The God of the Old Testament – Encountering the Divine in Christian Scripture

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.

About the author

R. W. L. Moberly (PhD, University of Cambridge) is emeritus professor of theology and biblical interpretation at Durham University, where he has taught for more than thirty years. He is the author of numerous books, including Old Testament Theology, The Bible in a Disenchanted Age, The Theology of the Book of Genesis, and Prophecy and Discernment. He is also an ordained priest in the Church of England.

Product details

• Authors: R W L Moberly, R. W. Moberly, R. W. L. Moberly
• Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9781540962997
• ISBN: 978-1-5409-6299-7
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 235 mm x 160 mm x 30 mm
• Weight: 560 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Gift books, albums, perpetual calendars, postcard booklets; Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Religious writings, prayers, songbooks, religious meditations