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Partners with God
Partners with God Theological and Critical Readings of the Bible in Honor of Marvin A. Sweeney Shelley L. Birdsong & Serge Frolov Editors CLAREMONT STUDIES IN HEBREW BIBLE AND SEPTUAGINT 2 Partners with God Table of Contents Theological and Critical Readings of the Bible in Honor of Marvin A. Sweeney Abbreviations ix ©2017 Claremont Press Preface xv 1325 N. College Ave Selected Bibliography of Marvin A. Sweeney’s Writings xvii Claremont, CA 91711 Introduction 1 ISBN 978-1-946230-13-3 Pentateuch Is Form Criticism Compatible with Diachronic Exegesis? 13 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Rethinking Genesis 1–2 after Knierim and Sweeney Serge Frolov Partners with God: Theological and Critical Readings of the Bible in Exploring Narrative Forms and Trajectories 27 Honor of Marvin A. Sweeney / edited by Shelley L. Birdsong Form Criticism and the Noahic Covenant & Serge Frolov Peter Benjamin Boeckel xxi + 473 pp. 22 x 15 cm. –(Claremont Studies in Hebrew Bible Natural Law Recorded in Divine Revelation 41 and Septuagint 2) A Critical and Theological Reflection on Genesis 9:1-7 Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-946230-13-3 Timothy D. Finlay 1. Bible—Criticism, Narrative 2. Bible—Criticism, Form. The Holiness Redaction of the Abrahamic Covenant 51 BS 1192.5 .P37 2017 (Genesis 17) Bill T. Arnold Former Prophets Miscellaneous Observations on the Samson Saga 63 Cover: The Prophet Jeremiah by Barthélemy d’Eyck with an Excursus on Bees in Greek and Roman Buogonia Traditions John T. Fitzgerald The Sword of Solomon 73 The Subversive Underbelly of Solomon’s Judgment of the Two Prostitutes Craig Evan Anderson Two Mothers and Two Sons 83 Reading 1 Kings 3:16–28 as a Parody on Solomon’s Coup (1 Kings 1–2) Hyun Chul Paul Kim Y Heavenly Porkies 101 The Psalm in Habakkuk 3 263 Prophecy and Divine Deception in 1 Kings 13 and 22 Steven S. -
Ezra and Nehemiah
Ezra and Nehemiah by Daniel J. Lewis ©Copyright 1998 by Diakonos Troy, Michigan USA 2 Ezra-Nehemiah...........................................................................................................3 One Book or Two ..................................................................................................3 Languages ..............................................................................................................4 The Ezra-Nehemiah Chronology...........................................................................5 Authorship .............................................................................................................6 The Exile and the Promise of Restoration.............................................................6 Purpose...................................................................................................................7 Structure.................................................................................................................7 The Book of Ezra...............................................................................................7 The Book of Nehemiah......................................................................................7 The Book of Ezra.......................................................................................................8 The Return of Exiles with Sheshbazzar and Zerubbabel (1-2).............................9 The Restoration of Worship and the Building of the Second Temple (3-6)...... 12 Building the Great Altar and -
Jeremiah Commentary
YOU CAN UNDERSTAND THE BIBLE JEREMIAH BOB UTLEY PROFESSOR OF HERMENEUTICS (BIBLE INTERPRETATION) STUDY GUIDE COMMENTARY SERIES OLD TESTAMENT, VOL. 13A BIBLE LESSONS INTERNATIONAL MARSHALL, TEXAS 2012 www.BibleLessonsIntl.com www.freebiblecommentary.org Copyright ©2001 by Bible Lessons International, Marshall, Texas (Revised 2006, 2012) All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any way or by any means without the written permission of the publisher. Bible Lessons International P. O. Box 1289 Marshall, TX 75671-1289 1-800-785-1005 ISBN 978-1-892691-45-3 The primary biblical text used in this commentary is: New American Standard Bible (Update, 1995) Copyright ©1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation P. O. Box 2279 La Habra, CA 90632-2279 The paragraph divisions and summary captions as well as selected phrases are from: 1. The New King James Version, Copyright ©1979, 1980, 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. 