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
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III | 1925 |
IX | 1967 |
The Old Testament Witness | 71 |
The Old Testament Witness | 87 |
The Old Testament Witness | 7 |
Law and Gospel | i |
Old and | 19 |
Gods Kingdom and Rule | 6 |
Ethics | 25 |
IV | 1931 |
The Growth of the Tradition in Oral and Literary Stages | 1940 |
Exodus from Egypt | 1952 |
VI | 1959 |
Biblical Faith | 40 |
A HOLISTIC READING OF CHRISTIAN SCRIPTURE | 58 |
Index of Biblical References selected | 87 |
Common terms and phrases
Abraham Alten Testament Ancient apocalyptic approach argued Barth biblical text Biblical Theology biblical witness Biblische Bultmann Calvin canon century Christian Bible christology context continuity covenant creation critical Deuteronomy divine doctrine dogmatic early church Edinburgh eschatological Essays ethical exegesis exegetical Exodus faith form critical formulation function Genesis Gnostic God’s Gospel Gottes Hebrew Hellenistic Hellenistic Judaism hermeneutical historical human interpretation Irenaeus Israel issue Jesus Christ Jewish Judaism Käsemann kerygma kingdom kingdom of God Kraus law and gospel literary London and Philadelphia Luke Luther major Matt messianic modern Moses narrative Neuen Testament Neukirchen-Vluyn Old Testament parable Paul Paul's Pentateuch period perspective Philadelphia Priestly problem proclamation promise prophets Psalms Qumran reality reconstruction redactional redemptive relation resurrection righteousness role salvation scholars scripture sense significance Spirit story Synoptic Testament Theology theologians theological reflection Torah tradition trajectory understanding wisdom word Yahweh York