Outputs (3)

Theological Interpretation, Second Naiveté, and the Rediscovery of the Old Testament (2017)
Journal Article
Moberly, R. (2017). Theological Interpretation, Second Naiveté, and the Rediscovery of the Old Testament. Anglican Theological Review, 99(4), 651-670

This essay is in four parts. The first briefly sketches some of the problems for Christian understanding and use of the Old Testament posed by contemporary ecclesial and academic culture. The second part considers some of the extensive conceptual res... Read More about Theological Interpretation, Second Naiveté, and the Rediscovery of the Old Testament.

Scriptural Echoes and Gospel Interpretation: Some Questions (2017)
Journal Article
Moberly, R. (2017). Scriptural Echoes and Gospel Interpretation: Some Questions. Journal of Theological Interpretation, 11(1), 5-20

This essay raises questions about Richard Hays’s book in three main areas. First, there is a discussion of the possible limits to metalepsis, and when it may be appropriate to decline to find metalepsis in a biblical citation. Second, there are quest... Read More about Scriptural Echoes and Gospel Interpretation: Some Questions.

Canon and Religious Truth: An Appraisal of A New New Testament (2017)
Book Chapter
Moberly, R. (2017). Canon and Religious Truth: An Appraisal of A New New Testament. In T. H. Lim, & K. Akiyama (Eds.), When texts are canonized (108-136). Brown Judaic Studies

I hope that some of the well-worn questions about the nature, purpose, and function of the biblical canon may be cast in a fresh light if we step back from familiar debates about canon in antiquity and choose a con temporary focus instead. Thus, I pr... Read More about Canon and Religious Truth: An Appraisal of A New New Testament.