Hebrew Bible / Old Testament. III: From Modernism to Post-Modernism

Part 2: The Twentieth Century - From Modernism to Post-Modernism

Magne Sæbø

• Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
• Year: 2014
• Print ISBN:
  9783525540220
• eBook ISBN:
  9783647540221
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Christian Theology

The long and complex history of reception and interpretation of the Hebrew Bible / Old Testament through the ages, described in the HBOT Project, focuses in this concluding volume III, Part 2 on the multifarious research and the different methods used in the last century. Even this volume is written by Christian and Jewish scholars and takes its wider cultural and philosophical context into consideration. The perspective is worldwide and ecumenical. Its references to modern biblical scholarship, on which it is based, are extensive and updated.The indexes (names, topics, references to biblical sources and a broad body of literature beyond) are the key to the wealth of information provided.Contributors are J. Barton, H.L. Bosman, A.F. Campbell, SJ, D.M. Carr, D.J.A. Clines, W. Dietrich, St.E. Fassberg, D. Føllesdal, A.C. Hagedorn, K.M. Heim, J. Høgenhaven, B. Janowski, D.A. Knight, C. Körting, A. Laato, P. Machinist, M.A.O´Brien, M. Oeming, D. Olson, E. Otto, M. Sæbø, J. Schaper, S. Sekine, J.L. Ska, SJ, M.A. Sweeney, and J. de Waard.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Table of Contents
• Body
• Preface
• 25. In Our Own, Post-modern Time – Introductory Remarks on Two Methodological Problems in Biblical Studies By Magne Sæbø, Oslo
• A. General Prospects of Context and Approaches of Biblical Interpretation in the Twentieth Century
• B. Main Regional and Confessional Areas of the Twentieth Century Biblical Scholarship
• C. Special Fields and Different Approaches in the Interpretation of the Hebrew Bible / Old Testament
• Contributors
• Abbreviations
• Indexes (Names / Topics / References)