- Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
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Kansas City, Missouri 64118
Jason S DeRouchie
Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Biblical Studies, Faculty Member
- Rev. Dr. Jason DeRouchie (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is Research Professor of Old Testament and ... moreRev. Dr. Jason DeRouchie (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is Research Professor of Old Testament and Biblical Theology and the Rich and Judy Hastings Endowed Chair of Old Testament Studies at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Content Developer and Global Trainer with Hands to the Plow Ministries. He is a passionate teacher committed to helping Christians all over the world exalt Jesus and treasure the hope of the gospel in all of Scripture. Before MBTS, Jason served as instructor of Greek and Hebrew at Gordon College and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Assistant Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at University of Northwestern–St. Paul, and Associate and Full Professor of Old Testament and Biblical Theology at Bethlehem College & Seminary. He also served as an associate pastor of Oak Park Baptist Church in Jeffersonville, IN, and as an elder of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, MN. He resides near Kansas City, MO (USA), with his wife, and they have a table full of children and grand children.edit
The book of Zephaniah exhibits a high level of rhetorical and structural unity. Six approaches to the book's organization predominate: (1) a three-part structure related to speech-forms; (2) a kernel with inclusio representing the whole;... more
The book of Zephaniah exhibits a high level of rhetorical and structural unity. Six approaches to the book's organization predominate: (1) a three-part structure related to speech-forms; (2) a kernel with inclusio representing the whole; (3) a prophetic drama with two-character dialogue; (4) a dramatic prophecy with thematic development; (5) a thematic chiasm; (6) a two-part argument with a setting followed by exhortations. This study will overview and evaluate the initial five perspectives and then synthesize the sixth approach to Zephaniah’s macrostructure using a textlinguistic-rhetorical methodology.
Research Interests: Discourse Analysis, Old Testament Prophecy, Old Testament, Books of the Twelve Prophets, Zephaniah, and 8 moreOld Testament Studies, Prophets of the Hebrew Bible/"Old Testament", Old Testament Exegesis, Textlinguistics, Minor Prophets, Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, Discourse Analysis (DA), and The Minor Prophets
Research Interests: Old Testament Prophecy, Old Testament Theology, Preaching, Biblical Studies, Old Testament, and 11 moreBiblical Theology, Biblical Interpretation, Biblical Exegesis, Zephaniah, Old Testament Studies, Prophets of the Hebrew Bible/"Old Testament", Old Testament Exegesis, Expository Preaching, Biblical Hermeneutics, Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, and Preaching and Teaching
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The Bible is explicit that God revealed ten Words to his people at Sinai (Exod 34:28; Deut 4:13, 10:4), and it stands to reason that we should know how to number them, especially given the unique status these Words bear in Scripture. Full... more
The Bible is explicit that God revealed ten Words to his people at Sinai (Exod 34:28; Deut 4:13, 10:4), and it stands to reason that we should know how to number them, especially given the unique status these Words bear in Scripture. Full lists of the Ten Words occur in both Exodus 20:1-17 and Deuteronomy 5:6-21. Throughout the history of interpretation, scholars have itemized the commands in three ways. This study will survey the three views and then argue for a modified Catholic-Lutheran numbering of the Ten Commandments using observations from textlinguistics, stylistic analysis, and semantic content.
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Research Interests: New Testament, Old Testament Theology, Biblical Studies, Old Testament, Biblical Theology, and 8 moreNew Testament Theology, Christian Theology, New Testament Studies, Old Testament Studies, Christian theology and biblical studies, Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, Biblical and systematic theology, and Biblical Theological Studies
Today the church is God's "nation," and only Christ's return will reconstitute right order on a global scale. This––and no earthly state of the present age––is the church's hope.
Research Interests: New Testament, Old Testament Theology, Biblical Studies, Old Testament, Biblical Theology, and 8 moreBiblical Law, New Testament Theology, New testament exegesis, New Testament Studies, Old Testament Studies, Old Testament Exegesis, The Use of the Old Testament in the New, and Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
How does Moses's Law apply to believers today when so much has changed with Christ's coming, not least of which is that we are part of the new covenant and not the old?
Research Interests: New Testament, Old Testament Theology, Biblical Studies, Old Testament, Biblical Theology, and 9 moreBiblical Law, New Testament Theology, New testament exegesis, New Testament Studies, Old Testament Studies, Old Testament Exegesis, The Use of the Old Testament in the New, Biblical Hermeneutics, and Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
Majors convincingly argues that Israel's monarchs were all to be king-priests and that 1 Sam 2:10, 35 build on the Pentateuch's predictions of a single anointed king-priest who would deliver and mediate God's blessing to the world. Majors... more
Majors convincingly argues that Israel's monarchs were all to be king-priests and that 1 Sam 2:10, 35 build on the Pentateuch's predictions of a single anointed king-priest who would deliver and mediate God's blessing to the world. Majors also shows that 1–2 Samuel portray Saul and David as failed king-priests and David as one whose life and hope anticipate the one we know as Christ. Majors's study provides solid foundation for future research both of Israel's monarchy elsewhere in the Old Testament and of Christ's role as king-priest who fulfills all earlier shadows. It also provides a model of thematic biblical theology within a single book, and it will help skeptical readers recognize the early roots of messianic hope.
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In this study, biblical scholars Jason DeRouchie and Wayne Grudem offer arguments for their respective young-earth and old-earth views and then respond to each other. Throughout the process of this exchange, both authors operated... more
In this study, biblical scholars Jason DeRouchie and Wayne Grudem offer arguments for their respective young-earth and old-earth views and then respond to each other. Throughout the process of this exchange, both authors operated independently. They each wrote their initial arguments with no awareness of the other's claims, and then they each responded without seeing the other's response. No changes or updates were allowed after initial submissions. Both Drs. DeRouchie and Grudem hope their studies and evaluation will serve the church by providing a synthesis of the issue from biblical and scientific perspectives and by modeling respectful yet convictional, conservative Christian dialogue over important but debatable topics.
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A covenant is a formal, elected relationship between two parties characterized by mutual promises and obligations with God as witness. The major historical covenants in Scripture provide the backbone to Scripture's story and the... more
A covenant is a formal, elected relationship between two parties characterized by mutual promises and obligations with God as witness. The major historical covenants in Scripture provide the backbone to Scripture's story and the highpoints of the narrative plot. This study considers the nature and interrelationship of these five covenants: Adamic-Noahic, Abrahamic, Mosaic, Davidic, and new. It employs exegesis, biblical theology, and the literary-structural tool of arcing to assess and synthesize how the these covenants progress, integrate, and climax in Christ.
Research Interests: New Testament, Old Testament Theology, Biblical Studies, Old Testament, Biblical Theology, and 10 moreNew Testament Theology, Reformed Biblical Theology, New Testament Studies, Old Testament Studies, The Use of the Old Testament in the New, Christian theology and biblical studies, Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, Biblical and systematic theology, Biblical Theological Studies, and Theology/Biblical Studies
Zephaniah 3:5 asserts that morning by morning YHWH “gives his judgment for the light,” but commentators do not agree on what the prophet means. After evaluating the syntax, proper meaning of the forms, and literary and biblical context,... more
Zephaniah 3:5 asserts that morning by morning YHWH “gives his judgment for the light,” but commentators do not agree on what the prophet means. After evaluating the syntax, proper meaning of the forms, and literary and biblical context, this study proposes that Zephaniah stresses that in his time God daily rendered his end-times verdict to punish sin and save the oppressed in at least five typological ways, all of which served a pedagogical purpose. The study then considers one key text in John's Gospel that shows how Jesus’s life and ministry in his first and second comings supply the ultimate end to which Zephaniah pointed.
