Encounters With Biblical Theology

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Overview

This important book for use in Old Testament courses is also a valuable resource for those exploring the role of the Bible in culture today. The articles include:

Theoretical Issues
"Is a Critical Biblical Theology Possible?"
"Biblical Theology and the History of Israelite Religion"
"The Politics of Biblical Interpretation"

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"

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"

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: Christian Adaptations of Jewish Tradition"
"Jesus and the Messiahs of Israel"
"Jewish Monotheism and Christian Theology"

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780800637699
  • Publisher: Augsburg Fortress, Publishers
  • Publication date: 10/1/2005
  • Edition description: New Edition
  • Pages: 256
  • Product dimensions: 6.00 (w) x 9.00 (h) x 0.54 (d)

Table of Contents

1 Is a critical Biblical theology possible? 11
2 Biblical theology and the history of Israelite religion 24
3 The politics of Biblical interpretation 34
4 Faith without works : Biblical ethics and the sacrifice of Isaac 47
5 The development of the exodus tradition 59
6 The exodus and Biblical theology 67
7 The Biblical vision of the common good 78
8 The Biblical precedent for natural theology 91
9 Proverbial wisdom and the Yahwist vision 105
10 Natural theology and Biblical tradition : the case of Hellenistic Judaism 117
11 Temporality and politics in Jewish apocalyptic literature 129
12 The book of truth : Daniel as reliable witness to past and future in the United States of America 142
13 The legacy of apocalypticism 155
14 Jesus and the messiahs of Israel 169
15 Jewish monotheism and Christian theology 179
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