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- Description:
- Dr. Brevard S. Childs was a leading Old Testament scholar during the 20th century and Professor of Old Testament at Yale Divinity School. This message is from a Spring Conference at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. It begins with a reading from Isaiah 45:5-8. The subject of the lecture was "Reading the Old Testament as Religious Literature." Dr. Childs addresses the influence of the historical-critical approach and the shifting landscape of the field of biblical studies, and he also sets out his own methodological approach to interpreting the Old Testament. He uses the biblical examples of the near sacrifice of Isaac from Genesis 22, Moses killing an Egyptian from Exodus 2, and manna from heaven from Exodus 16 and Numbers 11.
- Subject:
- Bible. Exodus, Bible stories, Hebrew, Bible. Genesis, Bible. Isaiah, and Bible. Numbers
- Creator:
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Childs, Brevard S.
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- March 19, 1985
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Spring_Lecture_Brevard_S_Childs_1985-03-19
- Description:
- Dr. Brevard S. Childs was a leading Old Testament scholar during the 20th century and Professor of Old Testament at Yale Divinity School. This message is from a Spring Conference at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. The subject of the lecture was "Is Biblical Theology Still Possible?" Dr. Childs explores relevant works and recent history related to Biblical Theology, with an overall negative outlook on the state of the field.
- Subject:
- Bible--Theology
- Creator:
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Childs, Brevard S.
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- March 20, 1985
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Spring_Lecture_Brevard_S_Childs_1985-03-20