Richard M. Davidson is an Old Testament scholar at Andrews University, Michigan, where he is currently the J. N. Andrews Professor of Old Testament Exegesis.
Biography Davidson was the president of the Adventist Theological Society from 1996 to 1998."Adventist Theological Society" in Seventh-day Adventist Encyclopedia vol. 1, p31–32 He is married to JoAnn Davidson.Brief biography of JoAnn Davidson provided here
Flame of Yahweh Davidson is best known for his major academic work Flame of Yahweh: A Theology of Sexuality in the Old Testament, published in 2007.Flame of Yahweh: A Theology of Sexuality in the Old Testament (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2007); publishers page) The title is derived from the Biblical verse .Cited by Rodríguez (see below). The New American Standard Bible has a similar rendering, "flame of the Lord" He has been studying the topic of sexuality in the Old Testament since the early 1980s. Grenville Kent writes "Davidson is to be commended for an OT biblical theology of sexuality which is fearless, deep and comprehensive – almost encyclopaedic."Grenville Kent, Journal of Asia Adventist Seminary 11:1 (2008), p84–87; archives - presently unavailable online Other reviewers of this work include Anselm C. Hagedorn,Anselm C. Hagedorn, Vetus Testamentum 59:1 (2009), p163 C. Amos,C. Amos, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 32:5 (June 2008), p157–158 J. Harold Ellens,J. Harold Ellens [ed. Rodney L. Bassett], Journal of Psychology and Christianity 27:2 (Summer 2008), p178–179 Yael Klangswisan,Yael Klangswisan, Colloquium 40:1 (May 2008), p102–103 Dale Launderville,Dale Launderville, Catholic Biblical Quarterly 70:2 (April 2008), p338–339 Harvey E. Solganick,Harvey E. Solganick, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 51:1 (March 2008), p108–111 Nicholas T. Batzig,Nicholas T. Batzig, Scottish Bulletin of Evangelical Theology 26:1 (Spring 2008), p88–90 Jennifer L. Koosed,Jennifer L. Koosed, Hebrew Studies 49 (2008), p333–336 Heather Macumber,Heather Macumber, Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 7 (2007) and James D. Lorenz.James D. Lorenz, Spectrum 36 (Winter 2008), p79–80
According to one reviewer, "From the structural point of view, the book forms a literary envelope. Davidson begins with the theology of sexuality depicted in the narrative of the Garden of Eden and closes the book with the restoration of that theology in the book of Song of Solomon. There we again find a couple deeply in love in the setting of a garden."Ángel Rodríguez, Review, Ministry 80 (July 2008), p28–29
See also
Seventh-day Adventist Church Seventh-day Adventist theology Seventh-day Adventist eschatology History of the Seventh-day Adventist Church 28 Fundamental Beliefs Questions on Doctrine Teachings of Ellen G. White Inspiration of Ellen G. White Prophecy in the Seventh-day Adventist Church Investigative judgment The Pillars of Adventism Second Coming Conditional Immortality Historicism Three Angels' Messages End times Sabbath in seventh-day churches Ellen G. White Adventist Review Adventism Seventh-day Adventist Church Pioneers Seventh-day Adventist worship
References
External links Scholarly and non-scholarly articles by Davidson and about Davidson as cataloged in the Seventh-day Adventist Periodical Index (SDAPI)