2. The New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, Copyright ©1989 by the Division of Christian Education of National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U. S. A. Used by permission. All rights reserved. 3. Today’s English Version is used by permission of the copyright owner, The American Bible Society, ©1966, 1971. Used by permission. All rights reserved. 4. The New Jerusalem Bible, copyright ©1990 by Darton, Longman & Todd, Ltd. and Doubleday, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. www.freebiblecommentary.org The New American Standard Bible Update — 1995 Easier to read: } Passages with Old English “thee’s” and “thou’s” etc. -
Postgraduate English: Issue 38
Arena Postgraduate English: Issue 38 Postgraduate English www.dur.ac.uk/postgraduate.english ISSN 1756-9761 Issue 38 Spring 2019 Editors: Aalia Ahmed and Lucia Scigliano The Author(s) of the Book of Jeremiah Francesco Arena University of Edinburgh ISSN 1756-9761 1 Arena Postgraduate English: Issue 38 The Author(s) of the Book of Jeremiah Francesco Arena University of Edinburgh Postgraduate English, Issue 38, Spring 2019 1. Biblical Prophecy, the Prophet Jeremiah and His Book In this short article, I will deal with a simple matter, namely, who wrote the book of Jeremiah, one of the major prophetic books in the Bible. As is often the case, such a straightforward question has quite an intricate answer. However, before proceeding, given the specificity of the topic (many, I am sure, will be familiar with the Bible as a collection of books, but fewer might be acquainted with the minutiae of the prophet Jeremiah and the book named after him), some introductory notes are necessary. Counting fifty-two chapters, the book of Jeremiah is the longest book ascribed by the biblical tradition to one of the so-called ‘writing prophets’.1 Traditionally, Jeremiah bears the title of ‘prophet’ (in Hebrew, nāvi), and Prophets (Hebrew, Nevi’im) is also the title for that part of the Bible that goes from the book of Joshua to that of Malachi. As a prophet, Jeremiah acts as a mediator between the divine and the humane spheres,2 and, although Hebrew prophets are sometimes involved in the prediction of future things, they are not merely foretellers. -
12. Hosea 12-14.Indd
ISRAEL’S FINAL YEARS YHWH’S FAITHFUL LOVE HOSEA 12-14 91 Betrayal of the prophetic word 11:12Ephraim has surrounded The English verse numbering follows the Latin me with lies, and the house of Vulgate. The Hebrew, followed by the Greek, Israel with deceit; but Judah numbers the opening verse here as 12:1 – which still walks with God, and is makes the English 12:1-14 the equivalent of the faithful to the Holy One. Hebrew 12:2-15. Verse 11:12 is best understood as a complaint ut- tered by Hosea. The second part of the verse may be a later gloss from a scribe of Judah, or it may be that, having lost all hope for a conversion in Israel, Hosea is looking south to find fidelity. 12:1Ephraim herds the wind, The bulk of verse 1 (verse 2 in Hebrew) speaks and pursues the east wind all of Ephraim’s attempts to do anything Assyria day long; they multiply false- (‘the east wind’) wants (see 2Kings 17:3). The hood and violence. They make last clause reveals attempts to get Egypt on side. a treaty with Assyria, and oil is This suggests the situation in the early years of carried to Egypt. Shalmaneser V, whose reign began in 727. It is possible that ‘Judah’ in verse 2 was a later 2YHWH has an indictment update. Hosea was more likely to have spoken of against Judah, and will punish Israel in this context. In verse 3 Hosea reflects on Jacob according to his ways, the story of the birth of Jacob and Esau, which and repay him according to his describes Jacob (the second twin) as emerging deeds. -
Hosea 12:6 – “So You, by the Help of Your God, Return, Hold Fast to Love and Justice, and Wait Continually for Your God.”
