEthicsConcernAspectOutlook Author:Hershel Shanks
“I've been on a faculty in a university, and I felt it was incumbent on me to deal with the Bible not as something I was attempting to convert people to, or to have them enter into my religious experience, but rather as an academic and scientific discipline.” PeopleFeltReligiousDealsDisciplineUniversityFacultyAcademicAttemptingIncumbentsReligious Experience Author:Hershel Shanks
“I think that there are these two very different sides to my relation to the Bible: one, my professional life; the other, a more private concern, interest and fascination with the Bible.” ThinkingTwoDifferentSidesInterestConcernRelationFascinationProfessional LifeDifferent Sides Author:Hershel Shanks
“[My father was ] Presbyterian [minister]. But I did not take the Bible seriously until I was forced to take Hebrew at McCormick Theological Seminary.” FatherMinistersTheologicalHebrewPresbyteriansSeminary Author:Hershel Shanks