Understanding Old Testament Theology

Over the past century the field of Old Testament studies has seen an explosion of theologies of the Old Testament, a trend that has only intensified in the past ten or twenty years. Experts in Old Testament theology might have the book budget and time to read through many of these theologies, but students, pastors, and even Old Testament professors specializing in other areas are not able to keep up with it.

In Understanding Old Testament Theology, professors and authors Brittany Kim and Charlie Trimm organize and explain, in a clear and easy-to-follow manner, the various current approaches to Old Testament theology.

The book’s introduction presents a brief history of the disciple and highlights the key questions it tackles. Chapters then explore approaches that seek to unify Old Testament theology and approaches that emphasize the diversity of its books and authors. Each main chapter includes common features of the approach, points of tension, and a test case illuminating how the approach interprets Exodus.

Accessible and unique, Understanding Old Testament Theology provides the only summary introduction of its kind to the field of Old Testament biblical theology.