Understanding of failure and failure of understanding: Aspects of failure in the Old Testament

Taking its cue from Rudolf Bultmann’s famous verdict that the Old Testament is a ‘failure’ (‘Scheitern’), the article reviews three influential negative readings of Israel’s history as told in the Former Prophets. It is then argued that awareness of the theological problem posed by Israel’s history...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: James Alfred Loader
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: AOSIS 2014-08-01
Series:HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies