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Overview"""The purpose of this collection of Brueggemann's essays is to bring to the fore a much more extensive critical engagement on his part with the current discussion about the Old Testament, its character, its authority, its theology, and especially its God.... Readers of these essays who think they may have grasped what Brueggemann has to say about the theology of the Old Testament from reading his magnum opus will find that he is still thinking, still listening, and still helping us understand the scriptures of Israel and the church at an ever deeper level."" from the foreword" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Walter BrueggemannPublisher: 1517 Media Imprint: Fortress Press,U.S. Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.318kg ISBN: 9780800698300ISBN 10: 0800698304 Pages: 252 Publication Date: 01 March 2011 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsEditor's Foreword Preface Acknowledgments I. Biblical Authority Biblical Authority in the Postcritical Period Biblical Authority: A Personal Reflection Biblical Authority and the Church's Task In Interpretation II. Old Testament Theology in the Twentieth Century Twentieth-Century Old Testament Studies: A Quick Survey Biblical Faith as Narrative, Recital, Confession: An Introduction to von Rad's Old Testament Theology The Loss and Recovery of Creation in Old Testament Theology The ABCs of Old Testament Theology in the United States Contemporary Old Testament Theology: A Contextual Prospects Biblical Theology Appropriately Postmodern III. A Conversation with Other Theologians Theology of the Old Testament: A Prompt Retrospect Israel's Creation Faith: Response to J. Richard Middleton Against the Stream: Brevard Child's Biblical Theology Walter Brueggemann's Theology of the Old Testament: Testimony, Dispute, Advocacy: A Review by Brevard Childs and a Response Abbreviations Notes Index of Names Index of Biblical ReferencesReviewsAuthor InformationWalter Brueggemann is William Marcellus McPheeters Professor Emeritus of Old Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary. An ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, he is regarded as the premier Old Testament interpreter and biblical theologian of today. Among his many publications are Prophetic Imagination and Old Testament Theology. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |