A historical theology of the Hebrew Bible /

A historical theology of the Hebrew Bible /

In this meticulously researched study, Konrad Schmid offers a historical clarification of the concept of “theology.” He then examines the theologies of the three constituent parts of the Hebrew Bible, the Torah, the Prophets and the Writings, before tracing how these theological concepts developed t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schmid, Konrad, 1965- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Grand Rapids, Michigan : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, [2019]
Subjects:
Bible. > Old Testament > Theology > History.
Table of Contents:
  • A. Introduction :
  • 1. Is there a theology of the Hebrew Bible?
  • B. The use of the concept of theology in relation to the Bible :
  • 2. The premodern conception of theology: from mythology to systematic doctrine
  • 3. The Reformation's reconstrual of the concept of theology
  • 4. From biblical theology to the theology of the Old Testament
  • 5. The romantic devaluation of the concept of theology
  • 6. The reception of the concept of theology in Judaism
  • 7. The devaluation of the concept of religion in neo-orthodox theology
  • 8. Developments since the mid-twentieth century
  • 9. Implicit theologies in the Hebrew Bible and the search for a theology of the Hebrew Bible
  • C. Hebrew Bible and Old Testament :
  • 10. The pluriformity of the tradition
  • 11. The Tanakh as the Hebrew Bible
  • 12. Reception and transformation into the Old Testament
  • 13. The meaning and relativity of the canon for a theology of the Hebrew Bible
  • D. Methodological reflections :
  • 14. Comparative definitions
  • 15. Fundamental methodological choices
  • E. Theologies of extant Hebrew Bibles and Old Testaments :
  • 16. Hebrew Bibles in Judaism and their theologies
  • 17. Old Testaments and their theologies
  • F. Theologies of the three parts of the canon and their collections :
  • 18. Torah
  • 19. Nevi'im
  • 20. Ketuvim
  • G. The principal theological guidelines in the literary history of the Hebrew Bible :
  • 21. The Hebrew Bible on the way to its theology
  • 22. The destruction of the Northern Kingdom in 722 BCE
  • 23. The preservation of Jerusalem in 701 BCE
  • 24. The reinterpretation of Assyrian imperial ideology
  • 25. The destruction of Judah in 587 BCE
  • 26. The theological reception of Persian imperial ideology
  • 27. The destruction of the Persian Empire in 333-331 BCE
  • 28. Confrontations with the Maccabean crisis (167-164 BCE) and the question of the end of the theological history of the Hebrew Bible
  • H. Themes in the theology of the Hebrew Bible :
  • 29. Literary genres and forms of theological statements in the Hebrew Bible
  • 30. Perceptions and impressions of God
  • 31. From counterworld to everyday world: the basic precepts of life
  • 32. Divine intervention in history
  • 33. Political theology
  • 34. Law and righteousness
  • 35. Temple worship and sacrifice
  • 36. People of a nation, people of God, and the individual
  • 37. Monarchy, theocracy, and anticipation of a ruler
  • 38. Zion and Sinai
  • 39. Interpretations of humanity
  • 40. Diversity and unity in the theology of the Hebrew Bible
  • I. The question of a Jewish theology of the Hebrew Bible or a Christian theology of the Old Testament :
  • 41. The Hebrew Bible and Judaism
  • 42. The Old Testament and Christianity