id sid tid token lemma pos h702q526s06 1 1 my my PRON h702q526s06 1 2 dissertation dissertation NOUN h702q526s06 1 3 examines examine VERB h702q526s06 1 4 the the DET h702q526s06 1 5 evolving evolve VERB h702q526s06 1 6 methods method NOUN h702q526s06 1 7 of of ADP h702q526s06 1 8 biblical biblical ADJ h702q526s06 1 9 interpretation interpretation NOUN h702q526s06 1 10 and and CCONJ h702q526s06 1 11 criticism criticism NOUN h702q526s06 1 12 in in ADP h702q526s06 1 13 america america PROPN h702q526s06 1 14 from from ADP h702q526s06 1 15 the the DET h702q526s06 1 16 beginning beginning NOUN h702q526s06 1 17 of of ADP h702q526s06 1 18 the the DET h702q526s06 1 19 eighteenth eighteenth NOUN h702q526s06 1 20 through through ADP h702q526s06 1 21 the the DET h702q526s06 1 22 first first ADJ h702q526s06 1 23 half half NOUN h702q526s06 1 24 of of ADP h702q526s06 1 25 the the DET h702q526s06 1 26 nineteenth nineteenth ADJ h702q526s06 1 27 century century NOUN h702q526s06 1 28 . . PUNCT h702q526s06 2 1 during during ADP h702q526s06 2 2 this this DET h702q526s06 2 3 time time NOUN h702q526s06 2 4 , , PUNCT h702q526s06 2 5 protestant protestant ADJ h702q526s06 2 6 thinkers thinker NOUN h702q526s06 2 7 in in ADP h702q526s06 2 8 the the DET h702q526s06 2 9 anglo anglo ADJ h702q526s06 2 10 - - PUNCT h702q526s06 2 11 american american ADJ h702q526s06 2 12 colonies colony NOUN h702q526s06 2 13 faced face VERB h702q526s06 2 14 unprecedented unprecedented ADJ h702q526s06 2 15 theological theological ADJ h702q526s06 2 16 and and CCONJ h702q526s06 2 17 epistemological epistemological ADJ h702q526s06 2 18 challenges challenge NOUN h702q526s06 2 19 . . PUNCT h702q526s06 3 1 the the DET h702q526s06 3 2 received receive VERB h702q526s06 3 3 understanding understanding NOUN h702q526s06 3 4 of of ADP h702q526s06 3 5 the the DET h702q526s06 3 6 bible bible PROPN h702q526s06 3 7 as as ADP h702q526s06 3 8 divine divine ADJ h702q526s06 3 9 revelation revelation NOUN h702q526s06 3 10 and and CCONJ h702q526s06 3 11 as as ADP h702q526s06 3 12 a a DET h702q526s06 3 13 historically historically ADV h702q526s06 3 14 accurate accurate ADJ h702q526s06 3 15 account account NOUN h702q526s06 3 16 of of ADP h702q526s06 3 17 the the DET h702q526s06 3 18 past past ADJ h702q526s06 3 19 faced face VERB h702q526s06 3 20 challenges challenge NOUN h702q526s06 3 21 from from ADP h702q526s06 3 22 deism deism NOUN h702q526s06 3 23 in in ADP h702q526s06 3 24 the the DET h702q526s06 3 25 eighteenth eighteenth ADJ h702q526s06 3 26 century century NOUN h702q526s06 3 27 and and CCONJ h702q526s06 3 28 then then ADV h702q526s06 3 29 from from ADP h702q526s06 3 30 german german ADJ h702q526s06 3 31 ' ' PUNCT h702q526s06 3 32 higher high ADJ h702q526s06 3 33 criticism criticism NOUN h702q526s06 3 34 ' ' PUNCT h702q526s06 3 35 in in ADP h702q526s06 3 36 the the DET h702q526s06 3 37 nineteenth nineteenth ADJ h702q526s06 3 38 century century NOUN h702q526s06 3 39 . . PUNCT h702q526s06 