Includes bibliographical references and index.

"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.