Category: Biblical Theology

Post-Enlightenment Old Testament Biblical theology:

• Major movements: Historical-Critical, History of Religions, Critical-Biblical Theology
• Also Emphasized: Golden Age of Biblical Theology, the Biblical Theology Movement, Postmodern Approaches, Literary-Rhetorical Criticism
• Major figures: Gabler, Bauer, Barth, Von Rad, Eichrodt, Brueggemann, Childs, Collins, Gerstenberger, Gottwald

See: Johann Philipp Gabler (1753-1826); 1787 inaugural address at University of Altdorf, “On the Correct Distinction Between Dogmatic and Biblical Theology and the Right Definition of Their Goals.”