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Rh philosophers a great respect for reason on the one hand and natural law on the other. A study of history, archaeology and literary criticism has developed in modern times a spirit of scepticism regarding written records of antiquity. This was foreign to mediaeval theologians generally. No one doubted for a moment the accuracy of the Biblical records as well as their inspiration in every detail. Hence prophecy and miracles had to be explained or explained away. Interpretation held the place of criticism.