Prophecy and discernment
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 v...
| Subtitles: | Prophecy & Discernment |
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2006.
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| In: | Year: 2006 |
| Reviews: | Prophecy and Discernment (2007) (Kessler, Rainer, 1944 -)
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| Series/Journal: | Cambridge studies in Christian doctrine
14 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible
/ Prophecy
/ Discernment of spirits
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| IxTheo Classification: | HA Bible |
| Further subjects: | B
Bible ; Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Discernment (Christian theology) B Prophecy Christianity B Prophecy ; Christianity B Bible Criticism, interpretation, etc |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
Print version: 9780521859929 |
| Summary: | 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. What is prophecy, and can it be validated? -- Jeremiah: the formulation of criteria for discernment -- Micaiah ben Imlah: the costs of authenticity and discernment -- Elisha and Balaam: the enabling and disabling of discernment -- John: God's incarnate love as the key to discernment -- Paul: cruciformity and the discernment of apostolic authenticity -- Prophecy and discernment today? |
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| Item Description: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015) |
| ISBN: | 051172019X |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511720192 |