Archaeological evidence supports the idea in the Old Testament historical books that pre-exilic Israelites were prone to doubt about their status as the favored people of Yahweh. Numerous sites reveal evidence of Israelites worshiping both Yahweh and other deities, just as the historical books give regular reports of Israel’s temptation to follow other gods. One … Read more
Deuteronomy 19:16–21 outlines a judicial principle wherein a false witness is subject to the same penalty that would have been imposed upon the accused, should the accusation be proven false. This lex talionis framework is foundational for understanding Israelite jurisprudence regarding false testimony. However, an apparent tension arises when this principle is considered alongside Deuteronomy … Read more
In this paper, I offer a reading of Genesis 1-11 through the lens of Kelly Kapic’s theological reflections on the themes of creation, anthropology, embodiment, time, and limits. I attempt to integrate the discipline of textual exegesis with the discipline of Christian theology and to apprehend a biblical theology of time, incarnation, and weakness as … Read more