Introduction to the Old Testament as Scripture / [print]
Brevard S. Childs.
- first American edition.ition.
- Philadelphia : Fortress Press, (c)1979.
- 688 pages ; 24 cm
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.