Biblical Theology

I thought it might be a good idea sometime to supplement my primary reading (which has a tendency to be related to Systematic Theology, Philosophical theology, and metaphysics/ontology) with some good Biblical theological studies, and am looking for any recommendations others might have for me in that area? I am primarily more interested in books that deal with broader chunks of the Bible (e.g. New or Old Testament theologies) or books that focus on reading the Bible as a canon or general interpretive studies (e.g. I am thinking about finishing Mier Sternbergs "The Poetics of Biblical Narrative" which Chris Layton recommended to me). Any recommendations along those lines would be great! (Adam, I know you were going to beef up your Biblical theology reading this summer, so any positive references from what you have been reading would be awesome)
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Patrick said…
Walter Brueggemann's "The Land" was really good. I read the introduction to Sailhamer's "The Pentateuch as Narrative" and it hopes to be a good one, too.
July 13, 2007 at 8:11 PM
Halden said…
N.T. Wright's "Christian Origins and the Question of God" series (three books so far) are essential for NT reading. For OT, I'd read Brueggemann's Theology of the Old Testamnt and Childs Biblical Theology of the Old and New Testaments.

Alter's books The Art of Biblical Narratige and The Art of Biblical Poetry are good literary studies.
July 15, 2007 at 1:35 PM
Unknown said…
Obviously, if you haven't read Hay's "The Moral Vision of the New Testament," do so at your earliest possible convenience. For the Old Testament, perhaps Sander's "Torah and Canon" or anything by Christopher Seitz.
Or am I disqualified as already having suggested books?
July 15, 2007 at 10:57 PM
Patrick said…
Ooooo...Hay's works are super good! I'll affirm Chris' recommend of "Moral Vision". Also, his "Conversion of the Imagination" is really good. It's just a collection of essays on Paul as an interpreter of the Hebrew Scriptures.
July 16, 2007 at 11:43 AM
a. steward said…
For the old testament, I can't recommend Child's Introduction to the Old Testament as Scripture highly enough. Brueggemann's Theology of the Old Testament is also good, but, in my opinion, so heavily dependent on Childs' methodology at that point in his work that it's best just to go to the source himself. And Chris is right, Seitz is great. I recommend his essay on the book of the twelve, which you can get here. Also, the stuff he wrote on Isaiah is really great.
July 21, 2007 at 9:40 AM
a. steward said…
I give up. Search for "On Letting a Text ‘Act Like a Man.'" You'll find it.
July 21, 2007 at 9:42 AM
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