This new approach to biblical theology addresses the unity of the canon from an interdisciplinary perspective. The canon's unity is discussed as constituted both by an interpreted subjective unity "in front of" the text and by the subject matter "behind" the text. The volume includes Jewish and Christian contributions by scholars of the Hebrew Bible, the Dead Sea Scrolls, the New Testament, philosophy, and theology.
Author(s): Christine Helmer, Christof Landmesser
Year: 2004
Language: English
Pages: 264
Contents......Page 8
Acknowledgements......Page 6
Notes on Contributors......Page 10
1. Introduction: A New Biblical-Theological Approach to the Unity of the Canon......Page 14
2. Transhistorical Unity of the New Testament Canon from Philosophical, Exegetical, and Systematic-Theological Perspectives......Page 26
3. From Literature to Scripture: The Unity and Plurality of the Hebrew Scriptures in Light of the Qumran Library......Page 64
4. Unity and Plurality in Jewish Canons: The Case of the Oral and Written Torahs......Page 121
5. Unity: Within the Canon or After the Canon......Page 164
6. Interpretative Unity of the New Testament......Page 172
7. Unity of Scripture Constituted through Jewish Traditions of Interpretation......Page 199
8. The Unity Behind the Canon......Page 230
F......Page 246
K......Page 247
R......Page 248
W......Page 249
Z......Page 250
Index of References......Page 251
C......Page 258
I......Page 259
Q......Page 260
T......Page 261
Z......Page 262
