The first half of this concise introduction presents the reader to the general issues of interpretation such as numbering, various collections within the Psalter, psalm titles, Hebrew poetry, and theology. The second half introduces the major form-critical categories with representative psalms as illust...
In the following accounts we follow the general line of the works on Biblical interpretation; bunt we have thrown some new light, we trust, especially upon the difficult questions colnnected with the titles of the several Psalms. SEE BIBLE. ...
The preposition is flexible in meaning, and often translation requires significant interpretation. I have often thought it strange that prepositions were introduced into the Greek language to bring clarity to the flexible and various meetings of the cases, and eventually the prepositions suffered the ...
This question carries weight in many situations of biblical interpretation. Take, for example, Psalm 29:1 (מזמור לדוד הבו ליהוה בני אלים הבו ליהוה כבוד ועז). How do we characterize th...
The Bible provides several vivid descriptions of Heaven, particularly in the Book of Revelation, although these descriptions are often symbolic and open to interpretation. According to Revelation chapters 21 and 22, Heaven, or theNew Jerusalem, is depicted as a stunningly beautiful city coming down ...
Psalm 59:1-3 David told GOD of his innocence, asked Him to see what’s going on, and cried for help Fierce men [Saul’s henchmen] launch an attack against me, Not for my transgression nor for my sin, OLord, For no guilt of mine, they run and set themselves against me. ...
When it comes to interpreting dreams, we must always remember the key source of our interpretation. Then Joseph said to them, “Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams.” Genesis 40:8 With dreams, the interpretation can be very personal to the dreamer. It’s not always ...
of a variety of female characters, many of whom are often overlooked and nameless. Grounded in rigorous scholarship, this volume employs solid womanist and feminist approaches to biblical interpretation and the sociohistorical culture of the ancient Afro-Asiatic world, expanding conversations of and ...
Whatever your interpretation of this passage, there are a few broad-stroke observations we can make about this passage. Jesus expected them to have swords and anticipated a time when those without swords would need to acquire them. Among eleven disciples, theydidhave two swords--in almost a 1...
Joseph's first dream had a terrestrial interpretation which was seen in Genesis 45: 8 & 26, where the same Hebrew word used in verse 8, for "dominion" (maschal), is used with an immediate application to Joseph's political position as "ruler throughout all the land of Egypt." This was...