Hebrew Bible Insights

By Matthew DelaneyReligion & Spirituality Christianity

Hebrew Bible Insights episodes

September 02, 2024 86. A Deep Dive into the Discourse of the Deluge with Dr. Douglas K. Smith
Dr. Douglas K. Smith gives a presentation based on his PhD dissertation in which he does a blended discourse analysis of the flood account in both the Hebrew Masoretic Text (MT) and Greek Septuagint (LXX). His goal is to validate a holistic methodology that can 1) discern the structure, coherence, and communicative purpose of the discourse and 2) compare the versions to reveal and assess the translation strategies of the translator of Greek Genesis. The presentation is followed by questions from Matthew Delaney and Dr. Nathan French.
Dr. Smith is a Professor, Researcher, and Speaker with a PhD in Biblical Studies from Columbia International University.
Be sure to check out Dr. Smith’s YouTube channel: Studying the Biblical Languages. The goal of his YouTube channel is “Encouraging and equipping people on the journey to learn the languages of the Bible: Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek”
If you would like to contact Dr. Smith about his research: [email protected]

Chapters
0:00-2:56 Intro
2:57-37:30 Dr. Smith’s presentation
37:31-40:49 Our reaction to the presentation
40:50-44:25 The impact of Dr. Smith’s research on his view of LXX
44:26-48:48 Devotional insights from research
48:49-52:46 Authorship of the flood story
52:47-55:43 Chiastic structure in the flood story
55:44-59:04 Words of wisdom from Dr. Smith
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1 hr
August 05, 2024 85. Surprising wisdom in Exodus and implications for our lives today
What does the Bible have to say about wisdom? Matthew Delaney (MA Biblical Literature and Semitic Languages) discusses a part of Scripture where the English word for wisdom might not show up even though the Hebrew word does appear. This teaching has implications for how we understand Exodus, how we approach career, and has a challenging and encouraging message about our God given gifts and callings.

Stay tuned for an upcoming video course on Biblical wisdom!

Chapters
0:00-3:00 Intro
3:01-6:17 The Two Halves of Exodus
6:18-10:43 Wisdom and Skill
10:44-15:61 (16:01) The Spirit and the Gifts
16:02-22:18 Wide Range of Wisdom
22:19-29:51 Wisdom and the Kingdom of God
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30 min
July 08, 2024 84. Chad Bird - Hitchhiking with Prophets: a Ride Through the Salvation Story of the Old Testament
We have a conversation with Chad Bird inspired by his new book “Hitchhiking with Prophets: A Ride Through the Salvation Story of the Old Testament.” How do we summarize the Hebrew Bible in a way that is engaging and helpful? How do read difficult Psalms? How do we see Christ in the Hebrew Bible? We talk about all of this and more in today’s episode.

Chad’s Book: https://shop.1517.org/products/9781956658866-hitchhiking-with-prophets

Chad’s Book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Hitchhiking-Prophets-Through-Salvation-Testament-ebook/dp/B0CZQ56S2D?ref_=ast_author_mpb

Chad Bird is a Scholar in Residence at 1517. He holds master’s degrees from Concordia Theological Seminary and Hebrew Union College. He has served as a pastor, professor, and guest lecturer in Old Testament and Hebrew. Chad has authored several books, speaks regularly at conferences and congregations, and cohosts the popular podcast, “40 Minutes in the Old Testament.” Chad and his wife Stacy make their home in Texas, where they have been blessed with four children and three grandchildren.

Chapters
0:00-1:27 Intro
1:28-7:37 The Goal of the Book
7:38-12:06 How to Summarize the Hebrew Bible well
12:07-19:14 Why Hitchhiking and Why Prophets?
19:15-26:18 How Do We See Jesus Christ in the Hebrew Bible?
26:19-32:42 Making Sense of YHWH and Christ
32:43-38:48 Reading Difficult Psalms
38:49-44:07 The Story of the Intertestamental Period
44:08-52:55 Scripture, Tragedy, and Coming Home
52:56-56:12 Jacob, Joseph, and David
56:13-59:26 Upcoming Hermeneutics 101

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1 hr
June 24, 2024 83. Hebrew Language Insights from Habakkuk 3: Storm, Covenant, and Trust
Habakkuk 3 is one of the most unique chapters of all the poetic prophets in the Hebrew Bible. The content and literary genre are both unexpected twists in this powerful book. Matthew Delaney (MA Biblical Literature and Semitic Languages) shares Hebrew language insights from this chapter, reading the chapter in Hebrew along with his own translation with commentary.

