I. Introduction
Lane Tipton’s proposal of a thoroughly christological reading of the Old Testament, in christotelic, christocentric, and christomorphic senses, properly qualified and defined, (found in his article in Confident of … Read more→
Archive for the ‘Old Testament’ Category
How is the Old Testament Christian Scripture?
The Law of Centralization
The Law of Centralization is a key feature of Deuteronomic and Deuteronomistic theology. Â It stems from the polemical and apologetic thrust of Deuteronomy’s monotheism. Â YHWH is God, he is the … Read more→
Deuteronomy and the History Books
Martin Noth developed an extraordinarily influential hypothesis regarding the shape and function of Deuteornomy and the books of Joshua-Kings. Â His view (or at least versions of it) has received a … Read more→
What is Torah?
Strictly speaking, Torah is law. Â It is the codification of God’s commands so that his chosen people would live faithfully. Â In the Old Testament canon, Torah is considered as the … Read more→
Zion Theology
The Zion tradition or Zion theology is a development in redemptive-history that casts the hope of God’s blessing upon the place of Mt. Zion. Â The tradition is based on the … Read more→