Articles by Childs
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:: 1958–1969 ::
Childs, Brevard Springs. "Jonah: a study in Old Testament Hermeneutics."Scottish Journal of Theology 11 (1958): 53-61.
*———. "Prophecy and fulfillment: a study of contemporary hermeneutics."(For access, visit ATLAS via) Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology12/3 (1958): 260-271.
*———. "Enemy from the north and the chaos tradition." Journal of Biblical Literature 78/3 (1959): 187-198.
*———. "Study of the formula, 'until this day'." Journal of Biblical Literature 82 (1963): 279-292.
*———. "Interpretation in Faith: The Theological Responsibility of an Old Testament Commentary." (For access, visit ATLAS via) Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology 18 (1964): 432-449.
*———. "Birth of Moses." Journal of Biblical Literature 84/2 (1965): 109-122.
———. "Deuteronomic Formulae of the Exodus Traditions." Pages 30-39 inHebräische Wortforschung: Festschrift Zum 80 Geburtstag Von Walter Baumgartner. Leiden: Brill, 1967.
———. "Karl Barth as Interpreter of Scripture." Pages 30-39 in Karl Barth and the Future of Theology: a Memorial Colloquium Held At Yale Divinity School January 28, 1969. Edited by D. L. Dickerman. New Haven: Yale Divinity School Association, 1969.
*———. "Psalm 8 in the context of the Christian canon." (For access, visit ATLAS via) Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology 23 (1969): 20-31.
:: 1970–1978 ::
*Childs, Brevard Springs. "Traditio-historical study of the Reed Sea tradition."Vetus Testamentum 20/4 (1970): 406-418.
*———. "Psalm Titles and Midrashic Exegesis." Journal of Semitic Studies 16 (1971): 137-150.
———. "Midrash and the Old Testament." Pages 45-59 in Understanding the Sacred Text: Essays in Honor of Morton S. Enslin on the Hebrew Bible and Christian Beginnings. Edited by John Reumann. Valley Forge, PA: Judson Press, 1972.
———. "Old Testament as scripture of the church." Concordia Theological Monthly 43 (1972): 709-722.
*———. "Tale of two Testaments." (For access, visit ATLAS via) Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology 26 (1972): 20-29.
*———. "Review of Sanders, Torah and Canon." (For access, visit ATLAS via)Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology 27 (1973): 88-91.
*———. "Etiological tale re-examined." Vetus Testamentum 24/4 (1974): 387-397.
———. "Reflections on the Modern Study of the Psalms." Pages 377-388 inMagnalia Dei. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1976.
———. "Search for Biblical authority today." Andover Newton Quarterly 16 (1976): 199-206.
———. "Sensus Literalis of Scripture: an Ancient and Modern Problem." Pages 80-93 in Beiträge Zur Alttestamentlichen Theologie: Festschrift Für Walther Zimmerli Zum 70. Geburtstag. Vandenhoeck und Ruprecht, 1977.
———. "Symposium on Biblical Criticism." Theology Today 33 (1977): 358-359.
*———. "Canonical Shape of the Book of Jonah." Pages 122-128 in Biblical and Near Eastern Studies. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1978.
*———. "Canonical shape of the prophetic literature." (For access, visit ATLAS via) Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology 32 (1978): 46-55.
———. "The Exegetical Significance of the Canon for the Study of the Old Testament." Supplements to Vetus Testamentum 29 (1978): 66-80.
:: 1980–1989 ::
Childs, Brevard Springs. "A Response [to James Mays et al.]." Horizons in Biblical Theology 2 (1980): 199-221.
*———. "On reading the Elijah narratives." (For access, visit ATLAS via)Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology 34 (1980): 128-137.
———. "Response to reviewers of Introduction to the OT as scripture." Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 16 (1980): 52-60.
———. “Differenzen in der Exegese: Biblische Theologie in Amerika.” Evangelische Kommentare 14 (1981): 405-406.
———. "Some reflections on the search for a biblical theology." Horizons in Biblical Theology 4/1 (1982): 1-12.
———. "Wellhausen in English." Semeia 25 (1982): 83-88.
———. "Gerhard Von Rad in American Dress." Pages 77-86 in Hermeneutical Quest. Allison Park, PA: Pickwick Publications, 1986.
———. "Death and Dying in Old Testament Theology." Pages 89-91 in Love & Death in the Ancient Near East. Guilford, CN: Four Quarters Pub Co, 1987.
———. "Die Bedeutung Des Jüdischen Kanons in Der Alttestamentlichen Theologie." in Mitte Der Schrift? Ein Jüdisch-Christliches Gespräch. Edited by M A Klopfenstein, Ulrich Luz, and Shemaryahu Talmon. Bern: [s.n.], 1987.
———. "Die theologische Bedeutung der Endform eines Textes." Theologische Quartalschrift 167/4 (1987): 242-251.
