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Biblical Theology: The God of the Christian Scriptures

John Goldingay

Imagine someone who has spent a lifetime listening deeply and attentively to the full range of Scripture's testimony. Stepping back, they now describe what they have seen and heard. What emerges is a theological cathedral, laid out on the great vectors of Scripture and fitted with biblically sourced materials.This is what John Goldingay has done. Well known for his three-volume Old Testament Theology, he has now risen to the challenge of a biblical theology. While taking the New Testament as a portal into the biblical canon, he seeks to preserve the distinct voices of Israel's Scriptures, accepting even its irregular and sinewed pieces as features rather than problems. Goldingay does not search out a thematic core or overarching unity, but allows Scripture's diversity and tensions to remain as manifold witnesses to the ways of God. While many interpreters interrogate Scripture under the harsh lights of late-modern questions, Goldingay engages in a dialogue keen on letting Scripture speak to us in its own voice. Throughout he asks, "What understanding of God and the world and life emerges from these two testaments?"Goldingay's Biblical Theology is a landmark achievement--hermeneutically dexterous, biblically expansive, and nourishing to mind, soul and proclamation.

Book Details

  • Publisher: IVP Academic
  • Publish Date: Nov 1st, 2016
  • Pages: 608
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.20in - 6.30in - 1.80in - 2.10lb
  • EAN: 9780830851539
  • Categories: Christian Theology - GeneralBiblical Meditations - GeneralBiblical Studies - New Testament - General

About the Author

Goldingay, John: -

John Goldingay (PhD, University of Nottingham; DD, Archbishop of Canterbury at Lambeth) is David Allan Hubbard Professor of Old Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary. His many books include The Theology of the Book of Isaiah, Do We Need the New Testament?, Biblical Theology, and a three-volume Old Testament Theology. He has also published a seventeen-volume Old Testament for Everyone series, where much of this translation first appeared.

Praise for this book

"There are Old Testament theologies and New Testament theologies but very few biblical theologies. Yet, for Christians, the two testaments belong together. What Christian readers of Scripture need is biblical theology. So, while most scholars stay within their areas of specialization, John Goldingay boldly crosses all the boundaries scholars erect between different parts of the Bible and gives us what we need: a 'digest of the Scriptures, ' as he calls it. His independence of mind ensures that his discussions are unpredictable and interesting. His lively and accessible style will make this a valuable resource for a wide readership."--Richard Bauckham, emeritus professor of New Testament, University of St. Andrews
"Goldingay's Biblical Theology provides an accessible digest of the OT and NT. It will be a benefit to any seminary's library, and also will benefit a pastor who wants to preach biblical theology well to an audience with modern sensitivities. It is particularly helpful in placing more complex theological ideas into an accessible format for pastors and teachers."--H. H. Drake Williams III, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, Fall 2017
"Goldingay's work is fresh, lively, and accessible. A triumph!"--D. K. McKim, Choice, June 1, 2017