Encounters with biblical theology / [print]
John J. Collins.
- Minneapolis, Minnesota : Fortress Press, (c)2005.
- ix, 243 pages ; 23 cm.
Part I: Theoretical issues -- Is a critical biblical theology possible? -- Biblical theology and the history of Israelite religion -- The politics of biblical interpretation -- Part II: Topics in the Pentateuch -- Faith without works : biblical ethics and the sacrifice of Isaac -- The development of the Exodus tradition -- The Exodus and biblical theology -- The biblical vision of the common good -- Part III: Wisdom and biblical theology -- The biblical precedent for natural theology -- Proverbial wisdom and the Yahwist vision -- Natural theology and biblical tradition : the case of hellenistic Judaism -- Part IV: Apocalyptic literature -- Temporality and politics in Jewish apocalyptic literature -- The book of truth : Daniel as reliable witness to past and future in the United States of America -- The legacy of apocalypticism -- Part V: Christian adaptations of Jewish traditions -- Jesus and the messiahs of Israel -- Jewish monotheism and Christian theology.