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A Theological Introduction to the Old Testament

A Theological Introduction to the Old Testament Book Reviews / Horizons in Biblical Th eology 29 (2007) 223-253 241 A Th eological Introduction to the Old Testament , 2nd ed., by Bruce C. Birch, Walter Bruegge- mann, Terence E. Fretheim & David L. Petersen. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2005. Pp. 485. $40.00. Th e first edition of this excellent, theologically-oriented textbook was reviewed in this jour- nal by Nancy R. Bowen (vol. 23, 2001). Th e book, though not without flaws, filled an important gap in introductory textbooks and did it quite brilliantly. Many decisions made by the authors in that original edition are worthy of note: the decision to produce an intro- duction which encourages seminary students to engage in Christian theological reflection on the Old Testament; the decision to share authorship of the text, allowing it to model, and not only discuss, varied ideas of what “theological interpretation” looks like; and the decision to affirm the church’s historic view of the Psalter as “a Bible within the Bible” by integrating Psalm texts into its discussion of each biblical book. Th e lightly-revised second edition retains the theological approach and nearly all of the material of the first edition, but adds content designed to make http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Horizons in Biblical Theology Brill

A Theological Introduction to the Old Testament

Phinney, D. Nathan
Horizons in Biblical Theology , Volume 29 (2): 241 – Jan 1, 2007
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© 2007 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Book Reviews / Horizons in Biblical Th eology 29 (2007) 223-253 241 A Th eological Introduction to the Old Testament , 2nd ed., by Bruce C. Birch, Walter Bruegge- mann, Terence E. Fretheim & David L. Petersen. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2005. Pp. 485. $40.00. Th e first edition of this excellent, theologically-oriented textbook was reviewed in this jour- nal by Nancy R. Bowen (vol. 23, 2001). Th e book, though not without flaws, filled an important gap in introductory textbooks and did it quite brilliantly. Many decisions made by the authors in that original edition are worthy of note: the decision to produce an intro- duction which encourages seminary students to engage in Christian theological reflection on the Old Testament; the decision to share authorship of the text, allowing it to model, and not only discuss, varied ideas of what “theological interpretation” looks like; and the decision to affirm the church’s historic view of the Psalter as “a Bible within the Bible” by integrating Psalm texts into its discussion of each biblical book. Th e lightly-revised second edition retains the theological approach and nearly all of the material of the first edition, but adds content designed to make

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