CONTENTS |
page |
Preface |
15 |
Abbreviations |
19 |
PART ONE THE OLD TESTAMENT: INTRODUCTION |
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I THE DISCIPLINE OF OLD TESTAMENT INTRODUCTION |
27 |
1 The History of the Discipline |
30 |
2 A Critique of the Historical Critical Introduction |
39 |
3 Old Testament Introduction and the Canon |
41 |
II THE PROBLEM OF THE CANON |
46 |
1 Terminology |
49 |
2 The Traditional View of the Canon and its Demise |
51 |
3 The Nineteenth-century Historical Consensus and its Erosion |
52 |
4 The Search for a New Consensus |
54 |
5 A New Attempt at Understanding the Canon |
57 |
6 The Relation between the Literary and Canonical Histories |
60 |
7 A Sketch of the Development of the Hebrew Canon |
62 |
8 Summary and Implications |
67 |
III CANON AND CRITICISM |
69 |
1 Exegesis in a Canonical Context |
72 |
2 The Canonical Approach Contrasted with Others |
74 |
3 The Final Form of the Text and its Prehistory |
75 |
4 The Canonical Process and the Shaping of Scripture |
77 |
5 Scripture and Tradition |
80 |
6 Canon and Interpretation |
82 |
I TEXT AND CANON |
84 |
1 The Nature of the Problem |
88 |
2 History of the Discipline |
89 |
3 The Goals of Old Testament Textual Criticism |
92 |
4 Canon and Text |
94 |
5 Goal and Method of a Canonical Approach to Text Criticism |
96 |
6 Masoretic Text and Canonical Text |
100 |
7 The Pre-stabilization Period in Old Testament Textual History |
101 |
8 The Text-critical Task |
103 |
PART TWO |
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THE PENTATEUCH |
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II INTRODUCTION TO THE PENTATEUCH |
109 |
1 The History of Modern Critical Research |
112 |
2 The Present State of Critical Debate on the Pentateuch |
119 |
3 The Canonical Shape of the Pentateuch |
127 |
III GENESIS |
136 |
1 Historical Critical Problems |
140 |
2 The Canonical Shape of Genesis |
145 |
3 Theological and Hermeneutical Implications |
157 |
IV EXODUS |
161 |
1 Historical Critical Problems |
164 |
2 The Canonical Shape of Exodus |
170 |
3 Theological and Hermeneutical Implications |
176 |
V LEVITICUS |
180 |
1 Historical Critical Problems |
182 |
2 The Canonical Shape of Leviticus |
184 |
3 Theological and Hermeneutical Implications |
187 |
VI NUMBERS |
190 |
1 Historical Critical Problems |
192 |
2 The Canonical Shape of Numbers |
194 |
3 Theological and Hermeneutical Implications |
199 |
I DEUTERONOMY |
202 |
1 Historical Critical Problems |
204 |
2 The Canonical Shape of Deuteronomy |
211 |
3 Theological and Hermeneutical Implications |
224 |
PART THREE |
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THE FORMER PROPHETS |
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II INTRODUCTION TO THE FORMER PROPHETS |
229 |
1 Introduction to the Historical Critical Problems |
230 |
2 The Canonical Shape of the Former Prophets |
232 |
3 Theological and Hermeneutical Implications |
236 |
III JOSHUA |
239 |
1 Historical Critical Problems |
241 |
2 The Canonical Shape of Joshua |
244 |
3 Theological and Hermeneutical Implications |
252 |
IV JUDGES |
254 |
1 Historical Critical Problems |
256 |
2 The Canonical Shape of Judges |
258 |
3 Theological and Hermeneutical Implications |
261 |
V SAMUEL |
263 |
1 Historical Critical Problems |
266 |
2 The Canonical Shape of Samuel |
271 |
3 Theological and Hermeneutical Implications |
278 |
VI KINGS |
281 |
1 Historical Critical Problems |
285 |
2 The Canonical Shape of Kings |
287 |
3 The Problem of Chronology in the Books of Kings |
294 |
4 Hermeneutical Implications of Canonical Shaping |
300 |
PART FOUR |
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THE LATTER PROPHETS |
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I INTRODUCTION TO THE LATTER |
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PROPHETS |
305 |
II ISAIAH |
311 |
1 The Historical Approach to the Book of Isaiah |
316 |
2 The Canonical Shape of the Book of Isaiah |
325 |
3 Theological and Hermeneutical Implications |
336 |
III JEREMIAH |
339 |
1 Historical Critical Problems |
342 |
2 The Canonical Shape of Jeremiah |
347 |
3 Theological and Hermeneutical Implications |
353 |
IV EZEKIEL |
355 |
