Category: History
Are we all doomed to be German (white males!) in theology? [Course Reverie]
This last week’s class got into the influences of Rudolf Bultmann and Paul Tillich. We talked about their personal projects and how the political aspects of their theologies before, between, and after the World Wars. […]
Pseudo-Hacataeus: Greek Fragments on Jewish Life [Examining (Extra)Biblical Literature]
Historical Background: The text of Pseudo-Hecataeus is actually a few fragmented quotations of some ancient from an ancient historian. An important element of these quotations is that the historian is not a Jew but a […]
Micah: Prophet of God’s Faithful Kingship [Examining Biblical Literature]
Historical Background: Micah’s first verse is a timestamp that would seem to make it much easier for us to know when the text was historically composed. Sadly, this timestamp is actually not as helpful as […]
Ezra-Nehemiah: Reforming & Rebuilding the People of God [Examining Biblical Literature]
Historical Background: The books Ezra and Nehemiah were originally one book, but at some point after King Jesus the book was split into two.[1] The events of Ezra-Nehemiah take place primarily in the mid-400’s BCE. […]
Jonah: Prophet of Resentment towards God [Examining Biblical Literature]
Historical Background: Jonah is another biblical text that is notoriously hard to land on a date. Thankfully, I am not looking for a hard origin point for these texts but the most likely composition era […]
Malachi: Prophet of Expectation [Examining Biblical Literature]
Historical Background: Malachi does not have a lot evidence which could provide a specific date for its composition. The most compelling pieces of data would be that the second temple has been built and the […]
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