Research Interests: Old Testament Prophecy, Old Testament Theology, Biblical Studies, Biblical Theology, Books of the Twelve Prophets, and 12 moreBiblical Exegesis, Gospel of John, New Testament Theology, Judgment, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Old Testament Studies, Prophets of the Hebrew Bible/"Old Testament", Minor Prophets, John's Gospel, Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, and Book of Zephaniah
The twenty-first century is experiencing a theological famine, even among professing evangelical churches. Some estimate that eighty-five percent of church leaders worldwide today have no theological training, which usually invites false... more
The twenty-first century is experiencing a theological famine, even among professing evangelical churches. Some estimate that eighty-five percent of church leaders worldwide today have no theological training, which usually invites false teaching, corruption, and shame. Theological higher education is one of God's means for helping local churches equip new generations of leaders who can train others to treasure Christ and make him known throughout the world (2 Tim 2:2). Theological colleges (or seminaries) are also strategic mobilizing centers for worldview formation by which men and women become equipped with knowledge and wisdom to proclaim Christ's kingdom through word and deed in the domain of darkness (Eph 3:8–10; Col 1:13; 2:1–3). These schools may be accredited or unaccredited, and they may be independent, denominational, or local church based. Regardless, faithful theological higher education can benefit Christ's universal church and serve as an agent for extending the church's mission on earth. This conviction drives this study, which address the following six areas: (1) The place of theological higher education in church history; (2) Scripture as the foundation of theological education; (3) the supreme goal of theological higher education; (4) the process of theological education; (5) Objectives and assessment within theological education; and (6) theological higher education and the church's mission.
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This is the German edition of "A Biblical Vision for Theological Higher Education." The twenty-first century is experiencing a theological famine, even among professing evangelical churches. Some estimate that eighty-five percent of... more
This is the German edition of "A Biblical Vision for Theological Higher Education." The twenty-first century is experiencing a theological famine, even among professing evangelical churches. Some estimate that eighty-five percent of church leaders worldwide today have no theological training, which usually invites false teaching, corruption, and shame. Theological higher education is one of God's means for helping local churches equip new generations of leaders who can train others to treasure Christ and make him known throughout the world (2 Tim 2:2). Theological colleges (or seminaries) are also strategic mobilizing centers for worldview formation by which men and women become equipped with knowledge and wisdom to proclaim Christ's kingdom through word and deed in the domain of darkness (Eph 3:8–10; Col 1:13; 2:1–3). These schools may be accredited or unaccredited, and they may be independent, denominational, or local church based. Regardless, faithful theological higher education can benefit Christ's universal church and serve as an agent for extending the church's mission on earth. This conviction drives this study, which address the following six areas: (1) The place of theological higher education in church history; (2) Scripture as the foundation of theological education; (3) the supreme goal of theological higher education; (4) the process of theological education; (5) Objectives and assessment within theological education; and (6) theological higher education and the church's mission.
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In an episode of Ask Pastor John, Jason from Kampala (the capital of Uganda), asked Pastor John a pointed question regarding why Africans have suffered so much. He wrote: "Does God care for Africans? Providence has a long track record... more
In an episode of Ask Pastor John, Jason from Kampala (the capital of Uganda), asked Pastor John a pointed question regarding why Africans have suffered so much. He wrote: "Does God care for Africans? Providence has a long track record here. Throughout history we have been a beastly, deplorable, enslaveable race — constantly riddled with disease, famine, and suffering. How are we not to conclude that we are God’s least favorite race? Every day is pure struggle for most Ugandans. I know God promises to look after all people, but it still makes me wonder, why does he especially seem to hate Africa so much?" When I read those words, my heart grieved. It still does. Since I first heard them (and Pastor John’s four points of wisdom on the providence of God), I have longed to give voice more directly and explicitly to Scripture’s truths regarding God’s heart for all nations, including those from Africa.
Research Interests: African Studies, Ethiopian Studies, African History, Africa, Old Testament Prophecy, and 11 moreOld Testament Theology, Biblical Studies, Old Testament, Biblical Theology, Ethiopia, Theology of Suffering and Evil, Biblical Exegesis, Zephaniah, Old Testament Studies, Acts of the Apostles, and Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
This brief commentary on Zephaniah provides a general introduction and thought-by-thought overview of the whole.
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The Old Testament was Jesus’s only Bible, and it now stands as the initial 75% of Christian Scripture. The early church fathers designated it a Testament (= Latin testamentum, “covenant”) because they rightly viewed the whole as... more
The Old Testament was Jesus’s only Bible, and it now stands as the initial 75% of Christian Scripture. The early church fathers designated it a Testament (= Latin testamentum, “covenant”) because they rightly viewed the whole as covenantal revelation. They believed all of it was the word of God (2 Tim 3:16–17; 2 Pet 1:20–21), which he spoke in history to guide his elected relationship with his people. The Old Testament overviews five major covenants, which shape the narrative plotline: Adamic-Noahic, Abrahamic, Mosaic (old), Davidic, new. The church fathers called the whole the Old Testament because so much of its content concerns the Mosaic old covenant, which the new covenant in Christ supersedes (Jer 31:31–34; Luke 22:20; 2 Cor 3:6, 14). This brief introduction to the Old Testament overviews the following areas:
1. Date and Diversity of the Old Testament
2. The Canon of the Old Testament
3. The Ordering of the Old Testament
4. The Books of the Old Testament: (a) The Law; (b) the Prophets; (c) the Writings
5. The Message and Function of the Old Testament in the Biblical Canon
It ends by overviewing resources related to the Old Testament's text, canon, reliability, and message and interpretation.
1. Date and Diversity of the Old Testament
2. The Canon of the Old Testament
3. The Ordering of the Old Testament
4. The Books of the Old Testament: (a) The Law; (b) the Prophets; (c) the Writings
5. The Message and Function of the Old Testament in the Biblical Canon
It ends by overviewing resources related to the Old Testament's text, canon, reliability, and message and interpretation.
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When the first couple sinned, God told the woman, “Your desire shall be contrary to your husband, but he shall rule over you.” Contrary desire and corrupted rule are now the norm for marriages under the curse: instead of submitting to... more
When the first couple sinned, God told the woman, “Your desire shall be contrary to your husband, but he shall rule over you.” Contrary desire and corrupted rule are now the norm for marriages under the curse: instead of submitting to their husbands, wives desire to control them; instead of lovingly leading their wives, husbands seek to oppress them, or just give up and give in. But both “desire” and “rule” are redeemed in Christ. Wives learn to align their desires with God’s design, and husbands learn to rule their households with Christlike self-sacrifice. And as they do, they display the glory of Christ and the church to a world still under the curse.
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The following six affirmations regarding spiritual warfare guide this study: 1. God is the supreme ruler and orchestrator of all things including supernatural, natural, and moral evil. 2. God is stronger than the evil one, has decisively... more
The following six affirmations regarding spiritual warfare guide this study:
1. God is the supreme ruler and orchestrator of all things including supernatural, natural, and moral evil.
2. God is stronger than the evil one, has decisively defeated him through Christ, and will defeat him entirely.
3. Christ frees believers from enslavement to the devil and grants them both a new identity as sons and full eternal security in him.
4. The evil one, the devil, works evil against both non-believers and believers.
5. Christ has given Christians authority to battle evil, grace to persevere
through it, and the promise of full deliverance from it.
