Barton, John,  1948- <br/><br/>
The Old Testament :  canon, literature and theology : collected essays of John Barton / 
John Barton. 
 - Aldershot, England ;  Burlington, VT :  Ashgate,  c2007. 
 - xii, 292 p. ;  25 cm. 
 - Society for Old Testament Study monographs .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>"The Law and the Prophets" : who are the prophets? -- The canonical meaning of the Book of the twelve -- Canon and Old Testament interpretation -- Canonical approaches ancient and modern -- Unity and diversity in the Biblical canon -- Marcion revisited -- Old Testament or Hebrew Bible? -- Classifying Biblical criticism -- Reading the Bible as literature : two questions for Biblical critics -- Historical criticism and literary interpretation : is there any common ground? -- What is a book? : modern exegesis and the literary conventions of ancient Israel -- Should Old Testament study be more theological? -- The future of Old Testament study -- Wellhausen's Prolegomena to the history of Israel : influences and effects -- Intertextuality and the "final form" of the text -- The final form of the text -- Thinking about reader-response criticism -- On Biblical commentaries -- Gerhard von Rad on the world-view of early Israel -- Preparation in history for Christ -- History and rhetoric in the prophets -- The Messiah in Old Testament theology -- Covenant in Old Testament theology -- The Day of Yahweh in the Minor Prophets. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780754654513 0754654516 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007001507 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA755803  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>013795353  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Uniform Titles: </label><br/>Bible.--Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.<br/>Bible--Old Testament--Canon.<br/>Bible--A.T.--Critique, interpr�etation, etc.<br/>Bible--A.T.--Canon.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BS 1171.3  / .B37 2007