[Rezension von: Seitz, Christopher R., 1954-, The elder testament : canon, theology, trinity]
ChristopherSeitz is a former student, colleague, and friend, and very much a disciple, of the late Brevard S. Childs. He is also much influenced by the more recent movement known as ‘theological interpretation of Scripture’. Accordingly this book seeks to defend a ‘canonical’ reading of the Old Test...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2020
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The journal of theological studies
Year: 2020, Volume: 71, Issue: 2, Pages: 802-804 |
| Review of: | The elder testament (Waco, Texas : Baylor University Press, 2018) (Barton, John)
The elder testament (Waco : Baylor University Press, 2018) (Barton, John) |
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| Summary: | ChristopherSeitz is a former student, colleague, and friend, and very much a disciple, of the late Brevard S. Childs. He is also much influenced by the more recent movement known as ‘theological interpretation of Scripture’. Accordingly this book seeks to defend a ‘canonical’ reading of the Old Testament, and to argue for a modern style of interpretation that draws on patristic and other ‘pre-critical’ reading, with a view to integrating biblical study with theology proper.Seitz begins by defending his coinage ‘the Elder Testament’ as an alternative to both ‘Old Testament’ and ‘Hebrew Bible’, though he by no means uses the term consistently throughout the book, sometimes preferring ‘first testament’ or ‘original scripture’ or, indeed, ‘Old Testament’. There is a good account of the variation in order among the books of the Old Testament in various lists, showing that the commonly received opinion that Christian orderings always end with prophecy is untrue. He then moves on to make well-argued critical comments on traditional source criticism and its use of the variation in the divine name, arguing in detail that this variation does not justify the JEDP theory. This is followed by interesting comments on the Prophets and the Writings from a canonical perspective. Then a series of chapters looks at ‘the Triune Name’, patristic interpretation of Proverbs 8:22, the relation of Ecclesiastes to Genesis 1—2, Christ in the Letter to the Hebrews, and theophanies in the Old Testament and their implications for the doctrine of the Trinity. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4607 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of theological studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jts/flaa079 |