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Prophecy and Discernment
R. W. L. Moberly
出版
Cambridge University Press
, 2006-03-02
主題
Religion / Biblical Studies / General
Religion / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament
Religion / Christian Theology / General
Religion / Christian Theology / Systematic
Religion / Christianity / General
Religion / Theology
ISBN
0521859921
9780521859929
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=FETNfMW3GkgC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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If people claim to speak for God, what enables us to know when to credit or discredit the claim? This book analyses the criteria for discernment of prophetic authenticity in the Old Testament, and for discernment of apostolic authenticity in the New Testament; and also considers their validity and viability in a contemporary context. After explaining the biblical concept of prophetic and apostolic speech on God's behalf, Moberly offers close readings of the biblical text so as to bring to life the distinctive voices, especially those of Jeremiah and St Paul, which speak of critical discernment. He addresses contemporary difficulties with the whole idea that humans might speak for God and analyses the nature of authentic spirituality. Throughout the discussion the premise is that the biblical treatment of discernment illuminates the fundamental human issue of the need to know who may be trusted and why.