Biblical theology of the Old and New Testaments : theological reflection on the Christian Bible /

Childs, Brevard S,

Biblical theology of the Old and New Testaments : theological reflection on the Christian Bible / [print] Brevard S. Childs. - first Fortress Press paperback edition. - Minneapolis : Fortress Press, (c)2011. - xxii, 745 pages ; 23 cm.



Prolegomena. The history of the discipline of biblical theology ; Current models for biblical theology ; Classic earlier Christian approaches to biblical theology -- A search for a new approach. The problem of the Christian Bible ; A canonical approach to biblical theology ; From witness to subject matter ; Canonical categories for structuring a biblical theology -- The discrete witness of the Old Testament. Methodological problems ; Creation ; From Eden to Babel ; Patriarchal traditions (Genesis 12-50) ; Mosaic traditions ; The possession of the land and the settlement ; The tradition of the judges ; The establishment of the monarchy ; The divided kingdom ; Exile and restoration ; The prophetic tradition ; The apocalyptic tradition ; The wisdom tradition ; The tradition of the Psalms ; Excursus : the theological problem of Old Testament history -- The discrete witness of the New Testament. The hermeneutical problem of the historical study of the New Testament ; The church's earliest proclamation ; The Pauline gospel ; The formation of the Gospels ; The four Gospels ; The witness of Acts to the witness of the church ; The post-Pauline age -- Exegesis in the context of biblical theology. Genesis 22.1-19 : the akedah ; Matthew 21.33-46 : the parable of the wicked tenants -- Theological reflection on the Christian Bible. The identity of God ; God the creator ; Covenant, election, people of God ; Christ the Lord ; Reconciliation with God ; Law and gospel ; Humanity : old and new ; Biblical faith ; God's kingdom and rule ; The shape of the obedient life : ethics -- A holistic reading of Christian Scripture.



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Counterpoints.--Bible & theology.
Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

BS543 BS543.C537.B535 2011