Biblical Theology of the Old and New Testaments: Theological Reflection on the Christian BibleThis monumental work is the first comprehensive biblical theology to appear in many years and is the culmination of Brevard Child's lifelong commitment to constructing a biblical theology that surmounts objections to the discipline raised over the past generation. Childs rejects any approaches that overstress either the continuity or discontinuity between the Old and New Testaments. He refuses to follow the common pattern in Christian thought of identifying biblical theology with the New Testament's interest in the Old. Rather, Childs maps out an approach that reflects on the whole Christian Bible with its two very different voices, each of which retains continuing integrity and is heard on its own terms. |
Contents
The Developing of the Discipline of Biblical Theology | 3 |
2 Ebelings Suggestions for Redefining the Discipline | 6 |
Current Models for Biblical Theology | 11 |
2 Allegorical or Typological Approaches | 13 |
3 Great Ideas or Themes | 14 |
4 Heilsgeschichte or History of Redemption | 16 |
5 Literary Approaches to Biblical Theology | 18 |
6 The CulturalLinguistic Method | 21 |
5 The Johannine Tradition | 314 |
6 The Apocalyptic Tradition | 317 |
EXEGESIS IN THE CONTEXT OF BIBLICAL THEOLOGY | 323 |
Genesis 22119 The Akedah | 325 |
2 The New Testament Witness | 328 |
3 History of Exegesis | 330 |
4 Genesis 22 in the Context of Biblical Theology | 333 |
Matthew 213346 Parable of the Wicked Tenants | 337 |
7 Sociological Perspectives on Biblical Theology | 22 |
8 Jewish Biblical Theology | 25 |
Classic Earlier Christian Approaches to Biblical Theology | 30 |
2 Origen | 33 |
3 Augustine | 36 |
4 Thomas Aquinas | 40 |
5 Martin Luther | 43 |
6 John Calvin | 47 |
A SEARCH FOR A NEW APPROACH | 53 |
The Problem of the Christian Bible | 55 |
2 The Sources for Determining its Scope | 57 |
3 Indirect Evidence for Closure | 59 |
4 The Formation of the Larger Christian Canon | 60 |
5 The Theological Problems at Stake | 63 |
A Canonical Approach to Biblical Theology | 70 |
2 Canonical Text or Canonical Interpreter | 71 |
3 Canonical Shaping and the Two Testaments of the Christian Bible | 73 |
4 Canonical Guidelines for Structuring a Biblical Theology | 77 |
From Witness to Subject Matter | 80 |
2 Redefining the Subject Matter of the Biblical Witness | 83 |
3 The Theological Task of Biblical Theology | 85 |
4 The Relation between Biblical Theology and Dogmatics | 88 |
Canonical Categories for Structuring a Biblical Theology | 91 |
THE DISCRETE WITNESS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT | 95 |
Methodological Problems | 97 |
2 Alternative Historical Proposals Criticized | 102 |
3 Historical Development and Canonical Shaping | 104 |
Creation | 107 |
2 Creation Tradition within the Rest of the Old Testament | 113 |
From Eden to Babel | 119 |
Patriarchal Traditions Genesis 1250 | 123 |
2 The Abraham Cycle Gen1212510 | 125 |
3 The Jacob Cycle Gen25193529 | 126 |
5 The Patriarchs in the Rest of the Old Testament | 127 |
Mosaic Traditions | 130 |
2 Sinai Law and Covenant | 131 |
3 Israel the People of God | 138 |
4 Priesthood and Tabernacle | 140 |
The Possession of the Land and the Settlement | 143 |
2 The Growth of the Tradition as Witness | 145 |
3 Conquest Traditions in the Rest of the Old Testament | 146 |
The Tradition of the Judges | 149 |
The Establishment of the Monarchy | 152 |
1 The Saul Traditions | 153 |
3 Solomons Reign | 155 |
The Divided Kingdom | 157 |
2 The Prophetic Tradition | 158 |
3 The Chronicler | 159 |
Exile and Restoration | 161 |
2 Restoration | 163 |
3 The Canonical Conclusion of Israels History | 164 |
The Prophetic Traditions | 167 |
