Biblical Bibliographies
Charles Conroy [www.cjconroy.net]



Brevard S. Childs and Biblical Theology



[see also:  Biblical Theology of OT and NT]


The bibliography is divided into two sections as follows:

I.    Books and articles by Childs

1.   A selection of Childs's books (in chronological order)

i)   Directly on biblical theology

Childs, B. S., Biblical Theology in Crisis (Philadelphia: Westminster, 1970).

Childs, B. S., Old Testament Theology in a Canonical Context (London: SCM, 1985; Philadelphia: Fortress, 1986); = Teologia dell'Antico Testamento in un contesto canonico (Parola di Dio, II/9; Cinisello Balsamo: Edizioni Paoline, 1989).

Childs, B. S., Biblical Theology of the Old and New Testaments. Theological Reflection on the Christian Bible (London: SCM, 1992; Minneapolis: Fortress, 1993); = Die Theologie der einen Bibel. Bd. 1: Grundstrukturen; Bd. 2: Hauptthemen (Freiburg: Herder, 1994/1995); = Teologia biblica, Antico e Nuovo Testamento (Piemme theologica; Casale Monferrato (AL): Piemme, 1998).

Childs, B. S., Biblical Theology: A Proposal (Facets; Minneapolis : Fortress, 2002).

ii)   On other topics

Childs, B. S., Myth and Reality in the Old Testament (SBT 27; London: SCM, 1960).

Childs, B. S., Memory and Tradition in Israel (SBT 37; London: SCM, 1962).

Childs, B. S., Isaiah and the Assyrian Crisis (SBT II/3; London: SCM, 1967).

Childs, B. S., The Book of Exodus: A Critical Theological Commentary (OTL; Philadelphia: Westminster; London: SCM, 1974); = Il libro dell'Esodo: Commentario critico teologico (Piemme theologica; Casale Monferrato [AL]: Piemme, 1995).

Childs, B. S., Introduction to the Old Testament as Scripture (Philadelphia: Fortress; London: SCM, 1979).

Childs, B. S., The New Testament as Canon: An Introduction (London: SCM, 1984; Philadelphia: Fortress, 1985)

Childs, B. S., Isaiah (OTL; Atlanta, GA: Westminster/John Knox, 2001); = Isaia (Commentari biblici; Brescia: Queriniana, 2005).

Childs, B. S., The Struggle to Understand Isaiah as Christian Scripture (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2004).

2.   A selection of Childs's articles (in chronological order)

Childs, B. S., "Interpretation in Faith: The Theological Responsibility of an Old Testament Commentary", Int 18 (1964) 432-449.

Childs, B. S., "The Sensus Literalis of Scripture: An Ancient and Modern Problem", in H. Donner (ed.), Beiträge zur Alttestamentlichen Theologie. Festschrift für Walther Zimmerli zum 70. Geburtstag (Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1977) 80-93.

Childs, B. S., "The Canonical Shape of the Prophetic Literature", Int 32 (1978) 46-55.

Childs, B. S., "The Exegetical Significance of Canon for the Study of the Old Testament", in J. A. Emerton et al. (eds.), Congress Volume, Göttingen 1977 (VTSup 29; Leiden: Brill, 1978) 66-80.

Childs, B. S., "Some Reflections on the Search for a Biblical Theology", HBT 4 (1982) 1-12.

Childs, B. S., "Die theologische Bedeutung der Endform eines Textes", TQ 167 (1987) 242-251.

Childs, B. S., "Biblische Theologie und christlicher Kanon", JBT 3 (1988) 13-27.

Childs, B. S., "Analysis of a Canonical Formula: 'It Shall Be Recorded For a Future Generation'", in E. Blum (ed.), Die hebräische Bibel und ihre zweifache Nachgeschichte. Festschrift für Rolf Rendtorff zum 65. Geburtstag (Neukirchen-Vluyn: Neukirchener Verlag, 1990) 357-364.

Childs, B. S., "Critical Reflections on James Barr's Understanding of the Literal and the Allegorical", JSOT 46 (1990) 3-9.

Childs, B. S., "Die Bedeutung der hebräischen Bibel für die Biblische Theologie", TZ 48 (1992) 382-390.

Childs, B. S., "Biblical Scholarship in the Seventeenth Century: A Study in Ecumenics", in J. Barton – S. E. Balentine (eds.), Language, Theology, and the Bible. Essays in Honour of James Barr (Oxford: Clarendon, 1994) 325-333.

Childs, B. S., "Die Beziehung von Altem und Neuem Testament aus kanonischer Sicht", in C. Dohmen – T. Söding (eds.), Eine Bibel – zwei Testamente. Positionen Biblischer Theologie (UTB 1893; Paderborn: Schöningh, 1995) 29-34.

Childs, B. S., "Old Testament Theology", in J. L. Mays – D. L. Petersen – K. H. Richards (eds.), Old Testament Interpretation: Past, Present, and Future: Essays in Honor of Gene M. Tucker (Nashville: Abingdon; Edinburgh: Clark, 1995) 293-301.

