Brevard S. Childs Ordine dei libri

Focusing on the integration of Old Testament studies with related disciplines, the collected essays reflect Brevard Childs' scholarly journey over fifty years. He emphasizes the concept of canon as both a guiding framework and a product of a complex editorial process that shapes scripture. Childs explores how this multifaceted canon influences the church's faith and practices, advocating for a holistic understanding of the Bible’s composition, reception, and its ongoing impact on faith communities.

Brevard Childs presents an innovative commentary on Exodus, emphasizing a form-critical analysis that explores the development of the text through its historical stages. The work goes beyond traditional philological notes and translation, delving into the text's meaning within its broader literary and theological context. This original approach offers readers a deeper understanding of Exodus, making it a valuable resource for scholars and students alike.

Renowned scholar Brevard Childs explores the theological significance of the Old Testament's most crucial book in this essential addition to the Old Testament Library. His insights provide a deeper understanding of its themes and implications, making this work a valuable resource for those studying biblical theology. The new casebound edition enhances its accessibility for scholars and readers alike.

This monumental work is the first comprehensive biblical theology to appear in many years and is the culmination of Brevard Child's lifelong commitment to constructing a biblical theology that surmounts objections to the discipline raised over the past generation. Childs rejects any approaches that overstress either the continuity or discontinuity between the Old and New Testaments. He refuses to follow the common pattern in Christian thought of identifying biblical theology with the New Testament's interest in the Old. Rather, Childs maps out an approach that reflects on the whole Christian Bible with its two very different voices, each of which retains continuing integrity and is heard on its own terms.

This Introduction attempts to offer a different model for the discipline from that currently represented. It seeks to describe the form and function of the Hebrew Bible in its role as sacred scripture for Israel. It argues the case that the biblical literature has not been correctly understood or interpreted because its role as religious literature has not been correctly assessed.