Tag: Deuteronomistic history

• Reading the Former Prophets with *A People and A Land*

  

  a review of *A People and A Land,* three fine volumes of close reading of the Former Prophets, by Johanna W.H. van-Wijk Bos

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  October 28, 2022

  Book of the Month

  books, Deuteronomistic history, Former prophets, Johanna van Wijk-Bos

• Studying 1 Samuel 16 1-13

  

  notes on the text

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  October 25, 2022

  Text of the Week – Notes

  1 Samuel 16:1-13, ambiguity, Bible study, David, Deuteronomistic history, exegesis, irony, reading the Bible

• Studying 1 Samuel 8 4-7 and 10 17-24

  

  notes on the texts

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  October 18, 2022

  Text of the Week – Notes

  1 Samuel 10:17-24, 1 Samuel 8:4-7, Bible study, Deuteronomistic history, exegesis, reading the Bible, texts that aren't in the lectionary

• Studying 2 Samuel 9 1-12

  

  We are faced with a complex instance of loyalty, and perhaps also justice, in 2 Samuel 9:1-12, our text for Sunday, December 12. This is the story of David’s seeking out Jonathan’s son, Mephibosheth, and installing him as a permanent guest at the king’s table in Jerusalem. [Here are a few questions on this text.] […]

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  December 10, 2021

  Text of the Week – Notes

  2 Samuel 9:1-7, 2 Samuel 9:9-12, Bible study, complexity and context, Deuteronomistic history, hermeneutics of suspicion, life of David, reading the Bible, texts that aren't in the lectionary

• Studying 1 Kings 22 15-23, 26-28

  

  We are studying 1 Kings 22:15-23 and 26-28 for Sunday, May 2. This is a portion of the narrative around the king of Israel’s plan to attack Ramoth-Gilead in concert with the king of Judah, and the prophecy of the prophet Micaiah concerning that ill-advised plan. [Some questions on the text are here.] Here are […]

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  April 28, 2021

  Text of the Week – Notes

  1 Kings 22:15-23, 1 Kings 22:26-28, Bible study, Deuteronomistic history, prophet Micaiah, reading the Bible, texts that aren't in the lectionary

• Studying 1 Kings 18 5-18

  

  We are studying 1 Kings 18:5-18 for Sunday, March 28. This is the story of Elijah’s encounter with Obadiah and then Ahab, king of [the northern kingdom of] Israel. This story is the prelude to Elijah’s more famous contest with the “prophets of Baal” at Mt. Carmel. There’s a lot more going on in this […]

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  March 24, 2021

  Text of the Week – Notes

  1 Kings 18:5-18, Bible study, complexity and context, Deuteronomistic history, prophets and prophecy, reading the Bible, texts that aren't in the lectionary

• Reflecting on 2 Kings 22 14-20

  

  We are studying 2 Kings 22:14-20 for Sunday, March 21. This is the story where King Josiah of Judah sends a delegation to the prophet Huldah to confirm that the “book of the law” he has just heard is an authentic word from God. His next step, described in 2 Kings 23, will be to […]

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  March 19, 2021

  Text of the Week – Questions

  2 Kings 22:14-20, Bible study, Deuteronomistic history, politics and religion, prophets and prophecy, reading the Bible

• Studying 1 Samuel 19 1-7

  

  We are studying 1 Samuel 19:1-7 for Sunday, October 4 – which happens to be World Communion Sunday, too. The text is one of the key episodes in the story of the famous friendship of Jonathan and David. [Some questions on the text are here.] Here are some notes on that text: BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT: […]

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  September 30, 2020

  Text of the Week – Notes

  1 Samuel 19:1-7, Bible study, David and Jonathan, Deuteronomistic history, Hebrew Bible – Old Testament, reading the Bible, texts that aren't in the lectionary

• Which Spin Wins in Kings?

  

  The “special study” of the month was the book of Kings (First and Second). Little did I know. [Here’s some backstory: Our daughter swam competitively as a child – I’m a swim mom, not a soccer mom. One thing I learned from being a swim mom: there’s a world of difference between swimming summer league […]

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  July 26, 2019

  Book of the Month

  1 & 2 Kings, Bible, Bible study, Biblical studies, Deuteronomistic history, Hebrew Bible, Kings, Old Testament