TY - BOOK AU - Goldingay,John TI - Approaches to Old Testament interpretation T2 - Issues in contemporary theology SN - 087784366X AV - BS1160 .G58 U1 - 221.6/01 19 PY - 1981/// CY - Downers Grove, Ill. PB - InterVarsity Press KW - Bible KW - O.T KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - History KW - 20th century KW - Bibliography KW - A.T KW - Critique, interpr�etation, etc KW - Histoire KW - 20e si�ecle KW - Th�eologie KW - Herm�eneutique N1 - Includes index; Bibliography: p. 156-188; The Old Testament as a faith: O.T. Theology: aims and approach -- The form of an OT Theology -- The difference between OT and NT faiths The Old Testament as a way of life: The ways in which Scripture shapes our way of life -- Law in the OT -- Law in the NT -- The Specificness of OT commands -- The diversity of OT standards -- The 'limitation' of OT standard The Old Testament as the story of salvation: How pervasive is God's activity in history? -- Did salvation history happens? -- How do God's acts relate to his words? -- Is salvation history distinctive to the OT? -- Is 'salvation history' still meaningful? -- Can history really bring salvation? -- Is salvation history really 'history'? -- Does it help us appropriate the OT today? The Old Testament as witness to Christ: The nature of typology -- Typology, allegory and the 'fuller sense' -- The use of typology and allegory -- The OT's explicit forward look The Old Testament as Scripture: The growth of the biblical tradition -- The earliest OT interpretation -- The defining of the OT canon -- The interpretation of the OT as Scripture in NT times ER -