Theology chronicle: Images of God in the Old Testament: Yahweh – loving father and mother

USING SCRIPTURE FOR THEOLOGY: UNITY AND DIVERSITY IN OLD TESTAMENT THEOLOGY The Old Testament as a Hermeneutical Problem

A special aspect of the question whether it is possible to do Christian theology is the question whether it is possible to do Old Testament theology. Indeed, there is a sense in which the possibility of the former depends upon the possibility of the latter. This is because the task of interpreting the Old Testament as such has been considered a distinctive part of the church's theological endea...

Mission Theology in the Old Testament: A New Paradigm

In theological and missionary circles there is a growing tendency to look for a valid justification of mission. The Bible is searched and most scholars identify several passages in the New Testament as “commissions” for mission. However, mission seems to be present in the Old Testament, too, but scholars do not seem to find an equivalent command to go to the ends of the world. Charles Scobie ex...

A Theology Primer for the First Testament

Introduction At the outset, it is essential to clarify what these few pages are and what they are not. As the title indicates, this is only a starting point. There is a great deal more that needs to be addressed with regard to theology than what can be stated here. Having said that, however, it is my intention to set forth a few very basic definitions for students who may feel a bit overwhelmed...

New Testament Use of the Old Testament

The present writer has counted 224 direct citations introduced by a definite formula indicating the writer purposed to quote. To these must be added seven cases where a second quotation is introduced by the conjunction “and,” and 19 cases where a paraphrase or summary rather than a direct quotation follows the introductory formula. We may further note at least 45 instances where the similarity ...

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