THE HOAX OFlllGHER CRITICISM Other books by Gary North Marx's ReligionqfRevolution, 1968 [1988] An Introduction to Christian Economics, 1973 Unconditional Surrender, 1981 SuccessfUL Investing in an AgeqfEnvy, 1981 The Dominion Covenant: Genesis, 1982 GovernmentBy Emergency, 1983 The Last Train Out, 1983 Backward, Christian Soldiers?, 1984 75Bible Questions Your Instructors Pray You Won't Ask, 1984 CoinedFreedom: Goldin the Ageqfthe Bureaucrats, 1984 Moses andPharaoh: Dominion Religion f'ersus PowerReligion, 1985 Negatrends, 1985 The Sinai Strategy, 1986 Conspiracy: A Biblical View, 1986 Unholy Spirits: Occultism andNew AgeHumanism, 1986 Honest Money, 1986 Fighting Chance, 1986 [with Arthur Robinson] Dominion and Common Grace, 1987 Inherit the Earth, 1987 The Pirate Economy, 1987 Liberating Planet Earth, 1987 Healerqfthe Nations, 1987 Is the WorldRunning Down?, 1988 Puritan EconomicExperiments, 1988 PoliticalPolytheism: The Myth ofPluralism, 1989 Tools qfDominion: The Case LawsqfExodus, 1989 IV THEHOAXOFHIGHERCRITICISM Trespassingfor Dear Life, 1989 When justice Is Aborted, 1989 The judeo-Christian Tradition, 1989 Pollution: A Biblical View, 1990 Slavery: A Biblical View, 1990 Victim Rights: A Biblical View, 1990 Books edited by Gary North Foundations rifChristian Scholarship, 1976 Tactics rifChristian Resistance, 1983 The Theology rifChristian Resistance, 1983 Editor, joumal rifChristian Reconstruction (1974-1981) THE HOAX OFIllGHER CRITICISM Gary North Institutefor ChristianEconomics Tyler, Texas Copyright ©1989 by Gary North All rights reserved. No part ofthis publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, exceptfor briefquotations in critical reviews or articles, without the prior, written permission ofthe publisher. Published by the Institute for Christian Economics Post Office Box 8000, Tyler, Texas 75711. TYpesetting byNhung Pham Nguyen Printed in the United States ofAmerica ISBN 0-930464-30-3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I 1. The Origin of Higher Criticism. .. .9 2. The Techniques of Higher Criticism... 21 3. The Ethics of Higher Criticism. . . . . . 37 Conclusion. . . . .49 Bibliography. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Scripture Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 About the Author. . . . . . . . . . . . .63 Vll INTRODUCTION I have given them thy word; and the world hath hatedthem, because they are not ofthe world, even as I am notofthe world. I praynot that thou shouldest take them outofthe world, butthat thou shouldestkeep them from the evil. They are not ofthe world, even as I am not ofthe world. Sanctify them through thy truth: thy wordis truth (John 17:14-17). Jesus' words were and are clear: without God's Word, His people cannot be sanctified- set apart from the world ethically, that is, clearlydistinguished from this perishingworld ofsin. God sanctifies people by His Word. He makes saintsofthem. Hegives them access to His sanctuary in prayer and worship. And He does this through His Word. The Bible, all sixty-six books ofthe Old and New Testaments, is the revealed and writtenWord ofGod. It is the only visible manifestation of perfection in man's midst. It is the only unchangeable Word in history. It is the one and only completely reliable