1 Historical Critical Problems |
357 |
2 The Canonical Shape of Ezekiel |
360 |
3 Theological and Hermeneutical Implications |
371 |
THE BOOK OF THE TWELVE |
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V HOSEA |
373 |
1 Historical Critical Problems |
374 |
2 The Canonical Shape of Hosea |
377 |
3 Theological and Hermeneutical Implications |
383 |
VI JOEL |
385 |
1 Historical Critical Problems |
386 |
2 The Canonical Shape of Joel |
389 |
3 Theological and Hermeneutical Implications |
392 |
VII AMOS |
395 |
1 Historical Critical Problems |
397 |
2 The Canonical Shape of Amos |
399 |
3 Theological and Hermeneutical Implications |
409 |
VIII OBADIAH |
411 |
1 Historical Critical Problems |
412 |
2 The Canonical Shape of Obadiah |
414 |
3 'Theological and Hermeneutical Implications |
415 |
I JONAH |
417 |
1 Historical Critical Problems |
419 |
2 The Canonical Shape of Jonah |
421 |
3 Theological and Hermeneutical Implications |
426 |
II MICAH |
428 |
1 Historical Critical Problems |
429 |
2 The Canonical Shape of Micah |
431 |
3 Theological and Hermeneutical Implications |
438 |
III NAHUM |
440 |
1 Historical Critical Problems |
441 |
2 The Canonical Shape of Nahum |
443 |
3 Theological and Hermeneutical Implications |
445 |
IV HABAKKUK |
447 |
1 Historical Critical Problems |
448 |
2 The Canonical Shape of Habakkuk |
451 |
3 Theological and Hermeneutical Implications |
454 |
V ZEPHANIAH |
457 |
1 Historical Critical Problems |
458 |
2 The Canonical Shape of Zephaniah |
459 |
3 Theological and Hermeneutical Implications |
461 |
VI HAGGAI |
463 |
1 Historical Critical Problems |
464 |
2 The Canonical Shape of Haggai |
467 |
3 Theological and Hermeneutical Implications |
470 |
VII ZECHARIAH |
472 |
1 Historical Critical Problems |
474 |
2 The Canonical Shape of Zechariah |
476 |
3 Theological and Hermeneutical Implications |
485 |
VIII MALACHI |
488 |
1 Historical Critical Problems |
489 |
2 The Canonical Shape of Malachi |
491 |
3 Theological and Hermeneutical Implications |
497 |
PART FIVE |
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THE WRITINGS |
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I INTRODUCTION TO THE WRITINGS |
501 |
II THE PSALMS |
504 |
1 The Impact of the Critical Approach on the Psalter |
508 |
2 The Canonical Shape of the Psalter |
511 |
3 Theological and Hermeneutical Implications |
522 |
III JOB |
526 |
1 The Present Impasse in the Study of Job |
528 |
2 The Canonical Shape of the Book of Job |
533 |
3 Theological and Hermeneutical Implications |
543 |
IV PROVERBS |
545 |
1 Historical Critical Problems |
547 |
2 The Canonical Shape of Proverbs |
551 |
3 Theological and Hermeneutical Implications |
557 |
V RUTH |
560 |
1 Historical Critical Problems |
561 |
2 The Canonical Shape of the Book of Ruth |
564 |
3 Theological and Hermeneutical Implications |
567 |
VI SONG OF SONGS |
569 |
1 Historical Critical Problems |
571 |
2 The Canonical Shape of the Song of Songs |
573 |
3 Theological and Hermeneutical Implications |
578 |
VII ECCLESIASTES |
580 |
1 Historical Critical Problems |
581 |
2 The Canonical Shape of Ecclesiastes |
583 |
3 Theological and Hermeneutical Implications |
588 |
VIII LAMENTATIONS |
590 |
1 Historical Critical Problems |
591 |
2 The Canonical Shape of Lamentations |
593 |
3 Theological and Hermeneutical Implications |
596 |
ESTHER |
598 |
1 Historical Critical Problems |
599 |
2 The Canonical Shape of the Book of Esther |
603 |
3 Theological and Hermeneutical Implications |
606 |
XU DANIEL |
608 |
1 Historical Critical Problems |
611 |
2 The Canonical Shape of the Book of Daniel |
613 |
3 Theological and Hermeneutical Implications |
621 |
XLII EZRA AND NEHEMIAH |
624 |
1 Historical Critical Problems |
626 |
2 The Canonical Shape of Ezra-Nehemiah |
630 |
3 Theological and Hermeneutical Implications |
637 |
XLII I CHRONICLES |
639 |
1 Historical Critical Problems |
641 |
2 The Canonical Shape of Chronicles |
643 |
3 Theological and Hermeneutical Implications |
654 |
PART SIX |
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CONCLUSION |
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XLIV THE HEBREW SCRIPTURES AND THE CHRISTIAN BIBLE |
659 |
Index of Authors |
672 |