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A brief intro about chiastic structure in biblical literature – 2 Samuel 22, Part 2

It’s Thanksgiving week here in the USA, and we are studying 2 Samuel 22 / Psalm 18, a wonderful passage to help us express gratitude to God. As I studied this passage, I relied on my seminary professor David Dorsey, as I often do.  He was such a gifted bible translator, interpreter and teacher.  InContinue reading “A brief intro about chiastic structure in biblical literature – 2 Samuel 22, Part 2”

Why listening to painful things is better than foolish laughter – Ecclesiastes 7:1-14, Part 3

I have been in a doctoral program for the last two years, and this past spring I finished my coursework and passed comprehensive exams. That means I now need to write the dissertation.  A book.  I’m writing a book.  And it feels like a mountain.  The first step was to write a proposal for myContinue reading “Why listening to painful things is better than foolish laughter – Ecclesiastes 7:1-14, Part 3”