Prophecy and Discernment

Informationen zum Autor Dr R. W. L. Moberly is Reader in Theology at the University of Durham. He is author of The Bible, Theology and Faith: A Study of Abraham and Jesus (2000), the fifth volume in the Cambridge Studies in Christian Doctrine series. Klappentext Examines the criteria for discernment of prophetic and apostolic authenticity in the Bible and contemporary contexts. Zusammenfassung If people claim to speak for God! what enables us to know when to credit or discredit the claim? Moberly analyses the criteria for discernment of prophetic authenticity in the Old Testament! and apostolic authenticity in the New Testament; and considers their validity and viability in a contemporary context. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; List of abbreviations; 1. What is prophecy, and can it be validated?; 2. Jeremiah: the formulation of criteria for discernment; 3. Micaiah ben Imlah: the costs of authenticity and discernment; 4. Elisha and Balaam: the enabling and disabling of discernment; 5. John: God's incarnate love as the key to discernment; 6. Paul: cruciformity and the discernment of apostolic authenticity; 7. Prophecy and discernment today?; List of references; Index of authors cited; Index of scriptural references; Index of subjects.

Product details

• Authors: R. W. L. Moberly, R. W. L. (University of Durham) Moberly
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.02.2008
• EAN: 9780521051040
• ISBN: 978-0-521-05104-0
• No. of pages: 300
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Christian
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works