Besides examining the key verbs, nouns, and adjectives, the "TLOT" examines theologically noteworthy pronouns and particles in their own entries. These other words can easily be found in the index. Since the entries are generally ordered according to roots-the traditional and sensible approach for Semitic languages-and many words are treated as derivatives, synonyms, or antonyms of the terms listed in the article titles, thousands of words can be considered in about 330 articles. Words were included because of their importance within the Hebrew Bible, not their suitability as elements of a secondary system of Old Testament theology. Assumptions that led to ill-advised short-cuts-e.g., the chimera of a basic meaning from which all other meanings developed-have given way to a methodological pluralism, that considers a term's significance from several points of view and thus does more justice to actual usage. The methodological repertoire of the "TLOT" is deliberately broad because today it is generally agreed that no single approach can fully illuminate a term's meaning. Thus the individual articles serve as concise, well-structured histories of research with conclusions, discussion of controversies, and references to the most important literature. In the process, it makes available to readers in many form- and tradition-critical insights hitherto buried in scattered commentaries, monographs, Old Testament theologies, journal articles, etc. Whereas traditional lexicons do little more than offer possible translations in the light of etymological and grammatical evidence, "The Theological Lexicon of the Old Testament" goes further, evaluating each term's theological relevance by clearly describing its actual usage in the language. Even readers with little or no knowledge of Hebrew can use it profitably. This reference work can serve a wide audience, from professors and researchers to pastors and students of the Bible. Well-organized and clearly written articles analyze a significant portion of the Old Testament vocabulary. In these volumes outstanding scholars provide in-depth and wide-ranging investigations of the historical, semantic, and theological meanings of Old Testament concepts. Commentaries: individual books (New Testament)Īn indispensable and incomparable reference work, this translation of the "Theologisches Handworterbuch zum Alten Testament" makes accessible for the first time in English a wealth of theological insight.
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