Category: Old Testament Studies

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Concubine as Paradigm

August 2, 2017 Andrew Sargent

In considering the meaning of a simple word like concubine one finds an excellent example of the challenges that face modern attempts to represent many biblical terms. Sometimes we not…

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How to Think Like a Biblical Theologian

July 26, 2017 Andrew Sargent

To those who mainly regard the Bible as a source for answering their every question about God and the world, biblical theologians can be a real pill, and biblical theology…

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Left Brained Readings of Right Brained Scriptures

July 10, 2017 Andrew Sargent

Well, now I’ve done it. I’ve brought up right brained and left brained in a public setting. I’m sure I’ll hear about it from critics. So, let me ward off…

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I Feel Baruch’s Pain

July 7, 2017 Andrew Sargent

I have a vision for the rest of my life. You may not care for it, but it sure means a lot to me. I want a cabin in the…

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Passion and Awe in Psalm 8

June 28, 2017 Andrew Sargent

When reading biblical poetry, one must learn to connect with the poem on more than one level. While it is important to carefully define the Hebrew words being employed in…

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10 Things You Need to Know About Hebrew Poetry

June 19, 2017 Andrew Sargent

Poetry, by definition, is usually regarded as distinct from another category of writing called Prose. To express it simply, Prose is normal writing. It reflects the speech patterns of typical…

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The Book of Ruth as “The Book of Naomi”

June 9, 2017 Andrew Sargent

Ruth is one of my favorite books, but I have a serious problem with it. The problem is the name. Now, I know that the Jews also called the book…

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Do the New Testament Writer’s Care About Context, Part 9: Back to Matthew 2:15

May 15, 2017 Andrew Sargent

So in Chapter 2 verse 15, Matthew deems Joseph’s return to Israel after a quick escape from Herod by hiding out in Egypt for a time to be a fulfillment…

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Do the New Testament Writer’s Care About Context, Part 7: The Impact of Worldview on “Contextual Reading”

May 3, 2017 Andrew Sargent

Today I want to consider the 6th of seven paths of investigation that a person should take in an attempt to understand a New Testament author’s USE of an Old…

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Do the New Testament Writer’s Care About Context, Part 6: Common Hermeneutical and Homiletical Practices Inform Us

May 1, 2017 Andrew Sargent

Today I want to consider the 5th of seven paths of investigation that a person should take in an attempt to understand a New Testament author’s USE of an Old…

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Bawling Baruch: Seek Them Not… Radio Spot. Take a Listen

April 26, 2017 Andrew Sargent

In this edited sermon, I consider Jeremiah 45 in historical, grammatical and literary context. Baruch has been called away from a life of promise to play second fiddle to a…

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Psalm 8 and Poetic Wonder… the radio spot

April 24, 2017 Andrew Sargent

This is a heavily edited message about the power of poetry as a vehicle for the inspired word of God. Poetry is not a mere vessel for the message of…

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Hezekiah’s Date with Destiny… The Radio Spot. Take a Listen

April 21, 2017 Andrew Sargent

If a person sets the various stories of Hezekiah into chronological order a fascinating pattern emerges. Hezekiah is a man of great faith during a time great crisis. He is…

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Without a Vision… People Misinterpret Proverbs 29:18; Radio Spot. Take a Listen

April 17, 2017 Andrew Sargent

In this edited sermon, I address the common misinterpretation of the line in Isaiah 29:18 Where there is no vision, the people perish. First people fail to quote the whole…

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Do the New Testament Writer’s Care About Context, Part 5: The Life of Biblical Texts

March 31, 2017 Andrew Sargent

In this series I am unpacking seven paths of investigation that a person should take in his or her attempt to understand a New Testament author’s USE of an Old…

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Do the New Testament Writer’s Care About Context, Part 4: The Shape of Biblical References

March 20, 2017 Andrew Sargent

We’ve been considering the claim that Matthew’s appeal to YHWH’s historical deliverance of Israel from Egypt in Hosea 11:1 is proof positive that the NT writers cared little to nothing…

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Do the New Testament Writer’s Care About Context, Part 3: What is This Guy Doing?

March 15, 2017 Andrew Sargent

In this series we are laying the ground work for analyzing the common suggestion that Matthew 2:15 proves that the New Testament writers don’t care about the original context of…

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Do the New Testament Writer’s Care About Context, Part 2: Pinpoint Quotation and the Importance of Original Context

March 13, 2017 Andrew Sargent

In part 1 of this series I introduced the common accusation that Matthew 2:15 proves that the New Testament writers don’t care about context. Matthew takes a text that was…

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Eight is Enough: Entrapment Rhetoric in The 1st Prophetic Sermon of Amos

March 3, 2017 Andrew Sargent

We have invited Melodie Sargent, a student at Northpoint Bible college, back again to deliver another blog post. This time her attention is turned the importance of rhetorical structure in…

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New Creation: A New Years Day Celebration… the radio spot. Take a listen.

February 24, 2017 Andrew Sargent

This is a heavily edited New Years Day message that I delivered at Darlington Congregational Church in Pawtucket Rhode Island a few years ago. Being heavily edited, it is not…