Memory Verse: Hosea 12:6 – “So you, by the help of your God, return, hold fast to love and justice, and wait continually for your God.” Icebreaker: When we were children, we all had dreams of incredible skills. If you could be famous for one skill or ability, what would you want to be known for? Why? 1. Martin Luther taught that the Christian life should be a life of repentance. In what way is the recognition of sinfulness crucial to the message of the Gospel? Why is repentance necessary to saving faith in Jesus? What happens if a person doesn’t recognize their sin? 2. Israel looked like it was in great shape as a nation from the outside, yet their hearts were sick. They continued to place their hope in dangerous political alliances rather than God. How were the alliances with Assyria and Egypt a false promise of hope? What are some false promises of hope people commonly look to today? How do these false promises typically end? Digging Deeper: James 1:17 tells us, “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above…”. How can even a good gift of God become a false source of hope? 3. The Prosperity Gospel is not a new phenomenon. Even back in the time of Hosea, Israel considered their material wealth to be evidence of favor with God (see Hosea 12:8). What causes us to believe good outcomes prove God’s favor? In what way do good outcomes justify the actions taken to arrive there? Go further: How did Israel’s actions in Hosea 12:7 illustrate the false promise of self-preservation? What are some ways people pursue self-preservation at all costs today? 4. -
Teacher Bible Study Lesson Overview
1st-3rd Grade Kids Bible Study Guide Unit 21, Session 5: The Temple Was Completed TEACHER BIBLE STUDY With the encouragement of the prophets Haggai and Zechariah, God’s people resumed the work of rebuilding the temple in Jerusalem. Approximately 15 years had passed without progress. At this time, Darius was king of Persia. The Persian Empire was vast, so Darius appointed governors over the provinces. A man named Tattenai watched over the province that included the land of Judah. Tattenai noticed the work of God’s people, and he was concerned. He sent a letter to King Darius. “Is this allowed?” he asked. “The people say that King Cyrus said they could rebuild the temple and the city. Please investigate this matter.” King Darius did investigate, and Cyrus’s decree was located in the Babylonian records. Darius instructed Tattenai to allow the people to rebuild the temple and the city. “In fact,” Darius wrote, “give them whatever they need from the royal treasury. And if anyone gives them any trouble, he will be punished.” God had turned the heart of the king for His people’s favor. (See Proverbs 21:1; Ezra 6:22.) The people completed the temple. They dedicated it joyfully and observed the Passover. God declared in Haggai 2:9 that the glory of this second temple would be greater than the first. This prophecy was fulfilled by the presence of the Messiah, the Son of God. Jesus said that He is greater than the temple. (Matthew 12:6) Charles Haddon Spurgeon explained, “He who dwells in the house is greater than the house in which he dwells.” In Christ, we find the substance of which the temple was a shadow. -
George Whitefield, the Potter and the Clay, Jeremiah 18, Sermon 13
1 The Potter and the Clay By George Whitefield Sermon 13 Jeremiah 18:1–6 — “The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words. Then I went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels. And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make [it]. Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying, O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the Lord. Behold, as the clay [is] in the potter's hand, so [are] ye in mine hand, O house of Israel.” At sundry times, and in diverse manners, God was pleased to speak to our fathers by the prophets, before he spoke to us in these last days by his Son. To Elijah, he revealed himself by a small still voice. To Jacob, by a dream. To Moses, he spoke face to face. Sometimes he was pleased to send a favorite prophet on some especial errand; and whilst he was thus employed, vouchsafed to give him a particular message, which he was ordered to deliver without reserve to all the inhabitants of the land. A very instructive instance of this kind we have recorded in the passage now read to you. The first verse informs us that it was a word, or message, which came immediately from the Lord to the prophet Jeremiah. -
4Th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Cycle C
4th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Cycle C Note: Where a Scripture text is underlined in the body of this discussion, it is recommended that the reader look up and read that passage. 1st Reading - Jeremiah 1:4-5, 17-19 Jeremiah is the second of the four great prophets of Israel; a contemporary of Zephaniah, Nahum, and Habakkuk. He was born in the last part of the reign of Manasseh, about 645 years before the birth of Jesus and almost a century after Isaiah. Called by God to be a prophet at the age of 19, he remained unmarried and celibate by order of Yahweh (Jeremiah 16:2). For more than 40 years, up to his death, he remained faithful to his vocation and prophesied until after the fall of Jerusalem in 587/586 B.C. In the 52 chapters of this book, oracles alternate with passages of history which confirm and illustrate the prophecies. The book as we have it does not follow a chronological or other order because it is, as Saint Jerome described, more a collection of writings than a book in the proper sense. These writings consist of a series of warnings and threats of divine retribution for the unfaithfulness of the chosen people and also for the behavior of the neighboring peoples. Our reading for today comes from the prologue which gives an account of his calling. It is a dialog between Yahweh and Jeremiah. 4 The word of the LORD came to me thus: 5 Before I formed you The verb yâsar refers primarily to the modeling of pottery. -
