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John Sailhamer on the OT: The Bible Was Written To Be Read

John Sailhamer on the OT: The Bible Was Written To Be Read

When John Sailhamer began teaching at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in 1983, the school newspaper interviewed him about his family and...

Sailhamer on the Relationship between the Testaments

Sailhamer on the dynamic b/w studying OT + NT on their own and in relation:  “By acknowledging its place alongside a NT, OT theology confess...
Training for Ministry in a Textual Community

Training for Ministry in a Textual Community

What is the purpose of a seminary?  Because of financial pressures and the shifting mores of higher education, those training for ministry t...

The Role of Scholarship within a Seminary "Text-Community"

An ideal of scholarship (scholaris) is directly related to the textual nature of the seminary community. It is hardly without good reason t...

Mistaking the Blessings of the Covenant for the Requirements of the Covenant

The Message of the Prophetic Literature: In approaching the question of the central message of prophetic literature, we should begin with ...

Figuring Out the Right Task in Reading Biblical Narrative

Sailhamer here makes an interesting point about the difference between the task of the reader and the task that the biblical authors have al...
The Writings of John Sailhamer (An Online Bibliography)

The Writings of John Sailhamer (An Online Bibliography)

John H. Sailhamer was an evangelical Old Testament scholar/theologian. Sailhamer completed a PhD in Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at...

The Compositional Approach of John Sailhamer

This book . . . follows an approach that looks for the biblical author's "intention" in the "verbal meaning" of his ...
The Old Testament as the Gospel of the Messiah: Wishing I was in Portland . . .

The Old Testament as the Gospel of the Messiah: Wishing I was in Portland . . .

Wishing I was in Portland, again . . . from Western Seminary 's catalog.
Are you treating the Bible like Cinderella?

Are you treating the Bible like Cinderella?

Years ago, Bill Moyers led a series of discussions on PBS called Genesis: A living Conversation in which a group of various authors, clergy...

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