Anybody purchase this from Mach Madness? or already own it that could let me know how it is? Thanks
John, I got this on pre-pub a while back. I have not read it, just read a bit in it. It is geared as a college text book. Moo is a well-known scholar, and I believe he is in the Lutheran tradition.
I can't tell you a lot about his conclusions specifically. He starts each chapter with "objectives" (like you might see in a syllabus), followed by an outline of the scripture to be discussed. He inserts helpful "asides", or additional material, such as a short chronology of God's Promise encounters with Abraham (I should say "Abraham's encounters with God") from Genesis, as Moo gets ready to discuss Romans 4. I have found it helpful the brief bit I have used it. Not overly detailed, but still with keen insight and helpful pointers.
Moo is a well-known scholar, and I believe he is in the Lutheran tradition.
Is this right? I would have thought that he was from the Reformed tradition.... But, I can't find any information on him (other than curriculum vitae)
I've owned it for a while. Baker Books provides some info (and reviews) on their website:http://bit.ly/9Mk2lV
Moo is a well-known scholar, and I believe he is in the Lutheran tradition. Is this right? I would have thought that he was from the Reformed tradition.... But, I can't find any information on him (other than curriculum vitae)
Damian, you may be correct. He does write the "modified Lutheran" essay on Law and Gospel in "5 Views on Law and gospel", but it looks like I erroneously equated that with his being Lutheran. Thanks for catching that.
Dan,
I have absolutely no idea (though from my reading of his commentaries I would have thought him Reformed). His teaching career was primarily in an Evangelical context.
I noted the "modified Lutheran" essay too. Having read the first few pages, I'm still no clearer on his religious affiliation...
http://www.wheaton.edu/Theology/faculty/moo/
http://www.theopedia.com/Douglas_Moo
Here's a quote about Moo from someone who seems to know (http://www.strangersandaliens.org/2009/02/douglas-moo-on-new-covenant-theology-as.html): "Moo says he is uncomfortable with NCT [New Covenant Theology] as a category. This is partly because NCT is a very prejudicial term in the US. It's view of the law which Moo supports is a very broad church - Luther and Lutherans, dispensationalists, many NT scholars. But there is not really a better term! Moo originally called his position 'modified Lutheran' but he now realises that this is a bit cumbersome!"
And from the page of info on the members of the NIV Committee on Bible Translation. (Note that Douglas Moo was marked with an asterisk, so he worked on the TNIV but not the earlier NIV.)
"In January 2002 the fifteen-member CBT included the persons listed below. Nine of these (marked with an asterix) had not been involved in the making of the original NIV (1978) or of its revision in 1983. This is the committee that produced the revision of the NIV known as the TNIV (2005).
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Douglas Moo*Wheaton College Graduate School, Professor of New TestamentWheaton College, PhD Coordinator in Biblical and Theological StudiesDenominational Affiliation: Independent Bible Church"
I have absolutely no idea
Me neither. But from his website:
"From the time of my conversion to biblical Christianity as a senior in college, I have devoted myself to understanding the text of the Bible. To equip myself for this calling, I studied at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, in Deerfield, Illinois (M.Div. 1975), and at the University of St. Andrews, in St. Andrews, Scotland (Ph.D. 1980). I then taught New Testament at Trinity for twenty-three years before moving (in 2000) to my present position at Wheaton College (Wheaton, Illinois), where I am Blanchard Professor of New Testament. At Wheaton, I have the privilege of working with bright and motivated graduate students, teaching in the Biblical Exegesis program and mentoring Ph.D. students."
Denominational Affiliation: Independent Bible Church
Thanks Rosie.
But from his website:
I missed that. Thanks Martha.
I had Moo's Romans Commentary (NICNT) as a text book, and found it to be superb. I purchased, Encountering from the March Madness. It is written for a different level reader than the full commentary, but after a quick review, I found it to be a valuable resource.
Just picked this up from March Madness promotion. I have the print edition, but for 16 bucks I can have it quick and accessible. Douglas Moo really has helped me in my interaction with Romans, both in the NICNT and EBS.
The EBS series is very accessible. As a youth pastor, I am leading our "zero hour" (before their high school first hour) high school students through an OT survey course using the Encountering the Old Testament textbook. Having said that I know of Bible Colleges and Seminaries that use this for the same purpose (namely Columbia International University-Undergrad and Seminary-Dr. Beyer teaches there).
SDG,
Will
I love your Avatar. Thomas Watson is one of the giants of the reformed faith. So readable, so practical, so godly. I wish Logos would do more of his works.
Every blessing
Alan
So readable, so practical, so godly
Alan,
Watson is my favorite puritan divine for these very reasons. I generally have to read anything written by the puritans twice. Most of them (Owen for example) I read a second time because I didn't understand it the first time. I read Watson twice because it was just that good and have to write it down somewhere!
I would like to see Logos put Watson's works together also, brother! They would have (at least) two buyers [Y]
