trends and issues.19 But from the beginning, Old Testament theology has been understood as a historical discipline in contrast to dogmatic theology. Early methodological controversies arose over how important the relationship between the Testaments ought to be and whether the study should operate within the realm of belief or be conducted objectively. And these are the issues that fostered debate between Otto Eissfeldt and Walther Eichrodt in the early twentieth century: Should the study be inherently