"This book by Fr. Ignacio Carbajosa provides a comprehensive analysis of the results of almost two centuries of the historical-critical method. It focuses on two areas: the investigation into the sources of the Pentateuch and the study of the figure of the prophet. It reveals the philosophical and cultural presuppositions that influenced the development of exegesis and its most notable hypotheses, demonstrating the world of prejudices that frequently have conditioned the exegesis called 'scientific.' The author also engages the characteristic dimensions of the Catholic interpretation of the Old Testament, attempting to unify the two basic dimensions of the exegetical method: history and theology." -- back cover.