Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

A. Introduction : -- 1. Is there a theology of the Hebrew Bible? -- B. The use of the concept of theology in relation to the Bible : -- 2. The premodern conception of theology: from mythology to systematic doctrine -- 3. The Reformation's reconstrual of the concept of theology -- 4. From biblical theology to the theology of the Old Testament -- 5. The romantic devaluation of the concept of theology -- 6. The reception of the concept of theology in Judaism -- 7. The devaluation of the concept of religion in neo-orthodox theology -- 8. Developments since the mid-twentieth century -- 9. Implicit theologies in the Hebrew Bible and the search for a theology of the Hebrew Bible -- C. Hebrew Bible and Old Testament : -- 10. The pluriformity of the tradition -- 11. The Tanakh as the Hebrew Bible -- 12. Reception and transformation into the Old Testament -- 13. The meaning and relativity of the canon for a theology of the Hebrew Bible -- D. Methodological reflections : -- 14. Comparative definitions -- 15. Fundamental methodological choices -- E. Theologies of extant Hebrew Bibles and Old Testaments : -- 16. Hebrew Bibles in Judaism and their theologies -- 17. Old Testaments and their theologies -- F. Theologies of the three parts of the canon and their collections : -- 18. Torah -- 19. Nevi'im -- 20. Ketuvim -- G. The principal theological guidelines in the literary history of the Hebrew Bible : -- 21. The Hebrew Bible on the way to its theology -- 22. The destruction of the Northern Kingdom in 722 BCE -- 23. The preservation of Jerusalem in 701 BCE -- 24. The reinterpretation of Assyrian imperial ideology -- 25. The destruction of Judah in 587 BCE -- 26. The theological reception of Persian imperial ideology -- 27. The destruction of the Persian Empire in 333-331 BCE -- 28. Confrontations with the Maccabean crisis (167-164 BCE) and the question of the end of the theological history of the Hebrew Bible -- H. Themes in the theology of the Hebrew Bible : -- 29. Literary genres and forms of theological statements in the Hebrew Bible -- 30. Perceptions and impressions of God -- 31. From counterworld to everyday world: the basic precepts of life -- 32. Divine intervention in history -- 33. Political theology -- 34. Law and righteousness -- 35. Temple worship and sacrifice -- 36. People of a nation, people of God, and the individual -- 37. Monarchy, theocracy, and anticipation of a ruler -- 38. Zion and Sinai -- 39. Interpretations of humanity -- 40. Diversity and unity in the theology of the Hebrew Bible -- I. The question of a Jewish theology of the Hebrew Bible or a Christian theology of the Old Testament : -- 41. The Hebrew Bible and Judaism -- 42. The Old Testament and Christianity

In this meticulously researched study, Konrad Schmid offers a historical clarification of the concept of "theology." He then examines the theologies of the three constituent parts of the Hebrew Bible--the Torah, the Prophets, and the Writings-- before tracing how these theological concepts developed throughout the history of ancient Israel and early Judaism.