by Justin Marple | Feb 15, 2010 | Canon Commentary, OT Torah Commentary, TEACHING
Sailhamer notes that form-critical studies see a lament pattern common in the Psalms as follows: emergency, promise, faith, certainty. He sees the same pattern in the Torah. Genesis 15 and Exodus 3-4 both reveal this pattern. Numbers 14 and 20 also show this pattern...
by Justin Marple | Jan 6, 2010 | Canon Commentary, TEACHING
In my post, “The Scriptures: A Written Conversation” I noted the chiastic structure of the Writings (the third section of the OT canon) highlights Ecclesiastes (Qoheleth) as the central book. I said, “This ending to the central book of the chiasm of...
by Justin Marple | Nov 15, 2009 | Canon Commentary, OT Prophets Commentary, TEACHING
In the Hebrew canonical arrangement the former prophets are Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings and the latter prophets are Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and the Book of the Twelve. The number pattern of 3+1 and 3+1 is a feature of Biblical wisdom literature. Usually the...
by Justin Marple | Sep 20, 2009 | Canon Commentary, TEACHING
The word Scripture simply means writings. Of course the only writings that are fully the words of God are those found in the Torah, Prophets and Writings of the Old and New Testaments. But the word Scripture only tells us they are writings. The more I study the...
by Justin Marple | Sep 19, 2009 | Canon Commentary, OT Torah Commentary, TEACHING
As Sailhamer points out, reshith is the antonym of aharith. Or in English, beginning is the antonym of last. Thus the Torah begins, “In the beginning” (bereshith) (Gen 1:1) and then the poetic climaxes are explained as telling what will happen “in...
by Justin Marple | Nov 19, 2007 | Canon Commentary, Numbers Commentary, Systematic Theology, TEACHING
Are you perplexed by Pentecost? By far, the least understood part of the Death, Resurrection, & Pentecost event-complex is Pentecost. These three things are inseparable and unrepeatable works of Christ. And together they mark the beginning of a new era for...
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