A Philosophical Theology of the Old Testament: A Historical, Experimental, Comparative and Analytic Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 149-153
Author(s):  
Jonathan C. Rutledge
Keyword(s):  
Old Testament ◽  
Philosophical Theology

A Philosophical Theology of the Old Testament: A Historical, Experimental, Comparative and Analytic Perspective, by Jaco Gericke. Routledge Publishing, 2020. Pp. viii + 163. $155.00 (hardcover).

scholarly journals YHWH and the God of philosophical theology

2005 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 677-699
Author(s):  
J W Gericke
Keyword(s):  
Old Testament ◽  
Philosophical Theology ◽  
Orthodox Christian

In popular orthodox Christian philosophical theology, it is often taken for granted that the divine philosophised about is none other than the Hebrew deity YHWH himself. Moreover , it is often assumed that the Old  Testament depicts YHWH as being, inter alia, single, omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent, and eternal. Now while it is to be admitted that there are indeed depictions of YHWH in the Old Testament in which his profile might be thought of as corresponding more or less to the popular philosophical ideal, it is also true that there are many representations that contradict it. In this article, the author looks at how the popular profile of  YHWH in the Old Testament as reconstructed by some philosophical theologians claiming to be ‘biblical’  is deconstructed when it is juxtaposed with alternative renderings of the divine in the same texts.

Programmed Teaching for Old Testament

1967 ◽  
Vol 62 (5) ◽  
pp. 511-517
Author(s):  
Hugh Barbour
Keyword(s):  
Old Testament

The Medicine of the Old Testament-II

1915 ◽  
Vol 80 (2066supp) ◽  
pp. 90-91
Author(s):  
Stuart B. Blakely
Keyword(s):  
Old Testament

The Concept of Palestine: The Conception Of Palestine from the Late Bronze Age to the Modern Period

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nur Masalha
Keyword(s):  
Bronze Age ◽  
Old Testament ◽  
Political Geography ◽  
Classical Antiquity ◽  
Late Bronze Age ◽  
Collective Consciousness ◽  
Ancient History ◽  
Master Narratives ◽  
The Bible ◽  
School History

The Concept of Palestine is deeply rooted in the collective consciousness of the indigenous people of Palestine and the multicultural ancient past. The name Palestine is the most commonly used from the Late Bronze Age (from 1300 BCE) onwards. The name Palestine is evident in countless histories, inscriptions, maps and coins from antiquity, medieval and modern Palestine. From the Late Bronze Age onwards the names used for the region, such as Djahi, Retenu and Cana'an, all gave way to the name Palestine. Throughout Classical Antiquity the name Palestine remained the most common and during the Roman, Byzantine and Islamic periods the concept and political geography of Palestine acquired official administrative status. This article sets out to explain the historical origins of the concept of Palestine and the evolving political geography of the country. It will seek to demonstrate how the name ‘Palestine’ (rather than the term ‘Cana'an’) was most commonly and formally used in ancient history. It argues that the legend of the ‘Israelites’ conquest of Cana'an’ and other master narratives of the Bible evolved across many centuries; they are myth-narratives, not evidence-based accurate history. It further argues that academic and school history curricula should be based on historical facts/empirical evidence/archaeological discoveries – not on master narratives or Old Testament sacred-history and religio-ideological constructs.

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