Posted: May 16, 2020 11:23 am
"Principles of Historical research need not be different
from criteria of common sense. And common sense teaches
us that outsiders must not tell insiders what they should
do. I shall therefore not discuss directly what biblical
scholars are doing. They are the insiders."
ON PAGANS, JEWS, and CHRISTIANS--- Arnaldo Momigliano, 1987
Chapter 1: Biblical Studies and Classical Studies
Simple Reflections upon Historical Method, p.3
from criteria of common sense. And common sense teaches
us that outsiders must not tell insiders what they should
do. I shall therefore not discuss directly what biblical
scholars are doing. They are the insiders."
ON PAGANS, JEWS, and CHRISTIANS--- Arnaldo Momigliano, 1987
Chapter 1: Biblical Studies and Classical Studies
Simple Reflections upon Historical Method, p.3