In Search of True Wisdom
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In Search of True Wisdom

Essays in Old Testament Interpretation in Honour of Ronald E. Clements

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In Search of True Wisdom

Essays in Old Testament Interpretation in Honour of Ronald E. Clements

About this book

The distinguished authors whose essays appear in this volume (marking the seventieth birthday of Ronald Clements, who until his retirement, was the Samuel Davidson Professor of Old Testament Studies, King's College London) include John Barton, Walter Brueggemann, Brevard Childs, John Rogerson, Rolf Rendtorff, Hugh Williamson, the late Norman Whybray, Graeme Auld, Richard Coggins. The theme of the volume reflects Clements's recent interest in 'wisdom' as an interpretative framework, and the essays address the role of theology and hermeneutics in biblical exegesis, through an examination of methods and approaches as well as by application to specific Old Testament writings. While the volume ranges through issues of canon, biblical theology and literary criticism, with several essays on the prophetic books, it maintains a clear focus on the numerous issues and challenges facing the contemporary interpreter of the scriptures.

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Information

Publisher
Sheffield Academic Press
Year
1999
Print ISBN
9781841270715
eBook ISBN
9780567531681
Edition
1
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Biblical Studies

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Preface
  3. Abbreviations
  4. List of Contributors
  5. Ronald Ernest Clements: An Appreciation
  6. History-Interpretation-Theology: Issues in Biblical Religion
  7. Canon and Old Testament Interpretation
  8. Enabling Silent Lips to Speak: Literary Criticism in the Service of Old Testament Interpretation
  9. The Role of Old Testament Theology in Old Testament Interpretation
  10. Hermeneutical Reflections on C. Vitringa, Eighteenth-Century Interpreter of Isaiah
  11. Walking in God's Ways: The Concept of Imitatio Dei in the Old Testament
  12. Frontiers and Borders in the Old Testament
  13. Noah, Abraham and Moses: God's Covenant Partners
  14. The Theology of Exodus
  15. On 'Seeing' the Trees while Missing the Forest: The Wisdom of Characters and Readers in 2 Samuel and 1 Kings
  16. 'From One Degree of Glory to Another': Themes and Theology in Isaiah
  17. 'Because of You!': An Essay about the Centre of the Book of the Twelve
  18. 'When the Towers Fall': Interpreting Nahum as Christian Scripture
  19. Wisdom, Suffering and the Freedom of God in the Book of Job
  20. Sitting Loose to History: Reading the Book of Lamentations without Primary Reference to its Original Historical Setting
  21. Theology and Hermeneutics in the Books of Chronicles
  22. Index of References
  23. Index of Authors