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A Failure to Intercede with Ellie Paley

To hear the podcast (14 minutes) click here.

In a recent episode, Dr. Ellie Paley walked us through Job 42:6, Job’s final response to God’s answer from the whirlwind. The very next verse, Job 42:7, presents the conundrum of how Job, who was just rebuked by God, is now commended by God in contrast to his three friends. The Hebrew wording suggests that the key difference between Job and his friends lies in the direction of their speaking: To God about Job or to Job about God? Dr. Paley has taught courses at Duke Divinity School and Jerusalem University College, and is transitioning to a postdoctoral position at Bar-Ilan University near Tel Aviv. Her doctoral research on Divine-Human Dialogue and Resolution in the Book of Job is forthcoming with Brill.


Check out related programs at Wheaton College: B.A. in Classical Languages (Greek, Latin, Hebrew): https://bit.ly/48GQoDD M.A. in Biblical Exegesis: https://bit.ly/3RjAzww

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Backpacks with John Walton

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Due to his extensive writing and lecturing John Walton is recognized as a leading scholar on OT backgrounds. His attempts to convey this research to varied audiences, often non-specialists, has led him to search out imagery that will make even involved ideas more intuitively accessible. One such metaphor is that of cultural “backpacks.” Dr. John Walton, Old Testament Professor Emeritus at Wheaton Graduate School, is a frequent contributor to this podcast. He has many volumes in his “Lost World” series along with many other publications, including (with Andrew Hill), A Survey of the Old Testament (4th ed.). He is currently collaborating with Dr. Aubrey Buster in preparing a major commentary on Daniel (NICOT). The first volume on Daniel 1-6 is already available, and the second volume on Daniel 7-12 is on the way.

Check out related programs at Wheaton College: B.A. in Classical Languages (Greek, Latin, Hebrew): https://bit.ly/4daJ6cH M.A. in Biblical Exegesis: https://bit.ly/3OYI4bK

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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