Category Archives: Bible-Theology

The Legacy of Benjamin in Judah’s Bible

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

Why study Lamentations? (redux) Continue reading

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Announcement: Moving to Lithuania!

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

Ham on Nye? Or turkey on rye? Continue reading

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Stellenbosch Travelogue II

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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Psalm 1

“Blessed is the man…” Continue reading

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Sermon: “God With Us, God For Us”

A sermon delivered at Lansdale Presbyterian Church on September 1… Continue reading

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Sermon: “Falling Into YHWH’s Hand”

A sermon delivered at Lansdale Presbyterian Church on August 25… Continue reading

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Elizabeth Shoshanah Giffone

Some folks have asked us about the meaning and origins of the names we chose… Continue reading

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Baby, brain, Benjamin

Sometimes I wonder if I brought all this on our family by choosing to study Lamentations… Continue reading

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