by Justin Marple | Apr 15, 2018 | 2018 Sermons, Qoheleth (Eccl) Commentary, SERMONS
We drove a little slower to MacAlpine Presbyterian Church this April morning than we usually would, but the main roads were pretty well plowed and treated. In fact, they were better than many days this winter. Nevertheless, I decided to postpone the third message...
by Justin Marple | Jul 21, 2017 | Canon Commentary, OT Writings Commentary, Psalms Commentary, Psalms, Job & Proverbs, TEACHING, The Five Scrolls
In the Hebrew Scriptures there are three divisions: Torah, Prophets, and Writings. (I have written about this extensively in older posts, but I will repeat a few things for our purposes in this post.) The Torah consists of five books: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus,...
by Justin Marple | Mar 1, 2017 | OT Writings Commentary, Qoheleth (Eccl) Commentary, TEACHING, The Five Scrolls
I have made the video above to show the wrong way to read Ecclesiastes. Stay tuned for a video showing the right way to read the book. You need to have your sound on for the full effect of the video.
by Justin Marple | Oct 13, 2014 | Esther Commentary, OT Writings Commentary, TEACHING, The Five Scrolls
The final three chapters of the book include the feasting at Mordecai’s promotion and the two feasts of Purim. These chapters bring about a resolution to the themes of the book, tell us the purpose of the book, and show us the resolution of the most important...
by Justin Marple | Oct 6, 2014 | Esther Commentary, OT Writings Commentary, TEACHING, The Five Scrolls
Just to review where we are as we look at Esther 6-7 we will recall the Dillard-Longman outline of the book and also test the argument that Karen Jobes makes that the feasts follow a particular pattern in the book and what that means for interpreting Esther 6 and...
by Justin Marple | Oct 1, 2014 | Esther Commentary, OT Writings Commentary, TEACHING, The Five Scrolls
We will begin this post by looking at some of the literary devices most on display in Esther 2:19-5:14 and then explore the content of this section by going through each part in turn. In this regard I have found most helpful Karen Jobes commentary on the book in the...
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