Exegetically Speaking

Unlike other prophetic books that directly address an audience, the message of Habakkuk presents itself to listeners by pondering a dialogue between the prophet Habakkuk and God. By paying attention to repetition related to “seeing” in Habakkuk 1-2, we can pick up on God’s invitation to allow God’s perception of reality to enrich and challenge our own. Dr. Andrew Abernethy [https://www.wheaton.edu/academics/faculty/andrew-abernethy/], a frequent contributor to this podcast, is Professor of Old Testament, Assistant Dean of Biblical and Theological Studies in the Litfin Divinity School, and Program Director of the M.A. in Biblical Exegesis at Wheaton Graduate School [https://www.wheaton.edu/graduate-school/]. He is currently President of the Institute of Biblical Literature. His publications include Savoring Scripture: A Six-Step Guide to Studying the Bible [https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FSavoring-Scripture-Six-Step-Guide-Studying%2Fdp%2F1514004097&data=05%7C02%7Cjesse.doogan%40wheaton.edu%7Ca49a73afc5e94e4d1d0208ddb55e22c8%7Cb7098c8ac6b24e8bba4c872cf5f00a20%7C0%7C0%7C638866138103660613%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2B5XgP5s2fhHISYkwBhPqsj8Ft8LyZy006vSr8MzjRMc%3D&reserved=0] and (with Gregory Goswell) God's Messiah in the Old Testament: Expectations of a Coming King [https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FGods-Messiah-Old-Testament-Expectations%2Fdp%2F154096356X%2Fref%3Dtmm_hrd_swatch_0%3F_encoding%3DUTF8%26dib_tag%3Dse%26dib%3DeyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ElsC-XPu9u76x9YpEIqHoh05wdb-htwQwQAPqaefjVANSesIFR0YrwivJmaT9OnlZPr3BQWEewgIKWgZUxP9o-WRRYpsAqP2JVtFppvuRE0fA95kNS1iX8dNA7vqSczQRSznQ8ZKH8Q2nonGE0tEjA.ulhneHf3QBnneMveP1aCwSv3Jo886mLH195F1bJjRd8%26qid%3D1743873711%26sr%3D1-3&data=05%7C02%7Cjesse.doogan%40wheaton.edu%7Ca49a73afc5e94e4d1d0208ddb55e22c8%7Cb7098c8ac6b24e8bba4c872cf5f00a20%7C0%7C0%7C638866138103687748%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=YLxl6ACrbAN8L6BxKVPhjw5PYmwWeQ03IWWHT6ZWINM%3D&reserved=0].  Check out related programs at Wheaton College: B.A. in Classical Languages (Greek, Latin, Hebrew): https://bit.ly/3GdsmVS [https://bit.ly/3GdsmVS]  M.A. in Biblical Exegesis: https://bit.ly/3IxWKux [https://bit.ly/3IxWKux]

