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| Titre : | The Vitality of Old Testament Traditions |
| Auteurs : | Walter Brueggemann, Auteur ; Wolff, Hans Walter, Auteur |
| Type de document : | texte imprimé |
| Mention d'édition : | 3rd printing |
| Editeur : | Atlanta [USA] : John Knox Press, 1978 |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-0-8042-0111-7 |
| Format : | 155 p. |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Index. décimale : | BX/A (Introduction au Pentateuque) |
| Résumé : |
THE VITALITY OF OLD TESTAMENT TRADITIONS offers the best current handling of Pentateuchal traditions as they operated in the past and as they can help the church now. In this book Hans Walter Wolff demonstrates the Kerygmatic exegetical method, which has become a major hermeneutical approach to the Old Testament.
Wolff sees Israel’s faith tradition as a continuous kerygmatic response to a variety of cultural challenges. The background for this dynamic view of tradition is treated in the introductory chapter by Walter Brueggemann. Brueggemann reviews the history of Pentateuchal study starting with the scientific criticism of Wellhausen and proceeding through the aesthetic concern of Gunkel and the modifications made by Albright and von Rad. From there he traces it to its latest expressions—the German Confessing Church which opposed the Nazis, and Wolff’s continuation of that church in the turmoil of the sixties. Wolff’s kerygmatic methodology is presented in four major essays on Pentateuchal themes—three by Wolff himself, and another by Brueggemann. These essays approach the Pentateuch as a treasury of new expressions of faith resulting from conflicts between traditional formulas and changing social conditions. As new situations arose, Hebrew theologians brought out new vitality in ancient traditions by restating basic beliefs to provide guidance for the times. This succession of a religious tradition’s vigorous, relevant responses to social challenges is preserved in the Pentateuch, making it a scene-by-scene account of Israel’s journey of faith. Today’s church can remain spiritually alive only if its traditions continue to be as resilient as they were in the Old Testament community. Wolff and Brueggemann affirm that modern crises of faith should be met with fresh articulations of faith in the manner of ancient Israel—innovative and pertinent if they are strengthened by the relevance of the past. |
| Note de contenu : |
- List of Abbreviations - Preface - Introduction: The Word in its Particularity and Power (Walter Brueggemann) - 1. Questions Addressed in Study of the Pentateuch (Walter Brueggemann) - 2. Wolff’s Kerygmatic Methodology (Walter Brueggemann) - 3. The Kerygma of the Yahwist (Hans Walter Wolff) - 4. The Elohistic Fragments in the Pentateuch (Hans Walter Wolff) - 5. The Kerygma of the Deuteronomic Historical Work (Hans Walter Wolff) - 6. The Kerygma of the Priestly Writers (Walter Brueggemann) - 7. The Continuing Task of Tradition Criticism (Walter Brueggemann) - Notes |
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| Code-barres | Cote | Support | Localisation | Section | Disponibilité |
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| BX/A 009 | BX/A 009 | Livre | Bibliothèque principale | Livres empruntables | Prêt possible Disponible |
