Apr
10
Oppression and the Household Commands
I quoted Hoener’s excuses on the household codes (or the Haustafel) several years ago, but it came up again
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From My Bookshelf
Mar
21
Tigay and An Empirical Basis for the Documentary Hypothesis
The Documentary Hypothesis is one of the more interesting discussions in biblical studies. It’s also a fun party line.
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Mar
13
Jonah and Making Big Evidence Claims
Reading through our text for this week and this paragraph stood out to me,
The book of Jonah identifies neither
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Feb
21
Are they really "The Patriarchs"?
In class, the topic of “The Patriarchs” (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob etc) emerged in class and Dr. Hess pointed us towards
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Feb
16
Sussing Out Authorship
One of the more interesting questions of the Old Testament is establishing the authorship dates of the narratives. Some of
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Feb
07
The Feisty Walter Brueggemann
I was preparing a presentation for my OT theology class and came across this quote from Walter Brueggemann. I hadn’
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Jan
26
The Bible Is Much More Than Command
One of the tensions I’ve experienced in shifting from NT studies to OT studies is how to appropriately exegete
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Jan
17
"May the force be with you", said St. Paul
Andrew got a me a beautiful behind-the-scenes book on Star Wars (because my friends love me). The author points to
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Jul
04
Religion in New England
This Independence Day, I’m pleased to tip a hat to our allies in France with a grateful recitation from
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Oct
29
Meeting the Soldier You Killed
I love the imagery in this moment from C.S. Lewis,
I have often thought to myself how it would