Reconstructing Old Testament theology : after the collapse of history / Leo G. Perdue.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Perdue, Leo G.

Series:

Overtures to biblical theology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Old Testament--Theology--History of doctrines--20th century.

Bible.

Bible. Old Testament--Theology.

Bible. Old Testament.

Theology.

Physical Description:

xvi, 399 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : Fortress Press, [2005]

Summary:

In this informative and keen look at contemporary trends in Old Testament theology, Perdue builds on his earlier volume, The Collapse of History (1994). He investigates how a variety of new perspectives and methodologies have affected how the Old Testament is read in the twenty-first century including literary criticism; rhetorical criticism; feminist, womanist, and mujerista theologies; liberation theology; Jewish theology; postmodernism; and postcolonialism.

Perdue provides a sensitive reading of the aims of these approaches as well as providing critique and setting them in their various cultural contexts. In his conclusion, the author provides a look at the future and how these various voices and approaches will continue to affect how we carry out Old Testament theology.

Contents:

The present status of Old Testament theology

From history as event to the history of religion : Religionsgeschichte and biblical theology

From Eurocentric history to voices from the margins : liberation theology and ethnic biblical interpretation

From exclusion to inclusion : feminist interpretations of history

From history to rhetoric : feminist, mujerista, and womanist theologies

From Jewish tradition to biblical theology : the Tanak as a source for Jewish theology and practice

From history to cultural context : postmodernism

From the colonial Bible to the postcolonial text : biblical theology as contextual

The changing future of Old Testament theology : a postscript.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-385) and indexes.

ISBN:

080063716X

OCLC:

57893313