Category Archives: Bible-Theology

Best of 2013

Posted on 25 November 2014 by Benj

I’m going through the thinkhardthinkwell archives and highlighting some of my favorite posts. 2013 was a lighter year for blogging… Continue reading →

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What Was Chronicles for the NT Authors?

Posted on 24 November 2014 by Benj

What did the New Testament authors and the earliest Christians think of the book of Chronicles? How could we possibly know, and why should we care? Continue reading →

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Stealing God’s Thunder

Posted on 7 October 2014 by Benj

If sexual behavior within marriage is acceptable–even pleasing–to YHWH, why couldn’t marital sex (between a priest and his wife, for example) be part of Yahwistic worship? Continue reading →

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Audio Streams in the Desert (Or, My Free Post-Graduate Education)

Posted on 1 August 2014 by Benj

Over the last eight years, I listened to thousands of hours of teaching from top teachers at top institutions–mostly for free! Continue reading →

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Keeping an Open Mind

Posted on 27 June 2014 by Benj

“I wish to examine [Luke’s] Gospel with the sober reserve of a scholar and with the confidence of a believer. For I hope in this manner to arrive at genuine understanding. I also realize that this becomes possible only if God leads me into his Word.” Continue reading →

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The Legacy of Benjamin in Judah’s Bible

Posted on 21 June 2014 by Benj

A lecture is now posted at “Out of Exile”: “The Legacy of Benjamin in Judah’s Bible.” Presented in the Stellenbosch Faculty of Theology OT Seminar, April 23, 2014, this lecture summarizes some of the findings from my doctoral dissertation, “Sit … Continue reading →

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When YHWH Becomes an Enemy

Posted on 13 June 2014 by Benj

Why study Lamentations? (redux) Continue reading →

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Announcement: Moving to Lithuania!

Posted on 25 March 2014 by Benj

We will be disposing of most of our worldly possessions and moving to Lithuania in August! Continue reading →

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Why Ham Is Wrong and Nye Doesn’t Get It

Posted on 13 February 2014 by Benj

Ham on Nye? Or turkey on rye? Continue reading →

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Stellenbosch Travelogue II

Posted on 28 January 2014 by Benj

What we need is trust and humility–both on the part of the academic to periodically descend from the ivory tower to help enrich the layperson’s life and faith, and on the part of the layperson to make the time and effort to dig deeply into Scripture beyond a five-verse paragraph for a “quiet time.” Continue reading →

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