Jeremy Thompson

Chris Brady of the blog Targuman has posted the audio from a lecture he gave related to the book of Lamentations. Beforehand, he described the lecture as follows: I will be exploring how the rabbis responded to the destruction of the Temple, how they responded to the text of Lamentations, and what that in turn…

Do you get confused about the festivals and offerings in Leviticus? Lauren Stouffer has put together a “Leviticus Primer” for download in pdf format. In it, she has several charts that can be helpful for keeping the festivals and offerings straight. To get this download click HERE.

In one of the e-mails that I send out to my e-mail list, I note some of the other websites that I like for studying the Old Testament. One of those is Ralph Klein’s website, and today I am going to point there once again. Today’s lectionary reading is on the Tabernacle. Since this section…

Posted earlier on the issue of Moses potentially having horns. Here is a picture of Michelangelo’s depiction of Moses with horns:

The lectionary reading for today presents probably one of the more interesting issues I have encountered. The word translated something like “had become radiant” or “shone” (vs. 29) also has a tradition of being translated “grew horns.” Both translations seem possible, and some have tried to find a way of combining the meanings. I would…

Last week I blogged on the opportunity to download a free copy of the older version of the International Critical Commentary. I put a link to what I thought was all volumes; however, I realized in going back through the list that Exodus is not there. That is because it is not in the University…

Today’s lectionary reading presents an interesting issue. Did Moses see God face to face? For some there are two streams of thought in the Old Testament with regard to seeing God face to face. According to one, no person can see God face to face and live (Ex. 33.20-23). And according to the other, people…

Can you guess what is wrong with this picture? Scroll down to see the answer. / / / / / / Most modern translations either clearly indicate or at least suggest that the 10 Commandments were written both on the front and the back of two tablets (Ex. 32.15). However, most modern “replicas” (if you…

I came across a helpful set of resources yesterday from the Virginia Theological Seminary called Bible Briefs. They are very short introductions to Biblical books, both Old and New Testaments. The set of books is not complete yet; however, if you are studying a particular book, it would be valuable to check to see if…

Since today’s posts have all been about the Decalogue I couldn’t resist posting this Mel Brooks video that shows why we have 10 rather than 15 Commandments: If you want to see more of Brook’s antics check out: