Narrative and Ontology

OLD TESTAMENT THEOLOGY: The "OT" bit references historical, literary, cultural issues (the particulars), the "theology" bit references the Big Picture (and why it matters). These two poles are expressed in the title. This blog concerns everything in between.

Thursday, 14 February 2019

Bethlehem, the Other City of David

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I'm writing a series of theological reflections on key Christian pilgrimage sites in the Holy Land. Here is an attempt at a "Bi...
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Thursday, 3 July 2014

My ISBL Vienna papers

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I fly to Vienna tomorrow to take part in the  International Society of Biblical Literature conference . I'll be giving three papers. For...
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Wednesday, 11 December 2013

Conference: Christianity and Freedom

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This Thursday I will be flying to Rome to participate in a conference on Christianity and Freedom, sponsored by Georgetown University as par...
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Tuesday, 27 August 2013

Bibliography for Arabophone Christianity in Israel-Palestine

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I have just spent the past eight months working at Nazareth Evangelical Theological Seminary. One task I set myself was to compose as exhaus...
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Tuesday, 12 March 2013

Forthcoming article: The Coherence of Psalm 24

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JSOT have accepted an essay of mine for publication. Here's the title and the abstract: The Coherence of Psalm 24 A...
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Sunday, 30 December 2012

Structure and Theology of Psalms 15-24

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An essay of mine of the subject of the title will be published by Biblica in 2013. Here's my conclusion: Conclusion: Structure and Theo...
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Saturday, 28 April 2012

SBL Chicago

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It looks like I'll be visiting my first American SBL this year. The Institute of Biblical Research has a so-called "Friday afte...
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Wednesday, 7 March 2012

How does Psalm 2 relate to Psalm 1?

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It is now generally accepted that the opening two Psalms of the Psalter function as a "gateway" to the book as a whole. Not only d...
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Monday, 5 March 2012

Betet für die arabischen Christen

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Der arabische Pastor einer Gemeinde, die mit meiner Gemeinde verbunden ist, hat dieses Video weitergeleitet und ich leite es auch gerne weit...
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Phil Sumpter
Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
I'm a technological numpty, so setting up this blog is probably the most significant e-experience I've had since I got hotmail about ten years ago. However, the thirst for dialogue partners and an urge to express has forced me out of the comfort of my office into the excting (and scary) new world of cyberspace. Mal sehen was passiert! I've been interviewed at biblioblogs.com. I also have an academia.edu profile. Oh, and I now have an Amazon wishlist.
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