The Center of the First Testament within the Canonical Process
Using a model based on concepts in Jungian psychology, the author argues that the center of the First Testament shifted within the developing canonical process, moving from a pair of mountain top theophanic experiences on the part of Moses and Elijah (as depicted in Exodus 33:1-17 and 1 Kings 19) to...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1993
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Biblical theology bulletin
Year: 1993, Volume: 23, Issue: 2, Pages: 48-53 |
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| Summary: | Using a model based on concepts in Jungian psychology, the author argues that the center of the First Testament shifted within the developing canonical process, moving from a pair of mountain top theophanic experiences on the part of Moses and Elijah (as depicted in Exodus 33:1-17 and 1 Kings 19) to the book of Deuteronomy within the so-called 17-book canon of the sixth century B.C.E. Prior to the time of Josephus, the center had moved to the classical prophetic literature, interpreted messianically. And when that Messiah actually appeared, so far as the Second Testament community of faith was concerned, the center shifted once again to the Gospels plus Acts as a "New Torah" in the Christian Bible. This "New Torah" constitutes the fulfillment of the First Testament and stands between the two halves of the Christian Bible, belonging to both—each of which is made up of 27 books. A similar "canonical process" is traced within the deutero-canonical literature in terms of the so-called "Axiom of Maria" in Jungian psychology. |
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| ISSN: | 1945-7596 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblical theology bulletin
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/014610799302300202 |