The Relationship Between Old And New Testament: A Study On Contemporary Debate Of Methodology Of The Old Testament Theology

How can God allow it? A bibliological enrichment of the theodicy issue from a comparison between the Book of Revelation and 4 EzraIn the process of understanding and defining the relationship between God and man, the theodicy issue frequently floats to the surface. A long strand in the history of philosophy and theology has addressed itself to the task of reconciling God’s omnipotence and benevolence with human suffering and the existence of evil. Some of the philosophical and theological views are represented in this article. According to reformed scholarly presentation, theodicy should seriously take into account the soteriological and eschatological hermeneutical views. This is confirmed by the Old Testament, intertestamental literature and the New Testament. The purpose of this article is to draw attention to the apocryphal 4 Ezra which puts surprising views about theodicy on the table.

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Psalm 2:7 and the concept of περιχώρησις

Scottish Journal of Theology ◽

10.1017/s0036930614000076 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 67 (2) ◽

pp. 213-229

Author(s):

Michael Straus

Keyword(s):

New Testament ◽

Old Testament ◽

Conceptual Analysis ◽

Son Of God ◽

The New Testament ◽

The One ◽

Psalm 2 ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship ◽

The Trinity

AbstractThis article takes as its springboard the well-known text of Psalm 2:7, in which the Psalmist – presumably David, king of Israel – refers to himself as a ‘begotten’ son of God by virtue of his Lord's decree. The article first explores various linguistic and theological options as to the identity of the ‘son’ to whom the passage refers; and analyses the relationship between that son and the one who is stated to have begotten him. In this context, the article addresses ways in which the passage more generally sheds light on the relationship between God and Israel, including through analysis of a number of fluctuating usages of singular and plural terms in the Old Testament to describe that relationship. Second, and against that background, the article examines texts in the New Testament which quote or refer to Psalm 2:7 to see whether they provide a better understanding of the nature of the relationship between the father and the son described in the Psalm; and further to see whether any enhanced understanding of that relationship reciprocally sheds light on the relationship of God the Father to God the Son as revealed in the New Testament. The article then seeks to determine whether these passages, taken as a whole, provide explicit, implicit, or proto-Trinitarian concepts in anticipation of those given fuller expression in orthodox Church doctrine. Finally, the article explores the concept of circumincession, or coinherence, John of Damascus’ highly abstracted and nearly poetic effort at the close of the Patristic era to provide an extra-biblical explanation of the relationship between the Father and the Son as well as the relationship among the three members of the Trinity. The article concludes by finding that his attempted articulation, and quite possibly all such efforts, will ultimately fail, leaving intact the mystery of the Trinity as one escaping, or rather surpassing, conceptual analysis.

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Alttestamentliche Voraussetzungen fur das Ver-standnis des Bundesmotivs im Neuen Testament Teil 1: Fragestellung und Bedeutung des Wortes בְדִית*

HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies ◽

10.4102/hts.v53i1/2.1614 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 53 (1/2) ◽

Author(s):

Petrus J. Grabe

Keyword(s):

New Testament ◽

Old Testament ◽

Semantic Field ◽

The New Testament ◽

The Relationship ◽

The Church

The Old Testament background for understanding the covenant motif in the New Testament - Part 1: Description of the question and analysis of the meaning of the word בְדִית* The concept of the covenant has once again become extremely relevant within the context of the debate on the relationship between the Old and New Testaments, as well as within the context, of the quest for determining the relationship between the Church and Israel. In this article the meaning of the word בְדִית* is discussed. It is argued that this concept has to be understood within the context of the semantic field in which it is used in the Old Testament. Certain facets of meaning in specific contexts in which בְדִית* occurs, are accentuated and discussed. The Septuagint's translation of בְדִית*, as well as the translation of בְדִית* in the Vulgate and in some modem translations, is also discussed briefly.

