Robert Davidson (theologian)
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Robert Davidson (30 March 1927 – 22 September 2012) was professor of Old Testament at the University of Glasgow (Trinity College) and was Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1990.[1] [2]
Davidson wrote a number of commentaries, covering Genesis, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Solomon. His The Courage to Doubt: Exploring an Old Testament Theme (1983) was described by Bernhard W. Anderson as "one of the most invigorating and illuminating books on the Old Testament".[3]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Biography of Robert Davidson". University of Glasgow Story. University of Glasgow. 12 August 2008. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
- ^ "Obituary: The Very Rev Professor Robert Davidson. MA, BD, DD, FRSE". The Scotsmanl. 2 October 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ Anderson, Bernhard W. (1984). "The Courage to Doubt: Exploring an Old Testament Theme". JSOT . 29: 116. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
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| Preceded by | Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland 1990–1991 |
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- 1927 births
- 2012 deaths
- Scottish Calvinist and Reformed theologians
- Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
- Old Testament scholars
- Scottish biblical scholars
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