Chapters
0:00-0:54 Intro
0:55-7:08 Overview of Habakkuk
7:09-10:06 Hebrew Reading - Habakkuk 3
10:07-14:49 Verse 1 - Staggering Verse
14:50-21:08 In Wrath or Trembling?
21:09-26:30 When and Where is the storm of God?
26:31-30:09 The Storm of God
30:10-40:02 The LORD, the Sea, and the Creation of Israel
40:03-46:29 The Song of Habakkuk
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47 min
June 10, 2024 82. Judgment and Salvation: A Rhetorical-Critical Reading of Noah's Flood in Genesis (Dr. Dustin Burlet)
Is the Flood more about “Salvation” or “Judgment”? Dr. Dustin Burlet has researched and published on this question. Following the methodology of rhetorical criticism, Dustin explores the rhetoric of the flood story in its ancient Near Eastern context to explore this question.

Dustin G. Burlet is an instructor at Millar College of the Bible in Winnipeg, Manitoba. His reviews and articles have appeared in journals including the Canadian-American Theological Review, Conspectus, the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, and others.

Dustin Burlet's Book "Judgment and Salvation: A Rhetorical-Critical Reading of Noah's Flood in Genesis": https://a.co/d/jfSnDcv

Dustin Burlet’s University Connect Page: https://www.millarcollege.ca/our-team/#winnipeg

Chapters
0:26-1:11 Intro
1:12-5:53 Dustin Experience with the Flood Story
5:54-6:53 Summary of Dustin’s Book
6:54-11:11 What is Rhetorical Criticism?
11:12-18:27 Worldview Formative Literature
18:28-24:22 ANE Cultural Milieu of the Flood
24:23-31:43 The Flow of the Flood Story
31:44-55:31 Salvation or Judgment?
55:32-57:52 The Flood in its Literary Context
57:53-59:06 The Significance of the Rainbow
59:07-1:01:49 The Flood and Eschatology

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1 hr 2 min
May 27, 2024 81. The Hebrew Manuscripts of Ben Sira with Dr. Panc Beentjes
In this episode, we explore the Book of Ben Sira with Dr. Panc Beentjes, who shares the importance and nuance of studying the Hebrew manuscripts of the book. He provides an overview of Ben Sira’s significance, discusses the unique introduction by Ben Sira’s grandson, and explains the importance of the Hebrew manuscripts. Dr. Beentjes also touches on intriguing aspects like the potential reference to Job as a prophet and reads some of his favorite sections of the book.

Dr. Beentjes is Professor Emeritus of Tilburg School of Catholic University in the Netherlands. He has written a number of books and approximately 200 academic articles, most focusing on the important book of Ben Sira. One of his most important books is “The Book of Ben Sira in Hebrew” which presented the precise layout of the Hebrew of the various manuscripts for the first time in book form.

"The Book of Ben Sira": https://a.co/d/j78Q63Y

Link to the articles of Dr. Beentjes: https://research.tilburguniversity.edu/en/persons/panc-beentjes

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Chapters
0:26-2:12 Preface to this Episode
2:13-3:15 Intro
3:16-6:00 Beentjes Interest in Ben Sira
6:01-9:19 Overview of Ben Sira
9:20-14:17 Lady Wisdom and Isis (goddess of Egypt)
14:18-19:01 The Prologue of Ben Sira’s Grandson
19:02-22:10 The Hebrew Bible Canon and Ben Sira
22:11-29:07 The story of the Hebrew manuscripts of Ben Sira
29:08-37:03 Hebrew vs Greek vs Syriac Ben Sira
37:04-45:54 The Hebrew Manuscripts of Ben Sira
45:55-50:39 Examples of Textual Notes in Manuscript B
50:40-58:12 Does Ben Sira call Job a Prophet?
58:13-1:04:58 A Prayer of Ben Sira and Inverted Quotations
1:04:59-1:06:61 Concluding Thoughts
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1 hr 8 min
May 13, 2024 80. Making Sense of David, Uriah, and Bathsheba - Academic Paper by Dr. Nathan French with Discussion
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How do we make sense of not only the story of David and Bathsheba, but also the number of scenes that ensue after involving a number a difficult passages relating to David? Dr. Nathan French (PhD Hebrew Bible and the ancient Near East) presents his original academic research on Divine Retribution in the Throne Succession Narrative (2 Samuel 9-20 and 1 Kings 1-2). The hermeneutical principle of divine retribution sheds light on how the authors of Scripture and their neighbors crafted narratives and what they were trying to emphasize. Nathan shares a number of other insights into the ancient Near Eastern context such as: how does the concept of levirate marriage apply to Bathsheba and how does the designation of Uriah as a resident alien impact the story? The presentation is followed by a discussion between Nathan and Matthew Delaney (MA Hebrew Bible and Semitic Languages).

