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.

Monday, 29 June 2009

I'm off to SBL Rome

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Blogging will cease for the next two weeks as I try and make the most of the Society of Biblical Literature's international meeting in R...
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Saturday, 27 June 2009

Questions to ask a Biblical poem

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As anyone who follows this blog will have noticed by now, I am working on an interpretation of Psalm 24, trying to take into account its tex...
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Friday, 26 June 2009

What is the syntax of Ps 24:3-5?

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For the Hebrew of this ... sentence ... go here . All translations of Ps 24:5 that I know of (including commentaries) treat v. 5 as starting...
Thursday, 25 June 2009

Dear Logos

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Dear Logos , I've just spent the past four days tinkering around with your Andersen-Forbes syntactically tagged Hebrew Bible and I have ...
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More words of wisdom for Biblical exegetes

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... though of a different sort. Provided via Tim Furry . This is explicated somewhat here . I must remember that name ... John David Dawson ...
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Words of wisdom for budding Biblical scholars

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Important words of wisdom from גֵּר ־וְתוֹשָׁ֥ב today.
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Wednesday, 24 June 2009

Is Ps 24:3-6 subjunctive?

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I posted yesterday that I thought it wasn't. I've now had second thoughts. Here's the text: מִי־יַעֲלֶה בְהַר־יהוה וּמִי־יָקוּם...
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Tuesday, 23 June 2009

Verb modes in Ps 24

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What is the mood (or mode) of the the verbs in Ps 24:3 and 7/8? Here are the relevant bits of verses 3 and 7: מִי־יַעֲלֶה בְהַר־יהוה (v. 3)...
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Those Hasidim ...

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"He is a remarkable man," my father murmured. "They are remarkable people. There is so much about them that is distasteful to...
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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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