Canon and Exegesis Canonical Praxis and the

Previous attempts to critique the canonical approach of Brevard Childs have remained largely theoretical in nature. One of the weakness of canonical criticism, then, is its failure to have generated new readings of extended biblical passages. Reviewing the hermeneutics and the praxis of Childs' approach, Lyons then turns to the Sodom narrative (Gen 18-19) as a test of a practical exegesis according to Childs' principles, and then to reflect critically upon the reading experience generated. Surprisingly, the canonical reading produced is a wholly new one, centred around the complex, irreducible-even contradictory-request of Abraham for Yahweh to do justice (18:23-25).

Acknowledgments

vii

Abbreviations

ix

Introduction

1

(4)

The History of Biblical Theology and its Text(s)

5

(29)

The Development of Biblical Theology through History and its View(s) of the Biblical Text

5

(20)

The Historical Development of the Biblical Theology of Brevard S. Childs and its Canonical Approach to the Biblical Text

25

(9)

An Outline of the Canonical Approach of

34

(48)

Brevard S. Childs

The Canonical Approach and Biblical Theology

34

(6)

A Theoretical Justification for the Role of `Canon' in the Canonical Approach

40

(19)

The Praxis of the Canonical Approach

59

(23)

The Hermeneutics of the Canonical Approach Reconsidered

82

(42)

`Objectivity' and `Perspectivity' in the Canonical Approach

82

(3)

A Reconstruction Favouring `Objectivity'

85

(9)

Taking the Route of `Perspectivity'

94

(21)

The `Community of Faith' and the `Interpretive Community': Preliminary Consequences of Adopting a Fishian Hermeneutic

115

(9)

Preliminaries to a Canonical Exegesis of Genesis 18-19

124

(26)

The `Sodom Narrative'

124

(1)

Basic Readerly Presuppositions

125

(12)

Diachronic Approaches to the `Sodom Narrative'

137

(13)

A Canonical Exegesis of the `Sodom Narrative', Part 1: Genesis 18

150

(65)

The Reception and Recognition of the Visitor(s) to Abraham (18.1-8)

150

(15)

The Announcement of a Son to Sarah (18.9-15)

165

(9)

Events on the Way to Sodom (18.16-21)

174

(11)

Abraham's Challenge to YHWH (18.22-33)

185

(30)

A Canonical Exegesis of the `Sodom Narrative', Part 2: Genesis 19

215

(45)

The Arrival of Two Visitors in Sodom (19.1-3)

215

(10)

Surrounding the House (19.4-11)

225

(9)

Excursus: Is There a `Sin of Sodom'?

234

(5)

Instructions for Lot and his Family (19.12-14)

239

(3)

Lot's Departure from Sodom (19.15-22)

242

(3)

The Destruction of Sodom (19.23-29)

245

(5)

The Origins of Moab and Ammon (19.30-38)

250

(3)

The Way Forward: Old Testament Texts in the Light of the Suggested Canonical Exegesis of Genesis 18-19

253

(7)

Conclusion A Critical Appraisal of the Canonical Approach

260

(16)

Insights Gained into the Canonical Approach through Praxis

260

(16)

Select Bibliography of the Work of Brevard Springs Childs

276

(4)

General Bibliography

280

(24)

Index of References

304

(9)

Index of Authors

313

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