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Joel: An Army of ‘Locusts’ or an ‘Army’ of Locusts?
The title is subtle (read it again if necessary), but in those few words, it nails a significant debate among interpreters of the prophet Joel. What are we to make of the language referring to…
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Chaos and Anarchy in Judges: What Is the Message?
The introduction to the book of Judges in the English Standard Version (ESV) states: “Judges is named after an interesting collection of individuals who led Israel after Joshua’s death”. To call this an understatement would…
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The New Toolbox Is Here! And: More Word Crunchers: Lexica and Theological Dictionaries (Resources 2)
This month, I present the revised version of the Digital Toolbox; it is available to everyone who subscribes to this blog as a free download (to register and gain access, see the form on the…
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Word Cruncher! Reverse Interlinear (Resources 1)
I am getting ready for a revision of the Digital Toolbox (hopefully next month), which draws my attention to resources for Bible study. In this issue and the next, I will discuss a few, at…
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Anniversary Issue: Five Years Create a Learning Site
This month, it is five years since the first issue of Create a Learning Site (CALS) came out. That makes for a grand total of 60 issues. So this one, issue 61, will be a…
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In Honour of Jesus: Objectivity Is Overrated (Eyewitnesses and the Gospel)
In January of last year, I did an issue on the authorship of John’s gospel, based on a book by Richard Bauckham (the answer, it turned out, is not as simple as that phrase, the…
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Out of Egypt
Where did the Israelites cross the Red Sea? Or did they? Perhaps it would be better to ask: What did they cross? Questions like these have been a puzzle for biblical scholars. For many today,…
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Ezra: What Is Its Message?
For last year December, I was asked to teach a week in Norway that included the book of Ezra. This offered me a rare opportunity. I don’t think I have ever taught this book before,…
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Jesus on Divorce
The teaching of Jesus on divorce has been misunderstood by the church virtually from the beginning. The traditional view is that divorce is only allowed in the case of adultery and of desertion by an…
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Crucifying the Warrior God (Boyd Project 5)
It is time to wrap up. How does Boyd’s cruciform hermeneutic work when it is applied to actual Bible passages? In the first volume of The Crucifixion of the Warrior God, Boyd posits the cross…
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A Peculiar Blend of Cruciform (Boyd Project 4)
The previous issue dealt with chapter 1-6 of Greg Boyd’s monumental book, The Crucifixion of the Warrior God. It presents Boyd’s general theory of interpretation, which can be summarized in one word: cruciform. The second…
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A Cruciform Hermeneutic (Boyd Project 3)
In this third issue on Boyd’s monumental work, The Crucifixion of the Warrior God, I begin to interact with the book itself. In the first six chapters, Boyd gives us his general theory of interpretation…