Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Introduction

The History of Biblical Theology and its Text(s)

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

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

An Outline of the Canonical Approach of

Brevard S. Childs

The Canonical Approach and Biblical Theology

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

The Praxis of the Canonical Approach

The Hermeneutics of the Canonical Approach Reconsidered

`Objectivity' and `Perspectivity' in the Canonical Approach

A Reconstruction Favouring `Objectivity'

Taking the Route of `Perspectivity'

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

Preliminaries to a Canonical Exegesis of Genesis 18-19

The `Sodom Narrative'

Basic Readerly Presuppositions

Diachronic Approaches to the `Sodom Narrative'

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

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

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

Events on the Way to Sodom (18.16-21)

Abraham's Challenge to YHWH (18.22-33)

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

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

Surrounding the House (19.4-11)

Excursus: Is There a `Sin of Sodom'?

Instructions for Lot and his Family (19.12-14)

Lot's Departure from Sodom (19.15-22)

The Destruction of Sodom (19.23-29)

The Origins of Moab and Ammon (19.30-38)

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

Conclusion A Critical Appraisal of the Canonical Approach

Insights Gained into the Canonical Approach through Praxis

Select Bibliography of the Work of Brevard Springs Childs

General Bibliography

Index of References

Index of Authors