Out of Egypt : biblical theology and biblical interpretation
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Out of Egypt : biblical theology and biblical interpretation
(Scripture and hermeneutics series, v. 5)
Paternoster Press , Zondervan, 2004
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Description
Biblical theology attempts to explore the theological coherence of the canonical witnesses; no serious Christian theology can overlook this issue. The essays in the present volume illustrate the complexity and richness of the conversation that results from attentive consideration of the question. In a time when some voices are calling for a moratorium on biblical theology or pronouncing its concerns obsolete, this collection of meaty essays demonstrates the continuing vitality and necessity of the enterprise. Richard B. Hays, George Washington Ivey Professor of New Testament, The Divinity School, Duke University, USA This volume on biblical theology jumps into the fray and poses the right kind of questions. It does not offer a single way forward. Several of the essays are quite fresh and provocative, breaking new ground (Bray, Reno); others set out the issues with clarity and grace (Bartholomew); others offer programmatic analysis (Webster; Bauckham); others offer a fresh angle of view (Chapman, Martin). The success of this series is in facing the challenge of disarray in biblical studies head-on and then modeling a variety of approaches to stimulate our reflection. Christopher Seitz, Professor of Old Testament and Theological Studies, St. Andrews University, UK
Table of Contents
Contents
Preface xi
Contributors xiii
Abbreviations xvii
The Artists xix
Out of Egypt xxiii
Biblical Theology and Biblical Interpretation:
Introduction 1
Craig G. Bartholomew
Quo Vadis? 11
Out of Egypt: The Content of this Volume 16
Approaches to Biblical Theology
1. The Church Fathers and Biblical Theology 23
Gerald Bray
Defining our Terms 23
The Relevance of the Fathers for Biblical Theology Today 29
Ontology and Biblical Theology 33
2. The Nature and Genre of Biblical Theology: Some
Reflections in the Light of Charles H.H. Scobie's
'Prolegomena to a Biblical Theology' 41
Karl Moeller
Scobie's Approach to Biblical Theology 41
Reflections on the Nature and Genre of Biblical Theology 53
The Role of Descriptive Analytical Biblical Theologies 60
3. Some Directions in Catholic Biblical Theology 65
Francis Martin
Dei Verbum 66
The Challenge of Catholic Biblical Theology since Dei Verbum 73
Concluding Reflections 84
4. The Theology of the Old Testament by Marco Nobile:
A Contribution to Jewish-Christian Relations 88
Nuria Calduch-Benages
The Current Situation of Biblical Theology 89
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The Theology of the Old Testament by Marco Nobile 90
The Contribution of Nobile's Work to Jewish-Christian Relations 96
Conclusion 99
5. Mission as a Matrix for Hermeneutics and Biblical
Theology 102
Christopher J.H. Wright
Introduction: Bible and Mission 102
Steps Toward a Missional Hermeneutic 109
Contours of a Missional Hermeneutic 120
Conclusion: Framework or Map? 137
6. Story and Biblical Theology 144
Craig G. Bartholomew and Mike W. Goheen
Introduction 144
The Impetus Toward Narrative from Philosophy and Theology 145
The Impetus Toward Narrative from Practical Theology
and Theological Ethics 147
The Impetus Toward Narrative from Missiology:
Missionary Encounter between Two Stories 150
Story and Biblical Theology 153
N.T. Wright and the Recovery of Story in Biblical Studies 154
Arguments Against Reading the Bible as a Grand Story 158
Conclusion 167
7. The Problem of 'Biblical Theology' 172
James D.G. Dunn
Introduction 172
Posing the Problem 173
The Fundamental Nature of the Problem 174
The Central Subject Matter of Biblical Theology 177
Conclusion 183
Great Themes of the Bible
8. Biblical Theology and the Problems of Monotheism 187
Richard Bauckham
Introduction 187
Monotheism as a Misleading Category 188
The Quest of the Historical Monotheism 196
The Old Testament: A Monotheistic Book? 206
The Shema in the New Testament 218
9. The Unity of Humankind as a Theme in Biblical Theology 233
Stephen C. Barton
Introduction: Humankind at Risk 233
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Why Unity? Unity of What Kind? 234
The Unity of Humankind in the Greco-Roman Tradition 236
The Unity of Humankind in the Bible and Early Judaism 238
The Unity of Humankind in the New Testament 242
Conclusion 254
Parts of the Bible and Biblical Theology
10. Zechariah 14 and Biblical Theology: Patristic and
Contemporary Case Studies 261
Al Wolters
Introduction 261
Patristic Commentaries 264
Twentieth-century Commentaries 277
Conclusions 283
11. Paul and Salvation History in Romans 9:30 - 10:4 286
William J. Dumbrell
Introduction 286
Salvation History and Covenant 288
The New Covenant in the New Testament 289
National and Believing Israel 296
Paul and Law in the Light of the Cross 297
Conclusion 310
12. Hebrews and Biblical Theology 313
Andrew T. Lincoln
Biblical Theology and Hebrews 313
Scripture and the Relationship between Old and New in the
Rhetorical Structure of Hebrews 317
Some Features of Hebrews' Christological Reading of Scripture 320
Does Hebrews' Christological Reading Have a Coherent
Hermeneutical Framework? 325
Hebrews and Biblical Theology 330
Theological Interpretation and Biblical Theology
13. Systematic - In What Sense? 341
Trevor Hart
System Addicts? Or, On the Need to Avoid both of
Two Patron Saints 341
Transformation and Convergence in the Frame of Knowing:
The Distinctive Task of a Systematic Theology 345
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14. Biblical Theology and the Clarity of Script
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