Introduction to the Old Testament as Scripture / Brevard S. Childs. [print]

Part One: The Old Testament: Introduction

I The Discipline of Old Testament: Introduction

II The Problem of the Canon

III Canon and Criticism

IV Text and Canon

Part Two: The Pentateuch

V Introduction to the Pentateuch

Virgin Islands Genesis

Virgin IslandsI Exodus

Virgin IslandsII Leviticus

IX Numbers

X Deuteronomy

Part Three: The Former Prophets

XI Introduction to the Former Prophets

XII Joshua

XIII Judges

XIV Samuel

XV Kings

Part Four: The Latter Prophets

XVI Introduction to the Later Prophets

XVII Isaiah

XVIII Jeremiah

XIX Ezekiel

The Book of the Twelve

XX Hosea

XXI Joel

XXII Amos

XXIII Obadiah

XXIV Jonah

XXV Micah

XXVI Nahum

XXVII Habakkuk

XXVIII Zephaniah

XXIX Haggai

XXX Zechariah

XXI Malachi

Part Five: The Writings

XXXII Introductions to the Writings

XXXIII The Psalms

XXXIV Job

XXXV Proverbs

XXXVI Ruth

XXXVII Song of Songs

XXXVIII Ecclesiastes

XXXIX Lamentations

XL Esther

XLI Daniel

XLII Ezra and Nehemiah

XLIII Chronicles

Part Six: Conclusion

XLIV The Hebrew Scriptures and the Christian Bible

Includes bibliographies and index.

The History of the Discipline -- A Critique of the Historical Critical Introduction -- Old Testament Introduction and the Canon.

Terminology -- The Traditional View of the Canon and its Demise -- The Nineteenth-century Historical Consensus and its Erosion -- The Search for a New Consensus -- A New Attempt at Understanding the Canon -- The Relation between the Literary and Canonical Histories -- A Sketch of the Development of the Hebrew Canon -- Summary and Implications.

Exegesis in a Canonical Context -- The Canonical Approach Contrasted with Others -- The Final Form of the Text and its Prehistory -- The Canonial Process and the Shaping of Scripture -- Scripture and Tradition -- Canon and Interpretation.

The Nature of the Problem -- History of the Discipline -- The Goals of Old Testament Textual Criticism -- Canon and Text -- Goal and Method of a Canonical Approach to Text Criticism -- Masoretic Text and Canonical Text -- The Pre-stabilization Period in Old Testament Textual History -- The Text-critical Task.

The History of Modern Critical Research -- The Present State of Critical Debate on the Pentateuch -- The Canonical Shape of the Pentateuch.

Historical Critical Problems -- The Canonical Shape of Genesis -- Theological and Hermeneutical Implications.

Historical Critical Problems -- The Canonical Shape of Exodus -- Theological and Hermeneutical Implications.

Historical Critical Problems -- The Canonical Shape of Leviticus -- Theological and Hermeneutical Implications.

Historical Critical Problems -- The Canonical Shape of Numbers -- Theological and Hermeneutical Implications.

Historical Critical Problems -- The Canonical Shape of Deuteronomy -- Theological and Hermeneutical Implications.

Introduction to the Historical Critical Problems -- The Canonical Shape of the Former Prophets -- Theological and Hermeneutical Implications.

Historical Critical Problems -- The Canonical Shape of Joshua -- Theological and Hermeneutical Implications.

Historical Critical Problems -- The Canonical Shape of Judges -- Theological and Hermeneutical Implications.

Historical Critical Problems -- The Canonical Shape of Samuel -- Theological and Hermeneutical Implications.

Historical Critical Problems -- The Canonical Shape of Kings -- The Problem of Chronology in the Books of Kings -- Hermeneutical Implications of Canonical Shaping.

Historical Critical Problems -- The Canonical Shape of Isaiah -- Theological and Hermeneutical Implications.

Historical Critical Problems -- The Canonical Shape of Jeremiah -- Theological and Hermeneutical Implications.

Historical Critical Problems -- The Canonical Shape of Ezekiel -- Theological and Hermeneutical Implications.

Historical Critical Problems -- The Canonical Shape of Hosea -- Theological and Hermeneutical Implications.

Historical Critical Problems -- The Canonical Shape of Joel -- Theological and Hermeneutical Implications.

Historical Critical Problems -- The Canonical Shape of Amos -- Theological and Hermeneutical Implications.

Historical Critical Problems -- The Canonical Shape of Obadiah -- Theological and Hermeneutical Implications.

Historical Critical Problems -- The Canonical Shape of Jonah -- Theological and Hermeneutical Implications.

Historical Critical Problems -- The Canonical Shape of Micah -- Theological and Hermeneutical Implications.

Historical Critical Problems -- The Canonical Shape of Nahum -- Theological and Hermeneutical Implications.

Historical Critical Problems -- The Canonical Shape of Habakkuk -- Theological and Hermeneutical Implications.

Historical Critical Problems -- The Canonical Shape of Zephaniah -- Theological and Hermeneutical Implications.

Historical Critical Problems -- The Canonical Shape of Haggai -- Theological and Hermeneutical Implications.

Historical Critical Problems -- The Canonical Shape of Zechariah -- Theological and Hermeneutical Implications.

Historical Critical Problems -- The Canonical Shape of Malachi -- Theological and Hermeneutical Implications.

The Impact of the Critical Approach on the Psalter -- The Canonical Shape of the Psalter -- Theological and Hermeneutical Implications.

The Present Impasse in the Study of Job -- The Canonical Shape of the Book of Job -- Theological and Hermeneutical Implications.

Historical Critical Problems -- The Canonical Shape of Proverbs -- Theological and Hermeneutical Implications.

Historical Critical Problems -- The Canonical Shape of the Book of Ruth -- Theological and Hermeneutical Implications.

Historical Critical Problems -- The Canonical Shape of the Song of Songs -- Theological and Hermeneutical Implications.

Historical Critical Problems -- The Canonical Shape of Ecclesiastes -- Theological and Hermeneutical Implications.

Historical Critical Problems -- The Canonical Shape of Lamentations -- Theological and Hermeneutical Implications.

Historical Critical Problems -- The Canonical Shape of the Book of Esther -- Theological and Hermeneutical Implications.

Historical Critical Problems -- The Canonical Shape of the Book of Daniel -- Theological and Hermeneutical Implications.

Historical Critical Problems -- The Canonical Shape of Ezra-Nehemiah -- Theological and Hermeneutical Implications.

Historical Critical Problems -- The Canonical Shape of Chronicles -- Theological and Hermeneutical Implications.

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