Prophecy and Discernment Moberly Paperback Cambridge University Press

Prophecy and Discernment\n\nThis book examines the criteria for discernment of prophetic and apostolic authenticity in the Bible and contemporary contexts.\n\nR. W. L. Moberly (Author)\n\n9780521051040, Cambridge University Press\n\nPaperback / softback, published 7 February 2008\n\n300 pages\n23 x 15.4 x 1.6 cm, 0.458 kg\n\n'This is a remarkable book in many respects. It is worth reading for Moberly's careful and thoughtful exegesis of key passages alone. \u2026 an excellent foray into what may well prove to be a significant area of enquiry.' Ecclesiology\n\nIf people claim to speak for God, what enables us to know when to credit or discredit the claim? This book analyses the criteria for discernment of prophetic authenticity in the Old Testament, and for discernment of apostolic authenticity in the New Testament; and also considers their validity and viability in a contemporary context. After explaining the biblical concept of prophetic and apostolic speech on God's behalf, Moberly]