Comment
The review of the canonical approach/criticism in the section on history of interpretation is in many respects important also for the theological interpreation of a given biblical passage. Further, two examples of theological interpretation are provided in the present section.
The first example is taken from the work of Brevard S. Childs, the proponent of the canonical approach to the Bible. On the example of exegesis of Psalm 8 Childs demonstrates, how he imagined the specific text could be interpreted in its original Old Testament context, but also, how the New Testament recontextualization of Psalm 8 in the epistle to Hebrews provides valid theological insight.
The second example is chosen from the work by a more recent author, that is, Walter Moberly. His detailed analysis of Genesis 12:1-3 illustrates not only, how linguistic considerations influence the theological interpretation of the text, but also how the text can lead to several acceptable theological recontextualizations in different contexts, namely Christian and Jewish.
