When Old Testament scholar George Adam Smith 1856-1942 delivered theLyman Beecher lectures at Yale University in 1899, he confidently declaredthat quot;modern criticism has won its war against traditional theories. It onlyremains to fix the amount of the indemnity.quot; In this biography, Iain D.Campbell assesses Smith's critical approach to the Old Testament andevaluates its consequences, showing that Smith's life and work still raisequestions about the relationship between biblical scholarship and evangelicalfaith.