4 1 i i PRON h702q526s06 4 2 argue argue VERB h702q526s06 4 3 that that SCONJ h702q526s06 4 4 the the DET h702q526s06 4 5 bible bible PROPN h702q526s06 4 6 's 's PART h702q526s06 4 7 theologically theologically ADV h702q526s06 4 8 conservative conservative ADJ h702q526s06 4 9 defenders defender NOUN h702q526s06 4 10 appropriated appropriate VERB h702q526s06 4 11 the the DET h702q526s06 4 12 interpretive interpretive ADJ h702q526s06 4 13 tools tool NOUN h702q526s06 4 14 of of ADP h702q526s06 4 15 their their PRON h702q526s06 4 16 opponents opponent NOUN h702q526s06 4 17 and and CCONJ h702q526s06 4 18 adapted adapt VERB h702q526s06 4 19 their their PRON h702q526s06 4 20 conceptions conception NOUN h702q526s06 4 21 of of ADP h702q526s06 4 22 revelation revelation NOUN h702q526s06 4 23 to to PART h702q526s06 4 24 preserve preserve VERB h702q526s06 4 25 their their PRON h702q526s06 4 26 beliefs belief NOUN h702q526s06 4 27 in in ADP h702q526s06 4 28 light light NOUN h702q526s06 4 29 of of ADP h702q526s06 4 30 changing change VERB h702q526s06 4 31 philosophical philosophical ADJ h702q526s06 4 32 standards standard NOUN h702q526s06 4 33 . . PUNCT h702q526s06 5 1 the the DET h702q526s06 5 2 first first ADJ h702q526s06 5 3 three three NUM h702q526s06 5 4 chapters chapter NOUN h702q526s06 5 5 examine examine VERB h702q526s06 5 6 cotton cotton NOUN h702q526s06 5 7 mather mather NOUN h702q526s06 5 8 , , PUNCT h702q526s06 5 9 jonathan jonathan PROPN h702q526s06 5 10 dickinson dickinson PROPN h702q526s06 5 11 , , PUNCT h702q526s06 5 12 jonathan jonathan PROPN h702q526s06 5 13 edwards edwards PROPN h702q526s06 5 14 , , PUNCT h702q526s06 5 15 and and CCONJ h702q526s06 5 16 the the DET h702q526s06 5 17 community community NOUN h702q526s06 5 18 of of ADP h702q526s06 5 19 pastors pastor NOUN h702q526s06 5 20 around around ADP h702q526s06 5 21 harvard harvard PROPN h702q526s06 5 22 . . PUNCT h702q526s06 6 1 they they PRON h702q526s06 6 2 defended defend VERB h702q526s06 6 3 revelation revelation NOUN h702q526s06 6 4 by by ADP h702q526s06 6 5 selectively selectively ADV h702q526s06 6 6 appropriating appropriating ADJ h702q526s06 6 7 aspects aspect NOUN h702q526s06 6 8 of of ADP h702q526s06 6 9 the the DET h702q526s06 6 10 new new ADJ h702q526s06 6 11 empirical empirical ADJ h702q526s06 6 12 epistemology epistemology NOUN h702q526s06 6 13 . . PUNCT h702q526s06 7 1 however however ADV h702q526s06 7 2 , , PUNCT h702q526s06 7 3 the the DET h702q526s06 7 4 battles battle NOUN h702q526s06 7 5 against against ADP h702q526s06 7 6 skepticism skepticism NOUN h702q526s06 7 7 altered alter VERB h702q526s06 7 8 the the DET h702q526s06 7 9 traditional traditional ADJ h702q526s06 7 10 understanding understanding NOUN h702q526s06 7 11 of of ADP h702q526s06 7 12 the the DET h702q526s06 7 13 bible bible PROPN h702q526s06 7 14 . . PUNCT h702q526s06 8 1 protestants protestant NOUN h702q526s06 8 2 still still ADV h702q526s06 8 3 affirmed affirm VERB