Old Testament Theology: Volume Two

Old Testament Theology: Israels Faith is the second of John Goldingays magisterial three-volume Old Testament Theology. The award-winning first volume, Old Testament Theology: Israels Gospel, followed the story line of the First Testament, developing its narrative theology. This volume finds its point of departure in the Prophets, Psalms and Wisdom literature, where we encounter a more discursive thinking that is closer to traditional theology.

In a style that cleaves closely to the text, Goldingay offers up a masterful exposition of the faith of the First Testament, one born of living long with the text and the refined skill of asking interesting questions and listening with trained attention.

The first volume of Old Testament Theology has triggered lively discussion in the academy. This volume too will be welcomed and discussed by scholars. But its fresh presentations of theological motifs, as well as its engagement with contemporary contexts, will also greatly enrich the treasury of insights this series makes available to preachers and communicators of the Old Testament.

• Undergraduate and graduate students and professors of theology
• Librarians and researchers
• Pastors

"This second volume of Goldingays immense theological project will open up and enhance many fruitful theological conversations in the years to come." –Terence E. Fretheim, Elva B. Lovell Professor of Old Testament, Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota

"Exhaustive in scope and mature in articulation, John Goldingay has assembled a vast reflective account of what the Old Testament says about God, Israel, humanity and creaturely existence. . . . Comprehensive and engaging." –Christopher Seitz, Professor of Old Testament and Theological Studies, University of St. Andrews