Old Testament Introduction

Authors

Holland H. Jones, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

10-1-1969

Document Type

Article

Keywords

old testament introduction, literary, pericope, historical-critical method

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

In its report, "A Lutheran Stance Toward Contemporary Biblical Studies," the Commission on Theology and Church Relations described what it considered to be ''basic and legitimate elements of the so-called historical-critical method." Since the publication of this report there has been, it seems to me, an increased interest on the part of individuals and pastoral conferences to study and apply the techniques of this interpretative method. Invitations to present studies of Biblical pericopes applying this method have multiplied. In such presentations one normally illustrates how Old Testament introductions are used in determining the literary form of a pericope and discovering the historical situation that produced it and to which it was originally addressed.

Disciplines

Practical Theology

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Jones, Holland H. (1969) "Old Testament Introduction," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 40, Article 59.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol40/iss1/59