Guide to Old Testament Theology and Exegesis, A

by Willem A. VanGemeren

The New International Dictionary of Old Testament Theology and Exegesis has rapidly become a benchmark for Old Testament study. The introductory articles of this award-winning, five-volume set stand alone as a study resource, and have proved their use as classroom material. Together, they introduce the student to everything he or she needs to know to begin doing exegesis of the Old Testament. Written by experts in their respective topics, now the ten introductory articles appear in this separate volume. A Guide to Old Testament Theology and Exegesis covers the following subjects: 1. Language, Literature, Hermeneutics, and Biblical Theology: What's Theological About a Theological Dictionary? (Kevin Vanhoozer) 2. Textual Criticism of the Old Testament and Its Relations to Exegesis and Theology. (Bruce K. Waltke) 3. Old Testament History: A Theological Perspective. (Eugene H. Merrill) 4. Old Testament History: a Hermeneutical Perspective (V. Philips Long) 5. Literary Approaches and Interpretation (Tremper Longman III) 6. Narrative Criticism: The Theological Implications of Narrative Techniques (Philip E. Saterwaite) 7. Linguistics, Meaning, Semantics, and Discourse Analysis (Peter Cotterell) 8. Principles for Productive Word Study (John H. Walton) 9. The Flowering and Floundering of Old Testament Theology (Elmer A. Martens) 10. Integrating Old Testament Theology and Exegesis, Literary, Thematic, and Canonical Issues (Richard Schulz)

Genres: Theology, Biblical Studies, Old Testament

236 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1999

Reviews

[Felicity Chen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reminder to myself of my thoughts:
Good synthesis/timeline of lots of the information I had learned already in more bite sized format. Specifically: development of exegetical methods (form-critical, literary, discourse analysis etc) and history of thoughts in OT theology. Also little overview of text criticism which is nice.

[Jonathan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a very detailed explanation of the text and theology of the Old Testament. It is a great guide for anyone interpreting the Old Testament.

[Timothy Decker · Rating 5 out of 5]

For what it was meant to be, it was very good!!!

[Nathan Smith]

AWESOME