Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-221) and index.

Biblical authority in the post-critical period -- Biblical authority : a personal reflection -- Biblical authority and the church's task of interpretation -- Twentieth-century Old Testament studies : a quick survey -- "Introduction" to Old Testament theology, vol. 1 : the theology of Israel's historical traditions by Gerhard von Rad -- The loss and recovery of creation in Old Testament theology -- The ABCs of Old Testament theology in the U.S. -- Contemporary Old Testament theology : a contextual prospectus -- Biblical theology appropriately postmodern -- Theology of the Old Testament : a prompt retrospect -- Response to J. Richard Middleton -- Against the stream : Brevard Child's biblical theology -- Walter Brueggemann's theology of the Old Testament testimony, dispute, advocacy by Brevard Childs.