TY - BOOK AU - Collins,John Joseph TI - Encounters with biblical theology SN - 0800637801 AV - BS 543.C58 2005 BS 543.C58 2005 U1 - 230/.041 22 PY - 2005/// CY - Minneapolis, MN PB - Fortress Press KW - Bible KW - theology KW - Theology N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-230) and indexes; Part I: Theoretical issues -- Is a critical biblical theology possible? -- Biblical theology and the history of Israelite religion -- The politics of biblical interpretation -- Part II: Topics in the Pentateuch -- Faith without works : biblical ethics and the sacrifice of Isaac -- The development of the Exodus tradition -- The Exodus and biblical theology -- The biblical vision of the common good -- Part III: Wisdom and biblical theology -- The biblical precedent for natural theology -- Proverbial wisdom and the Yahwist vision -- Natural theology and biblical tradition : the case of hellenistic Judaism -- Part IV: Apocalyptic literature -- Temporality and politics in Jewish apocalyptic literature -- The book of truth : Daniel as reliable witness to past and future in the United States of America -- The legacy of apocalypticism -- Part V: Christian adaptations of Jewish traditions -- Jesus and the messiahs of Israel -- Jewish monotheism and Christian theology ER -