Brevard Childs, biblical theologian
Subtitle: for the church's One Bible
By: Daniel R. Driver
Series: Forschungen zum Alten Testament. 2. Reihe -- 46; Forschungen zum Alten Testament -- 46.
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Tübingen
Language: eng
Number of pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9783161503689
Subjects: Bible; Kanon; Biblische Theologie; Theologie; Criticism, interpretation; Exegese; Bibel
Description: Brevard Childs (1923-2007), one of the monumental figures in biblical interpretation in the last half-century, is a founding presence in the current resurgence in theological interpretation of Scripture. He combined critique of biblical scholarship with a constructive proposal related to canon. Because his work is influential, complex, and contested, it needs and merits clarification. In this full-scale explication of Childs's thought, Daniel Driver takes account of the complete corpus of Childs's work, providing a thorough introduction to the context, content, and reception of his canonical approach. (Barnes & Noble).
Notes: Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D. - St. Andrews) under the title: Brevard Childs: the logic of scripture's textual authoriy in the mystery of Christ.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Childs as biblical historian; title: Reading Childs in English and German; title: What is biblical theology?; title: Form, final for : canon after Gunkel; title: The heart of the matter (Res) : against narrative and intertextual readings; title: Canon and midrash : confronting the "mystery of Israel"; title: Criticism and the rule : two measures of allegory; title: "For a generation to come"; title: Epilogue.