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Preface | |
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Contributors | |
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Abbreviations | |
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The Artists | |
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Out of Egypt | |
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Biblical Theology and Biblical Interpretation:Introduction 1 | |
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Out of Egypt: The Content of this Volume | |
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Approaches to Biblical Theology | |
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The Church Fathers and Biblical Theology | |
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Gerald BrayDefining our Terms | |
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The Relevance of the Fathers for Biblical Theology Today | |
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Ontology and Biblical Theology | |
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The Nature and Genre of Biblical Theology: SomeReflections in the Light of | |
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''Prolegomena to a Biblical Theology'' | |
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Karl M�llerScobie''s Approach to Biblical Theology | |
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Reflections on the Nature and Genre of Biblical Theology | |
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The Role of Descriptive Analytical Biblical Theologies | |
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Some Directions in Catholic Biblical Theology | |
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Francis MartinDei Verbum | |
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The Challenge of Catholic Biblical Theology since Dei Verbum | |
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Concluding Reflections | |
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The Theology of the Old Testament by Marco Nobile:A Contribution to Jewish-Christian Relations | |
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Nuria Calduch-BenagesThe Current Situation of Biblical Theology | |
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viii ContentsThe Theology of the Old Testament by Marco Nobile | |
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The Contribution of Nobile''s Work to Jewish-Christian Relations | |
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Conclusion | |
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Mission as a Matrix for Hermeneutics and BiblicalTheology | |
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Introduction: Bible and Mission | |
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Steps Toward a Missional Hermeneutic | |
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Contours of a Missional Hermeneutic | |
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Conclusion: Framework or Map? | |
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Story and Biblical Theology | |
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Introduction | |
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The Impetus Toward Narrative from Philosophy and Theology | |
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The Impetus Toward Narrative from Practical Theologyand Theological Ethics | |
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The Impetus Toward Narrative from Missiology:Missionary Encounter between Two Stories | |
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Story and Biblical Theology | |
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Arguments Against Reading the Bible as a Grand Story | |
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Conclusion | |
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The Problem of ''Biblical Theology'' | |
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Introduction | |
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Posing the Problem | |
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The Fundamental Nature of the Problem | |
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The Central Subject Matter of Biblical Theology | |
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Conclusion | |
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Great Themes of the Bible | |
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Biblical Theology and the Problems of Monotheism | |
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Richard BauckhamIntroduction | |
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Monotheism as a Misleading Category | |
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The Quest of the Historical Monotheism | |
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The Old Testament: A Monotheistic Book? | |
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The Shema in the New Testament | |
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The Unity of Humankind as a Theme in Biblical Theology | |
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Stephen C. BartonIntroduction: Humankind at Risk | |
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Contents ixWhy Unity? Unity of What Kind? | |
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The Unity of Humankind in the Greco-Roman Tradition | |
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The Unity of Humankind in the Bible and Early Judaism | |
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The Unity of Humankind in the New Testament | |
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Conclusion | |
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Parts of the Bible and Biblical Theology | |
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Zechariah | |
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Al WoltersIntroduction | |
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Patristic Commentaries | |
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Twentieth-century Commentaries | |
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Conclusions | |
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Paul and Salvation History in Romans 9:30 - 10:4 | |
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Salvation History and Covenant | |
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The New Covenant in the New Testament | |
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National and Believing Israel | |
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Paul and Law in the Light of the Cross | |
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Conclusion | |
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Hebrews and Biblical Theology | |
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Biblical Theology and Hebrews | |
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Scripture and the Relationship between Old and New in theRhetorical Structure of Hebrews | |
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Some Features of Hebrews'' Christological Reading of Scripture | |
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Does Hebrews'' Christological Reading Have a CoherentHermeneutical Framework? | |
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Hebrews and Biblical Theology | |
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Theological Interpretation and Biblical Theology | |
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Systematic - In What Sense? | |
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Trevor HartSystem Addicts? Or, On the Need to Avoid both ofTwo Patron Saints | |
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Transformation and Convergence in the Frame of Knowing:The Distinctive Task of a Systematic Theology | |
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Biblical Theology and the Clarity of Scripture | |
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The Importance of Claritas Scripturae | |
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The Effective Illuminating Presence of God the Revealer Cla | |