Sep
04
Why Don't We Care About the Text of Old Testament
One of the project I can’t wait to dive into is textual criticism of the Hebrew Bible. Right now,
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Quotes, Excerpts, and References
Aug
09
The Locusts (And Not Helicopters) of Revelation 9:7-11
Another interesting quote from Klein, Hubbard and Blomberg regarding Revelation 9:7-11.
Or again in 9:7-11, the bizarre description
Aug
02
Would That You Were Either Cold or Hot
As yet another example of the importance of historical context, Klein, Hubbard, and Blomberg (not sure which) makes this interesting
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May
30
What Makes An Animal Clean or Unclean?
Dr. Hess as an interesting couple of paragraphs on what way constitute clean/unclean animals:
Genesis 1 suggests that the
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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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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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