From Eden to Golgotha: Essays in Biblical Theology

by R. W. L. Moberly

Publisher:

Wipf and Stock

, 2018

Overview

These essays have been brought together with a number of purposes in mind, within the context of a basic concern to explore something of the depth and vitality of the Jewish scriptures and of the Jewish and Christian religious traditions that have grown out of them.

Key Features

• Examines the nature of biblical narratives
• Addresses the common polarization between liberal and conservative theologians
• Discusses basic questions of method and purpose in biblical theology

Contents

• Did the Serpent Get it Right?
• Abraham’s Righteousness (Genesis 15:6)
• The Earliest Commentary on the Akedah
• “YHWH Is One”: The Translation of the Shema
• Proclaiming Christ Crucified: Some Reflections on the Use and Abuse of the Gospels
• Story In the Old Testament
• Political Wellbeing in Biblical Perspective
• “Old Testament” and “New Testament”: The Propriety of the Terms for Christian Theology
• The Nature of Christian Biblical Theology

Top Highlights

“it is also important to note that the command and the prohibition are the first words of God to the man” (Page 4)

Product Details

• Title: From Eden to Golgotha: Essays in Biblical Theology
• Authors: R. W. L. Moberly
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock
• Publication Date: 2018
• Pages: 172
• Resource Type: Collected Essays
• Topic: Biblical Theology

About R. W. L. Moberly

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