Childs, B. S., "On Reclaiming the Bible for Christian Theology", in C. E. Braaten – R. W. Jenson (eds.), Reclaiming the Bible for the Church (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans; Edinburgh: Clark, 1995) 1-17.

Childs, B. S., "Retrospective Reading of the Old Testament Prophets", ZAW 108 (1996) 362-377.

Childs, B. S., "Does the Old Testament Witness to Jesus Christ?" in J. Ådna – S. J. Hafemann – O. Hofius (eds.), Evangelium – Schriftauslegung – Kirche. Festschrift für Peter Stuhlmacher zum 65. Geburtstag (Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1997) 57-64.

Childs, B. S., "Toward Recovering Theological Exegesis", Pro Ecclesia 6 (1997) 16-26.

Childs, B. S., "The Genre of the Biblical Commentary as Problem and Challenge, in M. Cogan – B. L. Eichler – J. H. Tigay (eds.), Tehillah le-Moshe. Biblical and Judaic Studies in Honor of Moshe Greenberg (Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 1997) 185-192.

Childs, B. S., "Critique of Recent Intertextual Canonical Interpretation", ZAW 115 (2003) 173-184.

Childs, B. S., "The Canon in Recent Biblical Studies. Reflections on an Era", Pro Ecclesia 14 (2005) 26-45.

Childs, B. S., "Speech-Act Theory and Biblical Interpretation", SJT 58 (2005) 375-392

Childs, B. S., "The Canon in Recent Biblical Studies: Reflections on an Era", in C. Bartholomew – S. Hahn – R. Parry – C. Seitz – A. Wolters (eds.), Canon and Biblical Interpretation (Scripture and Hermeneutics Series, 7; Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan; Milton Keynes: Paternoster Press, 2006) 33-57.

II.    Discussion of the work of Childs

1.   Up to 1991

i)   A series of articles in JSOT 16 (1980) on Childs, Introduction (1979)

Barr, J., "Childs' Introduction to the Old Testament as Scripture", JSOT 16 (1980) 12-23.

Blenkinsopp, J., "A New Kind of Introduction: Professor Childs' Introduction to the Old Testament as Scripture", JSOT 16 (1980) 24-27.

Cazelles, H., "The Canonical Approach to Torah and Prophets", JSOT 16 (1980) 28-31.

Kittel, B., "Brevard Childs' Development of the Canonical Approach", JSOT 16 (1980) 2-11.

Landes, G. M., "The Canonical Approcah to Introducing the Old Testament: Prodigy and Problems", JSOT 16 (1980) 32-39.

Murphy, R. E., "The Old Testament as Scripture", JSOT 16 (1980) 40-44.

Smend, R., "Questions about the Importance of the Canon in the Old Testament Introduction", JSOT 16 (1980) 45-51.

Childs, B. S., "Response to Reviewers of Introduction to the Old Testament as Scripture", JSOT 16 (1980) 52-60.

ii)   A series of articles in HBT 2 (1980) on Childs, Introduction (1979)

Birch, B. C., "Tradition, Canon and Biblical Theology", HBT 2 (1980) 113-125.

Knight, D. A., "Canon and the History of Traditon: A Critique of Brevard S. Childs' Introduction to the Old Testament as Scripture", HBT 2 (1980) 127-149.

Mays, J. L., "What is Written: A Response to Brevard Childs' Introduction to the Old Testament as Scripture", HBT 2 (1980) 151-163.

Polk, D. P., "Brevard Childs' Introduction to the Old Testament as Scripture", HBT 2 (1980) 165-171.

Sanders, J. A., "Canonical Context and Canonical Criticism", HBT 2 (1980) 173-197.

Childs, B. S., "A Response", HBT 2 (1980) 199-211.

iii)   Further contributions on various aspects of the work of Childs

Bosman, H. L. "The Validity of Biblical Theology: Historical Description or Hermeneutical 'Childs' play'?", OTE 3 (1990) 133-146.

Brett, M. G., Biblical Criticism in Crisis? The Impact of the Canonical Approach on Old Testament Studies (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991).

Letis, T., "Brevard Childs and the Protestant Dogmaticians: A Window to a New Paradigm of Biblical Interpretation", Churchman 105 (London 1991) 261-292.

Oeming, M., "Text – Kontext – Kanon: Ein neuer Weg alttestamentlicher Theologie? Zu einem Buch von Brevard S. Childs", JBT 3 (1988) 241-251.

Scalabrini, P. Rota, [Recensione: Brevard S. Childs, Teologia dell'Antico Testamento in un contesto canonico], Teologia 15 (1990) 283-288.

Schnabel, E., "Die Entwürfe von B. S. Childs and H. Gese bezüglich des Kanons", in G. Maier (ed.), Der Kanon der Bibel (Gießen: Brunnen-Verlag, 1990) 102-152.

