Does Proverbs Plagiarize from Egyptian Wisdom?
Recently, I came across a Reddit thread with a provocative title: “The Bible’s God-inspired book of Proverbs is plagiarized from the Egyptian... Read More
When Society Collapses: Lessons from an Unlikely Prophet
I’ve been teaching through the book of Hosea recently and have been struck by some fascinating parallels to modern American culture. Hosea... Read More
Old Age, Death, or Something Else? The Meaning of Ecclesiastes 12:1–7
One of the many interpretive challenges in Ecclesiastes revolves around the meaning of the closing poem in 12:1–7. Interpreters have often read... Read More
Wisdom Psalms or a Wisdom Psalter?
Over the past few years, I’ve had the opportunity to study the Psalms for various academic projects. One of the areas of... Read More
Cast Your Bread Upon the Waters (Eccl 11:1): A Call to Bold Action
Recently in my work on the Ecclesiastes commentary, I came across the enigmatic proverb “Cast your bread upon the waters, for after... Read More
Layers in the Creation Account? A Review of Davidson and Turner
Studies of the creation account in Genesis 1 show no sign of abatement. A recent addition to the literature by Gregg Davidson... Read More
Joseph as a Pattern of Rejected, Royal Rule and Its Implications for Dispensational Interpretation
Lately, as a result of three factors I’ve been thinking a fair bit about the potential role Joseph plays in biblical typology.... Read More
A Review of A Short History of Christian Zionism by Donald M. Lewis
Writing after World War I, the British War and Air secretary Winston Churchill avouched his support for Zionism, a movement that afforded... Read More
Mission in the Old Testament: God’s Concern for the Nations (Part 4)
Some time ago I took up the question of whether God intended ancient Israel to serve as a verbal witness proclaiming God’s... Read More
New Faculty Publication and Lecture Series on Proverbs
Recently Dr. Kyle Dunham, Associate Professor of Old Testament at DBTS, published an article in the Bulletin for Biblical Research on the literary... Read More