Old Testament Theology

by Robin Routledge

Numerous useful books on Old Testament theology are now available. However, they often give too much information - or too little. Some can seem large, and daunting to the ordinary student or pastor, and because of their layout, information may be hard to access. Others take a more introductory approach and do not deal with many of the theological issues and questions that the Old Testament raises.
Robin Routledge's aim is to bridge this gap.
He provides a substantial overview of the central issues and themes in Old Testament theology in the main body of the text, with more detailed discussion and references for further reading in the footnotes.
His purpose is to examine the theological significance of the various texts in their wider canonical context, noting unity and coherence within the Old Testament (and to some extent between the Old and New Testaments), whilst also being aware of diversity. A brief outline of the relationship between exegesis and biblical theology within the overall task of interpreting and applying biblical material is given in the first chapter.
His hope as a Christian minister is that, while this volume has grown out of a teaching context, and is intended for students, it will also be of benefit to others who want to take the theological content of the Old Testament seriously, and to apply its message to the life and ministry of the church today.

Genres: Theology

384 pages, Hardcover

First published June 20, 2008

About the author

Robin Routledge is senior lecturer in Old Testament at Mattersey Hall in England. He also teaches at the International Baptist Theological Seminary in Prague and the Continental Theological Seminary in Brussels.

Reviews

[R. Fox · Rating 4 out of 5]

There are daunting, dense, extremely scholarly Old Testament theologies, and there are more accessible one. Dr. Routledge's work is one of the latter, a bit briefer and less impenetrable. Of that sort of OT theology, his is the best that I've come across, and I read a LOT of OT theologies.

[Josiah Young · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kind of dry in the first few chapters about theological methodology, but picked up some really good momentum in the first half of the thematic theology chapters. I learned a number of new things there. The last half of the thematic theology chapters were more or less covering familiar territory.

[Stephen Dufton]

good primer