Old Testament Theology, Volume II: A Commentary

by Gerhard von Rad

Overview

This republication of a classic work contains a new introduction by Walter Brueggemann that places Gerhard von Rad's work within the context of German theology, Old Testament theology, and the history of interpretation of the Old Testament. In Old Testament Theology, von Rad applies the most advanced results of form criticism to develop a new understanding of the Bible. His original approach is now available once again in English.

The Old Testament Library provides fresh and authoritative treatments of important aspects of Old Testament study through commentaries and general surveys. The contributors are scholars of international standing.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780664224080
Publisher:	Westminster John Knox Press
Publication date:	08/01/2001
Series:	The Old Testament Library
Pages:	470
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Gerhard von Rad was Professor of Old Testament at the University of Heidelberg in Germany until his death in 1971. He is the author of several books, including Wisdom in Israel and Holy War in Ancient Israel.

Table of Contents

	Preface to the Old Testament Library Classics	ix
	Preface to the 1965 Edition	xi
	Preface to the English Translation	xv
	Translator's Note	xvi
Part 1	General Considerations in Prophecy
A.	Introduction	3
B.	Prophecy Before the Classical Period	6
1.	Origins	6
2.	Elijah	14
3.	Elisha	25
C.	The Oral Tradition of Prophecy	33
D.	The Prophets' Call and Reception of Revelation	50
E.	The Prophet's Freedom	70
F.	The Prophets' Conception of the Word of God	80
G.	Israel's Ideas About Time and History, and the Prophetic Eschatology	99
1.	The Origins of Hebrew Thought about History	99
2.	History related to Eschatology	112
3.	The Day of Jahweh	119
Part 2	Classical Prophecy
A.	Amos and Hosea	129
1.	Introduction	129
2.	Amos	130
3.	Hosea	138
B.	Isaiah and Micah	147
1.	Zion	155
2.	Jahweh's Anointed One	169
C.	The New Element in Eighth-Century Prophecy	176
D.	The Age of Jeremiah	188
1.	The Transition to the Babylonian Era (Nahum, Habakkuk and Zephaniah)	188
2.	Jeremiah	191
E.	Ezekiel	220
F.	Deutero-Isaiah	238
1.	The New Saving Event	243
2.	The New Servant	250
G.	The New Elements in Prophecy in the Babylonian and Early Persian Period	263
H.	The Prophets of the Later Persian Period and the Prophecies of the New Jerusalem	278
1.	Trito-Isaiah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi, and Jonah	278
2.	The Prophecies of the new Jerusalem	292
	Postscript	297
I.	Daniel and Apocalyptic	301
1.	Apocalyptic	301
2.	Daniel	308
Part 3	The Old Testament and the New
A.	The Actualisation of the Old Testament in the New	319
B.	The Old Testament's Understanding of the World and Man, and Christianity	336
C.	The Old Testament Saving Event in the Light of the New Testament Fulfilment	357
D.	The Law	388
E.	Postscript	410
	List of Abbreviations and of Works Frequently Cited	430
	Index of Scripture Passages	433
	Index of Hebrew Words	446
	Name and Subject Index	450