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In Search of the Key to the Theology of Paul the Apostle

Collectanea Theologica ◽

10.21697/ct.2020.90.5.18 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 90 (5) ◽

pp. 443-462

Author(s):

Waldemar Rakocy

Keyword(s):

New Testament ◽

Old Testament ◽

Clear Definition ◽

Apostle Paul ◽

New Creation ◽

Decisive Influence ◽

The New Testament ◽

Pauline Theology ◽

Theological Thought ◽

The Relationship

The Author of the paper looks for a key to the theological thought of the Apostle Paul. The fact that it lacks a clear definition results in authors radically differing in their perception, for instance, regarding the relationship between the Old and the New Testament, and as a result, whether or not the Old Testament has a decisive influence on the Pauline thought, continuing along this line: whether the Apostle in his view always remained a Jew, or whether he distanced himself from Judaism. The fact that we do not have a category clearly defining the relationship between the Old and New Testament salvific reality results in an abundance of contradictory opinions. That is also transferred to other areas of the Pauline theology. The interpretation of Paul’s theology tends to be determined by preconceptions, built upon various ways of understanding the significance of the Old Testament, or various relationship to Judaism and its thought. The author of the paper indicates a concept, treated as marginal by scholars, of a new creation in Christ as the key to understanding the Pauline thought. It lays in the background of all themes treated by Paul and connects them into a single, coherent entity.

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Messiasverwagting en prediking uit die Ou Testament

In die Skriflig/In Luce Verbi ◽

10.4102/ids.v39i3.405 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 39 (3) ◽

Author(s):

H. F. Herrie Van Rooy

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

New Testament ◽

Old Testament ◽

Recent Past ◽

The Bible ◽

Related Matter ◽

The New Testament ◽

Reformed Churches ◽

The Relationship

Messianic expectation and preaching from the Old Testament In the recent past the issue of the Messiah in the Old Testament received a considerable amount of attention in South Africa, especially in the circles of the Gereformeerde Kerke van Suid-Afrika (the Reformed Churches of South Africa). The debate focused on the question regarding the Messiah in the Psalms, due to the new version of the Psalter in Afrikaans, published in 2001. Similar questions were asked concerning the New Afrikaans translation of the Bible (1983). This matter is related to the whole issue regarding the relationship between the Old and the New Testament. This article deals with a related matter, viz. the matter of Christological preaching from the Old Testament. Once it has described the background of the problem, it formulates some important principles and illustrates the application of the principles through the discussion of four examples from the book of Haggai.

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‘n Prakties-teologiese model vir die verhouding Ou Testament/Nuwe Testament

Verbum et Ecclesia ◽

10.4102/ve.v21i2.1263 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 21 (2) ◽

pp. 335-352

Author(s):

W. G. Thirion

Keyword(s):

New Testament ◽

Old Testament ◽

Modern Society ◽

Word Of God ◽

Christian Community ◽

The Bible ◽

Communicative Praxis ◽

The New Testament ◽

Practical Theological ◽

The Relationship

A practical theological model for the relationship Old Testament/New TestamentFor all Christians the Bible consists of the Old and New Testament. The relationship, however, between these two parts is a hermeneutic-theological problem which confronts the communicative praxis of the Christian faith. Therefore it is necessary to develop a hermeneutic-theological theory for Christians which can serve as a paradigm within which the texts of the Old as well as that of the New Testament may regard as equal authoritative Word of God. As far as this study is concerned, there is but one approach only which can achieve this and that is a theocentric approach to both Testaments. A theocentric approach to the relationship Old Testament/New Testament, a) is capable of treating both Testaments as equal authoritative Word of God, b) prevents the practice of "two-sermons-in-one-sermon" in an attempt to make the message of the Old Testament more Christian like, c) is especially capable of communicating the message of the Old Testament in the communicative praxis of the Christian community and the modern society without reading by force Christ into the Old Testament.

