Methods > Theology

Canonical Sources

• Can the Book of Proverbs Be a Player in "Biblical Theology"? - by Roland E. Murphy, Biblical Theology Bulletin (Spring 2001)

Conceptual Structures

• The Endangered and Reaffirmed Promises of God: A Fruitful Framework for Biblical Theology - by James Hanson, Biblical Theology Bulletin (Fall 2000)
• God's Steadfast Love Towards a New Conception of Old Testament Theology - by H. Spieckermann, Biblica 81 (2000)
• Once Again - The "Center" of the Old Testament - by Roland E. Murphy, Biblical Theology Bulletin (Fall 2001)

General Articles and Essays

• Against the Stream: Brevard Childs' Biblical Theology - by Walter Brueggemann, Theology Today 50 (1993)
• Biblical Theology: Bridge over Many Waters - by Christine Helmer, Currents in Biblical Research 3.2 (2005) 169–196; abstract with full text options
• Biblical Theology Movement - Believe Religious Information Service article
• Questions Concerning Biblical Theology - by Roland E. Murphy, Biblical Theology Bulletin (Fall 2000)
• The Critic of Biblical Theologians: A Review of James Barr's The Concept of Biblical Theology: An Old Testament Perspective - by Robert K. Gnuse, Biblical Theology Bulletin (Summer 2001)
• When Is Theology "Biblical"? Some Reflections - by Roland E. Murphy, Biblical Theology Bulletin (Spring 2003)
• Words that Testify of God: The Theology of the Old Testament - by Robert K. Gnuse, Biblical Theology Bulletin (Fall 2001)

Methodology

• Biblical Theology and Sociological Interpretation - by Bernhard W. Anderson, Theology Today 42.3 (1985)

New Testament Connections

• The Testament: Continuities and Discontinuities - by Roland E. Murphy, Biblical Theology Bulletin (Fall 1999)

Religious and Confessional Dimensions

• The Responsibility of Biblical Theology to Communities of Faith - by Paul D. Hanson, Theology Today 37.1 (1980)

Book Reviews

• Barr, James. The Concept of Biblical Theology: An Old Testament Perspective (Fortress, 1999) - reviewed by Bernhard W. Anderson, Hans Dieter Betz, and Rolf Rentdorff.
• Brueggemann, Walter, Deep Memory, Exuberant Hope: Contested Truth in a Post-Christian World (Augsburg Fortress, 2000) - reviewed by Michael S. Moore, Review of Biblical Literature
• Brueggemann, Walter, Theology of the Old Testament: Testimony, Dispute, Advocacy (Fortress, 2005)
  • Reviewed by Stephen D. Lowe, Global Journal of Classical Theology 1.2 (1999)
  • Reviewed by Mark McEntire, Review of Biblical Literature (2006)
  • Reviewed by Thomas Kraus, Review of Biblical Literature (2006)
• Collins, John J., Encounters with Biblical Theology (Fortress, 2005)
  • Reviewed by Henning Reventlow, Review of Biblical Literature (2006)
  • Reviewed by James Sanders, Review of Biblical Literature (2006)
• Das, Andrew A. and Frank J. Matera, eds., The Forgotten God: Perspectives in Biblical Theology: Essays in Honor of Paul J. Achtemeier on the Occasion of His Seventy-Fifth Birthday (Westminster John Knox, 2002) - reviewed by Sean P. Kealy, Review of Biblical Literature (2004)
• Gerstenberger, Erhard S., Theologien im alten Testament: Pluralitat und Synkretismus alttestamentlichen Gottesglaubens (Kohlhammer, 2001)/Theologies of the Old Testament: Pluralism and Syncretism in Ancient Israel's Faith (Fortress, 2002)
  • Reviewed by Roland E. Murphy, Biblical Theology Bulletin (Winter 2002)
  • Reviewed by Samuel D. Giere, Currents in Theology and Mission (December 2002)
• Gnuse, Robert K. The Old Testament and Process Theology. St. Louis: Chalice, 2000.
  • Reviewed by R. Christopher Heard, Review of Biblical Literature
  • Reviewed by Terry W. Eddinger, Biblical Theology Bulletin (Winter 2001)
• Hafemann, Scott J., ed., Biblical Theology: Retrospect and Prospect (InterVarsity, 2002) - reviewed by David W. Kuck, Currents in Theology and Mission (October 2004)
• Helmer, Christine, ed., The Multivalence of Biblical Texts and Theological Meanings (SBL/Brill, 2006) - reviewed by Christoph Stenschke, Review of Biblical Literature (2008)
• Henriksen, Jan-Olav, ed. Makt Eiendom Rettferdighet: Bibelske moraltradisjoner i møte med vår tid (Oslo: Gyldendal Akademisk 2000) - reviewed by Johannes Nissen, Review of Biblical Literature
• Kaiser, Otto, Zwischen Athen und Jerusalem: Studien zur griechischen und biblischen Theologie, ihrer Eigenart und ihrem Verhältnis (de Gruyter, 2003) - reviewed by Thomas C. Römer, Review of Biblical Literature (2004)
• Lang, Bernhard, The Hebrew God: Portrait of an Ancient Deity (Yale, 2002) - reviewed by Robert Gnuse, Biblical Theology Bulletin (Winter 2002)
• Marshall, I. Howard, Beyond the Bible: Moving from Scripture to Theology (Baker, 2004) - reviewed by John William Vest, Review of Biblical Literature (2004)
• Mead, James K., Biblical Theology: Issues, Methods, and Themes (Westminster John Knox, 2007) - reviewed by James D. G. Gunn, Review of Biblical Literature (2008)
• Ollenburger, Ben C., ed., Old Testament Theology: Flowering and Future (Eisenbrauns, 2004) - reviewed by Alice Ogden Bellis, Review of Biblical Literature (2004)
• Reventlow, Henning Graf, Die Eigenart des Jahweglaubens: Beiträge zur Theologie und Religionsgeschichte des Alten Testaments (Neukirchen-Vluyn: Neukirchener, 2004) - reviewed by Mark W. Hamilton, Review of Biblical Literature (2007)
• Von Rad, Gerhard, From Genesis to Chronicles: Explorations in Old Testament Theology (Fortress, 2005)
  • Reviewed by Joseph Cathey, Review of Biblical Literature (2005)
  • Reviewed by Henning Reventlow, Review of Biblical Literature (2005)
  • Reviewed by James West, Review of Biblical Literature (2005)
  • Reviewed by Alphonso Groenewald, Review of Biblical Literature (2005)