The Dublin Review, Vol. 11 (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from The Dublin Review, Vol. 11 Before the bar of this tribunal the Pentateuch has been summoned, and the question has been finally set at rest. The progress of critical analysis and historic research have rendered it easy to dispose for ever of the old-fashioned doctrine of its authenticity, to give a very probable account of the date and authorship of its different parts, and to assign a true origin for all its sacred institutions and traditions. These are high-sounding pretensions, and a great deal of their influence is due to the loudness and persistency with which they are proclaimed. They have made themselves heard in spheres far removed from their original source; and, as is often the case with such boldly assumed conclusions, have been more or less timidly accepted by many who are ignorant of the processes by which they have been really attained. The Catholic who is ready to say of any book of the Canon what S. Augustine said of the Gospels: "Ego vero Evangelio non crederem nisi me commoveret Ecclesiæ auctoritas," and who receives the sacred books and the doctrine of inspiration from the same authority which proposes to him the articles of the Creed or the seven Sacraments, may be satisfied with meeting such adversaries with a simple Credo to begin with, and for the rest may be content with a defensive attitude founded upon a certain counter-scepticism. He may say, "See to what extravagancies your critical methods lead. It is to us a further proof that science, unaided by ecclesiastical tradition or authority, is incompetent to deal satisfactorily with such matters. Philology, archaeology, are yet in their infancy. Learned critics differ from one another, and their boasted unanimity is a delusion. Why appeal to such a feeble instrument as criticism to solve problems where a higher judge has cut the knot?" Thus he looks upon these investigations without surprise or without fear, for his faith is independent of them. If an historic difficulty appears insoluble, let it remain so until our ignorance is enlightened; if a solution is attempted incompatible with Catholic dogma, we reject it with absolute certainty. Some such position as this will naturally be adopted at first sight by the faithful. Indeed, there may be cases in which no other is possible. The external evidences in proof of single revealed facts or dogmas must considerably vary according to times and circumstances. Contemporary documentary evidence of the strongest kind may have existed in the time of S. Jerome or S. Augustine which is not accessible to us now. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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