The Old Testament

Résumé du livre

This collection of John Barton's papers is grouped into three sections: Canon, Literature and Theology, ranging from questioning who the Prophets are to reading the Bible as literature and the Messiah in Old Testament theology. Contents include: Old Testament or Hebrew Bible?; modern exegesis and the literary conventions of ancient Israel; Wellhausen's Prolegomena to the History of Israel; Gerhard von rad on the world-view of early Israel; The day of Yahweh in the minor prophets.