Contextually, Old Testament (OT) has always been a popular part of the Holy Bible among
the common people in India. In order to avoid a lot of misconceptions on the reception and
use of the OT in India, the present research makes a detailed study on the history of the
discipline of the Old Testament Theology right from the Nineteenth century of the
Christian era.
The present volume on Old Testament Theology endeavors to present the material related
to the subject matter as a comprehensive whole in order to see the entire Bible as a
single plan of God's salivific activity for God's people from ancient times till today.
With this understanding and motto of erasing such a reductionistic view of the Old
Testament, the work is divided into three major sections: First section summarizes the
historical antecedents of the discipline of the OT theology in the Nineteenth and
Twentieth centuries. Second section deals with some issues in the Old Testament that
cannot be easily resolved and thus require a fresh approach in every epoch so that every
interpretive community will have an opportunity to look and appropriate such issues in a
meaningful way. Third and fourth sections take up the themes both in historical sequence
and theological manner in an integrated way.
This comprehensive picture of the OT will certainly lure the interest of Historians,
Theologians, Church Ministers, Christian Laity, Church Clergies, Church Libraries,
Christian Colleges, Seminaries & Institutions, Researchers and Students, alike.
Contents
Prologue
Introduction
1. Historical Foundations of the Discipline of the Old Testament Theology
2. Old Testament Theology in the Light of Few Continuing and Debatable Issues
3. Some Major Theological Topics in the Old Testament in an Integrated Perspective in
the Light of Indian Context
4. Select Themes of the Old Testament and their Theological Significance
Epilogue
Selected Bibliography
Index of Authors
Rev. Dr. Kondasingu Jesurathnam is Professor of Old Testament at the
United Theological College, Bangalore, South India. Also, he is an ordained minister of
Telugu Baptist Church. During the year 2014 (Jan-Dec), he spent his year-long sabbatical
in the United States. During this period, he taught at the two seminaries: Columbia
Theological Seminary at Georgia and Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia, as
visiting Professor. His special areas of interests include Old Testament Theology, Psalms
and Prophetic books. His scholarly venture also includes his magnum opus, published
recently, `Exploring Dalit Liberative Hermeneutics in India and the World', integrating
the methodology of Dalit Hermeneutics with the Old Testament texts.
His wife Beatrice Veena teaches in the United Theological College Nursery School and
his son David Sunil Wesley Raju is a postgraduate student in Bangalore in the area of
English Literature.
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