6. Christ is advancing his kingdom through his church.
1. God is the supreme ruler and orchestrator of all things including supernatural, natural, and moral evil.
2. God is stronger than the evil one, has decisively defeated him through Christ, and will defeat him entirely.
3. Christ frees believers from enslavement to the devil and grants them both a new identity as sons and full eternal security in him.
4. The evil one, the devil, works evil against both non-believers and believers.
5. Christ has given Christians authority to battle evil, grace to persevere
through it, and the promise of full deliverance from it.
6. Christ is advancing his kingdom through his church.
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Standing on this side of Jesus’s resurrection, the apostle Paul described his and the church’s mission as a calling “to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of [Christ’s] name among all the nations” (Rom 1:5). Missions for the... more
Standing on this side of Jesus’s resurrection, the apostle Paul described his and the church’s mission as a calling “to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of [Christ’s] name among all the nations” (Rom 1:5). Missions for the sake of the Messiah’s glory is one of the central ends of the gospel of God concerning the Son (1:1–3). It is this message that shapes the hopes of the Old Testament Scriptures (Luke 24:45–47; Acts 26:22–23) and that is realized in the new covenant. From Eden onward, God has been moving history toward the day when he finally eradicates Satan, the curse, and the evil that is “Babylon” (Rev 7:15–17; 14:8; 18:2, 10, 21; 20:10; 21:4; 22:3). In that day he will reveal his glory over the whole earth (Num 14:21; Pss 57:5, 11[6, 12]; 72:19; Isa 11:9; Hab 2:14; Rev 21:23) and generate praise from all the redeemed peoples for whom the Lamb was slain (Rev 5:9–10; 7:9–10). The church’s mission to make disciples of all nations is still incomplete, but it continues to spur every Christian either to send or go, either to hold the ropes for others or to cross boundaries and cultures for the sake of Christ’s name. Though we live in this age as “sojourners and exiles” in the kingdom of “Babylon” (1 Pet 2:11; 5:13), our mission as members of Christ’s church (Matt 28:18–20) is to confront spiritual darkness (Eph 6:10–20) and to spread the light of the gospel of the glory of God in the face of Christ (2 Cor 4:6) … until those whom Christ ransomed “from every tribe and language and people and nation” serve as “a kingdom and priests to our God” and “reign on the earth” (Rev 5:9–10; cf. 22:5). This study seeks to trace the theme of missions from Genesis to Revelation for the elect exiles dwelling “by the waters of Babylon” (Ps 137:1).
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Perhaps more than any other single text, Exodus 19:4–6 provides the Bible’s clearest and simplest snapshot of God’s revealed purpose for the old covenant. This essay seeks to interpret this passage within its immediate and broader... more
Perhaps more than any other single text, Exodus 19:4–6 provides the Bible’s clearest and simplest snapshot of God’s revealed purpose for the old covenant. This essay seeks to interpret this passage within its immediate and broader biblical context, understanding and applying it as the Christian Scripture God intended (Rom 15:4; 1 Cor 10:11; 2 Tim 3:16–17; 1 Pet 1:12). The study also supplies a case study in exegetical and theological inquiry following the twelve steps outlined in my book, HOW TO UNDERSTAND AND APPLY THE OLD TESTAMENT. Recognizably, the nine steps of exegesis and three steps of theology are all interrelated, and distinguishing them is somewhat artificial to the process of interpreting the Bible. Nevertheless, using a single passage to walk through the twelve steps should help students understand better the various aspects of exegesis and theology that are necessary for rightly handling God’s word of truth (2 Tim 2:15).
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Religious communities have been responsible for the present order of the biblical books, but we must ask whether historical and theological priority should be given to any one canonical structure over another, most specifically when doing... more
Religious communities have been responsible for the present order of the biblical books, but we must ask whether historical and theological priority should be given to any one canonical structure over another, most specifically when doing biblical theology. Is the order of the canon significant when considering how the whole Bible progresses, integrates, and climaxes in Jesus? A number of factors move me to answer with a qualified “Yes,” and my response comes in three stages. First, the study overviews the nature and limits of the biblical canon. Second, it assesses how much ancient canon consciousness included not simply which books but also their ordering. Third, it considers ways that canonical arrangement could and should inform a Christian’s interpretive conclusions in relation to biblical theology.
Research Interests: New Testament, Old Testament Theology, Old Testament, Literary Canon, History Of The Bible/Biblical Canon, and 9 moreNew Testament and Christian Origins, Canon Formation, New Testament Theology, New testament exegesis, New Testament Studies, Old Testament Studies, Old Testament Exegesis, Biblical Hermeneutics, and Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
Next to God's original creation of humanity, Jesus's resurrection unto glory is the most decisive event in the history of mankind, for it brings the dawning of the new creation (2 Car 5:17) and validates that those in Christ are no longer... more
Next to God's original creation of humanity, Jesus's resurrection unto
glory is the most decisive event in the history of mankind, for it brings
the dawning of the new creation (2 Car 5:17) and validates that those in
Christ are no longer imprisoned under sin, the payment for which is
death (Rom 6:23; 1 Car 15:17). The OT Scriptures foresaw "that the
Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead" (Luke 24:46;
cf. 24:7; John 20:9; Acts 17:2-3; 1 Car 15:4) and that, ''by being the first
to rise from the dead, he would proclaim light" both to the Jews and the
Gentiles (Acts 26:22-23). So, where does the OT anticipate the third-day
resurrection? Closely assessing a number of New Testament (NT) texts
that cite or allude to specific OT texts gives us an initial clue how those
living at the dawn of the new creation were seeing anticipations of the
resurrection in their Bible.
glory is the most decisive event in the history of mankind, for it brings
the dawning of the new creation (2 Car 5:17) and validates that those in
Christ are no longer imprisoned under sin, the payment for which is
death (Rom 6:23; 1 Car 15:17). The OT Scriptures foresaw "that the
Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead" (Luke 24:46;
cf. 24:7; John 20:9; Acts 17:2-3; 1 Car 15:4) and that, ''by being the first
to rise from the dead, he would proclaim light" both to the Jews and the
Gentiles (Acts 26:22-23). So, where does the OT anticipate the third-day
resurrection? Closely assessing a number of New Testament (NT) texts
that cite or allude to specific OT texts gives us an initial clue how those
living at the dawn of the new creation were seeing anticipations of the
resurrection in their Bible.
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This volume from a scholarly pastor and pastoral scholar invites readers to consider how the storyline of Scripture progresses, integrates, and climaxes in Christ. It supplies a one-year Bible reading plan with commentary that faithfully... more
This volume from a scholarly pastor and pastoral scholar invites readers to consider how the storyline of Scripture progresses, integrates, and climaxes in Christ. It supplies a one-year Bible reading plan with commentary that faithfully leads readers to discover Scripture's overarching unity and to see and savor Christ's beauty and supremacy. It guides Christians to celebrate their part in God's overarching purposes from creation to consummation and to read their Bibles more like Jesus and the New Testament authors did and intended.
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A short lay-level commentary on the historical and cultural context of this minor but substantive prophet.
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The phrase "the day of the LORD [Yahweh]" refers both to the ultimate time when Yahweh will punish and restore the whole world through Christ's first and second comings and to the periodic penultimate days that clarify and anticipate it.... more
The phrase "the day of the LORD [Yahweh]" refers both to the ultimate time when Yahweh will punish and restore the whole world through Christ's first and second comings and to the periodic penultimate days that clarify and anticipate it. Unrepentant sinners should fear the day of the Lord, but those forgiven and redeemed can anticipate it with hope.
