Old Testament Theology, Introduction
Old Testament Theology Notes
Summary of Hayes and Prussner, OT Theology
Genesis 1-11: A Possible Chiastic Organization
OT Theology Glossary
OT Theology Review

Hayes, John H. and Frederick Prussner, Old Testament Theology: Its History and Development (Atlanta: John Knox, 1985).

The Dawn of OT Theology

• J P Gabler (1753-1826)--distinguished biblical theology and dogmatic theology, built upon work of Semler, Lessing, Herder
  
• Schmidt (1617-1696): Holy Scripture, God, Holy Trinity, Christ, creation, angels, providence, sin, free will, law, gospel, repentance, justification, good works, church, election, ministry, magistrates, marriage and celibacy, death and resurrection, end of time and last judgment, eternal life and hell.

The Place of the Bible in Protestant Scholasticism

• Luther's formal principle ascribed authority solely to scripture instead of ecclesiastical tradition.
• So also in similar ways, Calvin and Zwingli.
• The rise of "proof-texting."
• Melanchthon: God, one, triune, creation, man, man's powers, sin, fruits of sin-vices, punishment, law, promises, restoration by Christ, grace, fruits of grace, faith, hope, charity, predestination, sacraments, human orders, magistrates, bishops, condemnation, blessedness.
• The federal (covenant) theology of Johannes Cocceius (1603-69)

OT Theology in the 18th Century

• The Century's Character and Religious Movements
  Pietism
  Rationalism
  Advances in the physical sciences
  Arminianism and Socinianism
  Deism
  The Enlightenment
  Kant's ethical Idealism
  Romanticism
• A Developing Biblical Theology
  Semler (1725-91)
  Eichhorn (1752-1827)
  Ernesti (1707-81)
  An independent biblical theology--Gabler
  A rationalist OT theology--Bauer
• The Century Summarized
  Biblical theology becomes an autonomous discipline
  Rationalism helped break biblical theology into distinct testamental divisions
  Increasing search for historical origins of Scripture to explain problem areas helped, but humanized it and asked the question about its relationship to divine revelation
  Generally held a high theory of biblical inspiration

OT Theology in the 19th Century

• The Century's Character and Religious Movements
  Schleiermacher (1768-1834)
  Hegel
  Ritschlianism
  Baumgarten
  Delitzsch
  Marx
  Lenin
  Rauschenbusch
  The Natural and Social Sciences
  Historicism
  Relativism
  Skepticism
• OT Theology and Religion
  Kaiser
  De Wette
  Vatke
• OT Theology and Supernaturalism
  
• OT Theology and Moderate Conservatives
  Schultz
  Ewald
• The Decline of OT Theology and the Dominance of the History of Israelite Religion--The Century Summarized
  Increasing historical-crtical approach
  Decrease in biblical and especially OT authority
  Religion and religious practices are focus in German research
  Religious truth seen as product of human history and experience rather than divine objectivity
  Israelite religious studies informed by non-canonical materials
  Priority of prophets in Israelite religion becomes almost universal theme in OT studies during last half of century

The Rebirth of OT Theology

The Relevance of the Old Testament
The Rebirth of Interest in OT Theology
The call for a revival of OT Theology
New Theological Developments
The debate over method and approach
Discussions of Israelite Religion--1920-1950
Old Testament Theology--1920-1950
Authors
Konig
Eichrodt
Sellin
Kohler
Moller
Heinisch
Procksch
Millar Burrows
Baab
Methods and Approaches
The So-Called Biblical Theology Movement

Recent Developments in Old Testament Theology

Old Testament Theologies of the 1950s
Vriezen
Wright
Jacob
Knight
E. J. Young
Gerhard von Rad
Reevaluating the Biblical Theology Movement
The Recent Quest for an Adequate Theology
Continuing and Contemporary Issues in OT Theology
The Problem of a Center
History, Tradition and Story
The History of Israelite Religion and OT Theology
The Canon and Old Testament Theology
Creation, Cosmology, and World Order