This is the first of four installments on this topic, all written by David Burnett. This series is based on a paper David read at the Society of Biblical Literature. — MSH Paul’s Use of Genesis 15:5 in Romans 4:18 in Light of Early Jewish Deification...
NT use of OT
Naked Bible Podcast Episode 132: ETS-SBL Interviews with Scholars – Part 5
During the recent annual meetings for biblical studies scholars held in San Antonio, Dr. Heiser interviewed a number of scholars about their recent work. In Part 5 of those interviews, we meet Dr. John Walton (Old Testament professor at Wheaton College), Dr. Ben...
Naked Bible 51: Acts 15
Acts 15 Acts 15 is the account of the Jerusalem council, the meeting of the leadership of the church in Jerusalem, along with Paul and Barnabas, to discuss the matter of Gentile acceptance of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Some Jewish believers were of the opinion that...
Naked Bible 42: Acts 4 & 5
Acts 4-5 – SUMMARY Acts 4-5 picks up threads discussed in previous podcasts: the “name theology” of biblical theology re-imagined in Jesus, the use of the OT by NT writers to make subtle theological assertions, and the “having all things in common” theme. We’ll...
Biblical Theology, Poverty, and Social Justice, Part 7
Time to get back to this series! Review of Earlier Part 6 It’s been a while since I posted Part 6 of this study/discussion. Hopefully by now many of you have read the two items I linked to in Part 6: “ Poverty and Poor: New Testament ” from Anchor...
All Commentaries are Not Created Equal, Part 2
To continue with what separates a good commentary from a lame one (with respect to engaging the original text), we’ll look at a New Testament example this time. For newcomers, please see my first example , as well as the post that started this trajectory about...
Were New Testament Writers Hermeneutical Hacks?
For those of you who read comments what follows will be familiar. I’ve been chatting back-and-forth with someone named John Loftus, who is an atheist and has a blog called debunking Christianity. One of the issues upon which John focused was what he perceives as...
Amos 9 and Acts 15
This case is a fascinating one, as I am sure you all know now. Opinion on the questions I posted varied in the comments: 1. What would you assume the “booth” or “tabernacle” of David is, referred to in v. 11? * some saw a structure here;...
Paul and Jesus: Their Use of the Old Testament
I will return to Amos 9 in the next post, but I came across these two articles on the web recently and wanted to make them part of the discussion / your consideration. One is on Paul’s use of the OT (it draws on the next article) and the other is on how Jesus...
The OT Cited in the NT: A First Look at Amos 9:11-12
Amos 9:11-12 will be our next passage. I am only giving you the reference here because I want you to read it and answer in your own mind the following questions after you do so. As an Israelite contemporary to the time of Amos, when you read Amos 9:11-12 … 1....
My Take on Matthew’s Use of Hosea 11:1
In addition to the good thoughts in the comments on the previous post, I thought I should chime in here. In a nutshell, I think we need to consider Matthew’s real world setting. Matthew’s gospel was written decades after Jesus’ death and...
The OT Used in the NT: Hosea 11:1 in Matthew 2:15
On to another famous passage for how the NT writers use the OT. Matthew 2:13-15 (key verse: v. 15) reads: 13 Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and...
The OT Cited in the NT: Peter’s (Luke’s) Use of Psalm 16:8-11 in Acts 2:24-28
I’ve decided to open with this oft-debated passage. It’s a good one, in that it introduces the sorts of issues that make this phenomenon important. Here is a PDF of the primary texts involved, along with commentary from Beale and Carson’s edited...
On to the Use of the OT in the NT
Hopefully by now you have all read the files I posted to prep for this topic. If not, you still have a little time before I pick the first passage we’ll look at. I will be posting excerpts during the discussion from Beale and Carson’s (eds) Commentary on...
The Use of the OT in the NT
I had occasion to send this file to someone by email who asked whether or not NT writers used Second Temple Jewish interpretive methods when handling the OT. They do. We’ve talked about this subject a couple of times before, so I thought you’d be...