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Contours of Old Testament theology /Bernhard W. Anderson ; with the assistance of Steven Bishop.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Minneapolis, Minnesota : Fortress Press, (c)1999.Description: ix, 358 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780800630744
  • 9780800698348
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • BS1192 .C668 1999
  • BS1192
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Contents:
The Old Testament in the Christian Bible -- The relative independence of the Old Testament -- Old Testament theology in the Twentieth Century --
The experience of the Holy -- The name of God -- The characterization of Yahweh -- Yahweh and the Gods -- The people of God --
The Abrahamic covenant -- The Mosaic covenant -- The Davidic covenant --
From Torah to wisdom -- From Prophecy to Apocalyptic --
The apocalyptic triumph of Jesus Christ -- Jesus Christ as prophet, priest, and king.
Subject: In this masterwork, one of America's leading biblical scholars takes a fresh look at the theology of the Old Testament. Anderson cuts his own path and provides us with creative new insights on all the major sections of the Old Testament. He illuminates the nuances of the various covenants and theological shifts in a highly readable style. His conversation partners include the formative contributors from both the Christian community (Eichrodt, von Rad, Childs) and the Jewish community (Heschel, Herberg, Levenson) while interacting with the most recent developments in the field, especially Walter Brueggemann's Theology of the Old Testament. https://www.amazon.com/Contours-Testament-Theology-Bernhard-Anderson/dp/0800630742/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=0800630742&qid=1595533809&sr=8-1
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Reference (Library Use ONLY) G. Allen Fleece Library REFERENCE res BS1192.5.A534.C668 1999 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available
Reference (Library Use ONLY) G. Allen Fleece Library REFERENCE BS1192.5.A534.C668 1999 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available BIB 4321 | BIB 6320 31923001479456

PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS -- The Old Testament in the Christian Bible -- The relative independence of the Old Testament -- Old Testament theology in the Twentieth Century --

PART I. YAHWEH, THE HOLY ONE OF ISRAEL -- The experience of the Holy -- The name of God -- The characterization of Yahweh -- Yahweh and the Gods -- The people of God --

PART II. YAHWEH'S COVENANTS WITH THE PEOPLE -- The Abrahamic covenant -- The Mosaic covenant -- The Davidic covenant --

PART III. TRIALS OF FAITH AND HORIZONS OF HOPE -- From Torah to wisdom -- From Prophecy to Apocalyptic --

CONCLUSION: FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT TO THE NEW -- The apocalyptic triumph of Jesus Christ -- Jesus Christ as prophet, priest, and king.

In this masterwork, one of America's leading biblical scholars takes a fresh look at the theology of the Old Testament. Anderson cuts his own path and provides us with creative new insights on all the major sections of the Old Testament. He illuminates the nuances of the various covenants and theological shifts in a highly readable style. His conversation partners include the formative contributors from both the Christian community (Eichrodt, von Rad, Childs) and the Jewish community (Heschel, Herberg, Levenson) while interacting with the most recent developments in the field, especially Walter Brueggemann's Theology of the Old Testament.

https://www.amazon.com/Contours-Testament-Theology-Bernhard-Anderson/dp/0800630742/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=0800630742&qid=1595533809&sr=8-1

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