From: Theological Studies | Date: June 1, 1993| Author: Endres, John C. | COPYRIGHT 1993 Theological Studies, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Moberly reorients pentateuchal studies from fascination with the history of Israel's religion to a more theological perspective, asking how one can understand the areas of continuity and difference in the presentation of the "God who is revealed in different ways and in different periods of time" (114). Regarding God's name, he pinpoints the apparent contradiction between Genesis 4:26 (people began calling on God as Yahweh) and Exodus 3 (the name Yahweh first revealed to Moses) and...