Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-385) and index.

The present status of Old Testament theology -- From history as event to the history of religions : Religionsgeschichte and biblical theology -- From Eurocentric history to voices from the margins : liberation theology and ethnic -- Biblical interpretation -- Feminist interpretations of history -- From history to rhetoric : feminist, mujerista, and womanist theologies -- From Jewish tradition to biblical theology : the Tanak as a source for Jewish theology and practice -- From history to cultural context : postmodernism -- From the colonial Bible to the postcolonial text : biblical theology as contextual -- The changing future of Old Testament theology : a postscript.