“If the reader’s imagination is concerned with what happened next to Jonah rather than with the nature of the divine compassion, then… — R.W.L. Moberly Books Copy Share Image
“Similarly, those who have been weaned off the self-aggrandizing attractions of political power are those who can then best be entrusted with… — R.W.L. Moberly Copy Share Image
“they play no further role in the story; indeed, any further provision of quails would diminish the importance and significance attached to… — R.W.L. Moberly Daily bread Copy Share Image
“Any particular term—myth, legend, saga, folktale, and so forth—tends to be used in so many differing ways by different people that without… — R.W.L. Moberly Copy Share Image
“The depiction of terrible overthrow may well be, at least in part, a figure for Assyrian and/or Babylonian depredations on Israel and/or… — R.W.L. Moberly Copy Share Image
“In this chapter I want to consider a concept, or rather two closely related concepts, where greater-than-usual puzzlement has often been the… — R.W.L. Moberly Bible Copy Share Image
“In summary, the passages considered depict an understanding of exaltation as a characteristic of the one God, which may also become a… — R.W.L. Moberly Exaltation Copy Share Image
“How should this psalm be understood? My thesis is that the parts make sense in relation to the whole: so unless the… — R.W.L. Moberly Psalm Copy Share Image
“What has preceded in verses 1–37 is designed not to mitigate the harsh circumstances of verses 38–45 but to be a foil… — R.W.L. Moberly Poetry Copy Share Image
“Prophetic speech is predictive, but it is predictive in relation to the near future, to the circumstances that impinge on the lives… — R.W.L. Moberly Communication Copy Share Image
“There is also a context constituted by the formation of the literature into a larger whole, a context that is literary and/or… — R.W.L. Moberly Bible Copy Share Image
“The problem is not the conflict of opposites in itself, but rather a probing of surprising and difficult dimensions of what is… — R.W.L. Moberly Christian faith Copy Share Image
“The other approach, probably more widely appealing in contemporary Western culture, is so to fix on the painful circumstances of life that… — R.W.L. Moberly Christian faith Copy Share Image
“Finally, the book of Jonah shows how theological understanding is exemplified in a person’s attitudes and actions: what Jonah does flows from… — R.W.L. Moberly Books Copy Share Image
“On the other hand, there is apocalyptic literature, which appears to be continuous with classical prophecy yet to be a particular outgrowth… — R.W.L. Moberly Books Copy Share Image
“If the paradox is to be pondered, as part of growing in understanding the nature of the life of faith, then there… — R.W.L. Moberly Communication Copy Share Image
“The potential difficulty posed by Jeremiah 18:7–10 arises, I suggest, for two reasons. On the one hand, the text is making a… — R.W.L. Moberly Copy Share Image
“Nonetheless, Augustine and Pusey are surely clear examples of fighting one’s battle on the wrong ground. They assume that if unbelievers mock… — R.W.L. Moberly Copy Share Image