EXPANDED SUMMARY The phrase "the day of the LORD [Yahweh]" refers both to the ultimate time when Yahweh will punish and restore the whole world through Christ's first and second comings and to the periodic penultimate days that clarify and anticipate it. The OT portrays the day as punishment through overlapping images of cataclysm, war, and sacrifice; it highlights the day as renewal by emphasizing how God's presence will rest on his people in the midst of a messianic Davidic reign. The NT then identifies Christ Jesus as the one who fulfills the ultimate day of the Lord, inaugurating it in his death and resurrection and consummating it at his second coming. For the elect, Jesus's death signals the satisfaction of God's wrath against sin, and his resurrection marks the start of the new creation. For non-believers, however, the day of the Lord's wrath is still future, and it will come with cataclysm, war, and sacrifice, as the warrior God will enter into space and time to punish his enemy and to reconstitute right order, wherein he is exalted over all. Unrepentant sinners should fear the day of the Lord, but those forgiven and redeemed can anticipate it with hope.
EXPANDED SUMMARY The phrase "the day of the LORD [Yahweh]" refers both to the ultimate time when Yahweh will punish and restore the whole world through Christ's first and second comings and to the periodic penultimate days that clarify and anticipate it. The OT portrays the day as punishment through overlapping images of cataclysm, war, and sacrifice; it highlights the day as renewal by emphasizing how God's presence will rest on his people in the midst of a messianic Davidic reign. The NT then identifies Christ Jesus as the one who fulfills the ultimate day of the Lord, inaugurating it in his death and resurrection and consummating it at his second coming. For the elect, Jesus's death signals the satisfaction of God's wrath against sin, and his resurrection marks the start of the new creation. For non-believers, however, the day of the Lord's wrath is still future, and it will come with cataclysm, war, and sacrifice, as the warrior God will enter into space and time to punish his enemy and to reconstitute right order, wherein he is exalted over all. Unrepentant sinners should fear the day of the Lord, but those forgiven and redeemed can anticipate it with hope.
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Interpreting Scripture is the process of personally discovering what God through his human authors intended the biblical text to mean and effect. Through exegesis and theology one assesses, synthesizes, and applies God's inerrant Word.... more
Interpreting Scripture is the process of personally discovering what God through his human authors intended the biblical text to mean and effect. Through exegesis and theology one assesses, synthesizes, and applies God's inerrant Word. SUMMARY This study clarifies why we must interpret Scripture, synthesizes what presuppositions should guide our interpretation, and offers a process for how to interpret. Scripture plays a foundational place in all of life, and Scripture itself stresses the need to faithfully interpret in order to stand unashamed before the Lord. Interpreting Scripture faithfully necessitates that we view Scripture as God's Word, assumes that Scripture's truths are knowable, requires that we respond appropriately, and demands that we engage in the task depending on God. The interpretive process is about personally discovering what God through his human authors intended the biblical text to mean and effect. It includes assessing, synthesizing, and applying God's inerrant word by means of exegesis and theology-both the narrow activity of identifying and drawing out what God was actually saying * Jason DeRouchie is research professor of Old Testament and biblical theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Paul cites Leviticus 18:5 in Galatians 3:12 in order to support that “no one is justified before God by the law” (Gal 3:11). Leviticus 18:5 portrays the principle of “doing” in order to attain life that characterized the Mosaic... more
Paul cites Leviticus 18:5 in Galatians 3:12 in order to support that “no one is justified before God by the law” (Gal 3:11). Leviticus 18:5 portrays the principle of “doing” in order to attain life that characterized the Mosaic law-covenant, and when this principle met human inability, the law became an enslaving guardian until Christ (3:21–26) and identified how “all who rely on works of the law are under a curse” (3:10). To say “the law is not of faith” (3:12) means that the era of the law-covenant was not characterized by faith leading to life but by rebellion leading to death.
Research Interests: New Testament, Old Testament Theology, Biblical Studies, Old Testament, Biblical Theology, and 10 moreBiblical Interpretation, Pauline Theology, Biblical Exegesis, Leviticus, New Testament Theology, Galatians, New testament exegesis, Old Testament Exegesis, The Use of the Old Testament in the New, and Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
Zephaniah 2:1 calls "the nation not longing" to bundle together in submission to the Lord, and 2:3 urges "the humble of the land/earth" to seek him increasingly. The identity of these vocatives significantly affects the book's... more
Zephaniah 2:1 calls "the nation not longing" to bundle together in submission to the Lord, and 2:3 urges "the humble of the land/earth" to seek him increasingly. The identity of these vocatives significantly affects the book's interpretation , but scholars generally offer one of three views on the proper referent(s): (1) Both 2:1 and 3 address Judah collectively as a rebellious nation. (2) 2:1 confronts rebellious Judah collectively, but 2:3 speaks to the enemy foreign nations. (3) 2:1 addresses rebellious Judah collectively, but 2:3 addresses the nation's faithful remnant. After overviewing these alternatives and arguing that option three best captures the principal referents, this study argues (4) that Judah and its remnant are the primary but not sole addressees of 2:1 and 3, with the literary context suggesting that the prophet intended that other rebellious nations and their remnants see 2:1 and 3 as applying equally to them by extension.
Research Interests: Audience Studies, Old Testament Prophecy, Old Testament Theology, Audience and Reception Studies, Biblical Studies, and 12 moreOld Testament, Biblical Theology, Biblical Interpretation, Books of the Twelve Prophets, Biblical Exegesis, Audience Research, Zephaniah, Old Testament Studies, Old Testament Exegesis, Minor Prophets, Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, and The Book of Zephaniah
In this study, Brian A. Verrett uses literary analysis and biblical theology to effectively argue that 1–2 Samuel contains a serpent motif. This motif derives from the serpent in Genesis 3, and its function within the Samuel narrative is... more
In this study, Brian A. Verrett uses literary analysis and biblical theology to effectively argue that 1–2 Samuel contains a serpent motif. This motif derives from the serpent in Genesis 3, and its function within the Samuel narrative is to heighten the reader’s anticipation in the coming messiah, who is the son of David and the seed of the woman from Genesis 3:15. This messiah will defeat the serpent and inaugurate his glorious reign over a renewed world. When 1–2 Samuel is read in this way, one appreciates previously unnoticed features of the text, understands aspects of the text that were formerly confusing, and rightly sees that the whole of 1–2 Samuel is a messianic document.
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The apostle Paul described his life mission, and the mission of the church as a whole, as a calling "to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of [Christ's] name among all the nations" (Romans 1:5). From Eden onward, God has been... more
The apostle Paul described his life mission, and the mission of the church as a whole, as a calling "to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of [Christ's] name among all the nations" (Romans 1:5). From Eden onward, God has been moving history toward the day when Satan and sin are finally conquered, the knowledge of his glory covers the earth, and the redeemed from all peoples praise the Lamb who was slain. That mission, still incomplete, spurs every Christian either to send or go, either to hold the ropes for others or cross boundaries and cultures for the sake of Christ's name. Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who alone does wondrous things.
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This study provides a biblical-theological foundation for a Christ-centered hermeneutic. It overviews both Old and New Testament texts that identify how the primary audience that would receive blessing and not condemnation from OT... more
This study provides a biblical-theological foundation for a Christ-centered hermeneutic. It overviews both Old and New Testament texts that identify how the primary audience that would receive blessing and not condemnation from OT instruction would be Christians enjoying the benefits of Christ’s eschatological, redemptive work. Jesus himself provides both the light for enabling us to see and savor what is in the OT and the necessary lens that influences and guides our reading by filling out the meaning—at times by supplying unknown interpretation and other times by clarifying, expanding, and deepening the human authors’ implications. For us to grasp the full meaning of the OT’s history, laws, poems, and prophecies, we must read them through the light and lens of Christ.
