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ProphecyandDiscernment IfpeopleclaimtospeakforGod,whatenablesustoknow whentocreditordiscredittheclaim?Thisbookanalysesthe criteriafordiscernmentofpropheticauthenticityintheOld Testament,andfordiscernmentofapostolicauthenticityin theNewTestament;andalsoconsiderstheirvalidityand viabilityinacontemporarycontext. Afterexplainingthebiblicalconceptofpropheticand apostolicspeechonGod’sbehalf,Moberlyoffersclose readingsofthebiblicaltextsoastobringtolifethedistinctive voices,especiallythoseofJeremiahandStPaul,whichspeak ofcriticaldiscernment.Headdressescontemporary difficultieswiththewholeideathathumansmightspeak forGodandanalysesthenatureofauthenticspirituality. Throughoutthediscussionthepremiseisthatthebiblical treatmentofdiscernmentilluminatesthefundamental humanissueoftheneedtoknowwhomaybetrusted andwhy. R.W.L.MOBERLY isProfessorofTheologyandBiblical InterpretationattheUniversityofDurham.Heisauthorof TheBible,Theology,andFaith:AStudyofAbrahamandJesus(2000), alsointheCambridgeStudiesinChristianDoctrineseries. Cambridge Studies in Christian Doctrine Editedby ProfessorDANIEL W. HARDY,UniversityofCambridge CambridgeStudiesinChristianDoctrineisanimportantseries whichaimstoengagecriticallywiththetraditional doctrinesofChristianity,andatthesametimetolocate andmakesenseofthemwithinasecularcontext.Without losingsightoftheauthorityofscriptureandthetraditions ofthechurch,thebooksinthisseriessubjectpertinent dogmasandcredalstatementstocarefulscrutiny, analysingtheminlightoftheinsightsofbothchurch andsociety,andtherebypractisetheologyinthefullest senseoftheword. Titlespublishedintheseries 1. SelfandSalvation:BeingTransformed DAVID F. FORD 2. RealistChristianTheologyinaPostmodermAge SUE PATTERSON 3. TrinityandTruth BRUCE D. MARSHALL 4. Theology,MusicandTime JEREMY S. BEGBIE 5. TheBible,Theology,andFaith:AStudyofAbraham andJesus R. W. L. MOBERLY 6. BoundtoSin:Abuse,HolocaustandtheChristian DoctrineofSin ALISTAIR MCFADYEN 7. Church,WorldandtheChristianLife:Practical-Prophetic Ecclesiology NICHOLAS M. HEALY 8. TheologyandtheDialogueofReligions MICHAEL BARNES, SJ 9. APoliticalTheologyofNature PETER SCOTT 10. WorshipasMeaning:ALiturgicalTheologyforLate Modernity GRAHAM HUGHES 11. God,theMind’sDesire:Reference,ReasonandChristian Thinking PAUL D. JANZ 12. TheCreativityofGod:World,Eucharist,Reason OLIVER DAVIES 13. TheologyandtheDramaofHistory BEN QUASH 14. ProphecyandDiscernment R. W. L. MOBERLY Forthcomingtitlesintheseries RemythologizingTheology:DivineActionandAuthorship KEVIN J. VANHOOZER ATheologyofPublicLife CHARLES T. MATHEWES Theology,SocietyandtheChurch D. W. HARDY Prophecy and Discernment R. W. L. MOBERLY CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS Cambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, São Paulo Cambridge University Press The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge CB2 8RU, UK Published in the United States of America by Cambridge University Press, New York www.cambridge.org Information on this title: www.cambridge.org/9780521859929 © R. W. L. Moberly 2006 This publication is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press. First published 2006 This digitally printed version (with corrections) 2008 A catalogue record for this publication is available from the British Library ISBN 978-0-521-85992-9 hardback ISBN 978-0-521-05104-0 paperback Cambridge University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of URLs for external or third-party Internet websites referred to in this publication, and does not guarantee that any content on such websites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate. To R.B.M. magna cum pietate Contents Preface pagexi Listofabbreviations xiv 1 Whatisprophecy,andcanitbevalidated? 1 2 Jeremiah:theformulationofcriteriafordiscernment 41 3 MicaiahbenImlah:thecostsofauthenticityanddiscernment 100 4 ElishaandBalaam:theenablinganddisabling ofdiscernment 130 5 John:God’sincarnateloveasthekeytodiscernment 150 6 Paul:cruciformityandthediscernmentofapostolic authenticity 169 7 Prophecyanddiscernmenttoday? 221 Listofreferences 255 Indexofauthorscited 267 Indexofscripturalreferences 270 Indexofsubjects 279 [ix]

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