2 The Origins of Prophecy | 168 |
3 The Historical Scope of the Prophetic Tradition | 169 |
4 The Formation of the Prophetic Corpus | 170 |
5 The Cessation of Prophecy | 171 |
6 The Relation of the Law and the Prophets | 174 |
7 Development and Change within the Prophetic Tradition | 175 |
8 Prophetic Themes of Promise | 177 |
The Apocalyptic Tradition | 181 |
3 Reconstructing an Apocalyptic Trajectory | 182 |
4 Prophecy and Apocalyptic | 184 |
The Wisdom Tradition | 187 |
2 The Growth of Wisdom Traditions within Israel | 188 |
3 Wisdom and Law | 189 |
The Tradition of the Psalms | 191 |
3 Trajectories in the Growth of the Psalms Tradition | 193 |
Excursus The Theological Problem of Old Testament History | 196 |
2 Modern Attempts to Rethink History | 200 |
a The Attack on the Scientific Model of History | 201 |
b The Subjectivity of Social Reality | 202 |
d The Discontinuity of Historical Theory | 203 |
3 The Move from History to Language | 204 |
THE DISCRETE WITNESS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT | 209 |
The Hermeneutical Problem of the Historical Study of the New Testament | 211 |
2 The Hermeneutical Problem of Critical Reconstructions | 212 |
3 The Proper Function of the Diachronic | 216 |
The Churchs Earliest Proclamation | 219 |
2 The Tradents of the Tradition | 222 |
3 The Role of the Old Testament within the Early Proclamation | 225 |
4 The Use of the Old Testament as a Guide to TraditionHistory | 227 |
5 Christological Titles | 229 |
The Pauline Gospel | 233 |
2 Paul and the Gospel | 235 |
3 Pauls Use of the Old Testament | 237 |
4 The Larger Hermeneutical Issue | 243 |
5 Major Theological Topics | 244 |
b Justification by Faith | 245 |
c The Law and its Righteousness | 246 |
d Israel and the Church | 248 |
The Formation of the Gospels | 251 |
2 The Structure of the Gospels | 254 |
3 The Problem of Q | 255 |
4 PreEaster Collections | 257 |
5 The Gospels and the Kerygmata | 259 |
The Four Gospels | 262 |
2 The Gospel According to Mark | 265 |
3 The Gospel According to Matthew | 270 |
4 The Gospel According to Luke | 276 |
5 The Gospel According to John | 281 |
The Witness of Acts to the Mission of the Church | 288 |
2 The Purpose of the Book of Acts | 289 |
3 The Role of the Old Testament in Acts | 290 |
4 The Churchs Relation to Judaism in Acts | 292 |
The PostPauline Age | 295 |
2 The PostPauline School | 298 |
3 James | 302 |
4 Hebrews | 308 |
2 The Demise of Allegorical Interpretation | 338 |
3 A TraditioHistorical Trajectory | 339 |
4 The Role of the Old Testament | 341 |
5 Theological Reflection in the Context of Biblical Theology | 344 |
THEOLOGICAL REFLECTION ON THE CHRISTIAN BIBLE | 349 |
The Identity of God | 351 |
2 Early Judaisms Understanding of God | 359 |
3 The New Testaments Understanding | 361 |
4 Biblical Theological Reflection on the Identity of God | 369 |
Trinitarian Theology | 375 |
b God and Sexuality | 376 |
c Reading Scriptures in the Light of the Full Divine Reality | 379 |
God The Creator | 384 |
2 The New Testament Witness | 390 |
3 Biblical Theological Reflection on Creation | 396 |
4 Dogmatic Theological Reflection on Creation | 403 |
b Liberation Theology and Creation | 406 |
c Creation and the Ecological Crisis | 409 |
Covenant Election People of God | 413 |
b Israel as the People of God | 421 |
c Election in the Old Testament | 425 |
2 The New Testament Witness to People of God and Covenant | 428 |
b The Synoptics | 430 |
c The Witness of the Fourth Gospel | 433 |
d The Pauline Witness | 434 |
e The Letter to the Hebrews | 438 |
3 Biblical Theological Reflection | 441 |
4 Dogmatic Theological Reflection on the People of God | 447 |
Christ the Lord | 452 |
1 The Old Testament Witness | 453 |
