vent low ▁( 1 9 2 9 - 2 0 1 0 ) ▁as ▁linking ▁de ism ▁with ▁the ▁ ▁human ist ▁world ▁view , ▁which ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁significant ▁in ▁bib lic al ▁criticism . ▁Some ▁sch ol ars , ▁such ▁as ▁Ger hard ▁E bel ing ▁( 1 9 1 2 – 2 0 0 1 ), ▁Rudolf ▁B ult mann ▁( 1 8 8 4 – 1 9 7 6 ), ▁and ▁Ernst ▁K äs emann ▁( 1 9 0 6 – 1 9 9 8 ) ▁trace ▁bib lic al ▁criticism ' s ▁orig ins ▁to ▁the ▁Re formation . ▁ ▁Three ▁early ▁sch ol ars ▁of ▁the ▁Re formation ▁era ▁helped ▁to ▁lay ▁the ▁found ations ▁of ▁modern ▁bib lic al ▁criticism : ▁Jo achim ▁Camer arius ▁( 1 5 0 0 – 1 5 7 4 ), ▁Hugo ▁Gro ti us ▁( 1 5 8 3 – 1 6 4 5 ), ▁and ▁Matthew ▁T ind al ▁( 1 6 5 3 – 1 7 3 3 ). ▁Camer arius ▁advoc ated ▁ ▁using ▁context ▁to ▁interpret ▁Bible ▁texts . ▁Gro ti us ▁p aved ▁the ▁way ▁for ▁compar ative - rel ig ion ▁studies ▁by ▁analyz ing ▁New ▁Testament ▁texts ▁in ▁the ▁light ▁of ▁Class ical , ▁Jewish ▁and ▁early ▁Christian ▁writ ings . ▁T ind al , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁English ▁de ism , ▁assert ed ▁that ▁Jesus ▁taught ▁natural ▁religion , ▁an ▁und og m atic ▁faith ▁that ▁the ▁Church ▁later ▁changed . ▁This