The Old Testament and the Church after Christendom

The situation of today's "post-Constantinian" church invites new approaches to biblical theology, particularly with regard to the OT and its political witness. John Howard Yoder's "Jeremianic turn" provides a compelling model for an "exilic" hermeneutic, but i...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chapman, Stephen B. 1962- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Journals Online & Print:
Drawer...
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: The Pennsylvania State University Press 2015
In: Journal of theological interpretation
Year: 2015, Volume: 9, Issue: 2, Pages: 159-183
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KDD Protestant Church
KDG Free church
NBN Ecclesiology
SA Church law; state-church law
Further subjects:B Theology
B Bible
B Churches
B Judaism
B Christianity
B Exile
B Christian History
B Old Testament
B Jewish History
B Religious Literature
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Description
Summary:The situation of today's "post-Constantinian" church invites new approaches to biblical theology, particularly with regard to the OT and its political witness. John Howard Yoder's "Jeremianic turn" provides a compelling model for an "exilic" hermeneutic, but it requires reframing as a canonical rather than history-of-religions proposal. Also needed is more appreciative engagement with the OT's Mosaic and Davidic traditions, which remain foundational for any biblically based political theology. The church "after Christendom" will not only be "landless" but "placed," not only tradition-observant but eschatologically oriented, not only a NT community but part heir to the OT's vision of a people of God.
ISSN:2576-7933
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of theological interpretation
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2307/26373897