The Old Testament: Canon, Literature and Theology : Collected Essays of John BartonThis collection of John Barton's papers is grouped into three sections: Canon, Literature and Theology, ranging from questioning who the Prophets are to reading the Bible as literature and the Messiah in Old Testament theology. Contents include: Old Testament or Hebrew Bible?; modern exegesis and the literary conventions of ancient Israel; Wellhausen's Prolegomena to the History of Israel; Gerhard von rad on the world-view of early Israel; The day of Yahweh in the minor prophets. |
Contents
The Law and the Prophets Who are the Prophets? | 5 |
The Canonical Meaning of the Book of the Twelve | 19 |
Canon and Old Testament Interpretation | 31 |
Canonical Approaches Ancient and Modern | 43 |
Unity and Diversity in the Biblical Canon | 53 |
Marcion Revisited | 67 |
Old Testament or Hebrew Bible? | 83 |
Introduction | 93 |
The Future of Old Testament Study | 157 |
Influences | 169 |
Intertextuality and the Final Form of the Text | 181 |
Thinking about ReaderResponse Criticism | 193 |
On Biblical Commentaries | 201 |
Introduction | 213 |
Preparation in History for Christ | 235 |
History and Rhetoric in the Prophets | 247 |
Two Questions for Biblical Critics | 109 |
Is there any | 127 |
What is a Book? Modern Exegesis and the Literary Conventions of | 137 |
Should Old Testament Study be more Theological? | 149 |
The Messiah in Old Testament Theology | 257 |
The Day of Yahweh in the Minor Prophets | 279 |
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