Research Interests: Theology, New Testament, Old Testament Theology, Hermeneutics, Theological Interpretation of Christian Scripture, and 12 moreBiblical Studies, Old Testament, Biblical Theology, Interpretation, Biblical Interpretation, Biblical Exegesis, New Testament Theology, New testament exegesis, New Testament Studies, The Use of the Old Testament in the New, Biblical Hermeneutics, and Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
We are nearly two decades into the twenty-first century, and Christians all over the world are still hoping in the resurrection. This hope is not new. We have longed for resurrection since God first awakened faith in the earliest Old... more
We are nearly two decades into the twenty-first century, and Christians all over the world are still hoping in the resurrection. This hope is not new. We have longed for resurrection since God first awakened faith in the earliest Old Testament saints. Equally, resurrection also should have been dreaded by rebels who persist in their unbelief, for after resurrection comes the judgment. Following the original creation of humanity, Jesus's resurrection unto glory is the most decisive event in the history of mankind, for it brings the dawning of the new creation (2 Cor. 5:17) and validates that those in Christ are no longer imprisoned under sin, the payment for which is death (Rom. 6:23; 1 Cor. 15:17). The New Testament is clear that the Scriptures foresaw "that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead" (Luke 24:46; cf. 24:7; John 20:9; Acts 17:2-3; 1 Cor. 15:4) and that, "by being the first to rise from the dead, he would proclaim light" both to the Jews and the Gentiles (Acts 26:22-23). These statements raise the question: Where does the Old Testament anticipate the third-day resurrection? This paper assess the promise of resurrection from Genesis to Revelation.
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This article is one of ten responses to three feature essays by Daniel I. Block (Wheaton College), Elliott E. Johnson (Dallas Theological Seminary), and Vern Poythress (Westminster Theological Seminary) on Preaching Christ from the Old... more
This article is one of ten responses to three feature essays by Daniel I. Block (Wheaton College), Elliott E. Johnson (Dallas Theological Seminary), and Vern Poythress (Westminster Theological Seminary) on Preaching Christ from the Old Testament. Each used Genesis 15:1–6 as a case study. My own contribution first evaluates the guiding hermeneutical principles of each author and then engages the various discussions of Genesis 15:1–6.
Research Interests: New Testament, Old Testament Prophecy, Old Testament Theology, Biblical Studies, Old Testament, and 15 moreChristology, Biblical Theology, Book of Genesis, Biblical Interpretation, Biblical Exegesis, New Testament Theology, New testament exegesis, Old Testament Studies, Christology of New Testament, Old Testament Exegesis, Expository Preaching, Genesis, The Use of the Old Testament in the New, Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, and Genesis 15
Due to a supposed grammatical anomaly, interpreters of Zephaniah have long struggled with the Hebrew verb phrase אָסֹף אָסֵף 'I will utterly sweep away' (NRSV) that initiates the book. Normally when an infinitive absolute is followed by... more
Due to a supposed grammatical anomaly, interpreters of Zephaniah have long struggled with the Hebrew verb phrase אָסֹף אָסֵף 'I will utterly sweep away' (NRSV) that initiates the book. Normally when an infinitive absolute is followed by a yiqtol form, both verbs bear a common verbal root. Most scholars, however, believe that in Zeph 1:2 the phrase אָסֹף אָסֵף combines a qal infinitive absolute of אסף 'to gather' with the hiphil yiqtol of סוף 'to bring to an end', resulting in the need to generate a conflated translation that highlights God's promise to completely destroy the earth's creatures. In contrast, after assessing the textual tradition, I argue for the likelihood that both forms derive from the root ,אסף the first being a qal infinitive absolute and the second a hiphil yiqtol. I then support this decision and consider the interpretive significance in light of parallels within the book and from the broader biblical context. The text teaches that God's assembling of all creatures for judicial assessment is distinct from his acts of deliverance and wrath that flow from it, and it also supports the view that the future ingatherings for salvation and punishment are one and the same event (though manifest in various culminating acts).
Research Interests: Hebrew Literature, Hebrew Language, Hebrew Bible, Old Testament Prophecy, Old Testament Theology, and 13 moreOld Testament, Morphology, Prophets, Morphology (Languages And Linguistics), Hebrew Bible and Ancient Near East, Biblical Hebrew (Languages And Linguistics), Morphology and Syntax, Books of the Twelve Prophets, Zephaniah, Prophets of the Hebrew Bible/"Old Testament", The Use of the Old Testament in the New, Minor Prophets, and Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
This thoroughly researched, groundbreaking examination of John 12:13–15 demonstrates the seminal role that Zephaniah 3:14–15 plays in John's portrayal of Jesus as the King of Israel, the Lord whose return Zephaniah prophesied, the... more
This thoroughly researched, groundbreaking examination of John 12:13–15 demonstrates the seminal role that Zephaniah 3:14–15 plays in John's portrayal of Jesus as the King of Israel, the Lord whose return Zephaniah prophesied, the righteous King who brings salvation to Jew and Gentile and whose presence teaches us not to fear.
Research Interests: Hebrew Bible, Old Testament Prophecy, Old Testament Theology, Old Testament, Johannine Literature, and 13 moreIntertextuality, Books of the Twelve Prophets, Gospel of John, Johannine Studies, Inner-Biblical Exegesis, Zephaniah, Prophets of the Hebrew Bible/"Old Testament", Old Testament Exegesis, The Use of the Old Testament in the New, Minor Prophets, Intertextuality and Allusion, Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, and Hebrew Bible / Old Testament
Which biblical promises are for Christians? God's promises play a vital role in helping believers grow in sanctification and suffer with hope, but should we claim all OT promises as our own, seeing as God gave them to a different people... more
Which biblical promises are for Christians? God's promises play a vital role in helping believers grow in sanctification and suffer with hope, but should we claim all OT promises as our own, seeing as God gave them to a different people and under a different covenant? This article considers why and how every promise is "Yes" in Christ and seeks to empower believers to faithfully appropriate OT promises without abusing them. In the process it supplies five foundational principles that clarify the Christian's relationship to OT promises, and then it gives three guidelines for hoping in OT promises through Christ.
Research Interests: New Testament, Old Testament Theology, Theological Interpretation of Christian Scripture, Biblical Studies, Old Testament, and 9 moreBiblical Theology, Curses, New Testament Theology, New Testament Studies, The Use of the Old Testament in the New, Sacred Scripture, Promises, Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, and Biblical Curses
An increasing number of voices are shouting that our gender identity and expression do not have to align with our God-given biological sex. How should the church assess and confront the transgender storm that is shaking our society? This... more
An increasing number of voices are shouting that our gender identity and expression do not have to align with our God-given biological sex. How should the church assess and confront the transgender storm that is shaking our society? This essay considers the lasting significance of an old covenant command for the new covenant church when read through the lens of Christ.
