R. E. Clements

{{Short description|British Old Testament scholar (1929–2024)|bot=PearBOT 5}}

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

Clements was born on 27 May 1929.[http://trove.nla.gov.au/people/1227208?c=people Clements, R. E.] 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".Tremper Longman III, Old Testament Commentary Survey, 2nd ed. (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1999), 126. Clements died on 2 April 2024, at the age of 94.{{cite news |last1=Browne |first1=Marian |title=Ronald Clements obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/09/ronald-clements-obituary |access-date=10 June 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=9 June 2024}}{{cite news |title=Professor Ronald E. Clements (1929–2024) |url=https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/professor-ronald-e.-clements-1929-2024 |access-date=10 June 2024 |publisher=King's College London |date=17 April 2024}}

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
Wisdom in Theology, 1992
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.{{citation needed|date= September 2023}}

In 2013, Clements was awarded the Burkitt Medal by the British Academy 'in recognition of special service to Biblical Studies'.{{cite web|title=BURKITT MEDAL FOR BIBLICAL STUDIES 2013|url=http://www.britac.ac.uk/about/medals/Burkitt_Medal_2013.cfm|website=Prizes and medals|publisher=British Academy|accessdate=9 December 2014}}