The Collapse of History: Reconstructing Old Testament Theology

With the waning influence of history and historical criticism as the normative context and method of Old Testament study, alternative approaches and new perspectives have appeared. Sociological analysis and literary criticism, for example, have become dominant methods, and the focus has shifted from the concerns of salvation history to those of creation,canon, liberation, narrative, and imagination. These current developments, Leo Perdue points out in The Collapse of History: Reconstructing Old Testament Theology, need not halt progress in the doing of Old Testament theology but can move the discipline in a variety of new and imaginative directions. The Collapse of History is a valuable addition to any Biblical studies reference shelf. -- Midwest Book Review