R. E. Clements

Ronald Ernest Clements (born 1929[1]) is 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.

Not to be confused with Roy Clements.

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 is an evangelical who practices a "moderate higher criticism", and has been described as "one of the most prolific British writers in the field of Old Testament".[2]

Books
  • 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
  • Deuteronomy (Epworth Commentaries), 2001

Honours

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.

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

References
  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.



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