Space, History, and the Kingdom
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20041570 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Vítor Westhelle (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Pages | 21-36 |
| Publication date | 2012-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Eschatology and Space (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan US (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1057/9781137108272_2 |
| OpenAlex | W2483217715 |
| ISBN | 9781137108272 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 8 |
Gerhard von Rad, arguably the most influential Old Testament scholar of the last century, set the tone and gave the key for the reading of the Hebrew scriptures.2 In his authoritative Old Testament Theology, he sets in stark contrast to the Jahwist faith, as a strict historical faith, the religious faiths grounded in the sacred experience of gods connected to the land and "saturated with creation myths."3 The Old Testament "story is much more interested in the guidance of the heart than in the outward events."4 "These events had all something basically episodic and isolated in them: in their character as miracles they stood out more or less unrelated to their contexts." Among the many themes that can be singled out in the Old Testament there is one only that "unites them all": In this respect the theological radius of what Israel said about God is conspicuously restricted compared with theologies of other nations—instead, the Old Testament writings confine themselves to representing Jahweh's relationship to Israel and the world in one aspect only, namely as a continuing divine activity in history. This implies that in principle Israel's faith is grounded in a theology of history.5 KeywordsDivine CommandUniversal HistoryCreation MythHuman PredicamentSpatial RealityThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves
Art · Biblical theology · Faith · Kingdom · Literature · Mythology · New Testament · Old Testament · Reading (process) · Theology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · History · Philosophy · Religious studies · Religious Tourism and Spaces
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |