Grabbe, Lester L., ed. “Even God Cannot Change the Past”: Reflections on Seventeen Years of the European Seminar in Historical Methodology. European Seminar in Historical Methodology 11. Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies 663. London: T&T Clark, 2018. xvi+240 pp. $114.00 (cloth); $40.00 (paper).

2020 ◽  
Vol 100 (4) ◽  
pp. 522-524
Author(s):  
Ian D. Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Old Testament ◽  
Hebrew Bible ◽  
The Past ◽  
Historical Methodology ◽  
Old Testament Studies

scholarly journals Is die Massoretiese teks die Ou Testament?

1989 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-20
Author(s):  
F. E. Deist
Keyword(s):  
Old Testament ◽  
Hebrew Bible ◽  
Textual Criticism ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Critical Research ◽  
The Past ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Orthodox View ◽  
Theological Concept ◽  
Old Testament Studies

Is the Massoretic text the Old Testament? The equation of “the Old Testament” with the Massoretic text resulted from, inter alia, the Reformation’s sola scriptura principle and the orthodox view of verbal inspiration, and led to a definition of textual criticism as text restoration. Text-critical research of the past two decades suggests, however, that this equation may be a short circuit. The term “Old Testament" refers to a theological concept, not a text, and “the Old Testament” is something different from “the Hebrew Bible”. Therefore, a great deal of rethinking is called for in Old Testament studies.

Imagination: A Hermeneutical Tool for the Study of the Hebrew Bible

2010 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 114-136
Author(s):  
Izaak de Hulster
Keyword(s):  
New Testament ◽  
Old Testament ◽  
Hebrew Bible ◽  
Moral Imagination ◽  
Related Literature ◽  
Systematic Application ◽  
Ancient People ◽  
The New Testament ◽  
Old Testament Studies

AbstractBiblical scholars use the word 'imagination' more and more often, but in different cases 'imagination' covers different concepts. In order to reach a more systematic application of 'imagination' in hermeneutics and Old Testament Studies in general, there is a need to explore the possible uses of 'imagination'. This article comprises: 1) a theoretical introduction extending what Barth and Steck wrote in their classical primer on exegetical methods; 2) a section on imagination and history; 3) a heuristic classifying survey of Brueggemann's use of the word 'imagination'; 4) a reflection on how imagination is restricted by parameters of time and place. The article distinguishes between imagination of ancient people and of people nowadays, but deals with the interplay of both as well. It further reflects on the informed, controlled use of imagination in hermeneutics. After a brief comment on "moral imagination," a survey and mapping of the uses of imagination in hermeneutics rounds off the article. This will make clear how the different notions referred to with the word 'imagination' are related and why it is important to consider them as interdependent concepts. Although the majority of the examples will be taken from the Hebrew Bible, the thoughts expressed here are applicable to the study of the New Testament as well and some more specific New Testament issues and related literature will be referred to.

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