Synchronic or Diachronic?: A Debate on Method in Old Testament Exegesis

In Old Testament exegesis a gap is widening between the adherents of the diachronic historical-critical approach and those who, out of dissatisfaction with both the results and the methods of this classical approach, opt for a wide variety of synchronic approaches. The Ninth Joint Meeting of the Dutch Oudtestamentisch Werkgezelschap and the British Society for Old Testament Study, held at Kampen in August 1994, brought together partisans from both camps who engaged in a debate on one of the major methodological issues confronting modern Old Testament scholarship. This volume contains the papers presented as well as some reports from the workshops. Indices of texts and subjects are included.