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In the past, going to school usually required a major life change—quitting your job, moving across the country, uprooting your family, and s...
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by John H. Walton" class="t-blog-listing__feed-title">Hebrew Corner 1: "Deception"
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One of the constant challenges of exegesis involves the understanding of words. Most Bible readers are dependent on translations and so mu...
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Hebrew Corner 12: Cain's Sacrifice
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In popular circles the tradition that Cain’s offering was unacceptable because it was not a blood sacrifice is still very common, despite ...
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by John H. Walton" class="t-blog-listing__feed-title">Hebrew Corner 2: "deep sleep"
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In the last Hebrew Corner I talked about the fact that there are still Hebrew words that we are learning more about--words that seem at one...
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by John H. Walton" class="t-blog-listing__feed-title">Hebrew Corner 3: "create (bara')"
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by John H. Walton" class="t-blog-listing__feed-title">Hebrew Corner 3: "create (bara')"
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We have been discussing in previous postings how there are Hebrew words that still are in need of careful study to discern their particular...
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by John H. Walton" class="t-blog-listing__feed-title">Hebrew Corner 4: "take"
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In previous postings we have talked about words that occur relatively infrequently and how difficult it can be in such cases to detect a pre...
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Hebrew Corner 9: Curse and Bless
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by John H. Walton
Blessing and curse are common terms in Genesis from the initial blessing in Genesis 1 to the curses of Genesis 3, 4 and 9, and then to th...
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Reclaiming the Old Testament in the Church — By John H. Walton
What would account for how few sermons are preached on the Old Testament? Its canonical status is no less than that of the New Testament, a...
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Hebrew Corner 10: The Blessing of Abraham on the Nations
by John H. Walton
by John H. Walton
This week we are going to be dealing with some Hebrew verbal forms rather than a specific word study. Hebrew verbal roots may occur in a v...
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Hebrew Corner 11: Divorce (Deut. 24:1-4)
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by John H. Walton
Last week we discussed the nature of the Hebrew stem system, the means by which the language indicates a variety of relationships between ...
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by John H. Walton" class="t-blog-listing__feed-title">Hebrew Corner 5: "hedge" (Psalm 139)
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by John H. Walton
Psalm 139 is one of the most well-known Psalms, but may perhaps also be one of the most misunderstood. One of the first things that any st...
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by John H. Walton" class="t-blog-listing__feed-title">Hebrew Corner 6: "God's Own Heart"
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In previous entries we have noted how a word used in combination with other words must be studied in that combination, not just as an indiv...
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Pain in Childbearing (Hebrew Corner 8)
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Today we want to look at an example where we have to consider the relationship of noun and verb forms. When Hebrew has nouns and verbs that ...
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Hebrew Corner 13: What is in a Name? (Isa 9:6) by John H. Walton
Since we are now in the advent season, it would be appropriate to explore one of the primary passages that is a topic for advent studies,...
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Hebrew Corner 7: When is forever not forever?
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by John H. Walton
In the Davidic Covenant the statement is made by God that “I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever” (2 Sam 7:13), and then “Your...
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Influential Books and Authors: John Walton on his favorite authors and the Genesis commentary
Each week in Influential Books and Authors we hear from a noted scholar on the author(s) and book(s) that have been most important to ...
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John Walton: "This Course Can Change Your Life"
Have you ever read a chapter from the Old Testament and wondered, why did God put that in the Bible?
Everyone has.
Lots of people—even in t...
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My Advice to Students — John Walton Says "Take Your Time, Take Responsibility, Take Languages Seriously"
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If you're a student considering going on into academia watch this video!
John Walton, profess...
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John Walton Lives the Old Testament - A Video
We've been talking a lot about ZIBBCOT (the Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary: Old Testament), but we haven't said ...
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Hermeneutics and Children's Curriculum — By John Walton
Seminaries and grad programs that train pastors, and the academics who teach in those programs are very concerned about proper hermeneutics....
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John Walton - Asking the Right Questions of Job
In the clip below John Walton discusses some key questions we should be asking when we read the book of Job.
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Fall 2012 Giveaway: Job by John H. Walton
Over the next two weeks, we will be announcing our releases this fall 2012 (spring 2012 for our friends south of the Equator). And we're...
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Read John Walton on Genesis (from ZIBBCOT) for FREE!
For the entire month of October, enjoy browsing the entire commentary on Genesis for FREE on Scribd. We'll be posting additional...
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The Necromancer from Endor - John Walton and Phil Long
Saul’s visit to the so-called "witch" of Endor in 1 Samuel 28 provides one of the most mysterious and troubling accounts in th...
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