The Bible, Theology, and Faith A Study of Abraham and Jesus [Hardcover]

This book offers an account of God and humanity in relation to both Old and New Testaments.R. W. L. Moberly's aim is to 'read the Bible for all it is worth', by connecting the minutiae of biblical scholarship with the big questions of God and human life. Classic Christian understandings of what is necessary to speak validly about God are used to set a context for modern linguistic and historical interpretation so as to produce a post-modern understanding of biblical interpreta tion. Detailed studies of Abraham's sacrifice in Genesis 22, the story of the journey to Emmaus (Luke 24), and the Christology of Matthew's Gospel integrate theory with practice.R. W. L. Moberly's aim is to 'read the Bible for all it is worth', by connecting the minutiae of biblical scholarship with the big questions of God and human life. Classic Christian understandings of what is necessary to speak validly about God are used to set a context for modern linguistic and historical interpretation so as to produce a post-modern understanding of biblical interpreta tion. Detailed studies of Abraham's sacrifice in Genesis 22, the story of the journey to Emmaus (Luke 24), and the Christology of Matthew's Gospel integrate theory with practice.R.W.L. Moberly's aim is to read the Bible for all it is worth, by connecting the minutiae of biblical scholarship with the big questions of God and human life. Classic Christian understandings of what is necessary to speak validly about God are used to set a context for modern linguistic and historical interpretation so as to produce a postmodern understanding of biblical interpretation. Detailed studies of Abraham's sacrifice in Genesis 22, the story of the journey to Emmaus (Luke 24), and the Christology of Matthew's Gospel integrate theory with practice.1. The Bible, the question of God, and Christian faith; 2. Christ as the key to scripture: the journey to Emmaus; 3. Abraham and God in Genesis 22; 4. Ancient and modern interpretations of Genesis 22; 5. GelCv