The God of the Old Testament: Encountering the Divine in Christian Scripture - Couverture rigide

Moberly, R. W. L.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1540962997 ISBN 13 : 9781540962997

Editeur : Baker Academic, Div of Baker Publishing Group, 2020

Synopsis

Walter Moberly is a top Old Testament theologian known for his creative, accessible, and provocative writing. His Old Testament Theology has been well received. This book, written in a similar vein, combines biblical criticism with constructive theology and engages both Jewish and Christian interpretations. Moberly offers robust readings of eight pivotal Old Testament passages that unpack the nature of God in Christian Scripture, demonstrating a Christian approach to reading the Old Testament that holds together the priorities of both scholarship and faith.

'In The God of the Old Testament, R. W. L. Moberly guides readers through a series of textual journeys toward the biblical God. He chooses passages wisely, analyzes them with sensitivity, and presents the results lucidly. Alert to the ways multiple contexts produce readings that challenge, complement, and enrich each other, he describes the tensions between Scripture's one God and the privileged human points of access that (according to Scripture) lead to that God. Reading as a Christian, Moberly produces a work that is capacious precisely because it is firmly rooted. Jewish, Christian, and secular readers will profit from his discerning and balanced discussion.
Benjamin D. Sommer, professor of Bible, The Jewish Theological Seminary; senior fellow, Shalom Hartman Institute

'Decisions, decisions, decisions. In a time when much of the focus is on assumptions (and rightly so), Moberly reminds us that the tasks of biblical interpretation and theology consist of a series of decisions over hermeneutical, existential, and theological matters. Moberly demonstrates each step and turn he makes in reading the Old Testament theologically so that readers can learn how to navigate its texts themselves, and in so doing more fully know the God revealed in its pages. Students, biblical scholars, and theologians will greatly benefit from this work.'
Bo H. Lim, associate professor of Old Testament, Seattle Pacific University

'With an ecumenically sensitive ear, Moberly articulates a vision of God--and thus of humanity--discerned in Israel's Scriptures that is wholly consistent with Christian theology and practice. As one of the most accomplished exegetical theologians of our day, he demonstrates how to navigate the variety of philological, historical, and literary approaches available, while reading with the benefit of a rule of faith. In six exegetically and hermeneutically rich chapters, The God of the Old Testament unveils a 'grammar' of God common to Jews and Christians, which people of faith are called to reveal and instantiate in their own lives, within their respective traditions.'
Claire Mathews McGinnis, Loyola University Maryland

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

R. W. L. Moberly (PhD, University of Cambridge) is professor of theology and biblical interpretation at Durham University in Durham, England. He is the author of numerous books, including Old Testament Theology and The Bible in a Disenchanted Age, and is an ordained priest in the Church of England.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Baker Academic, Div of Baker Publishing Group
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1540962997
• ISBN 13: 9781540962997
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 304
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• Personne responsable: non disponible