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THE OLD TESTAMENT AND GOD Craig G. Bartholomew OLD TESTAMENT ORIGINS AND THE QUESTION OF GOD
The Old Testament and God is the first volume in Craig Bartholomew’s ambitious four-volume project, which seeks to explore the question of God and what happens to Old Testament studies if we take God and his action in the world seriously. Toward this end, Bartholomew proposes a post-critical paradigm shift that recenters study around God. The intent is to do for Old Testament studies what N. T. Wright’s Christian Origins and the Question of God series has done for New Testament studies. Bartholomew proposes a much-needed holistic, narrative approach, showing how the Old Testament functions as Christian Scripture. In so doing, he integrates historical, literary, and theological meth- ods as well as a critical realist framework. Following a rigorous analysis of how we should read the Old Testament, he examines and explains the various tools available to the interpreter. He then applies worldview analysis to both Israel and the surrounding nations of the ancient Near East. The volume concludes with a fresh exegetical exploration of YHWH, the living and active God of the Old Testament. Subsequent volumes will include Moses and the Victory of Yahweh , The Old Testament and the People of God , and The Death and Return of the Son . “For anyone who finds the Old Testament irrepressibly fas- cinating, this will be an exciting, learned, and coherently argued book.” —RICHARD BAUCKHAM, University of St. An- drews (emeritus) “Essential reading for all scholars and serious students alike.” —TREMPER LONGMAN III, Westmont College (emeritus) “Only Bartholomew could have written this book! A joy to read, it should fund a new and multifaceted conversation grounded in the question of God.” —MATTHEW LEVERING, Mundelein Seminary “This opus breathes intelligence, learning, and creativity as it frames what it means—and could mean— to study the Old Testament.” —HEATH A. THOMAS, Oklahoma Baptist University “Sheds new light on many disputed issues and illuminates the rich Old Testament portrayal of the living God.” —PHILIP JENSON, Ridley Hall, Cambridge “ The Old Testament and God is sure to guide and inspire students and scholars alike.” —MICHAEL J. RHODES, Carey Baptist College
Craig G. Bartholomew (PhD, University of Bristol) is director of the Kirby Laing Centre for Public Theology in Cambridge. He has written or edited many books, most recently The God Who Acts in History: The Significance of Sinai . He is also the coauthor (with Michael W. Goheen) of The Drama of Scripture , Living at the Crossroads , and Christian Philosophy . NOVEMBER 2022 • 608 pp. • cloth • $54.99 • 9781540964014 • USA and Canada only
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