Theology

Prophetic texts of the Old Testament pose special challenges for ancient translators and modern interpreters in terms of textual history and theology. This collected volume brings together studies on the development of textual traditions, translation techniques, and the reception of prophetic texts.

Writing a history of theology is a key task of systematic theology. But how and for what purpose can this be done today, given current academic and theological conditions? This volume gathers methodological contributions from Protestant and Catholic theology.

Domenico Lo Sardo's study of Exod 25-31 and Lev 8-9 builds on his previous research in Exod 35-40, analyzing the Priestly Writing's literary development. He suggests that the Tabernacle's construction was part of a project focused on space, time, and divine presence, aiming to restore worship and Jewish identity after exile.

Hartmut von Sass explores the four levels of factual, evaluative, normative, and implicative relations to the future and asks what attitudes toward the future the Christian faith already contains - in the face of concrete challenges of our present in which the future has become fundamentally uncertain.