Introduction to the Hebrew Bible

Disability Studies and Biblical Studies: Retrospectives and Prospects

“…Coogan have no indexed references to "Disability," "Disability Studies," "Illness," "Healthcare," or related terms. 65 This absence remains the same in introductions authored or edited by women after the 1990s, when DS began in earnest. 66 Even the revised and updated Women's Bible Commentary has no substantive discussion of disability or illness.…”

Prophets and Sour Grapes: Wrestling with Theological Traditions in Homiletical Theology

“…Those sections of Jeremiah that deal with Israel's present circumstances carry a sense of impending doom. 19 For Jeremiah, the fate of Israel was determined before those who experienced judgment had an opportunity to work for a different fate.…”

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“…These judges did not have a permanent or formalised position in leading the nation, but nonetheless contributed guidance and teaching to the Israelites. After the period of the judges, Israel returned to the monarchy as the ruling system, and again a sense of restored order emerged (Collins 2014).…”

“…Among the prophets, who were not formally instituted or appointed on the basis of heredity to exert their guidance but were called by God as individuals (Weber 1978), the guidance sought would have been broader. This individual aspect of the prophets' activities was sometimes expressed through the prophets receiving oracles from God, something that may be seen as an individually experienced divine communication (Collins 2014). Notable writing prophets were Ezekiel and Jeremiah, each awarded their own books in the Old Testament canon.…”