Mitzvoth ethics and the Jewish Bible: the end of Old Testament theology

Contents......Page 8
Preface xi......Page 12
Abbreviations xiii......Page 14
Introductory Thoughts and Preliminaries 1  Chapter 1......Page 16
ANALYSIS OF APPROACHES TO THE JEWISH BIBLE 11......Page 26
1.1.1. Johann Philipp Gabler and the Influence of His Predecessors 12......Page 27
1.1.2. The Eighteenth Century 21......Page 36
1.1.3. The Nineteenth Century 36......Page 51
1.1.3.1. The Final Rearing Up of Protestant Orthodoxy 37......Page 52
1.1.3.1.1. Excursus: Oehler's Theologie des AI ten Testaments 52......Page 67
1.1.3.1.2. Excursus: RomhekTs Theologia Sacrosancta 53......Page 68
1.1.3.2. Philosophical Theologies and the Social-Historical Awakening 55......Page 70
1.1.4. The Twentieth Century 70......Page 85
1.1.5. "Modern** Theologies of the Jewish Bible 72......Page 87
1.1.6. Excursus: Knight's A Christian Theology of the Old Testament 82......Page 97
1.1.7. Modern Christian Theologies of the Jewish Bible and Beyond 101......Page 116
1.1.8. Excursus: Christian Ethical Studies of the Jewish Bible 105......Page 120
1.2.1. Preliminary Thoughts and Historical Entry 107......Page 122
1.2.2. The Jewish Hermeneutical-Exegetical Tendency: Ethics 112......Page 127
1.2.3. Jewish Scholars and Jewish Biblical-Theological Studies 122......Page 137
1.3.1 Contributions and Problems of Christian and Jewish Perspectives 137......Page 152
1.3.2. Why Jewish and Christian Biblical Scholarship Collide 141......Page 156
1.3.3. A Possible Way Out of the Hermcneutical Maze 149......Page 164
1.3.4. An Alternative Hermeneutical-Exegctical Approach 155......Page 170
2.1. Basic Assumptions and Introduction to the Method 162......Page 177
2.2. The Impact of Torah, Decalogue and Covenant: An Outline 171......Page 186
2.3. The Intention: The Creation of an Ethos of 181 ????......Page 196
2.3.1.1. Holiness in the Jewish Bible: A Brief Summary 182......Page 197
2.3.1.2. The Concept of Holiness in the Book of Leviticus 191......Page 206
2.3.1.2.1. Preliminary Remarks: Indicative and Imperative 193......Page 208
2.3.1.2.2. The Point of Departure: The Exodus Tradition 195......Page 210
2.3.1.2.3. Sanctuary, Priesthood and "Schicksalsgcmcinschaft" 198......Page 213
2.3.1.2.4. Holiness as Identity Marker 201......Page 216
2.3.1.3. Holiness: The Esscnce of all Jewish Life 205......Page 220
2.3.2. Justice as Pillar of Jewish Biblical Mitzvoth Ethics 207......Page 222
2.3.2.1. Preliminaries about the Biblical Understanding of Justice 209......Page 224
2.3.2.2. ?-?-?-?: The Guarantor o f (21 9 ? )???? ?5:??......Page 234
2.3.2.3. (?>??? in the Kingship Ideology 226......Page 241
2.3.2.4. (?>??? in the Context of the Cult and Wisdom Literature 233......Page 248
2.3.2.5. (?)??? as a Qualifier 240......Page 255
2.3.2.6.241 ????? ??.???.??......Page 256
2.4. Communicating the Ideal 249......Page 264
2.5. The Biblical Ethos of Theodicy 256......Page 271
2.5.1. The Transformation of "Why?" into "What for?" 258......Page 273
2.5.2. Theodicy, Anthropodicy and the Covenant 259......Page 274
JOSHUA THE EXEMPLARY WARRIOR 268......Page 283
3.1. Introductory Notes: Joshua as an Example of ?-?-?-'-Pleasing Life 271......Page 286
3.2. Joshua the Legitimate Successor of Moses 275......Page 290
3.3.1. Warrior Terminology Applied to 291 ???????......Page 306
3.3.2. The Ideal Warrior and His Wan ??????? in Jewish Warfare 296......Page 311
3.3.3. Holiness and Justice in the Wars of 304 ?????????......Page 319
3.3.3.1. Excursus: The Debate on ??? and "Holy War" 307......Page 322
3.3.3.2. Excursus:??? and Its Cultic Context 310......Page 325
3.4. Joshua: The Ancient Jews" Exemplary Army Leader 315......Page 330
3.4.1. Joshua and the Land of Promise Conquered Synergistically 317......Page 332
3.4.1.1. Joshua's Preparatory Steps Initializing His War Activity 318......Page 333
3.4.1.2. Joshua's Wars Against Jericho, Ai and Royal Coalitions 319......Page 334
3.4.2. The Cultic Role Characteristics of Joshua as Exemplary Warrior 325......Page 340
3.4.3. The "Just Ruler" Role Characteristic of Joshua the Prime Warrior 336......Page 351
3.4.4. Joshua and the Mitzvoth Covenant Renewed 342......Page 357
3.4.5. Conclusion: The Encouraged One Becomes an Encourager 348......Page 363
Summary and Conclusion 351......Page 366
Select Bibliography 356......Page 371
Index of References 384......Page 399
Index of Authors 403......Page 418