R. E. Clements

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Ronald Ernest Clements (1929–2024[1]) was a British Old Testament scholar. Clements was a fellow of Fitzwilliam College and Lecturer in Old Testament Literature and Theology at the University of Cambridge, before becoming Samuel Davidson Professor of Old Testament at King's College London.

Life[edit]

Clements has written commentaries on Jeremiah (ISBN 0-80423-127-3), Ezekiel (ISBN 0-66425-272-9) and Isaiah (ISBN 0-80281-841-2). He was an evangelical who practiced a "moderate higher criticism", and has been described as "one of the most prolific British writers in the field of Old Testament".[2]

Books[edit]

  • Prophecy and Covenant, 1965
  • God and Temple, 1965
  • Abraham and David, 1967
  • Exodus (Cambridge Bible Commentary), 1972
  • A Century of Old Testament Study, 1976
  • Old Testament Theology: A Fresh Approach, 1978
  • Isaiah 1–39 (New Century Bible Commentary), 1980
  • Wisdom in Theology, 1992
  • Deuteronomy (Epworth Commentaries), 2001

Honours[edit]

In 1999, a Festschrift was published in his honour. In Search of True Wisdom: Essays in Old Testament Interpretation in Honour of Ronald E. Clements included contributions from John Barton, Walter Brueggemann, Brevard Childs, Rolf Rendtorff, and R. N. Whybray.[citation needed]

In 2013, Clements was awarded the Burkitt Medal by the British Academy 'in recognition of special service to Biblical Studies'.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Clements, R. E.
  2. ^ Tremper Longman III, Old Testament Commentary Survey, 2nd ed. (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1999), 126.
  3. ^ "BURKITT MEDAL FOR BIBLICAL STUDIES 2013". Prizes and medals. British Academy. Retrieved 9 December 2014.