Understanding Old Testament Theology: Mapping the Terrain of Recent Approaches

The discipline of Old Testament theology seeks to provide us with a picture of YHWH and his relationship to the world as described in the Old Testament. But within this discipline, there are many disagreements about the key issues and methodologies:

• Is the Old Testament unified in some way?
• Should the context of the theologian play a role in interpretation?
• Should Old Testament theology merely describe what ancient Israel believed, or should it offer guidance for the church today?
• What is t...