On the way to canon : creative tradition history in the Old Testament / Magne Sb.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sb, Magne.

Series:

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 191.

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 191

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theology.

Bible. Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (409 p.)

Place of Publication:

Sheffield, England : Sheffied Academic Press, c1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this collection of essays-many of them here published in English for the first time-the distinguished Norwegian Old Testament scholar, Magne S3/4b°, investigates the complex and variegated history of traditions constituting the literature of the Old Testament. Professor S3/4b° provides tradition-historical studies of particular texts (such as the 'revelation' of God's name in Exodus and passages presenting the early preaching of Isaiah) and of particular theological themes (such as the priestly theology in the Pentateuch and the relation of apocalyptic to prophecy and wisdom), as well as mo

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 TRADITIO-HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES IN THE OLD TESTAMENT: INTRODUCTORY REMARKS; Part I: OLD TESTAMENT TEXT HISTORY AS TRADITION HISTORY; Part II: TRADITION HISTORY: SOME TEXTS; Part III: TRADITION HISTORY: THEOLOGICAL THEMES; Part IV: FROM PLURIFORM TRADITION HISTORY TO THEOLOGICAL UNITY; Part V: WRITING THE HISTORY OF TRADITIONS: SCHOLARS OF THREE CENTURIES; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Modern Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9786611814380

9781281814388

1281814385

9780567118141

0567118142

OCLC:

281133197