TRADITION VS SCHOLARSHIP
The answer
Disagree. Some were: Reimarus wanted to bring Christianity down as a religion. But many of the scholars on this search have been Christian believers with no such aim.
Why it’s interesting
Others brought their own doubts to the search, and those doubts may have shaped what they found. Strauss even argued that his criticism was a defense of Christianity. Hardly anyone believed him.
Genuinely debated
Learn the Bible.
Not just the stories, but the history, authorship, and scholarship behind it.