Ezekiel 17 presents a riddle or parable of two eagles about the treachery of Zedekiah, the puppet governor appointed by Nebuchadnezzar to replace Jehoiachin, the Judahite king taken captive in an earlier wave of exile of which Ezekiel had been a part. Zedekiah would...
Parables
Biblical Theology, Poverty, and Social Justice: Part 11: Parable of the Talents
We're close to the end of our series on social justice. Thanks to all those who've stayed with it, as it's taken quite a while. In this post I want to share some thoughts about the parable of the talents (minas). Introducing the Parable of the Talents One of the...
Naked Bible Podcast Episode 028: The Comedic Genre and the New Testament
This episode of the Naked Bible podcast features Dr. Heiser's interview with his friend Dr. Sam Lamerson about the use of the comedic genre in the New Testament. Dr. Lamerson is Professor of New Testament at Knox Theological Seminary in Fort Lauderdale, FL. He has a...
Naked Bible Episode 026: Advice for Interpreting Parables
In the last podcast episode I continued the series on studying the Bible in light of its various types of literature its literary genres. I looked at an example related to the New Testament how the literary features of Greco-Roman phantom tales and post-mortem...