Old Testament Theology: Summary of Hayes and Prussner, Old Testament Theology
by Robert J. Young, D.Min.
Materials for Old Testament Theology:
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
- OT Theology and Religion
- OT Theology and Supernaturalism
- OT Theology and Moderate Conservatives
- 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
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Last updated December 12, 2012