The Old Testament between Theology and History: A Critical Survey - Softcover

Lemche, Niels Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0664232450 ISBN 13: 9780664232450

Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press, 2008

Synopsis

From its inception at the time of the Enlightenment until the mid-twentieth century, the historical-critical method constituted the dominant paradigm in Old Testament studies. In this magisterial overview, Niels Peter Lemche surveys the development of the historical-critical method and the way it changed the scholarly perception of the Old Testament. He describes the rise and influence of historical-critical approaches and traces their decline and fall. Then, he discusses the identity of the authors of the Old Testament, based on the content of the literature they wrote, demonstrating that the "collapse of history" does not preclude critical study. Lemche goes on to investigates the theological consequences of this "collapse" and surveys Old Testament and biblical theology in its various manifestations in the twentieth century. An appendix includes a history of Palestine from the Stone Age to modern times, constructed without recourse to the Old Testament.

About this title

About the Author:

Niels Peter Lemche is Professor in the Department for Biblical Exegesis at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. He is the Founding Editor of the Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament and the author of numerous influential works in Old Testament Studies.

About this edition

• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0664232450
• ISBN 13: 9780664232450
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 496