Historical Criticism is a fancy way of describing the process of looking at an ancient text in the context in which it's written. While it might seem like the most obvious way to understand any ancient texts, most are not read this way. Historical Criticism is such a controversial topic that more conservative religious institutions have called it a heresy and have put significant resources in trying to repudiate its scholastic role in understanding texts like the Bible. In this episode our gathering discusses the significance of Historical Criticism today.