Amos’ Hebrew is rich with rhetorical techniques such as word play and satire, sometimes throwing hard punches. Some of these can be heard in translation, others are difficult to preserve in English. Dr. Danny Carroll Rodas [https://www.wheaton.edu/academics/faculty/daniel-carroll/], who has contributed several episodes to this podcast series, is the Scripture Press Ministries Professor of Biblical Studies and Pedagogy at Wheaton College.  He has written extensively on Amos, including a major commentary [https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FBook-Amos-International-Commentary-Testament%2Fdp%2F0802825389%2Fref%3Dsr_1_1%3Fcrid%3D3AVLGGYQTFV1M%26keywords%3Dm.%2Bdaniel%2Bcarroll%2Br%26qid%3D1582308477%26s%3Dbooks%26sprefix%3Dm.%2Bdan%252Caps%252C176%26sr%3D1-1&data=05%7C02%7Cjesse.doogan%40wheaton.edu%7Ca49a73afc5e94e4d1d0208ddb55e22c8%7Cb7098c8ac6b24e8bba4c872cf5f00a20%7C0%7C0%7C638866138103630698%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=BvQ1Gn7y5D2s%2FfG9z%2B0qCbPfo0EhuhX1ir18EHUls4I%3D&reserved=0] on that prophetic book in the New International Commentary on the Old Testament series. He explores the features discussed in this episode in his newest publication, The Lord Roars: Recovering the Prophetic Voice for Today [https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FLord-Roars-Recovering-Theological-Explorations%2Fdp%2F1540965082%2Fref%3Dtmm_hrd_swatch_0%3F_encoding%3DUTF8%26qid%3D%26sr%3D&data=05%7C02%7Cjesse.doogan%40wheaton.edu%7Ca49a73afc5e94e4d1d0208ddb55e22c8%7Cb7098c8ac6b24e8bba4c872cf5f00a20%7C0%7C0%7C638866138103644856%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=NraTKRPwHSIhzxNPIhb8bxoNwD%2Fr2MPXmmYkuPsrlLE%3D&reserved=0]. Check out related programs at Wheaton College: B.A. in Classical Languages (Greek, Latin, Hebrew): https://bit.ly/4lxtcLR [https://bit.ly/4lxtcLR]  M.A. in Biblical Exegesis: https://bit.ly/3Ib6VoX [https://bit.ly/3Ib6VoX]

Jesus’ teaching in Matthew’s Greek utilizes figures of speech that can be impossible to translate into English but which lend force and memorability to his words. Dr. Alexander Loney [https://www.wheaton.edu/academics/faculty/alexander-loney/] is Associate Professor of Classical Languages and the Coordinator of the Classical Languages program [https://www.wheaton.edu/academics/departments/classical-languages---greek-latin-hebrew/] at Wheaton College. His publications include The Ethics of Revenge and the Meanings of the Odyssey [https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FEthics-Revenge-Meanings-Odyssey%2Fdp%2F0190909676&data=05%7C02%7Cjesse.doogan%40wheaton.edu%7Ca49a73afc5e94e4d1d0208ddb55e22c8%7Cb7098c8ac6b24e8bba4c872cf5f00a20%7C0%7C0%7C638866138103592525%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=0lmYKd9yV0z4xqA%2BN0D4oaCIVwE0p0Py5XWo21s%2B%2BsE%3D&reserved=0] and (co-editor) The Oxford Handbook of Hesiod [https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FOxford-Handbook-Hesiod-Handbooks%2Fdp%2F0190209038%2F%3F_encoding%3DUTF8%26pd_rd_w%3D9Wlez%26content-id%3Damzn1.sym.579192ca-1482-4409-abe7-9e14f17ac827%26pf_rd_p%3D579192ca-1482-4409-abe7-9e14f17ac827%26pf_rd_r%3D135-5875519-7798305%26pd_rd_wg%3DITQWZ%26pd_rd_r%3D3f516a8b-ed07-4ea0-97cd-6d94377f1741%26ref_%3Daufs_ap_sc_dsk&data=05%7C02%7Cjesse.doogan%40wheaton.edu%7Ca49a73afc5e94e4d1d0208ddb55e22c8%7Cb7098c8ac6b24e8bba4c872cf5f00a20%7C0%7C0%7C638866138103615402%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=y72OgtbxArVE2k6qSb2CWEfiYkHw5kZIHfsbNEbMTZY%3D&reserved=0]. He has contributed several episodes to our podcast. Check out related programs at Wheaton College: B.A. in Classical Languages (Greek, Latin, Hebrew): https://bit.ly/4npvVsB [https://bit.ly/4npvVsB]  M.A. in Biblical Exegesis: https://bit.ly/4eJpHjz [https://bit.ly/4eJpHjz]

The English words, “where there is no vision, the people perish,” would seem to commend the need of a good plan for a desired future, but the Hebrew sentence points in a different direction. Dr. Richard Schultz [https://www.wheaton.edu/academics/faculty/richard-schultz/] is the Blanchard Professor of Old Testament in Wheaton College Graduate School [https://www.wheaton.edu/graduate-school/]. In addition to other publications, he has authored Out of Context: How to Avoid Misinterpreting the Bible [https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FOut-Context-Avoid-Misinterpreting-Bible%2Fdp%2F080107228X%2Fref%3Dsr_1_1%3Fdib%3DeyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Bs4TAfW9_2v_Ed890lT3VF8yn-5ElB1c4JEtJbgfUxMEqyQJNqxLynMqtwm7bVNpLyC8uwa4AEmYeWtnalDTCybA4HabyXPnFTsp_Vpkriem2-s6SRyP7oImdZaIfVGpfYZW67mGNFbGfFESTiEEhhb941f-HEMFUdqmIYkmHG3ziVOH_FLQo47mbjgTyXWYrDNqn_fQ-bHJlcv-p79TLNnM-Mlb2irAarVOaVVN-LQ.FVW8XMOc7y887IqOKt7eKb6deBNqkXsVCiKy67okI5Q%26dib_tag%3Dse%26qid%3D1716468917%26refinements%3Dp_27%253ARichard%2BL%2BSchultz%26s%3Dbooks%26sr%3D1-1%26text%3DRichard%2BL%2BSchultz&data=05%7C02%7Cjesse.doogan%40wheaton.edu%7C9b3811d31b5a40db1bf008ddaa5bc843%7Cb7098c8ac6b24e8bba4c872cf5f00a20%7C0%7C0%7C638854033376438921%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=piCJWGRUVH9BIEI3ST%2BxJsL%2FfpnbhBkqzzXm9UzEIdU%3D&reserved=0] and The Search for Quotation: Verbal Parallels in the Prophets [https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FSearch-Quotation-Verbal-Parallels-Prophets%2Fdp%2F1850754969%3Fref_%3Dast_author_dp&data=05%7C02%7Cjesse.doogan%40wheaton.edu%7C9b3811d31b5a40db1bf008ddaa5bc843%7Cb7098c8ac6b24e8bba4c872cf5f00a20%7C0%7C0%7C638854033376477183%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=YZOCJIwgGmssAGBwRXJR%2FOueImRFRs8Qq3dQqQJHzOY%3D&reserved=0]; he has co-edited with Daniel Block, Bind Up the Testimony: Explorations in the Genesis of the Book of Isaiah [https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FBind-Up-Testimony-Exploration-Genesis%2Fdp%2F1619705990%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAJGYQBXXGETPQMZBA%26tag%3Dexpertfile100-20%26linkCode%3Dsp1%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D1619705990&data=05%7C02%7Cjesse.doogan%40wheaton.edu%7C9b3811d31b5a40db1bf008ddaa5bc843%7Cb7098c8ac6b24e8bba4c872cf5f00a20%7C0%7C0%7C638854033376503826%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=3mN1kW9Kmv%2FtIzK3iz5YZWv%2B0SJ0SdwOgNYkbo74ARY%3D&reserved=0]. Check out related programs at Wheaton College: B.A. in Classical Languages (Greek, Latin, Hebrew): https://bit.ly/4e7CgVw [https://bit.ly/4e7CgVw]  M.A. in Biblical Exegesis: https://bit.ly/3HFTMnn [https://bit.ly/3HFTMnn]

Is Ecclesiastes 3:10-14 about a despotic, distant god or a benevolent, known God? It depends on whether we recognize the force of a Hebrew definite article. Bradley Cameron [https://www.wheaton.edu/academics/faculty/bradley-cameron/] (PhD, Wheaton) is Visiting Instructor in Old Testament at Wheaton College [https://www.wheaton.edu/academics/programs/biblical-and-theological-studies/]. His dissertation was, “Learning to Fear: An Exploration of the Fear of God in Ecclesiastes through the Lens of Emotion.” Check out related programs at Wheaton College: B.A. in Classical Languages (Greek, Latin, Hebrew): https://bit.ly/4l0bd0B [https://bit.ly/4l0bd0B]  M.A. in Biblical Exegesis: https://bit.ly/4kx3ozy [https://bit.ly/4kx3ozy]