The Bible as Christian Scripture: The Work of Brevard S. Childs

Biblical Scholarship in North America #25

by Christopher R. Seitz, Kent Harold Richards

This memorial volume both displays and evaluates the canonical approach of Brevard S. Childs, whose attention to history through time animated his interest in the Bible s use in the church through the ages up to and including the present. Just as Childs wrote on a wide range of topics canonical and theological both Testaments, Isaiah and Exodus, the Pauline letters, the history of biblical interpretation, biblical theology, and historical, theological, and methodological questions the contributors to this volume, seasoned colleagues as well as younger scholars who studied with Childs, offer an international collection of historical, theological, and New Testament essays as well as contributions focused on the Old Testament. The contributors are Stephen B. Chapman, Brevard S. Childs, Don Collett, Daniel R. Driver, Mark W. Elliott, Leonard G. Finn, Mark Gignilliat, Bernd Janowski, Jörg Jeremias, Leander E. Keck, Neil B. MacDonald, David L. Petersen, Murray A. Rae, C. Kavin Rowe, and Christopher R. Seitz.

348 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2013

About the author

Christopher R. Seitz (PhD, Yale University) is senior research professor of biblical interpretation at Wycliffe College, University of Toronto, in Toronto, Ontario. He previously taught at the University of St. Andrews and Yale University. He is the author or editor of numerous books, including The Character of Christian Scripture, Prophecy and Hermeneutics, The Goodly Fellowship of the Prophets, and commentaries on Isaiah 1-39 and 40-66. Seitz is also an ordained Episcopal priest.

Reviews

[Caleb Rolling · Rating 4 out of 5]

A really excellent collection of essays interacting with the many various areas in which Childs worked. Especially noteworthy are Leander Keck’s chapter on Childs’ work in the Pauline corpus, Kavin Rowe’s chapter on trinitarian hermeneutical, and Mark Gignillant’s chapter interacting with Childs’ two major works on Isaiah. Well worth the read for any interested in Childs or theological interpretation more broadly.