Understanding of failure and failure of understanding: Aspects of failure in the Old Testament

Taking its cue from Rudolf Bultmann’s famous verdict that the Old Testament is a ‘failure’ (‘Scheitern’), the article reviews three influential negative readings of Israel’s history as told in the Former Prophets. It is then argued that awareness of the theological problem posed by Israel’s history...

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Main Author: Loader, James Alfred 1945- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2014
In: HTS teologiese studies
Year: 2014, Volume: 70, Issue: 1
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