Editorial

Interpretation;  July 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......century biblical scholarship, Gerhard von Rad. It contains not only important articles...interpreter of Scripture such as Gerhard von Rad, we can gain insight into the complex...shaped the remarkably productive career of von Rad as a scholar and theologian. Biblical...

Theology as Witness: Gerhard von Rad's Contribution to the Study of Old...

Interpretation;  July 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......Theology of the Old Testament, Gerhard von Rad argues that the testimonial character...framework of theological interpretation. Von Rad defines "testimony" as the dynamic interplay...chosen people. INTRODUCTION When Gerhard von Rad published his two volumes on the theology...

Gerhard von Rad as a Theologian of the Church

Interpretation;  July 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Gerhard von Rad was both a professor and a preacher. He...Christian faith. Without doubt Gerhard von Rad is one of the most important and most...1 This is how Rudolf Smend describes von Rad's impact on his contemporaries. I would...

Reading the Bible in Nazi Germany: Gerhard von Rad's Attempt to Reclaim...

Interpretation;  July 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......under attack in Nazi Germany. Gerhard von Rad defended the importance of the Old Testament...Deuteronomy. This essay investigates Gerhard von Rad's interpretation of the book of Deuteronomy...foundation of modern work on the Pentateuch.1 Von Rad's first academic appointment after ...

Sermon on Luke 24:13-35 by Gerhard von Rad1

Interpretation;  July 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......was delivered on Easter Monday in 1939. Von Rad usually preached in the Confessing Congregation...and Pentecost in the city church, so von Rad also occasionally conducted worship services...although the manuscript mentions no location. Von Rad suffered personally from the fact that...

Abraham's Sacrifice: Gerhard von Rad's Interpretation of Genesis 22

Interpretation;  July 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......perspective of Heilsgeschichte, Gerhard von Rad saw clearly that Genesis 22 deals with...shaped the message of Genesis 22. Gerhard von Rad wrote many books and articles in his academic...The Binding of Isaac"? Although many of von Rad's literary and historical judgments about...

Recht und Ethik im Alten Testament: Beiträge des Symposiums "Das Alte...

The Catholic Biblical Quarterly;  July 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......Hebrew Bible law and ethics honor Gerhard von Rad's contributions to the study of Deuteronomy...collection contains Eckart Otto, "Gerhard von Rad als deuteronomiumskommentator: Klrungen...Metamorphosis of Law into Gospel: Gerhard von Rad's Attempt to Reclaim the Old Testament...

The Canonical Hebrew Bible: A Theology of the Old Testament

Interpretation;  July 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......ISBN 978-90-5854020-1. ONE OF GERHARD VON RAD'S most distinguished students (and his...direction Rendtorff takes in this work. One is von Rad. The other is Brevard Childs. Rendtorff...influence is felt in two ways. One is von Rad's conviction that the course of the biblical...

"Little Historical Creed" or "Little Historical Anamnesis"?

The Catholic Biblical Quarterly;  January 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......will be proposed in its place. I. Gerhard von Rad's Categorization My father was a restless...honey. (Deut 26:5-9)5 In 1938, Gerhard von Rad called this passage a "little historical...studying Deut 26:5-9 and similar summaries, von Rad was interested primarily in the traditions...

Theology of the testament: Testimony, Dispute, Advocacy

Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society;  December 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ......perhaps as seminal for the next generation as was von Rad's, is more radical than von Rad's, for Brueggemann essentially turns his back on the enlightenment project. He sees von Rad as trapped by history (p. 145n.). But like von...

(book reviews)

The Journal of the American Oriental Society;  October 1, 1992 ;     700+ words ......twentieth-century biblical scholarship. Since Gerhard von Rad in 1938 defined these texts as the earliest...Uberlieferungsgeschichte des Pentateuch, 1948) on von Rad's theory, and for many Noth's work has...then covers the classical formulations of von Rad and Noth and the subsequent ...

Text and Truth: Redefining Biblical Theology

Interpretation;  October 1, 1998 ;     481 words ......worldview. In a key section he surveys three Old Testament theologians: Eichrodt, von Rad, and Childs. He warmly favors von Rad, but does not explain why the followers of von Rad, who enjoyed the greatest possible prestige and loyalty, went off in very...

"According to My Righteousness": Upright Behavior as Grounds for...

The Catholic Biblical Quarterly;  October 1, 2003 ;     694 words ......primary conversation partners are Gerhard von Rad and S.-P. Im and, to a lesser extent...of a trial by ordeal. He also rejects von Rad's attempt to link these psalms to entrance liturgies, although he agrees with von Rad and Im that these psalms offer evidence...

Deuteronomy

Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society;  December 1, 2004 ;     600 words ......Deuteronomy for the OTL series, in which Gerhard von Rad published Deuteronomy in 1966. Westminster...Some of the older volumes, including von Rad's, will be continued. This updated series...the new OTL and a fitting companion to von Rad's work. Experts will probably desire more...

OLD TESTAMENT THEOLOGY SINCE WALTER C. KAISER, JR.

Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society;  December 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......European giants Walther Eichrodt and Gerhard von Rad, with subsequent contributions by American...Eichrodt; (2) diachronic type, as in Gerhard von Rad; (3) lexicography type, as in P. F. Ellis...adopting this method Kaiser followed G. von Rad and was followed by C. Westermann, E...