2 The New Testament Witness | 456 |
b The Unity and Diversity of New Testament Christology | 460 |
c The Theological Significance of the Earthly Life of Jesus | 467 |
i Preparation | 468 |
ii Preexistence Birth and Incarnation | 469 |
iii Public Ministry | 470 |
iv Passion and Death | 473 |
v Resurrection and Ascension | 475 |
3 Christology in the Context of Biblical Theology | 476 |
4 Biblical Theology and Dogmatic Reflection | 481 |
Reconciliation with God | 485 |
1 Righteousness Justification Restoration | 487 |
b Righteousness in the New Testament | 492 |
2 Atonement Expiation and Forgiveness | 503 |
b The New Testament Witness | 508 |
3 Christs Victory over Sin and Evil | 516 |
4 Biblical Theological Reflection on Reconciliation | 519 |
5 Reconciliation in the Context of Dogmatic Theology | 523 |
a The Doctrine of Reconciliation and the Historical Critical Method | 524 |
b The Challenge to Rethink Justification for Today | 526 |
c True Ecumenical Dialogue | 529 |
Law and Gospel | 532 |
1 The Old Testament Trajectory of Law Summarized | 533 |
2 The Understanding of Law Torah in Judaism | 537 |
3 Major Themes in the New Testaments Understanding of Law | 541 |
b Pauls Understanding of the Law | 542 |
c The Witness of James | 547 |
d The Witness of Hebrews | 548 |
4 Biblical and Dogmatic Reflection on Law and Gospel | 550 |
b The Relation of Law to Gospel in Recent Debate | 552 |
c The Radical Quality of the Pauline Solution | 553 |
d The Varying Functions of Law | 554 |
e The Contrast Between Paul and Matthew on the Law | 556 |
f The Theological Move from Witness to Substance | 557 |
g The Problem of the Third Use of the Law | 559 |
5 The Hermeneutical Function of Law Within Christian Scripture | 563 |
Humanity Old and New | 566 |
1 The Old Testament Witness | 567 |
b Dimensions of the Human in the Old Testament | 571 |
c Sinful Man and the Law | 574 |
d Sin and Ritual | 576 |
2 The New Testament Witness | 578 |
b The Synoptic Gospels | 579 |
c The Pauline Witness | 580 |
d The Johannine Witness | 585 |
3 Biblical Theological Reflection on Anthropology | 587 |
4 Dogmatic Theological Reflection | 592 |
Biblical Faith | 595 |
1 Faith in the Old Testament and in Judaism | 596 |
2 Faith in the New Testament | 601 |
b Faith in Paul | 605 |
c Faith in the Gospel of John | 608 |
d Faith in the PostPauline Era | 610 |
3 Biblical Theological Reflection on Faith | 614 |
4 Dogmatic Theology and Faith | 618 |
Gods Kingdom and Rule | 624 |
2 The Old Testament and Jewish Understanding | 631 |
3 The New Testament Witness to the Kingship of God | 636 |
4 Biblical Theological Reflection | 646 |
5 Dogmatic Theology and the Kingdom of God | 651 |
The Shape of the Obedient Life Ethics | 658 |
a A Brief Review of Options | 659 |
b Community as the Locus of Christian Ethics | 661 |
c Canon and Community as a Problem of Ethics | 668 |
2 The Ethics of the Old Testament | 673 |
b The Theological Context of Old Testament Ethics | 676 |
c Canon and the Horizontal Dimension of the Divine Command | 677 |
d The Variety of the Old Testament Ethical Witness | 678 |
3 The Ethics of the New Testament | 686 |
b The Gospels | 689 |
c The Pauline Ethic | 693 |
d PostPauline Ethics | 699 |
4 Biblical Theology and Ethics | 704 |
5 Theology and Ethics | 712 |
A HOLISTIC READING OF CHRISTIAN SCRIPTURE | 717 |
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| Title | Biblical Theology of the Old and New Testaments: Theological Reflection on the Christian Bible |
| Author | Brevard S. Childs |
| Publisher | Fortress Press, 1993 |
| ISBN | 0800626753, 9780800626754 |
| Length | 745 pages |
| Subjects | › › Religion / Christian Theology / General Religion / Theology |
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