Scippa, V., "Sulla teologia dell'Antico Testamento. La proposta dell''approccio canonico' di B. Childs", Asprenas 38 (1991) 93-98.

2.   From 1992 to the present

Barr, J., The Concept of Biblical Theology. An Old Testament Perspective (London: SCM, 1999): on Childs espec. Chaps. 23-24 (pp. 378-438).

Barth, G., [Rezension von Childs, Biblical Theology (1992)], TLZ 122 (1997) 647-651.

Barton, J., "Canon and Old Testament Interpretation", in E. Ball (ed.), In Search of True Wisdom: Essays in Old Testament Interpretation in Honour of Ronald E. Clements (JSOTSup 300; Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1999) 37-52. Reprinted in J. Barton, The Old Testament: Canon, Literature and Theology. Collected Essays of John Barton (Society for Old Testament Study Monographs; Aldershot: Ashgate, 2007) 31-42.

Bauckham, R., [Review of Childs, Biblical Theology (1992)], BibInt 2 (1994) 246-250.

Brett, M. G., "Against the Grain: Brevard Childs' Biblical Theology...", Modern Theology 10 (1994) 281-287.

Brett, M. G., "Canonical Criticism and Old Testament Theology", in A. D. H. Mayes (ed.), Text in Context. Essays by Members of the Society for Old Testament Study (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000) 63-85.

Brueggemann, W., "The ABC's of Old Testament Theology in the US", ZAW 114 (2002) 412-432.

Concepción Checa, J. F., "El concepto de canon en la obra de B. S. Childs", Scriptorium Victoriense 51 (2004) 207-224.

Driver, D., Brevard Childs, Biblical Theologian: For the Church's One Bible (FAT II/46; Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2010). The book has a companion website here.

Edmondson, S., "Christ and History: Hermeneutical Convergence in Calvin and its Challenge to Biblical Theology", Modern Theology 21 (2005) 3-35.

Hasel, G. F., "Recent Models of Biblical Theology: Three Major Perspectives", AUSS 33 (1995) 55-75.

Hasel, G. F., "Proposals for a Canonical Biblical Theology", AUSS 34 (1996) 23-33.

Jeremias, J., "Neuere Entwürfe zu einer 'Theologie des Alten Testaments'", in B. Janowski (ed.), Theologie und Exegese des Alten Testaments / der Hebräischen Bibel: Zwischenbilanz und Zukunftsperspektiven (SBS Jubiläumsband, 200; Stuttgart: Katholisches Bibelwerk, 2005) 133-137, 139 [125-158].

Krauter, S., "Brevard S. Childs' Programm einer Biblischen Theologie. Eine Untersuchung seiner systematisch-theologischen und methodologischen Fundamente", ZTK 96 (1999) 21-48.

Levering, M., "Ecclesial Exegesis and Ecclesial Authority: Childs, Fowl, and Aquinas", in The Thomist 69 (2005) 407-467.

Noble, P. R., The Canonical Approach: A Critical Reconstruction of the Hermeneutics of Brevard S. Childs (Biblical Interpretation Series, 16; Leiden: Brill, 1995).

Olson, D. T., "Biblical Theology as Provisional Monologization: A Dialogue with Childs, Brueggemann and Bakhtin", BibInt 6 (1998) 162-180.

Provan, I., "Canons to the Left of Him: Brevard Childs, His Critics, and the Future of Old Testament Theology", SJT 50 (1997) 1-38.

Rendtorff, R., "Brevard S. Childs, Biblical Theology of the Old and New Testaments. Theological Reflections on the Christian Bible", JBT 9 (1994) 359-369.

Rendtorff, R., "Brevard S. Childs, 1923-2007", Kirche und Israel 23 (2008) 99-102.

Sanecki, A., Approccio canonico: tra storia e teologia, alla ricerca di un nuovo paradigma post-critico. L'analisi della metodologia canonica di B. S. Childs dal punto di vista cattolico (Tesi Gregoriana, Serie Teologia, 104; Roma: Pontificia Università Gregoriana, 2004).

Scalabrini, P. Rota, "Testo ed intertesto: confronto con la 'lettura canonica' di Childs e Sanders", in G. Angelini (ed.), La rivelazione attestata. La Bibbia fra testo e teologia. Raccolta di studi in onore del cardinale Carlo Maria Martini (Quodlibet 7; Milano: Glossa, 1998) 161-195.

Wanke, G., "Kanon und biblische Theologie. Hermeneutische Überlegungen zum alttestamentlichen Kanon", in M. Witte (ed.), Gott und Mensch im Dialog. Festschrift für Otto Kaiser zum 80. Geburtstag (BZAW 345/2; Berlin: de Gruyter, 2004) 1053-1061.

Weidemann, H.-U., "Kanon und Christuszeugnis – B. S. Childs' Antwort auf eine alte Frage", BK 55 (2000) 26-32.



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