John Barton

The Old Testament

Canon, Literature and Theology: Collected Essays of John Barton

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This collection of John Barton's work engages with current concern over the biblical canon, in both historical and theological aspects; with literary reading of the Bible and current literary theory as it bears on biblical studies; and with the theological reading and use of the biblical text. John Barton's distinctive writing reflects a commitment to a 'liberal' approach to the Bible, which places a high value on traditional biblical criticism and also seeks to show how evocative and full of insight the biblical texts are and how they can contribute to modern theological concerns. This invaluable selection of published writings by one of the leading authorities on biblical text and canon, also includes new essays and editorial introductions from the author.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 310
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Februar 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 474g
• ISBN-13: 9781138264953
• ISBN-10: 1138264954
• Artikelnr.: 57058388

Autorenporträt

John Barton is Oriel and Laing Professor of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture at the University of Oxford, UK. He is author of Reading the Old Testament (DLT 1984); The Spirit and the Letter (SPCK 1995); People of the book? (SPCK 1989) and other books on the Bible. His collected essays on Old Testament ethics were published in 2004 as Understanding Old Testament Ethics (WJK).

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: General introduction
Part I Canon: Introduction
'The law and the prophets'. Who are the prophets?
The canonical meaning of the Book of the 12
Canon and Old Testament interpretation
Canonical approaches ancient and modern
Unity and diversity in the Biblical canon
Marcion revisited
Old Testament or Hebrew Bible? Part 2 Literature: Introduction
Classifying Biblical criticism
Reading the Bible as literature: 2 questions for Biblical critics
Historical criticism and literary interpretation: is there any common ground?
What is a book? modern exegesis and the literary conventions of ancient Israel
Should Old Testament study be more theological?
The future of Old Testament study
Wellhausen's Prolegomena to the History of Israel: influences and effects
Intertextuality and the 'final form' of the text
The final form of the text
Thinking about reader-response criticism
On Biblical commentaries. Part 3 Theology: Introduction
Gerhard von Rad on the world-view of early Israel
Preparation in history for Christ
History and rhetoric in the prophets
The Messiah in Old Testament theology
Covenant in Old Testament theology
The day of Yahweh in the minor prophets
Index.