h702q526s06 8 4 that that SCONJ h702q526s06 8 5 the the DET h702q526s06 8 6 bible bible PROPN h702q526s06 8 7 was be AUX h702q526s06 8 8 accurate accurate ADJ h702q526s06 8 9 , , PUNCT h702q526s06 8 10 but but CCONJ h702q526s06 8 11 they they PRON h702q526s06 8 12 transformed transform VERB h702q526s06 8 13 revelation revelation NOUN h702q526s06 8 14 into into ADP h702q526s06 8 15 an an DET h702q526s06 8 16 object object NOUN h702q526s06 8 17 of of ADP h702q526s06 8 18 scientific scientific ADJ h702q526s06 8 19 , , PUNCT h702q526s06 8 20 historical historical ADJ h702q526s06 8 21 , , PUNCT h702q526s06 8 22 and and CCONJ h702q526s06 8 23 empirical empirical ADJ h702q526s06 8 24 examination examination NOUN h702q526s06 8 25 . . PUNCT h702q526s06 9 1 by by ADP h702q526s06 9 2 the the DET h702q526s06 9 3 beginning beginning NOUN h702q526s06 9 4 of of ADP h702q526s06 9 5 the the DET h702q526s06 9 6 nineteenth nineteenth ADJ h702q526s06 9 7 century century NOUN h702q526s06 9 8 , , PUNCT h702q526s06 9 9 the the DET h702q526s06 9 10 bible bible ADJ h702q526s06 9 11 faced face VERB h702q526s06 9 12 threats threat NOUN h702q526s06 9 13 from from ADP h702q526s06 9 14 german german ADJ h702q526s06 9 15 historical historical ADJ h702q526s06 9 16 critics critic NOUN h702q526s06 9 17 , , PUNCT h702q526s06 9 18 who who PRON h702q526s06 9 19 argued argue VERB h702q526s06 9 20 that that SCONJ h702q526s06 9 21 the the DET h702q526s06 9 22 bible bible PROPN h702q526s06 9 23 must must AUX h702q526s06 9 24 be be AUX h702q526s06 9 25 interpreted interpret VERB h702q526s06 9 26 as as ADP h702q526s06 9 27 an an DET h702q526s06 9 28 amalgam amalgam NOUN h702q526s06 9 29 of of ADP h702q526s06 9 30 myth myth NOUN h702q526s06 9 31 and and CCONJ h702q526s06 9 32 history history NOUN h702q526s06 9 33 . . PUNCT h702q526s06 10 1 joseph joseph PROPN h702q526s06 10 2 stevens stevens PROPN h702q526s06 10 3 buckminster buckminster PROPN h702q526s06 10 4 and and CCONJ h702q526s06 10 5 andrews andrews PROPN h702q526s06 10 6 norton norton PROPN h702q526s06 10 7 , , PUNCT h702q526s06 10 8 two two NUM h702q526s06 10 9 of of ADP h702q526s06 10 10 the the DET h702q526s06 10 11 most most ADV h702q526s06 10 12 erudite erudite ADJ h702q526s06 10 13 american american ADJ h702q526s06 10 14 biblical biblical ADJ h702q526s06 10 15 scholars scholar NOUN h702q526s06 10 16 , , PUNCT h702q526s06 10 17 defended defend VERB h702q526s06 10 18 the the DET h702q526s06 10 19 traditional traditional ADJ h702q526s06 10 20 view view NOUN h702q526s06 10 21 that that SCONJ h702q526s06 10 22 the the DET h702q526s06 10 23 new new ADJ h702q526s06 10 24 testament testament NOUN h702q526s06 10 25 was be AUX h702q526s06 10 26 an an DET h702q526s06 10 27 accurate accurate ADJ h702q526s06 10 28 record record NOUN h702q526s06 10 29 of of ADP h702q526s06 10 30 the the DET h702q526s06 10 31 past past NOUN h702q526s06 10 32 . . PUNCT h702q526s06 11 1 however however ADV h702q526s06 11 2 , , PUNCT h702q526s06 11 3 they they PRON h702q526s06 11 4 did do VERB h702q526s06 11 5 so so ADV h702q526s06 11 6 by by ADP h702q526s06 11 7 appropriating appropriate VERB h702q526s06 11 8 the the DET h702q526s06 11 9 linguistic linguistic ADJ h702q526s06 11 10 , , PUNCT h702q526s06 11 11 historical historical ADJ h702q526s06 11 12 , , PUNCT h702q526s06 11 13 and and CCONJ h702q526s06 11 14 empirical empirical ADJ h702q526s06 11 15 tools tool NOUN h702q526s06 11 16 of of ADP h702q526s06 11 17 the the DET h702q526s06 11 18 german german ADJ h702q526s06 11 19 critics critic NOUN h702q526s06 11 20 . . PUNCT h702q526s06 12 1 what what PRON h702q526s06 12 2 becomes become VERB h702q526s06 12 3 apparent apparent ADJ h702q526s06 12 4 in in ADP h702q526s06 12 5 their their PRON h702q526s06 12 6 defense defense NOUN h702q526s06 12 7 is be AUX h702q526s06 12 8 the the DET h702q526s06 12 9 scientific scientific ADJ h702q526s06 12 10 and and CCONJ h702q526s06 12 11 naturalistic naturalistic ADJ h702q526s06 12 12 manner manner NOUN h702q526s06 12 13 of of ADP h702q526s06 12 14 their their PRON h702q526s06 12 15 discussion discussion NOUN h702q526s06 12 16 . . PUNCT h702q526s06 13 1 in in ADP h702q526s06 13 2 the the DET h702q526s06 13 3 early early ADJ h702q526s06 13 4 eighteenth eighteenth ADJ h702q526s06 13 5 century century NOUN h702q526s06 13 6 , , PUNCT h702q526s06 13 7 most most ADJ h702q526s06 13 8 christians christian NOUN h702q526s06 13 9 could could AUX h702q526s06 13 10 not not PART h702q526s06 13 11 imagine imagine VERB h702q526s06 13 12 that that SCONJ h702q526s06 13 13 the the DET h702q526s06 13 14 bible bible PROPN h702q526s06 13 15 was be AUX h702q526s06 13 16 anything anything PRON h702q526s06 13 17 other other ADJ h702q526s06 13 18 than than ADP h702q526s06 13 19 supernatural supernatural ADJ h702q526s06 13 20 revelation revelation NOUN h702q526s06 13 21 from from ADP h702q526s06 13 22 god god PROPN h702q526s06 13 23 . . PUNCT h702q526s06 14 1 by by ADP h702q526s06 14 2 the the DET h702q526s06 14 3 early early ADJ h702q526s06 14 4 nineteenth nineteenth ADJ h702q526s06 14 5 century century NOUN h702q526s06 14 6 , , PUNCT h702q526s06 14 7 american american ADJ h702q526s06 14 8 protestants protestant NOUN h702q526s06 14 9 could could AUX h702q526s06 14 10 most most ADV h702q526s06 14 11 effectively effectively ADV h702q526s06 14 12 defend defend VERB h702q526s06 14 13 holy holy PROPN h702q526s06 14 14 writ writ NOUN h702q526s06 14 15 by by ADP h702q526s06 14 16 following follow VERB h702q526s06 14 17 spinoza spinoza PROPN h702q526s06 14 18 's 's PART h702q526s06 14 19 dictum dictum NOUN h702q526s06 14 20 to to PART h702q526s06 14 21 examine examine VERB h702q526s06 14 22 it it PRON h702q526s06 14 23 almost almost ADV h702q526s06 14 24 ' ' PUNCT h702q526s06 14 25 like like ADP h702q526s06 14 26 any any DET h702q526s06 14 27 other other ADJ h702q526s06 14 28 book book NOUN h702q526s06 14 29 . . PUNCT h702q526s06 14 30 ' ' PUNCT