The church has long struggled with the sexual language in the Song of Songs. The Jewish rabbis and early church primarily interpreted it allegorically instead of wrestling with the sexual themes. Many within the modern church have rejected an overt allegorical interpretation, but they still indirectly apply the Song of Songs to one’s relationship with … Read more
This paper explores how Genesis 22:1–19 has been retold to young readers by Sally Lloyd-Jones and Jago in The Jesus Storybook Bible. The study addresses a lack of resources to evaluate children’s Bibles in two ways. First, it offers a method of analysis that can be used to explore Bible stories for children. Second, it … Read more
Interpreters throughout the centuries have investigated the intertextual connections between Isa 2:1-4 and Mic 4:1-5, in which the prophets paint a nearly utopian eschatological picture of Israel’s restoration to the land and reconciliation with the nations. Significantly, weapons of war are exchanged for implements of peace, and war between nations is abolished. While much has … Read more
The future of global evangelicalism depends largely upon the individual and institutional relationships of evangelicals across national boundaries and political divides. While we may assume a certain level of Christian solidarity, the reality is that the appropriate Christian response to the other—particularly foreigners, immigrants, and strangers—is a complex, perennial, and often heated debate. American evangelical … Read more
The themes of God’s mercy and judgment are woven throughout the biblical text in both the Old and New Testaments. This can be seen in the blessings and cursings in Deuteronomy 28 and Leviticus 26 and is typified in the term אבד. However, in the field of Old Testament studies, the desire for in-depth studies … Read more