Chapters
00:26-03:39 Intro
03:40-05:46 Overview of Research
05:47-14:51 David’s Crimes Against a Resident Alien
14:52-20:59 Divine Retribution in the Throne Succession Narrative
21:00-26:09 David’s Son, Absalom
26:10-27:51 David’s Son, Adonijah
27:52-36:03 Concluding Thoughts
36:04-44:54 Curses and Promises
44:55-48:40 Tensions of Covenants and Unfaithfulness
48:41-56:31 David and the Hebrew Bible Hope Figure
56:32-01:00:28 Needed Nuance with Hermeneutical Principle of Divine Retribution
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1 hr 1 min
April 29, 2024 79. Bridging the Testaments: The History and Theology of God's People in the Second Temple Period (Dr. George Athas)
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What happened during the approximately 400 years “between the old and new testaments?” Dr. George Athas dispels the myth of the “400 years of silence” that unfortunately breaks apart the flow of the continues Biblical story. George shares insights from his new book “Bridging the Testaments” in which he tells the grand story of this time period, synthesizing scholarship into a narrative style presentation with erudite insights.
Bridging the Testaments: https://a.co/d/6pLgYXp
Dr. George Athas has a PhD from the University of Sydney and is Director of Research of Old Testament and Hebrew at Moore Theological College. He has written extensively on Old Testament prophetic books; Ecclesiastes; Song of Songs; apocalyptic literature; the exilic and post-exilic periods; Second Temple Judaism and early Christianity; history and archaeology of the ancient Near East and Mediterranean; biblical theology; and Hebrew language.

Chapters
00:26-03:09: Intro
03:10-16:12: The Myth of “400 Years of Silence”
16:13-21:11: Important Sources for this Time Period
21:12-31:17: Zechariah Insights from the “Intertestamental Time Period”
31:18-41:40: What Makes the Persians Unique from other Empires of the Biblical Period?
41:41-49:32: The Connection Between the Samaritans and Jews
49:33-01:01:03: The Complex Story of the Maccabean Revolt and Hanukah
01:01:04-01:05:15: Enoch, Daniel, the NT, and the Apocalyptic Worldview
01:05:16-01:08:47: Concluding Thoughts
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1 hr 9 min
April 15, 2024 78. The Divine Council in the Book of Job
Job is one of the most profound and controversial books of the Hebrew Bible. The Hebrew language of its 39 chapters of poetry is the most difficult to understand of the whole corpus of the Hebrew Bible. Yet it is the 3 chapters of narrative that have garnered the most attention - and understandably so - because of a rare setting: the divine council of God. What is the divine council and who is in this group? How does understanding this impact our interpretation of the book of Job?

Chapters
0:26-2:16 Intro

2:17-8:23 Overview of Job

8:24-10:59 The Plot of Job 1

11:00-14:53 What is the Divine Council?

14:54-21:37 Divine Council in Isaiah, Worship and Service in the Council

21:38-33:36 Specific Members of the Divine Council

33:37-33:57 Hebrew Bible Book Club

33:58-41:38 Who Chose Job and Why?

41:39-46:16 Does Job Fear You for Nothing?

46:17-50:07 Job “Gets His Day in Court” with God

50:08-58:32 A Deeper Experience of God

58:33-1:00:47 Concluding Thoughts

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1 hr 1 min
April 01, 2024 77. Hebrew Language Insights from Habakkuk 2: Vision, Covenant, and the Flood
What are some Hebrew language insights from Habakkuk 2? This chapter has famous verses and some hidden gems. Matthew Delaney (MA Biblical Literature and Semitic Languages) shares some insights from this chapter that are rooted in the original language. All insights are shared in such a way that people of any (or no) level of Hebrew can engage with.

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00:27-01:36 Intro
01:37-04:52 Unhelpful Chapter Division
04:53-14:29 Habakkuk 2 Read in Hebrew
14:30-28:58 Fascinating Textual Criticism Example
28:59-40:21 Covenant and Vision in Habakkuk
40:22-44:07 Whose Faith are We Living By?
44:08-47:20 The Flood Story and Habakkuk
47:21-48:47 Where Does the Vision Begin?
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49 min

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