Category Archives: Old Testament

The Great Isaiah Scroll Online

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Darrell Pursiful

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Who Killed Goliath?

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Darrell Pursiful

Elhanan, of course, as Claude Mariottini explains. Share this: Digg this postRecommend on FacebookTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this postTell a friend

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Exodus: Web-enabled Version

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Darrell Pursiful

Google Exodus (H/T: James McGrath) Share this: Digg this postRecommend on FacebookTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this postTell a friend

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God and the Genocide of the Canaanites

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Darrell Pursiful

Students in my CHR 101 class might appreciate this discussion from Matt Flanagan of the book of Judges and the morality of God’s commands to “exterminate” the Canaanites before we delve into the Settlement of Canaan next week. Part 1: … Continue reading →

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Happy International Septuagint Day!

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Darrell Pursiful

Thanks to Jim Davila for the reminder. I guess that means Greek food for lunch today! Share this: Digg this postRecommend on FacebookTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this postTell a friend

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Wise Women 5: Mediums

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Darrell Pursiful

The Spirit-woman of Endor First Samuel 28 tells the story of the eve of King Saul’s death. The night before his final battle against the Philistines, distraught and having come up short in all of the normally available means of … Continue reading →

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Giant New Biblioblog!

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Darrell Pursiful

Or rather, a new biblioblog devoted to giants: Goliath, the Nephilim, the Anakim, etc. Check out Remnant of Giants, a new (and admittedly arcane) project from Religion Bulletin’s Deane Galbraith. By the way, my recent reading about Israel’s “cult of … Continue reading →

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Wise Women 4: Mourners

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Darrell Pursiful

Singers of Dirges In addition to presiding over births, a wise woman may also have a role at the liminal time of a death in the community. This is also a role with broad cultural currency in the ancient world. … Continue reading →

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Wise Women 3: Midwives

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Darrell Pursiful

Medical Practitioners At the end of my previous post I suggested that wise women (in the Ancient Near East generally and in Israel in particular) often performed their services on occasions marked by liminality, the betwixt-and-between of important life passages. … Continue reading →

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Wise Women 2: Mediators

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Darrell Pursiful

Authority Israel’s wise women held authority. The very use of the title “wise woman” without any further identifying comment in 2 Samuel 14 and 20 suggests that this was a familiar role at least to the original hearers of the … Continue reading →

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