Winter 2021 The Law, the Prophets and the Writings, Part 34 Words of Wisdom David Hulme Solomon’s name is attached to three books of the Bible. In this installment, we focus on the Song of Songs and the book of Proverbs.
Synching Ezra and Nehemiah If the editor of Ezra-Nehemiah rearranged passages to achieve a specific literary effect, how would that have affected the story flow?
Summer 2020 The Law, the Prophets and the Writings, Part 32 Let Us Rise Up and Build David Hulme Nehemiah’s account chronicles his efforts not only to restore the walls of Jerusalem but also to strengthen its returning inhabitants.
Spring 2020 Why We Build Walls H. David Trujillo Jr. Are border walls the best way to ensure safety from outside forces?
Spring 2020 The Law, the Prophets and the Writings, Part 31 A Future and a Hope David Hulme Freed from Babylonian captivity, some exiled Jews returned to rebuild Jerusalem. The books of Ezra and Nehemiah detail their story.
A Queen for the Times With her Jewish ethnic group facing annihilation in the days of the Persian Empire, Queen Esther risks her life to forestall the plan.
Spring 2020 Give Me Your Migrants David Hulme Vision reviews Donatella Di Cesare’s 2020 book Resident Foreigners, in which she proposes a new philosophy of migration.
Winter 2020 The Law, the Prophets and the Writings, Part 30 Lamenting the Fallen City David Hulme The book of Lamentations, though not often cited, serves as a microcosm of the human story.
Lamentations: Echoes of Moses A helpful perspective in understanding Lamentations is to look at parallels with the book of Jeremiah, but also with Deuteronomy.