Theological Thinking and the Reading of Scripture: An Auseinandersetzung with Susannah Ticciati

Moberly, R.W.L.

Theological Thinking and the Reading of Scripture: An Auseinandersetzung with Susannah Ticciati

Moberly, R.W.L.

Authors

Professor Walter Moberly r.w.l.moberly@durham.ac.uk
Student Supervision

Abstract

This article considers the relationship between the Bible and theology via the work of Susannah Ticciati, who works with the Bible from the perspective of theology. An exposition of Ticciati’s account of election and divine jealousy in Rom 9–11 and Deut 32 highlights the role that a postbiblical understanding of creation ex nihilo plays in Ticciati’s readings of Scripture. Questions are raised about criteria whereby this sort of theological perspective can be recognized to illuminate, or to skew, a reading of the biblical text. The understanding of clean and unclean in relation to Israel’s election in Lev 20 and Acts 10 is proposed as an issue that may pose difficulties for Ticciati’s reading of election. Ticciati’s work is seen to pose issues of theological hermeneutics in an unusually clear and interesting form.

Citation

Moberly, R. (2016). Theological Thinking and the Reading of Scripture: An Auseinandersetzung with Susannah Ticciati. Journal of Theological Interpretation, 10(1), 103-116

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	May 11, 2016
Online Publication Date	May 11, 2016
Publication Date	May 11, 2016
Deposit Date	May 11, 2016
Publicly Available Date	May 23, 2016
Journal	Journal of Theological Interpretation
Print ISSN	1936-0843
Electronic ISSN	1936-0843
Publisher	Eisenbrauns
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	10
Issue	1
Pages	103-116
Publisher URL	https://www.eisenbrauns.com/ECOM/_4N10G5YM3.HTM