Category: Poetry & Wisdom
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Terseness
One subject that is foundational if we want to understand the OT better is Hebrew poetry. It is a subject habitually covered in YWAM’s Bible courses, usually in connection with an introduction to the book of Psalms. However, much more of the OT is poetry than merely the Psalms or even the poetry and wisdom…
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The Structure of the Book of Psalms and Its Message 2
It is often held that the book of Psalms is the biblical version of a hymn book, with little or no structure. (I used to believe this myself until quite recently.) But there is more to Psalms than meets the eye. This is the second and final part: an attempt to decode the message!
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The Structure of the Book of Psalms and Its Message 1
It is often held that the book of Psalms is the biblical version of a hymn book, with little or no structure. (I used to believe this myself until quite recently.) But there is more to Psalms than meets the eye. Find out what I learned.
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Job: Will We Serve God for Nothing?
It is the third time in a row that I write about a book of the Bible. There are so many exciting books to choose from! Job is a book I have not seriously touched in many years, so it is time I do something with it. I ran into a book by Tremper Longman…
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Luther and the Lament Psalms
Numerous evangelicals in the West have embraced a theology that denies many forms of suffering the right to exist: this ought not to be – not if we are a new creation in Christ! More than a few even go further and deny, ‘in faith,’ not just its right to be but its very existence:…
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Ecclesiastes: What Am I Missing?
For a long time, I have had a nagging doubt about Ecclesiastes. It is a sense that I am missing something. Let’s face it, this is not an easy book. The question of authorship is an issue (was it Solomon?), but still more its content with its seemingly negative outlook on life and its tensions…