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Psalm 114 – The Jordan Runs Away
The primary Old Testament lectionary reading today comes from Joshua 3 and involves the Israelites passing through the Jordan on dry ground. I have already commented briefly on that text HERE. In that reading the waters are “cut off” and “stand still.” But, Psalm 114 presents the more poetic perspective, which I like better. It…
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Moses is Dead … So, Now What?
Today’s lectionary reading moves from the end of Deuteronomy to the third chapter of Joshua. The reading begins with verse 7 which, reads, “This day I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, so that they will know that I will be with you as I was with Moses” (NRSV). Of…
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At the end of this post there is an link to the Great Courses by The Teaching Company that offers a 70% percent discount on some of their courses (not sure if all of the ones listed below are discounted, but I know that some of them are). They offer a significant number of Audio/Video…
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The Death of Moses – What a Depressing End
Today’s lectionary reading (Deut. 34) involves Moses dying in the land of Moab before reaching the Promised Land. There are two elements of this story that to me add to the drama and make for quite a depressing tale, even though one does find the positive statements about Moses at the end. Notice where Moses…
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James McGrath on Elisha and the Two Bears
If you are familiar with some of the more bizarre stories of the Old Testament, this one is probably near the top of the list. A number of youths ridicule the prophet Elisha, he curses them, and two bears come out of the woods to maul the boys. Four bloggers have recently interacted with this…
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Brooke Lester on Teaching the Hebrew Bible Backwards
It is every teacher’s frustration – Getting to the end of the course without making it all the way through the material. I remember taking Systematic Theology in seminary and having the course end before we got to Eschatology. Are you kidding me? Brooke over at Anumma is dealing with a similar issue by not…
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John Hobbins on Boring Bible Dictionaries
John Hobbins over at Ancient Hebrew Poetry has recently written a very good post about the boring nature of Bible dictionaries. I must confess that reading Bible dictionaries has generally been very good for putting me to sleep. The print is generally tiny, which makes my eyes tired and makes me feel like I am…
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A Good Principle for Interpretation
Well, I have been away from blogging for a couple of days, and there have been a number of good links that I failed to get out there. So, here goes… The first post I wanted to point you towards was on a good principle for Biblical interpretation. It is by Mark over at Alternation. …
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Moved My Blog to WordPress
I have moved my blog to WordPress. I apologize for any inconvenience. You can still navigate the old blog with archives and tags HERE. However, the new blog can be found by simply using the right navigation here. I will be adding categories to the old blog posts shortly, so that you can find any…
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Art Boulet on Adam's Rib or Adam's Baculum
Here is a link to a post on Art Boulet’s site entitled “Adam’s Rib or Adam’s Baculum?” He discusses an article which proposes that “rib” is a mistranslation of… well, something else. You’ll have to read the post to find out what.