Research Interests: Christianity, Gender Studies, Sex and Gender, Transgender Studies, Hebrew Bible, and 27 moreSexuality, Old Testament Theology, Gender and Sexuality, Biblical Studies, Old Testament, Gender, Biblical Theology, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Genders and Sexualities, Biblical Interpretation, Deuteronomy, Transgender, Hebrew Bible and Ancient Near East, Torah/Pentateuch, Biblical Exegesis, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Old Testament Studies, Old Testament Exegesis, Pentateuch, Christian sexual ethics, Christian Studies, Pentateuch Studies, Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, New Covenant Theology, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law, and Progressive Covenantalism
This is an abridged version of my "Counting Stars with Abraham and the Prophets" (JETS 2015). Paul’s application of the “seed” designation to both Jews and Gentiles in Christ marks a redemptive-historical shift from an age of promise to... more
This is an abridged version of my "Counting Stars with Abraham and the Prophets" (JETS 2015). Paul’s application of the “seed” designation to both Jews and Gentiles in Christ marks a redemptive-historical shift from an age of promise to an age of fulfillment. Both the Abrahamic and Mosaic covenants initially restricted “seed” language to physical descent and marked covenant membership by physical birth. Nevertheless, they also pointed ahead to a day when covenantal, spiritual adoption would replace ethnicity and biology as the foundational mark of the patriarch’s “fatherhood.” The OT’s promised royal deliver would initiate this eschatological and ecclesiological development, which by its nature supports a progressive covenantal flavor of Baptistic new covenant ecclesiology.
Research Interests: Theology, Hebrew Bible, Old Testament Prophecy, Old Testament Theology, Biblical Studies, and 13 moreOld Testament, Covenant Theology, Biblical Theology, Biblical Exegesis, Dispensationalism, Old Testament Studies, Biblical Covenants, Old Testament Exegesis, The Use of the Old Testament in the New, Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, Hebrew Bible / Old Testament, New Covenant Theology, and Progressive Covenantalism
A Hebrew devotional on Zephaniah 3:20 that highlights God's praise and honor and not the acclaim of his redeemed as the ultimate end of his saving work.
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Notes on Zephaniah in the NIV ZONDERVAN STUDY BIBLE. This piece anticipates my two forthcoming commentaries on Zephaniah in Crossway's ESV EXPOSITORY COMMENTARY and the ZONDERVAN EXEGETICAL COMMENTARY ON THE OLD TESTAMENT.
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These eight devotionals on Deuteronomy are found in the ESV MEN'S DEVOTIONAL BIBLE (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2015): (1) Marveling at Mercy, Deut 4:29–31; (2) Why Must I Obey, Deut 6:20–25; (3) Defeating Fear, Deut 7:17–26; (4) No Longer... more
These eight devotionals on Deuteronomy are found in the ESV MEN'S DEVOTIONAL BIBLE (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2015):
(1) Marveling at Mercy, Deut 4:29–31; (2) Why Must I Obey, Deut 6:20–25; (3) Defeating Fear, Deut 7:17–26; (4) No Longer Stubborn, Deut 9:6; (5) Love God and Live, Deut 11:26–28; (6) Fickle Promises and a Faithful God, Deut 26:16–19; (7) God Your Life, Deut 30:19–20; (8) The Hope of Resurrection, Deut 32:39.
(1) Marveling at Mercy, Deut 4:29–31; (2) Why Must I Obey, Deut 6:20–25; (3) Defeating Fear, Deut 7:17–26; (4) No Longer Stubborn, Deut 9:6; (5) Love God and Live, Deut 11:26–28; (6) Fickle Promises and a Faithful God, Deut 26:16–19; (7) God Your Life, Deut 30:19–20; (8) The Hope of Resurrection, Deut 32:39.
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Paul’s application of the “seed” designation to both Jews and Gentiles in Christ marks a redemptive-historical shift from an age of promise to an age of fulfillment. Both the Abrahamic and Mosaic covenants initially restricted “seed”... more
Paul’s application of the “seed” designation to both Jews and Gentiles in Christ marks a redemptive-historical shift from an age of promise to an age of fulfillment. Both the Abrahamic and Mosaic covenants initially restricted “seed” language to physical descent and marked covenant membership by physical birth. Nevertheless, they also pointed ahead to a day when covenantal, spiritual adoption would replace ethnicity and biology as the foundational mark of the patriarch’s “fatherhood.” The OT’s promised royal deliver would initiate this eschatological and ecclesiological development, which by its nature supports a progressive covenantal flavor of Baptistic new covenant ecclesiology.
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1. Jews and Gentiles as “the Seed of Abraham” (445)
2. An Overview of ‘Seed’ in the OT (447)
3. The Makeup of the Abrahamic and Mosaic Covenant Communities (450)
4. Abraham, Father of a Multitude of Nations (457)
5. The Eschatological Inclusion of Jew and Gentile in Abraham’s “Seed” (462)
6. Final Perspectives at the End of an Era (474)
7. Synthesis and Fulfillment in Christ (475)
8. Implications for Theological Systems (478)
Outline:
1. Jews and Gentiles as “the Seed of Abraham” (445)
2. An Overview of ‘Seed’ in the OT (447)
3. The Makeup of the Abrahamic and Mosaic Covenant Communities (450)
4. Abraham, Father of a Multitude of Nations (457)
5. The Eschatological Inclusion of Jew and Gentile in Abraham’s “Seed” (462)
6. Final Perspectives at the End of an Era (474)
7. Synthesis and Fulfillment in Christ (475)
8. Implications for Theological Systems (478)
Research Interests: Hebrew Bible, Old Testament Theology, Biblical Studies, Old Testament, Covenant Theology, and 11 moreBiblical Theology, Ecclesiology, Book of Genesis, Book of Isaiah, Dispensationalism, Galatians, Covenants Bible, The book of Jeremiah, Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, New Covenant Theology, and Progressive Covenantalism
This paper considers the meaning of the prepositional phrase כלבבו “like/according to his heart” in 1 Sam 13:14. By assessing syntactic and semantic parallels, comparative ANE data, and the Deuteronomic context of 1–2 Samuel, the study... more
This paper considers the meaning of the prepositional phrase כלבבו “like/according to his heart” in 1 Sam 13:14. By assessing syntactic and semantic parallels, comparative ANE data, and the Deuteronomic context of 1–2 Samuel, the study argues that the prepositional idiom is best rendered adverbially and understood to clarify the norm or standard by which YHWH sought a king to replace Saul––he did so according to his own will. This being established, the paper then considers whether God’s showing discretion and seeking one man in contrast to others necessitates that there was something about the king-elect that matched the royal image he had in mind. Specifically, while כלבבו should be read adverbially, the resulting meaning in 1 Sam 13:14 may in fact align with both the numerous texts that emphasize David’s special divine election in contrast to Saul and the many passages that stress David’s greater like-mindedness to YHWH when compared to Saul.
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This paper provides a thematic overview of Deuteronomy's message within the framework of whole-Bible theology. It argues that Moses would have agreed with Paul that the old covenant bore a ministry of condemnation in the hope of a new... more
This paper provides a thematic overview of Deuteronomy's message within the framework of whole-Bible theology. It argues that Moses would have agreed with Paul that the old covenant bore a ministry of condemnation in the hope of a new covenant that would bear a ministry of righteousness. Messiah Jesus is the telos of Deuteronomic hope and the one through whom Deuteronomy itself bears a lasting message for the new covenant church.
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This is the introductory chapter in my gospel-saturated, thematic, Old Testament survey titled WHAT THE OLD TESTAMENT AUTHORS REALLY CARED ABOUT: A SURVEY OF JESUS' BIBLE (Kregel, 2013). It's targeted at college and seminary students and... more
This is the introductory chapter in my gospel-saturated, thematic, Old Testament survey titled WHAT THE OLD TESTAMENT AUTHORS REALLY CARED ABOUT: A SURVEY OF JESUS' BIBLE (Kregel, 2013). It's targeted at college and seminary students and local churches. In this chapter I provide a simple mnemonic for remembering the flow of redemptive history (K.I.N.G.D.O.M.), highlight how all the Old Testament provides foundation for the fulfillment that comes in Christ, and clarify the flow and message of Jesus' Bible, following the Jewish TaNaK arrangement.
