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Brevard S. Childs has played a unique role in biblical studies with his strong emphasis on the role of canon for defining both the processes and final form of the biblical witness. This volume briefly addresses some of the approaches to biblical theology undertaken throughout history, along with their strengths and weaknesses. Childs also deals with the shape of the Hebrew and Greek canon, the...

Biblical Theology is by definition theological reflection on both the Old and New Testament. It assumes that the Christian Bible consists of a theological unity formed by the canonical union of the two testaments. But what is exactly meant by “the Christian Bible”? What is the relation of the whole to its parts? A highly complex series of historical and theological problems are involved even in defining the subject. At the heart of the problem lie certain theological
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