Tag Archives: literary interpretation

Elijah the Reticent Prophet?

Posted on October 14, 2020 by Rick Wadholm

I have spent a fair bit of time in the study of the Elijah texts in 1-2 Kings (and continue to work on such for an upcoming commentary on 1 Kings). One thing that keeps bothering me about Elijah is … Continue reading →

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2020 SPS Paper Approved

Posted on August 24, 2019 by Rick Wadholm

I received notice this weekend that one of my paper proposals for the 2020 Society for Pentecostal Studies meeting hosted by Vanguard University was approved. Following is the title and brief summary: “On Ladies, Women-Folk, and Wives’ Tales in 1-2 … Continue reading →

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Worship, the Arts, and the Spirit

Posted on May 31, 2015 by Rick Wadholm

I just submitted my proposal for the Society for Pentecostal Studies 2016 meeting in San Dimas, California (most excellent, dudes!) which is broadly themed “Worship, the Arts, and the Spirit”. I am hoping my proposal gets accepted as in most … Continue reading →

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Judging Judges: The Cutting of the Concubine

Posted on August 24, 2014 by Rick Wadholm

I was just asked how one should deal with the story of the Levite cutting up his gang-raped concubine in Judges 19. Here is my short answer. The ending chapters of Judges function at several levels:1) historical context for the … Continue reading →

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The Future of Biblical Interpretation: A Book Review

Posted on December 21, 2013 by Rick Wadholm

Thanks to IVP Academic for providing a review copy of Porter, Stanley E. and Matthew R. Malcolm, eds., The Future of Biblical Interpretation: Responsible Plurality in Biblical Hermeneutics (Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2013), 176pp. I offer the following review … Continue reading →

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Lamenting Lamentations: A Literary-Theology

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Rick Wadholm

In teaching the book of Lamentations, I was (once again) struck by the structure of this little book in its Hebrew form. It seems by its very structure to shape the Hebrew reader/hearer. Of course, any reading of the text … Continue reading →

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Biblical Interpretation Book Giveaway!

Posted on November 9, 2013 by Rick Wadholm

I have managed to acquire an extra copy of Andreas J. Köstenberger and Richard D. Patterson’s, Invitation to Biblical Interpretation: Exploring the Hermeneutical Triad of History, Literature, and Theology (Kregel Academic, 2011). This volume approaches the text via the historical/literary/theological … Continue reading →

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Literature for Ethics and Theology

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Rick Wadholm

“Literature is important for ethics because literature is as complicated as life itself, and cannot be decoded or boiled down. Ethical insight comes from reading it–first sequentially and then reflectively–not from trying to extract a ‘message’ from it.”* This is … Continue reading →

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