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The biblical text is explicit that God revealed Ten Words to his people at Mt. Sinai (Exod 34:28), but uncertainty still remains as to the proper enumeration of these ten. Many recent studies of the Decalogue accept without discussion the... more
The biblical text is explicit that God revealed Ten Words to his people at Mt. Sinai (Exod 34:28), but uncertainty still remains as to the proper enumeration of these ten. Many recent studies of the Decalogue accept without discussion the traditional Reformed breakdown. Throughout the centuries, however, interpreters have questioned their proper itemization, debating issues of form, style, semantic content, and cantillation, especially with reference to the boundaries of “words” one, two, and ten. The problems are only intensified by the various distinctions between Exod 20:1–17 and Deut 5:5–21. Recent studies in grammar above the sentence level (textlinguistics or discourse grammar) open new doors for evaluating literary structure from a bottom-up rather than top-down approach. Utilizing a nuanced understanding of the form, meaning, and function of the Hebrew connector wa, asyndetic constructions, and pronouns, this study reevaluates the numbering of the Decalogue and argues that the Masoretic paragraph marking and the traditional Catholic-Lutheran enumeration most closely align with the formal text-grammatical signals and find strong support from the perspective of form, style, semantic content, and cantillation. God gave us Ten Words, and we should know how to count them.
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In this accessible guide, you will discover how to make connections to Christ and practical application to the Christian life from every page of the Old Testament. The author carefully interprets Scripture, demonstrating how Jesus secures... more
In this accessible guide, you will discover how to make connections to Christ and practical application to the Christian life from every page of the Old Testament. The author carefully interprets Scripture, demonstrating how Jesus secures every divine promise and how Jesus makes the law of Moses matter for you today. Studying these texts within their close, continuing, and complete biblical contexts, you will see the books of the Old Testament the way God intended––as relevant parts of Christian Scripture.
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To understand what the entire Bible teaches about any given subject, we must practice biblical theology. By surveying the whole canon of Scripture, we can best discern what God has revealed about any particular issue. But doing so... more
To understand what the entire Bible teaches about any given subject, we must practice biblical theology. By surveying the whole canon of Scripture, we can best discern what God has revealed about any particular issue. But doing so requires answering a number of important questions:
• What type of biblical theology will we choose?
• What overall story does the Bible tell?
• How should we understand the relationship between the Old and New Testaments?
• How does our topic fit within salvation history?
• How do we apply the truths we discover?
40 Questions About Biblical Theology provides resources to answer these key questions in order to guide readers in their own study and practice of biblical theology. Other vital topics the authors address include how to understand typology, key themes in biblical theology, and how Christians should relate to Old Testament promises.
Ideal for courses on biblical theology, for pastors, and for anyone who teaches or interprets Scripture, 40 Questions on Biblical Theology will deepen your understanding and application of the whole counsel of God.
• What type of biblical theology will we choose?
• What overall story does the Bible tell?
• How should we understand the relationship between the Old and New Testaments?
• How does our topic fit within salvation history?
• How do we apply the truths we discover?
40 Questions About Biblical Theology provides resources to answer these key questions in order to guide readers in their own study and practice of biblical theology. Other vital topics the authors address include how to understand typology, key themes in biblical theology, and how Christians should relate to Old Testament promises.
Ideal for courses on biblical theology, for pastors, and for anyone who teaches or interprets Scripture, 40 Questions on Biblical Theology will deepen your understanding and application of the whole counsel of God.
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This 50 page commentary on "Zephaniah" for Crossway's ESV Expository Commentary targets the preacher and teacher, tracks the author's flow of thought, and focuses on the book's lasting message and significance for today.
Research Interests: Hebrew Bible, Old Testament Prophecy, Old Testament Theology, Old Testament, Books of the Twelve Prophets, and 9 moreCommentary, Zephaniah, Old Testament Studies, Prophets of the Hebrew Bible/"Old Testament", Old Testament Exegesis, Minor Prophets, Book of the Twelve, Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, and Hebrew Bible / Old Testament
This book is for anyone who wants to learn how to observe carefully, understand accurately, evaluate fairly, feel appropriately, act rightly, and express faithfully God's revealed Word, especially as embodied in the Old Testament.... more
This book is for anyone who wants to learn how to observe carefully, understand accurately, evaluate fairly, feel appropriately, act rightly, and express faithfully God's revealed Word, especially as embodied in the Old Testament.
–Follow an extensively field-tested twelve-step process to deepen understanding and shape theology (biblical, systematic, and practical).
–Engage with numerous illustrations from Scripture that model these interpretive steps.
–Learn how to track an author's thought-flow, grasp the text's message, and apply the ancient Word in this modern world, all in light of Christ's redeeming work.
Loaded with examples, practical answers, and recommended resources, the twelve chapters will empower believers to study, practice, and teach the Old Testament as CHRISTIAN Scripture, understanding and applying it in ways that nurture hope in the gospel and magnify the Messiah.
–Follow an extensively field-tested twelve-step process to deepen understanding and shape theology (biblical, systematic, and practical).
–Engage with numerous illustrations from Scripture that model these interpretive steps.
–Learn how to track an author's thought-flow, grasp the text's message, and apply the ancient Word in this modern world, all in light of Christ's redeeming work.
Loaded with examples, practical answers, and recommended resources, the twelve chapters will empower believers to study, practice, and teach the Old Testament as CHRISTIAN Scripture, understanding and applying it in ways that nurture hope in the gospel and magnify the Messiah.
Research Interests: Old Testament Theology, Hermeneutics, Theological Interpretation of Christian Scripture, Biblical Studies, Old Testament, and 10 moreBiblical Theology, Biblical Exegesis, New Testament Theology, New testament exegesis, Old Testament Studies, Old Testament Exegesis, Biblical Hermeneutics, Sacred Scripture, Christian Studies, and Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
An accessible, full-color OT survey textbook focusing on the message of each book: Written from an irenic, evangelical perspective, this Old Testament survey is designed to unpack what the biblical authors most intended to communicate in... more
An accessible, full-color OT survey textbook focusing on the message of each book: Written from an irenic, evangelical perspective, this Old Testament survey is designed to unpack what the biblical authors most intended to communicate in the Scripture that Jesus read. As the corresponding volume to the previously published WHAT THE NEW TESTAMENT AUTHORS REALLY CARED ABOUT (Kregel, 2008), it is well-suited for use in a college, seminary, or church contexts. Students of the Bible will find this full-color textbook accessible and engaging.
WHAT THE OLD TESTAMENT AUTHORS REALLY CARED ABOUT is gospel-centered, portraying the Old Testament as the foundation for a fulfillment found in the New Testament. Each chapter is written by an Old Testament scholar who is a skilled teacher at one of the finest evangelical schools across North America and specializes in the biblical book covered.
Readers will find:
• Introductory issues (who, when, where, why) condensed to one-page snapshots of essential information at
the beginning of each chapter;
• The clarity of the biblical message enhanced through nearly two hundred high-resolution photographs, over
eighty charts and tables, and twelve color maps;
• Very readable text, appropriate for broad audiences;
• A format simpler and intentionally shorter than many other surveys, making it a very manageable textbook for a single semester Old Testament survey course or a useful guide to accompany devotional reading of Scripture.
WHAT THE OLD TESTAMENT AUTHORS REALLY CARED ABOUT is gospel-centered, portraying the Old Testament as the foundation for a fulfillment found in the New Testament. Each chapter is written by an Old Testament scholar who is a skilled teacher at one of the finest evangelical schools across North America and specializes in the biblical book covered.
