Difference between revisions of "Charles Foster Kent (1867-1925), scholar"
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*[[The Heroes and Crises of Early Hebrew History from the Creation to the Death of Moses (1908 Kent), book]] | *[[The Heroes and Crises of Early Hebrew History from the Creation to the Death of Moses (1908 Kent), book]] | ||
*[[The Founders and Rulers of United Israel from the Death of Moses to the Division of the Hebrew Kingdom (1908 Kent), book]] | |||
*[[The Makers and Teachers of Judaism from the Fall of Jerusalem to the Death of Herod the Great (1911 Kent), book]] | *[[The Makers and Teachers of Judaism from the Fall of Jerusalem to the Death of Herod the Great (1911 Kent), book]] | ||
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Charles Foster Kent (1867-1925) was an American scholar. Born in Palmyra, NY in 1867. An American biblical scholar, chiefly Old Testament. Kent received his Ph.D. from Yale University (1891) and also studied briefly at the University of Berlin (1891-1892). Kent's professional career began as an instructor at the University of Chicago (1893-1895) and then professor at Brown and finally Woolsey Professor of Biblical Literature at Yale. Kent's critical approach to biblical texts prepared the way for 20th century biblical scholarship. Kent's approach to biblical studies emphasized its literary aspects. In addition to his work on Second Temple Judaism, Kent wrote several texts on biblical topics, including The Messages of Israel's Lawgivers (1902, 1911), Israel's Historical and Biographical Narratives (1905), Origin and Permanent Value of the Old Testament (1906, 1912), Israel's Laws and Traditional Precedents (1907), The Kings and Prophets of Israel and Judah (1909, 1912), Biblical Geography and History (1911), and The Songs, Hymns, and Prayers of the Old Testament (1914).