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Not Every Woman at the Party is a Concubine with Aubrey Buster

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Daniel 5:2, within the Aramaic portion of Daniel, has always been taken to refer to the king, his nobles, his wives, and his concubines, but a fresh look at the Aramaic and its context suggests that the last were female officials, not concubines. Dr. Aubrey Buster, who has been with us before, is Associate Professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College. Her publications include Remembering the Story of Israel: Historical Summaries and Memory Formation in Second Temple Judaism. She and John Walton are co-authoring a major commentary on Daniel (NICOT). The first volume on Daniel 1-6 is due out soon.

The Exegetically Speaking podcast is about 10 minutes in length. It is a joint effort of Wheaton College and the Lanier Theological Library.

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300th episode of “Exegetically Speaking”

We just released the 300th episode of “Exegetically Speaking.” We are in the sixth season, and we release about 50 per year.

I invited Mike Bird (or Dr. Michael Bird) from Ridley College in Melbourne to be our special guest for this episode. Mike is always fun and insightful. He’s been on the podcast several times before and Mike is a veteran podcasting and running his own media.

Here’s a link to the podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/exegetically-speaking/id1439933895?i=1000704315959

Mike wanted to talk about one of his favorite passages from Scripture: Galatians 2:19-20. I have to admit it is one of mine too. And there are lots of insights that come from the Greek. This episode is 8-10 minutes in length. It is well worth the investment of time.

“Exegetically Speaking” is a podcast of the Lanier Theological Library & Learning Center in Houston, TX, and Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL. It is Wheaton’s #1 podcast. If you want to study Greek or Hebrew,, there is no better place than Wheaton College

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Endurance in Non-Retaliation with Darian Lockett: 1 Peter 3:23

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1 Peter 2:23 is translated in the NIV as, “When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats.” Close attention to the Greek grammar can illuminate that Christ’s non-retaliation was an enduring one, outlasting the repeated attacks made on him. Dr. Darian Lockett is Professor of New Testament at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University, and a teaching elder in the Presbyterian Church in America.

Among his publications are, Letters for the Church: Reading James, 1-2 Peter, 1-3 John, and Jude as Canon and Letters from the Pillar Apostles: The Formation of the Catholic Epistles as a Canonical Collection.

Check out related programs at Wheaton College:

B.A. in Classical Languages (Greek, Latin, Hebrew): https://bit.ly/3yeGTfX 

M.A. in Biblical Exegesis: https://bit.ly/4d6MGmV 

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“A High Tower” with Megan Roberts: Psalm 46

To hear the podcast (12 min) click here.

Psalm 46 is a psalm for our moment, and its encouraging message is amplified when read in Hebrew. The psalm reminds us that amidst the nations in uproar, and battles, and devastations, and mountains falling into the sea, the God of Jacob is our high fortress, lifting us above the chaos. Our instinct in turmoil is to tighten our grip on things. The psalmist advises us to let go and know that the Lord is God.

Dr. Megan Roberts is an alumna of the M.A. in Biblical Exegesis at Wheaton College, and Professor of Old Testament and Program Director of Bible/Theology at Prairie College, Alberta, Canada. Her dissertation, Memory Formation in Isaiah 40–55: Healing to Accomplish Comfort, is forthcoming with Brill.

Check out related programs at Wheaton College:

B.A. in Classical Languages (Greek, Latin, Hebrew): https://bit.ly/3As5Gxy 

M.A. in Biblical Exegesis: https://bit.ly/4der6wI 

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Elijah the Foreigner from Gilead

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When an OT character is first introduced in narrative literature, we are typically given important clues about who they are and what they are going to do. So it is with Elijah, a foreigner who would seem to be an unlikely opponent of Baal worship. Dr. David Firth is Old Testament Lecturer at Trinity College, Bristol, UK. Among his publications are, Including the Stranger: Foreigners in the Former Prophets, 1 & 2 Samuel: An Introduction and Study Guide: A Kingdom Comes, and (co-edited with Brittany Melton) Reading the Book of the Twelve Minor Prophets. 


Check out related programs at Wheaton College:


B.A. in Classical Languages (Greek, Latin, Hebrew): https://bit.ly/3RMY2E5


M.A. in Biblical Exegesis: https://bit.ly/4cBEcU7