Ronald Ernest Clements (27 May 1929 – 2 April 2024) 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
editClements was born on 27 May 1929.[1] He wrote 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] Clements died on 2 April 2024, at the age of 94.[3][4]
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
editIn 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'.[5]
References
edit- ^ Clements, R. E.
- ^ Tremper Longman III, Old Testament Commentary Survey, 2nd ed. (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1999), 126.
- ^ Browne, Marian (9 June 2024). "Ronald Clements obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Professor Ronald E. Clements (1929–2024)". King's College London. 17 April 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "BURKITT MEDAL FOR BIBLICAL STUDIES 2013". Prizes and medals. British Academy. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
