Old Testament theology in a canonical context /Brevard S. Childs.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Fortress Press, (c)1986.Edition: First Fortress Press editionDescription: xvi, 255 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
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Contents:
The present task -- A survey of the history of the discipline -- Continuing problems -- A canonical approach to Old Testament theology -- Canonical approach and the modern debate -- The importance of Old Testament theology --
The criticism of analytical philosophy -- The criticism of sociological analysis --
Introduction -- God is known through creation -- Revelation through wisdom -- Revelation through history -- Revelation through the name -- Is the God of the Old Testament a male deity? -- Characteristic features of God's self-disclosure --
The goal of self-disclosure -- The obscuring of God's will -- The eschatological restoration of his purpose --
The knowledge and will of God -- The divine imperative -- God's will and its realization -- The canonical shape of the Sinai witness -- Theological implications of the Law --
The dialectical poles -- Contextual illustrations --
The scope of the subject -- Problems of method -- Towards a canonical interpretation --
Israel as God's chosen people -- The individual as recipient -- The nations as recipients of God's revelation --
The role of Moses -- Judges -- Kings -- The rise of the kingdom -- Saul -- David -- the messianic hope --
Methodological issues -- The theological role of the prophets -- The prophetic promise --
The search for biblical criteria -- The case of Jeremiah and Hananiah -- The effect of the canonical shaping -- I Kings 13 --
The nature of the critical problem -- Towards a canonical construal of the priesthood -- Summary of the theology of priesthood --
Methodological issues -- The canonical shape of Leviticus -- The sacred dimension of reality -- Sacred times: the festivals -- Sacred space: tabernacle and temple -- Sacred objects -- Sacred personnel -- The cult as blessing -- Sacrifice and atonement -- The psalms and the cult -- The prophets and the cult --
The modern debate -- A theological interpretation of Israel's institutions -- Civil institutions -- Class structure -- Legal institutions -- Military institutions -- Family institutions --
Male and female in Genesis 1-3 -- Male and female in the Song of Songs --
Introduction -- Canonical indices within the tradition -- Theological reflections on Old Testament anthropology --
A review of some theological approaches -- Canonical guidelines to Israel's response -- The Psalter -- Wisdom -- The Pentateuch -- Theological reflections in a canonical context -- The Psalter -- The prophets -- The histories and the writings -- The patriarchal narratives --
The primaeval threat, Genesis 1-11 -- Covenant and curse -- Prophets -- Daniel and apocalyptic -- The Psalms, de profundis -- Wisdom -- The limits of the threat --
The scope of the material -- Methodological issues -- Patterns of canonical shaping -- Forms of the promise -- Judgment and salvation -- The messianic kingdom and its messiah -- The land -- Eternal life.
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Reference (Library Use ONLY) G. Allen Fleece Library REFERENCE BS1192.5.C455.O438 1986 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available BIB 4321 | BIB 6320 31923000649323

1. INTRODUCTION TO OLD TESTAMENT THEOLOGY -- The present task -- A survey of the history of the discipline -- Continuing problems -- A canonical approach to Old Testament theology -- Canonical approach and the modern debate -- The importance of Old Testament theology --

2. THE OLD TESTAMENT AS REVELATION -- The criticism of analytical philosophy -- The criticism of sociological analysis --

3. HOW GOD IS KNOWN -- Introduction -- God is known through creation -- Revelation through wisdom -- Revelation through history -- Revelation through the name -- Is the God of the Old Testament a male deity? -- Characteristic features of God's self-disclosure --

4. GOD'S PURPOSE IN REVELATION -- The goal of self-disclosure -- The obscuring of God's will -- The eschatological restoration of his purpose --

5. THE LAW OF GOD -- The knowledge and will of God -- The divine imperative -- God's will and its realization -- The canonical shape of the Sinai witness -- Theological implications of the Law --

6. KNOWING AND DOING THE WILL OF GOD -- The dialectical poles -- Contextual illustrations --

7. THE THEOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE DECALOGUE --

8. THE ROLE OF THE RITUAL AND PURITY LAWS -- The scope of the subject -- Problems of method -- Towards a canonical interpretation --

9. THE RECIPIENTS OF GOD'S REVELATION -- Israel as God's chosen people -- The individual as recipient -- The nations as recipients of God's revelation --

10. AGENTS OF GOD'S RULE: MOSES, JUDGES, KINGS -- The role of Moses -- Judges -- Kings -- The rise of the kingdom -- Saul -- David -- the messianic hope --

11. THE OFFICE AND FUNCTION OF THE PROPHET -- Methodological issues -- The theological role of the prophets -- The prophetic promise --

12. TRUE AND FALSE PROPHETS -- The search for biblical criteria -- The case of Jeremiah and Hananiah -- The effect of the canonical shaping -- I Kings 13 --

13. THE THEOLOGICAL ROLE OF PRIESTHOOD -- The nature of the critical problem -- Towards a canonical construal of the priesthood -- Summary of the theology of priesthood --

14. BENEFITS OF THE COVENANT: THE CULTUS -- Methodological issues -- The canonical shape of Leviticus -- The sacred dimension of reality -- Sacred times: the festivals -- Sacred space: tabernacle and temple -- Sacred objects -- Sacred personnel -- The cult as blessing -- Sacrifice and atonement -- The psalms and the cult -- The prophets and the cult --

15. STRUCTURES OF THE COMMON LIFE -- The modern debate -- A theological interpretation of Israel's institutions -- Civil institutions -- Class structure -- Legal institutions -- Military institutions -- Family institutions --

16. MALE AND FEMALE AS A THEOLOGICAL PROBLEM -- Male and female in Genesis 1-3 -- Male and female in the Song of Songs --

17. THE THEOLOGICAL DIMENSION OF BEING HUMAN -- Introduction -- Canonical indices within the tradition -- Theological reflections on Old Testament anthropology --

18. THE SHAPE OF THE OBEDIENT LIFE -- A review of some theological approaches -- Canonical guidelines to Israel's response -- The Psalter -- Wisdom -- The Pentateuch -- Theological reflections in a canonical context -- The Psalter -- The prophets -- The histories and the writings -- The patriarchal narratives --

19. LIFE UNDER THREAT -- The primaeval threat, Genesis 1-11 -- Covenant and curse -- Prophets -- Daniel and apocalyptic -- The Psalms, de profundis -- Wisdom -- The limits of the threat --

20. LIFE UNDER PROMISE -- The scope of the material -- Methodological issues -- Patterns of canonical shaping -- Forms of the promise -- Judgment and salvation -- The messianic kingdom and its messiah -- The land -- Eternal life.

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