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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...

monographs and in essays (Diestel 1869; Kähler 1896; Holtzmann 1911). Within the last few decades, however, several detailed and highly informative studies have broken fresh ground in tracing the rise of this modern biblical discipline (see Kraus 1970; Merk 1972; Zimmerli 1980; Frei 1973; Stuhlmacher 1979; Gunneweg 1978). In addition, important books and articles have pursued the individual contributions of key figures (for example, Hornig on Semler; Smend on de Wette and Gabler; Morgan on Wrede
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