A Philosophical Theology Of The Old Testament

Author : Jaco Gericke
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351139002
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Philosophical Theology of the Old Testament written by Jaco Gericke and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-01-08 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are we able to identify and compare the philosophical perspectives and questions that must be postulated as having been somehow present in the language, ideas and worldviews of the Biblical authors? This book sets out an approach to something that has been generally considered impossible: a philosophical theology of the Old Testament. It demonstrates and addresses the neglect of a descriptive and comparative philosophical clarification of concepts in Old Testament theology, and in so doing treads new ground in Biblical studies and philosophical theology. Recognizing the obvious problems with, and objections to, any form of interdisciplinary research combining philosophical and Biblical theology, this study presents itself as introductory and experimental in nature. The methodology opted for is limited to a philosophical clarification of concepts already found in Old Testament theology, while the findings are presented via the popular thematic approach found in analytic philosophical theologies; with no attempted justification or critique of the textual contents under investigation. These approaches are combined by primarily looking at the nature of Yahweh in the Old Testament. This book offers a new vision of Biblical and philosophical theology that brings them closer together in order that we might understand both more broadly and deeply. As such, it will be vital reading for scholars of Theology, Biblical Studies and Philosophy.

Author : Jaco Gericke
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 9781032175898
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Philosophical Theology of the Old Testament written by Jaco Gericke and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-09-30 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book sets out an approach to something that has been generally considered impossible: a philosophical theology of the Old Testament. Focusing on the nature of Yahweh in the Old Testament, it argues that there is an implicit underlying philosophical framework to belief in God in the Hebrew Bible which is amenable to analytic treatment.

Author : Bruce K. Waltke
Publisher : Zondervan Academic
ISBN 13 : 0310863325
Total Pages : 1042 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Old Testament Theology written by Bruce K. Waltke and published by Zondervan Academic. This book was released on 2011-04-19 with total page 1042 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Old Testament is more than a religious history of the nation of Israel. It is more than a portrait gallery of heroes of the faith. It is even more than a theological and prophetic backdrop to the New Testament. Beyond these, the Old Testament is inspired revelation of the very nature, character, and works of God. As renowned Old Testament scholar Bruce Waltke writes in the preface of this book, the Old Testament’s every sentence is “fraught with theology, worthy of reflection.” This book is the result of decades of reflection informed by an extensive knowledge of the Hebrew language, the best of critical scholarship, a deep understanding of both the content and spirit of the Old Testament, and a thoroughly evangelical conviction. Taking a narrative, chronological approach to the text, Waltke employs rhetorical criticism to illuminate the theologies of the biblical narrators. Through careful study, he shows that the unifying theme of the Old Testament is the “breaking in of the kingdom of God.” This theme helps the reader better understand not only the Old Testament, but also the New Testament, the continuity of the entire Bible, and ultimately, God himself.

Author : Jaco Gericke
Publisher : Society of Biblical Lit
ISBN 13 : 1589837088
Total Pages : 513 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Hebrew Bible and Philosophy of Religion written by Jaco Gericke and published by Society of Biblical Lit. This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study pioneers the use of philosophy of religion in the study of the Hebrew Bible. After identifying the need for a legitimate philosophical approach to Israelite religion, the volume traces the history of interdisciplinary relations and shows how descriptive varieties of philosophy of religion can aid the clarification of the Hebrew Bible’s own metaphysical, epistemological, and moral assumptions. Two new interpretative methodologies are developed and subsequently applied through an introduction to what the biblical texts took for granted about the nature of religious language, the concept of deity, the properties of Yhwh, the existence of gods, religious epistemology, and the relation between religion and morality.

Author : R. W. L. Moberly
Publisher : Baker Academic
ISBN 13 : 1441243097
Total Pages : 351 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Old Testament Theology written by R. W. L. Moberly and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2013-11-19 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A top Old Testament theologian known for his accessible and provocative writing probes what is necessary to understand and appropriate the Hebrew Bible as a fundamental resource for Christian theology and life today. This volume offers a creative example of theological interpretation, modeling a way of doing Old Testament theology that takes seriously both the nature of the biblical text as ancient text and also the questions and difficulties that arise as believers read this text in a contemporary context. Walter Moberly offers an in-depth study of key Old Testament passages, highlighting enduring existential issues in the Hebrew Bible and discussing Jewish readings alongside Christian readings. The volume is representative of the content of Israel's Scripture rather than comprehensive, yet it discusses most of the major topics of Old Testament theology. Moberly demonstrates a Christian approach to reading and appropriating the Old Testament that holds together the priorities of both scholarship and faith.

Author : J. G. McConville
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 0567045706
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book God and Earthly Power written by J. G. McConville and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2008-09-30 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compares perspectives from critical methodologies in Old Testament study with perspectives from the history of interpretation of key Old Testament political texts

Author : Robert Karl Gnuse
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1498292895
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Old Testament and Process Theology written by Robert Karl Gnuse and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2016-03-08 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using the insights of process theology, Gnuse explores the Old Testament beginning with the categories of classic Old Testament theology: revelation, suffering, creation, covenant, justice, law, and salvation.

Author : Michael Cannon Rea
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199237484
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Oxford Readings in Philosophical Theology: Providence, scripture, and resurrection written by Michael Cannon Rea and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2009 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Over the past sixty years, within the analytic tradition of philosophy, there has been a significant revival of interest in the philosophy of religion. More recently, philosophers of religion have turned in a more self-consciously interdisciplinary direction, with special focus on topics that have traditionally been the provenance of systematic theologians. The present anthology aims to bring together some of the most important essays on six central topics in recent philosophical theology. Volume 1 collects essays on three distinctively Christian doctrines: trinity, incarnation, and atonement. Volume 2 focuses on three topics that arise in all the major theistic religions: providence, resurrection, and scripture." --Book Jacket.

Author : Neil B. MacDonald
Publisher : Baker Academic
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Metaphysics and the God of Israel written by Neil B. MacDonald and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2007-05 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MacDonald argues for a theological approach that spans the Old and New Testaments and calls for a reintegration of systematic and biblical theology.

Author : James Barr
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780334029540
Total Pages : 734 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Concept of Biblical Theology written by James Barr and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 734 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Barr offers critical insight on the craft of writing First Testament theologies, ...He also critically reviews the work of numerous significant biblical theologians, including Brevard Childs and Walter Brueggemann in particular' Robert Gnuse, Biblical Theology Bulletin Anyone interested in "biblical theology" will find much here that is helpful, and much for which to be grateful.' DJ Reimer Journal for the Study of the Old Testament. The Concept of Biblical Theology is the result of more than 25 years of teaching and writing, and is Barr's discussion of the whole idea of biblical theology, its possibilities and its prospects. He has made no attempt to survey all the Theologies that have been written nor all the material that has been brought forward in the discussion, but has selected persons and themes that have seemed fruitful for his own thinking. Many scholars believe the study of biblical theology to be in decline, and Barr has been a severe critic of tendencies in biblical theology in his time, but here he guides the reader through the various supportive and opposing arguments, providing his compelling conclusion that something of the nature of biblical theology remains necessary, and that biblical scholarship would be much the poorer without it. Prior to retiring, James Barr was Professor of Hebrew Bible Emeritus at Vanderbilt Divinity School, Nashville. His teaching career has also included professorships at Edinburgh University, Princeton Theological Seminary, Manchester University, and Oxford University. He has held visiting professorships and delivered major lecture series in Europe, the United States, Africa, Israel, Australia, and New Zealand.