Jewish Bible Theology : : Perspectives and Case Studies / / ed. by Isaac Kalimi.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Penn State University Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2014
• MitwirkendeR: Brettler, Marc Zvi,; Frisch, Amos,; Garber, Zev,; Greenberg, Moshe,; Greenspahn, Frederick E.,; Haas, Peter J.,; Kalimi, Isaac,; Kaminsky, Joel,; Kasher, Asa,; Novak, David,; Simon, Uriel,; Sommer, Benjamin D.,; Sweeney, Marvin A.,; Zvi, Ehud Ben,
• HerausgeberIn: Kalimi, Isaac,
• Place / Publishing House: University Park, PA : : Penn State University Press, , [2021]; ©2012
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (288 p.)

This volume, the first of its sort, takes issue with scholars who believe that the terms biblical theology and Jews contradict rather than approximate each other. Without saying so, they automatically confirm Otto Procksch's assertion that "alle Theologie ist Christologie." In recent decades, however, there is increasing interest in earlier and current Jewish biblical theologies. A new generation of Jewish scholars demonstrate great interest in and actively engage in Hebrew Bible theology. They strive to make Jewish biblical theology a legitimate subdiscipline of biblical studies and develop it separately and independently from the Christian theology. Also, many Christian scholars are interested in understanding the Hebrew Bible / Old Testament and its various themes from Jewish theological perspectives. Thus, in response to continual interest from all sides, Isaac Kalimi presents this volume for the benefit of all.Jewish Bible Theology comprises a number of essays that raise substantial, methodological, and historical questions, while others focus on particular topics from the Torah, Prophets, and Writings. Altogether, they reflect fresh and current thinking on important issues in Jewish religious and intellectual world views.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Abbreviations -- Contemporary Jewish Bible Theology: An Overview -- Part 1 Jewish Bible Theology -- Jewish Theologies of Scripture -- Constructing the Past: The Recent History of Jewish Biblical Theology -- Part 2 Case Studies -- Fighting Forms of Idolatry: The Meaning of an Image of Moses in Jewish Theology -- Jewish Conceptions of the Human Factor in Biblical Prophecy -- Biblical Destinies: Conditional Promises -- God and Human Rights in a Secular Society: A Biblical-Talmudic Perspective -- The Biblical Attitude toward Human Toil -- New Testament and Rabbinic Views of Election -- Amalek and Amalekut: A Homiletic Lesson -- Foundations for a Jewish Theology of the Hebrew Bible: Prophets in Dialogue -- Psalms and Jewish Biblical Theology -- Psalm 1 and the Canonical Shaping of Jewish Scripture -- Reflections on Job's Theology -- Fear of Annihilation and Eternal Covenant: The Book of Esther in Judaism and Jewish Theology -- The Book of Daniel: The Strange End of Biblical Theology -- Index of Authors -- Index of Scripture