Philip E. Sumpter did his PhD in Old Testament under Gordon McConville at Gloucestershire University, UK, while living and working at the University of Bonn, Germany. He is currently a visiting lecturer at the European School of Culture and Theology, Germany.

• Table of ContentsABBREVIATIONS 1. IntroductionPart I: Verbum and Res: Establishing the Context2. Childs and Scripture in the Divine Economy 3. Verbum: The Shape of Israel’s Witness 4. Res: The Shape of Israel’s God 5. Res and Form Criticism in the Work of Childs and Gerstenberger 6. Hermeneutical Implications Part II: Psalm 24: Entering the Dialectic7. A Canonical Approach to Psalm 24 8. Verbum 1: Form, Content, Context, Function 9. Res 1: Force (God in se) 10. Verbum 2: The Broader Literary Context 11. Res 2: The Divine Economy (God pro nobis) Bibliography Index

Philip E. Sumpter did his PhD in Old Testament under Gordon McConville at Gloucestershire University, UK, while living and working at the University of Bonn, Germany. He is currently a visiting lecturer at the European School of Culture and Theology, Germany.

• Table of ContentsABBREVIATIONS 1. IntroductionPart I: Verbum and Res: Establishing the Context2. Childs and Scripture in the Divine Economy 3. Verbum: The Shape of Israel’s Witness 4. Res: The Shape of Israel’s God 5. Res and Form Criticism in the Work of Childs and Gerstenberger 6. Hermeneutical Implications Part II: Psalm 24: Entering the Dialectic7. A Canonical Approach to Psalm 24 8. Verbum 1: Form, Content, Context, Function 9. Res 1: Force (God in se) 10. Verbum 2: The Broader Literary Context 11. Res 2: The Divine Economy (God pro nobis) Bibliography Index

Philip E. Sumpter did his PhD in Old Testament under Gordon McConville at Gloucestershire University, UK, while living and working at the University of Bonn, Germany. He is currently a visiting lecturer at the European School of Culture and Theology, Germany.

• Table of ContentsABBREVIATIONS 1. IntroductionPart I: Verbum and Res: Establishing the Context2. Childs and Scripture in the Divine Economy 3. Verbum: The Shape of Israel’s Witness 4. Res: The Shape of Israel’s God 5. Res and Form Criticism in the Work of Childs and Gerstenberger 6. Hermeneutical Implications Part II: Psalm 24: Entering the Dialectic7. A Canonical Approach to Psalm 24 8. Verbum 1: Form, Content, Context, Function 9. Res 1: Force (God in se) 10. Verbum 2: The Broader Literary Context 11. Res 2: The Divine Economy (God pro nobis) Bibliography Index