Mark McEntire

Chaos or Covenant?

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Michael Moore has recognized that the power of the Bible lies in the tensions it presents, and that the task of interpretation is not to resolve those tensions but to stand and survive at their generative intersections. In the Torah the Israelite ancestors do this work, and the literary record they have left behind beckons us to follow them. Moore offers an attentive guide to accompany us on the way.”

Introducing Old Testament Theology

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Finding a shape for Old Testament theology without allowing that theology to shape the Old Testament is the present challenge of the discipline. We need ways of doing Old Testament theology that have a sense of their own shape and can enter a dialogue with other aspects of Old Testament study without trying to encompass all of them, and this is what Bellinger’s work offers. His elegant presentation of creation, covenant, and prophecy keeps the movement of the Old Testament’s narrative in view while attending to the complexity and diversity of its literary components. His definition of salvation as ‘integrity of life’ provides an expansive horizon for viewing the ways texts in the Old Testament engage contemporary questions.”