
The God of the Old Testament - Encountering the Divine in Christian Scripture
R. W. L. Moberly(Author)
Baker Academic, Div of Baker Publishing Group
Published on 8. December 2020
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-1-5409-6299-7 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Ada, MI
United States
Publishing group
Baker Publishing Group
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 232 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
558 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5409-6299-7 (9781540962997)
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Person
R. W. L. Moberly (PhD, University of Cambridge) is emeritus 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.
Content
Contents
Introduction
1. The Wise God: The Depths of Creation in Proverbs 8
2. The Mysterious God: The Voice from the Fire in Exodus 3
3. The Just God: The Nature of Deity in Psalm 82
4. The Inscrutable God: Divine Differentials and Human Choosing in Genesis 4
5. The Only God: Surprising Universality and Particularity in 2 Kings 5
6. The Trustworthy God: Assurance and Warning in Psalm 46, Jeremiah 7, and Micah 3
Epilogue
Indexes
Introduction
1. The Wise God: The Depths of Creation in Proverbs 8
2. The Mysterious God: The Voice from the Fire in Exodus 3
3. The Just God: The Nature of Deity in Psalm 82
4. The Inscrutable God: Divine Differentials and Human Choosing in Genesis 4
5. The Only God: Surprising Universality and Particularity in 2 Kings 5
6. The Trustworthy God: Assurance and Warning in Psalm 46, Jeremiah 7, and Micah 3
Epilogue
Indexes