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January 24, 2019 by Staff Writer 1 Comment

Why Literary and Cultural Context Matter to Bible Readers

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Dr. David Baker talks about studying the Old Testament (0:10), and Dr. Steve Runge discusses Philippians 3 (5:30).

Study the Old Testament with Dr. Baker

Dr. David Baker is a professor of Old Testament and Semitic languages at Ashland Theological Seminary in Ohio, where he’s taught since 1986, following teaching assignments at the University of Durban-Westville and the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. He’s also lectured in Argentina, Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. (more…)

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October 12, 2018 by Faithlife Staff 2 Comments

Why Literary and Cultural Context Matters to Bible Readers

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Dr. David Baker talks about studying the Old Testament (0:10), and Dr. Steve Runge discusses Philippians 3 (5:30).

Study the Old Testament with Dr. Baker

Dr. David Baker is a professor of Old Testament and Semitic languages at Ashland Theological Seminary in Ohio, where he’s taught since 1986, following teaching assignments at the University of Durban-Westville and the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. He’s also lectured in Argentina, Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. [Read more…]

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June 21, 2018 by Faithlife Staff Leave a Comment

Why Literary and Cultural Context Matters to Bible Readers

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Dr. David Baker talks about studying the Old Testament (0:10), and Dr. Steve Runge discusses Philippians 3 (5:30).

Study the Old Testament with Dr. Baker

Dr. David Baker is a professor of Old Testament and Semitic languages at Ashland Theological Seminary in Ohio, where he’s taught since 1986, following teaching assignments at the University of Durban-Westville and the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. He’s also lectured in Argentina, Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Bible Study tools, Interviews, Lexham Press, Mobile Ed Tagged With: ancient literature, ashland theological seminary, biblical genre, biblical interpretation, cultural context, david baker, literary context, literary genre, mobile ed, steve runge

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