Jeremy Thompson

Category: Biblical Studies

  • Israel as Servant in Isaiah – Lectionary Reading

    Today’s lectionary reading is one of the places in Isaiah where there is an explicit identification of the servant, as in the servant of the “Servant Songs.”  Nothing new here for academics, but it throws a bit of a wrench in for those who grew up accustomed to thinking about many of the “Servant Songs”…

  • Exodus 32:7-15 – Commentary

    HERE is a link to commentary on Exodus 32:7-15, which is the Old Testament lectionary reading for today.  The author takes note of the people being called the people of Moses as I did in this video earlier today. Exodus Posts

  • Exodus 32 – Who Brought the People out of Egypt?

    Exodus 32:7-15 is an interesting reading that presents us with three different opinions about who brought the people out of the land of Egypt.  Check it out:

  • Isaiah 49:15 – Our Mother, Who Art in Heaven (Video)

    Nah, just kidding; however, there is some feminine imagery for God in Isaiah 49:15 as well as in other place in Second Isaiah.  Isaiah 49:15 is part of the lectionary reading for today.  I could have just pasted the verses in and made a few comments, but I’m still experimenting a bit with adding more…

  • Ezekiel 47:1-9, 12 – Commentary

    Ezekiel 47:1-9, 12 is today’s Old Testament lectionary reading.  HERE is a link to the International Critical Commentary’s section on this passage. You just have to zoom in to read.  I’ve linked to this commentary set on Archives.org once before because it is available for free download.  I plan on linking to it for the…

  • Hosea 14:10 – Interesting Imagery

    Hosea 14:10 has some interesting imagery.  It was a part of the lectionary reading for today.  And, I used this as an opportunity to experiment with putting more video on the site.  Sorry for the blur, YouTube said it might improve Translation Posts

  • Poor Old Nabonidus

    It is a little sad when you read about someone in history who was such a poor ruler that people welcomed his demise.  Like this section from Bright’s History of Israel: Nabonidus who fled was subsequently taken prisoner.  A few weeks later Cyrus himself entered the city in triumph.  According to his own inscription, he…

  • Eat or Be Eaten – Word Play in Isaiah 1

    “Eat or be eaten” that’s what the prophet tells Israel their choice is in today’s lectionary reading from Isaiah 1, though I’m not using this idiom in the same way it is often used in English.  It is more of obey or disobey and experience completely opposite results.  This message comes in the form of…

  • Well, It's Carnival Time …

    Biblical Studies Carnival that is.  Brooke has posted the 51st Biblical Studies Carnival.  Here’s a little music to put you in the mood.  Great (very thorough) job Brooke! Related: And, the #1 BiblioBlogger for February is …

  • Bible Translations – A Taxonomy (via AHP)

    Bible translations can be a bit confusing to the lay person as I’ve noted in a previous post.  But, here is a link to a classification system for them that John Hobbins of Ancient Hebrew Poetry has posted from the New Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible.  Some of the classifications are debatable, but it looks…