Old Testament Theology

Preface: What Is This Book About?

Acknowledgments

List of Abbreviations

1 Reading the Old Testament Theologically

Challenges and Rewards

2 Hearing God's Voice in the Old Testament

3 The Old Testament's Portraits of Relationship with God

4 Creation Theology

The Relationship of Knowing God as Creator and God's Purposes for Creation

5 Covenants and Covenantal Relationships in Israel and the Ancient Near East

An Overview

6 Sinai Covenant Theology

The Relationship of Grateful Obligation

7 Promise Theology

The Relationship of Confident Expectation

8 Priestly Theology

The Gift of Yahweh's Holy Presence

9 The Theology of Divine Accessibility

Speaking to God amidst the Manifold Experiences of Life

10 Wisdom Theology

The Relationship of Faith Seeking Understanding

11 Living in the House That God Built

Learning to Read Scripture for Theological Emphasis and Relational Response

Bibliography

Index