Intertextuality and the Portrayal of Jeremiah the Prophet
Scholars Crossing LBTS Faculty Publications and Presentations Summer 2013 Intertextuality and the Portrayal of Jeremiah the Prophet Gary E. Yates Liberty University, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/lts_fac_pubs Part of the Biblical Studies Commons Recommended Citation Yates, Gary E., "Intertextuality and the Portrayal of Jeremiah the Prophet" (2013). LBTS Faculty Publications and Presentations. 391. https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/lts_fac_pubs/391 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by Scholars Crossing. It has been accepted for inclusion in LBTS Faculty Publications and Presentations by an authorized administrator of Scholars Crossing. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ________________________________________________________________________________ BIBLIOTHECA SACRA 170 (July–September 2013): 283–300 INTERTEXTUALITY AND THE PORTRAYAL OF JEREMIAH THE PROPHET Gary E. Yates IMOTHY POLK HAS NOTED, “Nothing distinguishes the book of Jeremiah from earlier works of prophecy quite so much as T the attention it devotes to the person of the prophet and the prominence it accords the prophetic ‘I’, and few things receive more scholarly comment.”1 More than simply providing a biographical or psychological portrait of the prophet, the book presents Jeremiah as a theological symbol who embodies in his person the word of Yahweh and the office of prophet.2 In fact the figure of Jeremiah is so central that a theology of the book of Jeremiah “cannot be for- mulated without taking into account the person of the prophet, as the book presents him.”3 The purpose of this article is to explore how intertextual con- nections to other portions of the Bible inform a deeper understand- ing of the portrayal of Jeremiah the prophet and his theological significance in the book of Jeremiah. -
Parashat Vayetze אציו
ויצא Parashat Vayetze Torah: Genesis 28:10–32:3 Haftarah: Hosea 12:13–14:10 The Battle Of The Wits General Overview The main character of Parashat Vayetze is Jacob. This portion begins as Jacob is busy packing his bags to flee from his angry brother, Esau, and closes with Jacob fleeing again, but this time from his angry father-in-law and uncle, Laban. During his journeys, we see Jacob caught in a cycle of deception. In this battle of wits, a younger Jacob, whose life has thus far been characterized by shrewdness, is pitted against an older more experienced conniver, Laban. Let us examine how Jacob conducts himself and what he learns during these difficult years in his life. In the process, we shall also see how God sovereignly uses all of the events in order to carry out His eternal will for Israel. Exposition The following outline represents our approach to this match of trickery: I. Preparations for the Battle: God Speaks to Jacob II. The Battle III. First Round: Laban Frustrates Jacob IV. Second Round: Jacob Out-Smarts Laban V. Third Round: Rachel Joins the Battle VI. The Aftermath of the Battle: God Speaks to Laban In this excerpt from Parashat Vayetze, we will focus on section I, Preparations for the Battle. I. Preparations for the Battle: God Speaks To Jacob In the first part of this sidra we shall examine Jacob’s famous dream. First, we shall look at some of the data, and then we shall continue by exploring some interpretations. Jacob was alone on his flight from the family home in Beer Sheba to his ancestral home in Haran. -
Factors Promoting the Formation of the Old Testament Canon
FACTORS PROMOTING THE FORMATION OF THE OLD TESTAMENT CANON R. LAIRD HARRIS, PH.D. Extra-Biblical witness to the origin of the Old Testament books is lacking. There are no copies of the Old Testament writings earlier than about 250 B.C. and no parallel ancient literature referring to them. Only two sources are available, therefore, for the present study: the claims of the Old Testament for itself, and the infallible teachings of Jesus Christ who, Christians believe, knew perfectly all the facts. If the topic concerned the collection of the Old Testament books and the acceptance of the Old Testament canon there would be a bit larger room for the investigation of post-Old Testament literature. Thanks to the Dead Sea discoveries and new knowledge of apocryphal books and similar literature one can trace back the recognition of some of the Old Testament books rather well. Still, the extra-Biblical witness fails to reach back to the Old Testament period. As to the formation of the Old Testament canon, historic Christianity insists that the Old Testament books were written by special divine in- spiration. They therefore came with inherent authority and were accepted by the faithful in Israel at once as the Word of God. In short, the canon was formed over the centuries as the books were written under the in- spiration of God. This view is usually thought of as the Protestant view, but the Roman Catholic Council of Trent and the Vatican Council I are in basic agree- ment with it. The latter says that the books of the Bible are held by the church to be "sacred and canonical, not because, having been carefully composed by mere human industry, they were afterwards approved by her authority, nor merely because they contain revelation, with no mixture of error, but because, having been written by the inspiration of the Holy Ghost, they have God for their author, and have been delivered as such to the Church herself/' (Chap.