God love Quotes by R. W. L. Moberly

“In any case, whatever the pedigree, the concern has become widespread that a classic biblically-rooted belief in a single deity who chooses particular people…

— R. W. L. Moberly

“What, now, of those not elected? Those not elected cannot be expected not to be hurt by not being of the seed of Abraham,…

— R. W. L. Moberly

“My positive interpretive thesis is thus straightforward. In response to the puzzle as to why Deuteronomy should promote and prioritize ḥērem if it “was…

— R. W. L. Moberly

“On the one hand, we have seen that the particularizing logic of election is an expression of the particularizing logic of love. When there…

— R. W. L. Moberly

“If the (apparently) ancient practice of ḥērem is promoted when it is not feasible in military terms, then this is a good reason for…

— R. W. L. Moberly

“There is also one obvious contextual issue for the translation of the verbal form of ḥērem. If the seven nations are to be “destroyed”…

— R. W. L. Moberly

“such a translation may beg the interpretive question. Deuteronomy has two other verbs to express a straightforward sense of “destroy.”57 Moreover, the conceptuality of…

— R. W. L. Moberly

“The recognition that idolatry really consists in making gods for ourselves and putting our trust in them is the great breakthrough in Israel’s thinking…

— R. W. L. Moberly

“So despite Humphreys’s rhetoric about scholarly misinterpretation and the “inspirational” potential of his interpretation, I think it is in fact hard to improve upon…

— R. W. L. Moberly