by Justin Marple | Feb 24, 2012 | Former Prophets, Judges Commentary, OT Prophets Commentary, TEACHING
The very first judge was also the best judge and the one with the least “exciting” cycle. We saw in Joshua that the text was not written to be a movie script. One of the main reasons for this is that the bloodshed, which is what makes the movies exciting...
by Justin Marple | Feb 19, 2012 | Canon Commentary, TEACHING
The wisdom and Torah connection is one that is made at the very seams of the Hebrew Scriptures including the epilogue of Ecclesiastes (Qoheleth). I am well aware that the opening sentence of this post will not make sense to those who are unaware of issues that I have...
by Justin Marple | Feb 19, 2012 | General Teachings, TEACHING
For the record… Yesterday there was a vote in the presbytery of Western New York to concur with an overture that would redefine marriage as not between a man and a woman but between two persons. The rationale of that overture included the following quote,...
by Justin Marple | Feb 15, 2012 | Former Prophets, Judges Commentary, OT Prophets Commentary, TEACHING
The contrast of Joshua and Judges is obvious from the very beginning. The latter prophetic book shows us the downward spiral of Israel. It shows us the Canaanization of Israel. The judges of Israel increasingly resemble Canaanite leaders and the people of Israel...
by Justin Marple | Feb 2, 2012 | Systematic Theology, TEACHING
The task of identifying essentials has been a debate within the Presbyterian Church for some time now. The failure to identify essentials and exercise discipline concerning such essentials has been blamed for the lack of theological unity of the mainline...
by Justin Marple | Dec 6, 2011 | Former Prophets, Joshua Commentary, OT Prophets Commentary, TEACHING
When we say “the torah of Joshua” we do not mean to say that Joshua belongs to the Torah and therefore not to the Prophets. Quite simply, the “torah” of Joshua means the “instruction” of Joshua. We seek to answer, “What does...
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