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The Syriac versions of Old Testament quotations in Matthew

In die Skriflig/In Luce Verbi ◽

10.4102/ids.v49i1.1916 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 49 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Herrie F. Van Rooy

Keyword(s):

New Testament ◽

Old Testament ◽

Gospel Of Matthew ◽

The New Testament ◽

Greek New Testament ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

In the Gospel of Matthew 10 quotations from the Old Testament are introduced by a formula containing the verb πληροῦν. This article explores the rendering of 9 of these 10 quotations in 3 Syriac versions of the New Testament, namely the Peshitta and the 2 versions of the Old Syriac Gospels (Sinaiticus and Curetonianus). The question addressed is the relationship of the Syriac versions to one another, to the Peshitta of the Old Testament and to the Greek Gospel. For the quotations in Matthew, their relationship to the Hebrew and Greek Old Testament is very important. In the quotations discussed, the Greek New Testament did not make much use of the Septuagint as it is known today. The Old Testament Peshitta influenced the Old Syriac, but not to the same extent in all instances. This influence could have been through Tatian’s Diatessaron. Tatian probably used the text of the Old Testament Peshitta for the quotations of the Old Testament in the gospels. In instances where the Curetonianus and the Sinaiticus differ, it could demonstrate attempts to bring the text closer to the Greek New Testament. The New Testament Peshitta normally started with a text close to the Old Syriac, but frequently adapted it to bring it closer to New Testament Greek.Die Siriese weergawes van die Ou-Testamentiese aanhalings in Matteus. Die Evangelie van Matteus het 10 aanhalings uit die Ou Testament wat deur ’n formule met die werkwoord, πληροῦν, ingelei word. Hierdie artikel ondersoek die weergawe van 9 van die 10 aanhalings in drie Siriese weergawes van die Nuwe Testament, naamlik die Peshitta en die twee weergawes van die Ou Siriese Evangelies (Sinaiticus en Curetonianus). Die vraagstuk handel oor dieverhouding van die drie Siriese weergawes tot mekaar, tot die Peshitta van die Ou Testament en die Griekse Evangelie. Vir die aanhalings in Matteus is hulle verhouding tot die Hebreeuse e Griekse Ou Testament baie belangrik. In die aanhalings wat bespreek word, maak die Griekse Nuwe Testament nie veel van die Septuagint gebruik soos dit vandag bekend is nie. Die Ou Testament Peshitta het die Oud Siriese Evangelies beïnvloed, maar nie tot dieselfde mate in al die voorbeelde nie. Hierdie invloed kon geskied het via Tatianus se Diatessaron. Tatianus het waarskynlik die teks van die Peshitta van die Ou Testament vir die Ou-Testamentiese aanhalings in die Evangelies gebruik. In die gevalle waar die Curetonianus en die Sinaiticus verskil, is die verskille waarskynlik te wyte aan pogings om die teks nader aan die Griekse Nuwe Testamentte bring. Die Nuwe Testament Peshitta het waarskynlik met ’n teks naby aan die Oud Siriese begin, maar het dit dikwels aangepas om dit nader aan die Griekse Nuwe Testament te bring.

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Mission Driven Prayer

10.31219/osf.io/znef2 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Fredy Simanjuntak

Keyword(s):

New Testament ◽

Old Testament ◽

Missionary Work ◽

The New Testament ◽

The Relationship ◽

Biblical Figures

The purpose of this paper is for today's readers to understand how then prayer progressively becomes a mediator related to a good mission in the context of the Old and New Testaments. Prayer is an expression of a covenant relationship between man and God. In this article, the author attempts to show that mission in its complexity shows a function that never changes to prayer to God. Old Testament Biblical figures, Abraham, Moses, Prophets, David, Solomon are almost never separated from the life of prayer, so also how much the New Testament gives important emphasis on prayer and its impact on missionary work. Compared to the various prayer activities carried out by churches today, postmodern readers need to explore the relationship between prayer and further mission to be able to better understand what the mission looks like in the perspective of God from the Old Testament to the New Testament to implement it contextually and relevant.

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