Readers will find:
• Introductory issues (who, when, where, why) condensed to one-page snapshots of essential information at
the beginning of each chapter;
• The clarity of the biblical message enhanced through nearly two hundred high-resolution photographs, over
eighty charts and tables, and twelve color maps;
• Very readable text, appropriate for broad audiences;
• A format simpler and intentionally shorter than many other surveys, making it a very manageable textbook for a single semester Old Testament survey course or a useful guide to accompany devotional reading of Scripture.
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With a title adapted from Deut 6:24, For Our Good Always is a collection of 25 essays from evangelical scholars on the message of Deuteronomy and its influence on Christian Scripture. No other book colors the tapestry of biblical thought... more
With a title adapted from Deut 6:24, For Our Good Always is a collection of 25 essays from evangelical scholars on the message of Deuteronomy and its influence on Christian Scripture. No other book colors the tapestry of biblical thought quite like Deuteronomy. It synthesized the theology of the Pentateuch, provided Israel with a constitution for guiding their covenant relationship with Yahweh in the promised land, and served as a primary lens through which later biblical authors interpreted Israel’s covenant history. Recent advances in scholarship on Deuteronomy and developments in biblical interpretation are raising fresh questions and opening new paths for exploration. This collection of studies wrestles with Deuteronomy from historical, literary, theological, and canonical perspectives and offers new questions, presents original discoveries, and makes innovative proposals.
The volume is offered in honor of Daniel I. Block on the occasion of his 70th birthday. Few Old Testament scholars have worked so ably, carefully, and intentionally to help the church and the academy grasp the message of Deuteronomy. Block’s own studies always exhibit an admirable balance of exegetical rigor, literary and theological awareness, and pastoral care, and for well over a decade he has, like the priest-scribe Ezra, devoted himself to the study, practice, and teaching of the deuteronomic torah (Ezra 7:10), helping and urging others to hear the life-giving gospel of Moses in Deuteronomy. The international group of specialists that contributed to this volume consists of Daniel Block’s colleagues, friends, and former students. It is their hope that these studies will in various ways supplement Daniel Block’s work, serving the church and the academy and honoring the God of Israel.
The volume is offered in honor of Daniel I. Block on the occasion of his 70th birthday. Few Old Testament scholars have worked so ably, carefully, and intentionally to help the church and the academy grasp the message of Deuteronomy. Block’s own studies always exhibit an admirable balance of exegetical rigor, literary and theological awareness, and pastoral care, and for well over a decade he has, like the priest-scribe Ezra, devoted himself to the study, practice, and teaching of the deuteronomic torah (Ezra 7:10), helping and urging others to hear the life-giving gospel of Moses in Deuteronomy. The international group of specialists that contributed to this volume consists of Daniel Block’s colleagues, friends, and former students. It is their hope that these studies will in various ways supplement Daniel Block’s work, serving the church and the academy and honoring the God of Israel.
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A first-year resource to guide introductory Hebrew courses, A MODERN GRAMMAR FOR BIBLICAL HEBREW is a complete revision of Duane Garrett's previous textbook A MODERN GRAMMAR FOR CLASSICAL HEBREW. Written with the student in mind, this new... more
A first-year resource to guide introductory Hebrew courses, A MODERN GRAMMAR FOR BIBLICAL HEBREW is a complete revision of Duane Garrett's previous textbook A MODERN GRAMMAR FOR CLASSICAL HEBREW. Written with the student in mind, this new textbook provides an innovative overview of the essentials of grammar while moving the learning into the original text as early as lesson eight, providing first-hand experience in God's word. Some of the distinct features are as follows:
-Completes all essential first-year material in 26 lessons.
-Clarifies the rules for accent shift and vowel change very early.
-Overviews the verbs within the first weeks of study.
-Enables early mastery of weak verbs.
-Initially introduces weak roots and derived stems first through principal parts.
-Includes intermediate topics in the final chapters and appendixes.
A MODERN GRAMMAR FOR BIBLICAL HEBREW includes tables, charts, and "blackboards" for further emphasis and features a CD containing additional helps for the student and teacher. Flexible teaching plans guide the learner through the essentials, whether the goal is an understanding of only the rudiments of traditional first-year biblical Hebrew or an appreciation of intermediate issues like Masoretic cantillation, textual criticism, lexicography, or discourse grammar and literary structure in prose and poetry. Appendixes include introductions to the standard Hebrew text and use of a lexicon, as well as a glossary, vocabulary lists, and verb paradigms.
-Completes all essential first-year material in 26 lessons.
-Clarifies the rules for accent shift and vowel change very early.
-Overviews the verbs within the first weeks of study.
-Enables early mastery of weak verbs.
-Initially introduces weak roots and derived stems first through principal parts.
-Includes intermediate topics in the final chapters and appendixes.
A MODERN GRAMMAR FOR BIBLICAL HEBREW includes tables, charts, and "blackboards" for further emphasis and features a CD containing additional helps for the student and teacher. Flexible teaching plans guide the learner through the essentials, whether the goal is an understanding of only the rudiments of traditional first-year biblical Hebrew or an appreciation of intermediate issues like Masoretic cantillation, textual criticism, lexicography, or discourse grammar and literary structure in prose and poetry. Appendixes include introductions to the standard Hebrew text and use of a lexicon, as well as a glossary, vocabulary lists, and verb paradigms.
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Targeted toward the exegete, A CALL TO COVENANT LOVE offers a clear method for establishing flow of thought, text hierarchy, and literary macrostructure in biblical Hebrew prose. The study contributes both to hermeneutical theory and to... more
Targeted toward the exegete, A CALL TO COVENANT LOVE offers a clear method for establishing flow of thought, text hierarchy, and literary macrostructure in biblical Hebrew prose. The study contributes both to hermeneutical theory and to the study of Deuteronomy by arguing for the application of discourse linguistics alongside stylistic and semantic analysis in the interpretation of OT texts. It is distinct from most other textlinguistic studies in its attention to reported direct speech and in its inclusion of a brief literary-structural and theological commentary on Deuteronomy 5–11 that models the text grammatical approach and shows its benefits for exegesis.
The study's first goal is to clarify the formal elements of biblical Hebrew that operate above the sentence level and that help guide the understanding of text structure. Through rigorous analysis of the formal features, semantic meaning, and discourse function of every clause in Deuteronomy 5–11, this study lucidly evaluates and articulates how biblical Hebrew marks and/or tracks logic and flow of thought, foregrounding, participant reference, and various discourse signals.
As the book s main title suggests, in this study discourse grammar is a servant to exegesis. Through numerous examples and commentary, the study demonstrates that the biblical text is both coherent in its discussion and cohesive in its organization. Furthermore, A CALL TO COVENANT LOVE clearly and passionately articulates the lasting message of one of the OT Scripture's most foundational sections, extending the original call to life-encompassing, Godward surrender into the present age.
The study's first goal is to clarify the formal elements of biblical Hebrew that operate above the sentence level and that help guide the understanding of text structure. Through rigorous analysis of the formal features, semantic meaning, and discourse function of every clause in Deuteronomy 5–11, this study lucidly evaluates and articulates how biblical Hebrew marks and/or tracks logic and flow of thought, foregrounding, participant reference, and various discourse signals.
As the book s main title suggests, in this study discourse grammar is a servant to exegesis. Through numerous examples and commentary, the study demonstrates that the biblical text is both coherent in its discussion and cohesive in its organization. Furthermore, A CALL TO COVENANT LOVE clearly and passionately articulates the lasting message of one of the OT Scripture's most foundational sections, extending the original call to life-encompassing, Godward surrender into the present age.