According to the Scriptures : The Origins of the Gospel and of the Church's Old Testament

by Van Buren, Paul Matthews

• ISBN13: 9780802845351
• ISBN10: 0802845355
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-09-01
• Publisher: Lightning Source Inc

Summary

This challenging work by a notable theologian explores the origins of the Christian gospel in Israel's scriptures and calls for a reevaluation of the Old Testament and its role in the church. Paul van Buren defends the view that the early gospel arose when the disciples discovered in the story of the binding of Isaac (Gen. 22) words and images that allowed them to turn the crucifixion of Jesus and following events into the realities of Good Friday and Easter. The final statement of van Buren's respected career, According to the Scriptures offers hope that Jewish and Christian communities can be drawn closer through mutual respect for each other's interpretive traditions.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
PART I: THE GOSPEL OF THE SCRIPTURES	3	(68)
Introduction	3	(7)
1. The Gospel before Paul	10	(13)
2. The Context	23	(7)
3. "According to the Scriptures"	30	(8)
4. From the Depths of the Scriptures	38	(13)
5. The Gospel and Paul	51	(9)
6. The Gospel and the Gospels	60	(11)
PART II: THE SCRIPTURES OF THE GOSPEL	71	(65)
7. So What about the Scriptures?	71	(12)
8. Old Testament, not Tanak or Hebrew Bible	83	(11)
9. On the Art of Reading the Old Testament	94	(11)
10. Who Then Is the Beloved Son, and Whose?	105	(13)
11. The Gospel in a Dual Reading of Scripture	118	(11)
12. Our Irreplaceable Old Testament	129	(7)
Works Cited	136	(6)
Index of Names	142	(2)
Index of Scripture References	144