———. "Biblische Theologie Und Christlicher Kanon." Pages 13-27 in Zum Problem Des Biblischen Kanons. Neukirchen-Vluyn: Neukirchener Verlag, 1988.
———. “Karl Barth: The Preacher's Exegete.” [Unpublished paper; revision of Barth colloquium piece of 1969.] 1989.
———. "The Struggle for God's Righteousness in the Psalter." Pages 255-264 inChrist in Our Place. Allison Park, PN: Pickwick Publications, 1989.
———. "Reflections on the Reissue of William Perkins' Commentary on Gallatians." Pages xiv-xvi in A Commentary on Galatians, William Perkins. Edited by Gerald T Sheppard. Pilgrim Classic Commentaries. New York: Pilgrim Press, 1989.
:: 1990–1999 ::
Childs, Brevard Springs. "Analysis of a Canonical Formula: 'it Shall be Recorded for a Future Generation'." Pages 357-364 in Hebräische Bibel Und Ihre Zweifache Nachgeschichte. Neukirchen-Vluyn: Neukirchener Verlag, 1990.
———. "Critical Reflections on James Barr's Understanding of the Literal and the Allegorical." Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 46 (1990): 3-9.
———. "Die Bedeutung der hebräischen Bibel für die biblische Theologie."Theologische Zeitschrift 48/3-4 (1992): 382-399.
———. "Biblical Scholarship in the Seventeenth Century: a Study in Ecumenics." Pages 325-333 in Language, Theology, and the Bible. Oxford: Clarendon, 1994.
———. "Old Testament in Germany 1920-1940: the Search for a New Paradigm." Pages 233-246 in Altes Testament, Forschung Und Wirkung: Festschrift Für Henning Graf Reventlow. Edited by Peter Mommer, and Winfried Thiel. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang, 1994.
———. "Old Testament Theology." Pages 293-301 in Old Testament Interpretation. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1995.
———. "On Reclaiming the Bible for Christian Theology." Pages 1-17 inReclaiming the Bible for the Church. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1995.
———. "The Canonical Shape of the Prophetic Literature." Pages 513-522 in"The Place is Too Small for Us": the Israelite Prophets in Recent Scholarship. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 1995.
———. "Retrospective Reading of the Old Testament Prophets." (Or try here.)Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft 108/3 (1996): 362-377.
———. "Does the Old Testament Witness to Jesus Christ?" Pages 57-64 inEvangelium, Schriftauslegung, Kirche. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1997.
———. "Interpreting the Bible amid Cultural Change." Theology Today 54 (1997): 200-211.
———. "The Genre of the Biblical Commentary as Problem and Challenge." Pages 185-192 in Tehillah Le-Moshe. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 1997.
———. "Toward Recovering Theological Exegesis." Pro Ecclesia 6 (1997): 16-26.
*———. "Jesus Christ the Lord and the Scriptures of the Church." Pages 1-12 inRule of Faith. Harrisburg, PA: Morehouse Publishers, 1998.
*———. "The Nature of the Christian Bible: One Book, Two Testaments."Pages 115-125 in Rule of Faith. Harrisburg, PA: Morehouse Publishers, 1998.
*———. "The One Gospel in Four Witnesses." Pages 51-62 in Rule of Faith. Harrisburg, PA: Morehouse Publishers, 1998.
———. "Hermeneutical Reflections on C Vitringa, Eighteenth-Century Interpreter of Isaiah." Pages 89-98 in In Search of True Wisdom. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1999.
———. "The Almost Forgotten Genesis Commentary of Benno Jacob." Pages 273-280 in Recht Und Ethos Im Alten Testament--Gestalt Und Wirkung. Neukirchen-Vluyn: Neukirchener Verlag, 1999.
:: 2000–2006 ::
Childs, Brevard Springs. "Allegory and Typology Within Biblical Interpretation." Paper presented at St Mary's College. University of St Andrews, 2000.
———. "Toward recovering theological exegesis." Ex Auditu 16 (2000): 121-129.
———. "Walter Brueggemann's Theology of the Old Testament: Testimony, Dispute, Advocacy." Scottish Journal of Theology 53/2 (2000): 228-233.
*———. "Critique of Recent Intertextual Canonical Interpretation." (Or try hereor here.) Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft 115/2 (2003): 173-184.
———. "The Canon in Recent Biblical Studies: Reflections on an Era." Pro Ecclesia 14/1 (2005): 26-45.
*———. "Speech-act theory and biblical interpretation." Scottish Journal of Theology 58/4 (2005): 375-392.
*———. “The Canon in Recent Biblical Studies: Reflections on an Era.”(Partial PDF via publisher, through p41). Pages 33–57 in Canon and Biblical Interpretation. Edited by Craig Bartholomew, Scott Hahn, Robin Parry, Christopher Seitz, and Al Wolters. Scripture and Hermeneutics 7. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2006.