Journeying with the Old Testament

Journeying with the Old Testament......Page 4
Table of Contents......Page 8
Foreword......Page 10
List of Abbreviation......Page 12
General Introduction......Page 16
Step 1: The World of the Old Testament......Page 18
Our Map......Page 20
Introduction......Page 22
The Fertile Crescent......Page 23
Pre-Monarchy......Page 26
The Divided Monarchy (922-722 B.C.E) and Assyrian Period (745-612 B.C.E)......Page 27
The Babylonian Period (612-539 B.C.E)......Page 28
The Persian Period (539-330 B.C.E)......Page 29
The Greek Period (330-164 B.C.E.)......Page 30
The Maccabean Period (164-63 B.C.E.)......Page 31
To Know More......Page 32
Step 2: The Canon of the Old Testament......Page 34
Our Map......Page 36
What is Sacred Tradition?......Page 38
What is Sacred Scripture?......Page 39
Summary......Page 40
The Period of the Monarchy......Page 42
The Law as Scripture......Page 44
The Writings as Scripture......Page 45
Summary......Page 46
Internal Factors......Page 48
External Factors......Page 49
Summary......Page 50
What is the TaNaK?......Page 52
The Arrangement of the Books in the Hebrew Canon......Page 53
Summary......Page 55
Introduction......Page 56
The Arrangement of the Books in the Septuagint......Page 57
Summary......Page 59
The Scriptures of the Early Church......Page 60
The Longer list of the Old Testament......Page 61
The Shorter list of the Old Testament......Page 62
Summary......Page 63
To Know More......Page 64
Step 3: The Structure and Content of the Tôrāh......Page 66
Our Map......Page 68
What is the Pentateuch?......Page 70
Attestations of the Pentateuch as a Unit......Page 72
Challenges to the Traditional Notion of Pentateuch: Some Modern Theories......Page 73
Reasons for Retaining the Notion Pentateuch......Page 74
Summary......Page 75
Legislative Texts......Page 76
Narrative Texts......Page 77
Discrepancies......Page 78
Summary......Page 79
What is the Documentary Hypothesis?......Page 80
The Elohist Source......Page 81
The Deuteronomist Source......Page 82
Recent Developments in the Documentary Hypothesis......Page 83
Summary......Page 84
Introduction......Page 86
Survey of the Literary Links in the Pentateuch......Page 87
Narrative Structure of the Pentateuch......Page 90
Summary......Page 91
Creation......Page 92
Blessings......Page 93
Covenant......Page 95
Summary......Page 98
Introduction......Page 100
The Legal Codes......Page 101
The Narratives......Page 102
Summary......Page 104
To Know More......Page 105
Biblical Anthology......Page 106
Step 4: The Structure and Content of the Nᵉḇîˀîm......Page 108
Our Map......Page 110
An overview of the Former Prophets......Page 112
Narrative Structure and Dominant Ideas......Page 114
Summary......Page 115
Brief Historical Development of Prophecy in Israel......Page 116
In the Promised Land (Former Prophets)......Page 118
The Former and Latter Prophets: Relationships and Differences......Page 119
Summary......Page 120
The Preaching of the Classical Prophets......Page 122
The Written Words of the Classical Prophet......Page 123
The Message of the Prophets......Page 125
Summary......Page 126
J.L. Sicre......Page 128
A Discussion of the Various Genres......Page 130
Narratives of a Prophet’s Call......Page 131
Prophetic Lawsuit (Rîb)......Page 132
Summary......Page 133
To Know More......Page 134
Biblical Anthology......Page 135
Step 5: The Structure and Content of the Kᵉtûḇîm......Page 138
Our Map......Page 140
Classification......Page 142
Psalms......Page 146
Wisdom Literature......Page 147
Summary......Page 149
The Books in the Megilloth and the Festivals on which they are Read......Page 150
Summary......Page 153
Introduction......Page 154
The Book of Daniel......Page 155
Ezra and Nehemiah......Page 156
Summary......Page 157
To Know More......Page 158
Biblical Anthology......Page 159
Step 6: Studying the TaNaK in Africa......Page 160
Our Map......Page 162
Presence of Africa in the OT......Page 164
Terms used to refer to Africa in the OT......Page 165
Summary......Page 167
What is African Biblical Hermeneutics?......Page 168
Presuppositions of African Biblical Hermeneutics......Page 169
Different Directions in Contextual Reading in Africa......Page 171
African Interpretation of the OT in Communicative Perspective......Page 173
Summary......Page 175
Cultural or Inter-cultural Approach: Mukenge (1999) and Oduyoye (1984)......Page 176
African Liberation Theology: Boesak (1984) and Mosala (1989)......Page 177
Communicative Perspective......Page 179
General Summary......Page 181
To Know More......Page 182
General Conclusion......Page 184
List of Reference......Page 186
Back Matter......Page 192