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slavery in the old testament

Posted on Sunday, 23rd August, 2015Tuesday, 14th June, 2016 by martin

The former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd caused something of a stir during an appearance on the ABC’s Q&A program when he likened holding on to the notion that marriage should only be between a man and a woman because that’s the Bible’s position with the notion that we should support slavery because the Bible…

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job’s wife

Posted on Sunday, 8th February, 2015Thursday, 9th June, 2016 by martin

February 8th is International Septuagint Day. In celebration, this year I thought I’d post one of the two major differences between the LXX and MT in the Book of Job, the details of Job’s wife. For those unfamiliar with her, this is all we hear of and from Job’s wife in the MT: ותאמר לו…

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genre variation between gen 1–11 and 12–50

Posted on Wednesday, 14th January, 2015Tuesday, 14th June, 2016 by martin

It is reasonably clear that the story of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob found in Genesis 12–50 is presented as a historical narrative (regardless of what one thinks about the actual historicity of the story). But what are we to make of Genesis 1–11? Would the original audience have understood these chapters in the same manner as…

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Was Elihu Right?

Posted on Sunday, 11th January, 2015Wednesday, 14th January, 2015 by martin

JESOT 3.2 is now live and includes my article entitled “Was Elihu Right?” In it I discuss the contribution of Elihu in the Book of Job, so check it out: http://jesot.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/M.-Shields-JESOT-3.2.pdf The “prequel” to this article (entitled “Malevolent of Mysterious”) is also available for download from Tyndale Bulletin: http://www.tyndalehouse.com/Bulletin/61=2010/5%20Shields.pdf

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genesis 1 is not poetry

Posted on Saturday, 1st February, 2014Tuesday, 14th June, 2016 by martin

What can I say? Genesis 1 is not poetry, nor is it some weird hybrid of poetry and prose. Genesis 1:27 alone is poetry, but the rest of the chapter is pretty much stock-standard biblical Hebrew narrative in regards to its syntax. It is not poetry! Why is this an issue? It’s an issue because…

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finding too much sex in genesis 2

Posted on Sunday, 1st September, 2013Sunday, 17th July, 2016 by martin

I was simply going to title this “Common Misunderstandings of Genesis 2,” but then I thought the title could be spiced up a little bit, particularly because there’s a tendency to see sexual activity lying behind so much of what happens, particularly in the latter part of the chapter. Anyway, here are some of the…

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the origins of the use of κυριος for יהוה

Posted on Friday, 14th June, 2013 by martin

All extant manuscripts of the NT consistently use the Greek word κυριος (kyrios, ‘lord’) when translating the name of God in the OT, יהוה (Yhwh). The background to this is not entirely clear nor uncontested, but it is worth noting a few points about what is and isn’t known, and what is and isn’t likely.

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should ‘christ’ be removed from english bibles?

Posted on Sunday, 31st March, 2013 by martin

Yes, in the tradition of tabloid journalism my heading for this post sounds controversial, but hear me out. We’re all used to seeing the word ‘Christ’ in English Bible translations. The only exceptions are the few which use the term ‘Messiah’ in its place (such as the HCSB). ‘Christ’ is, of course, a transliteration of…

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john dickson — hearing her voice: a case for women giving sermons

Posted on Saturday, 9th March, 2013Saturday, 9th March, 2013 by martin

There’s been quite a stir in Sydney Anglican circles following the publication of a small e-book by John Dickson which argues that 1Tim 2:12 should not be understood to prevent women from giving sermons. I’ve finally gotten around to reading it for myself and thought I’d post my review. Read this document on Scribd

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david penchansky — understanding wisdom literature

Posted on Tuesday, 22nd May, 2012Saturday, 9th March, 2013 by martin

Eerdmans have recently published a new volume by David Penchansky entitled Understanding Wisdom Literature. This is a book which examines the biblical and post-biblical wisdom literature and raises questions and issues which are sometimes uncomfortable but are nonetheless (or perhaps I should say “are thus”) important. Below is my review of Penchansky’s book. [scribd id=94409490…

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