R. W. (Walter) L. Moberly (born 26 March 1952) is an English theologian and professor of theology and biblical interpretation at Durham University.^[1]

He was awarded an M.A. at Oxford and both an M.A., Ph.D. Cambridge, UK. He is also an ordained priest in the Church of England.^{[citation needed]}

Moberly is the great nephew of Professor Sir Walter Hamilton Moberly. Like his great uncle he was educated at Winchester College and at New College, Oxford.

Works

Books

• Moberly, R. W. L. (1983). At the Mountain of God: Story and Theology in Exodus 32-34. Sheffield: JSOT Press.
• ——— (1992). The Old Testament of the Old Testament: Patriarchal Narratives and Mosaic Yahwism. Minneapolis: Fortress Press. ISBN 978-0-800-61561-1.
• ——— (1992). Genesis 12-50. Sheffield: JSOT Press.
• ——— (1992). From Eden to Golgotha: Essays in Biblical Theology. Atlanta: Scholars Press.
• ——— (2000). The Bible, Theology, and Faith: A Study of Abraham and Jesus. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-77222-8.
• ———; Rogerson, John W. (2001). Genesis and Exodus: with an Introduction by John Goldingay. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press. ISBN 978-1-841-27191-0.
• ——— (2006). Prophecy and Discernment. Cambridge Studies in Christian Doctrine. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-05104-0.
• ——— (2009). The Theology of the Book of Genesis. Old Testament Theology. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-86631-6.
• ——— (2013). Old Testament Theology: Reading the Hebrew Bible as Christian Scripture. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic. ISBN 978-0-801-04885-2.
• ——— (2018). The Bible in a Disenchanted Age: The Enduring Possibility of Christian Faith. Theological Explorations for the Church Catholic. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic. ISBN 978-0-801-09951-9.

Articles & chapters

• ——— (2003). "Does God Lie to His Prophets? The Story of Micaiah ben Imlah As a Test Case" (PDF). Harvard Theological Review. 96 (1): 1–23. doi:10.1017/S0017816003000312. S2CID 171070217.
• ——— (2008). "Biblical Criticism and Religious Belief". Journal of Theological Interpretation. 2 (1): 71–100. doi:10.2307/26421447. JSTOR 26421447. S2CID 248841604.
• ——— (2008). "'In God We Trust'? The Challenge of the Prophets". Ex Auditu. 24: 18–33.
• ——— (2009). "What is Theological Interpretation of Scripture?". Journal of Theological Interpretation. 3 (2): 161–178. doi:10.2307/26421287. JSTOR 26421287. S2CID 248838099.
• ——— (2010). "On Reading and Teaching the Old Testament". Concilium. 2010 (2): 91–98.