The book is clearly written, with a warmth and gentle humour that make it a pleasure to read.

Fr Henry Wansbrough OSB, Church Times

This is an accessible volume which lives up to the series' sub-title 'A Guide for the Perplexed'. It is well written in a style that does not presume any detailed previous understanding of the subject matter. As such, it would serve well as an introductory level text book ... [and] is also well within reach of other suitably interested readers.

Theological Book Review

Davies offers an elegant little guide to a range of biblical criticisms in this compact and efficient book … [He] writes with an enviable clarity and exercises fair judgment … It will admirably resource beginning students to get involved with the different conversations described herein.

The Heythrop Journal

The value of Davies's book lies in its capacity both to explain, and excite interest in, critical reflection on the Bible ... This Guide for the Perplexed will undoubtedly serve as a clarifying and enlightening companion to readers interested in the Bible, both those outside academic institutions and those searching for a guide in their undergraduate studies of the Bible.

Modern Believing

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New Testament Abstracts