The book that breathes new life : scriptural authority and biblical theology / Walter Brueggemann.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-221) and index.

Biblical authority in the post-critical period -- Biblical authority : a personal reflection -- Biblical authority and the church's task of interpretation -- Twentieth-century Old Testament studies : a quick survey -- "Introduction" to Old Testament theology, vol. 1 : the theology of Israel's historical traditions by Gerhard von Rad -- The loss and recovery of creation in Old Testament theology -- The ABCs of Old Testament theology in the U.S. -- Contemporary Old Testament theology : a contextual prospectus -- Biblical theology appropriately postmodern -- Theology of the Old Testament : a prompt retrospect -- Response to J. Richard Middleton -- Against the stream : Brevard Child's biblical theology -- Walter Brueggemann's theology of the Old Testament testimony, dispute, advocacy by Brevard Childs.

The purpose of this collection of Brueggemann's essays is to bring to the fore a much more extensive critical engagement on his part with the current discussion about the Old Testament, its character, its authority, its theology, and especially its God.... Readers of these essays who think they may have grasped what Brueggemann has to say about the theology of the Old Testament from reading his magnum opus will find that he is still thinking, still listening, and still helping us understand the scriptures of Israel and the church at an ever deeper level.' - Publisher