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.
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This review is from: Biblical Theology of Old and New Testament Theological Reflection of the Christian Bible (Hardcover)
As a conservative evangelical I was afraid to see what Childs had to say regarding the theological role of the Bible. However, after finishing this daunting book, I found many thought-provoking insights and interesting conclusions that may challenge Christians (especially those of the fundamentalist stripe) to re-think how they do biblical theology. Childs book is really divided into two main sections: The first section deals with theological methodology and the canonical shape of both testaments. The second section deals with the theological themes of the Bible. Many will find the first section quite dry and tedious (although his chapters [2 and 3] on models of biblical theology are quite interesting and informative). Here Childs deals with methodological and canonical issues that shaped the Christian bible. He gets into the details of the sources of the beliefs that shaped the religion of Israel and the early church. Depending on what your interests are you may find this section quite useful or useless. The second section is what many may find interesting and illuminating. He deals with major topics of biblical theology like God, covenant, law and gospel, humanity, etc. Many traditional and conservative readers may not like some of the conclusions Childs draws but one cannot ignore them as irrelevant to the church's theological mission. Childs' main sticking argument is the theological and canonical integrity of the OT in light of the revelation of Christ in the NT. How does the Christian understand the OT as a Christian text without doing damage to the textual and theological integrity of the OT? This is a common question Childs like to bring up in the book. Though many evangelicals will not like the way he handles the unity of the bible issue he does an admirable job trying to give the OT a voice of its own without relying on some overarching Christian theological construct (e.g., covenant theology, dispensationalism, salvation-history, etc.). This is a valuable resource for students who want to study more about biblical theology in a more moderate evangelical context.
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Exellent book & author,
This review is from: Biblical Theology of Old and New Testament Theological Reflection of the Christian Bible (Hardcover)
This book is an exellent choice for every serious student of Biblical Theology. The author provides a broad view of the concept, plus gives a very balanced insight on the current models to approach Biblical Theology. This book will surely be a great addition to your library!
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I have just started using the book, so I must be brief and limited in my assessment. I do find the book very interesting and I look forward to the comparison between the Old and New Testaments.
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- The Bible After Babel: Historical Criticism in a Postmodern Age by John J. Collins on page 133, and Back Matter
- Elusive Israel: The Puzzle of Election in Romans by Charles H. Cosgrove in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Canons in Conflict: Negotiating Texts in True and False Prophecy by James E. Brenneman in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The First Edition of the New Testament by David Trobisch in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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