OT203 The Literary World of the Old Testament
Overview
Join David W. Baker on a whirlwind tour, looking at the Old Testament from many different angles and at how it relates to ancient Near Eastern literature. From creation accounts and stories of destruction to Wisdom literature, discover different biblical literary genres that have parallels in ancient Near Eastern literature. Explore extrabiblical historical texts that mention key events and figures from the Old Testament. Understand how Israel fits into and is impacted by its ancient Near Eastern environment, but also how it is separate and unique, mainly on a theological level, but also by its distinct worldview.
Top Highlights
“Henotheism is kind of in the middle; it’s the worship of one god who is often linked to a particular place or people group, while not denying that other deities may also be worshiped in other places by other people.” (source)
“Israel itself, then, had several lenses with which to look at creation. There wasn’t just one creation view. There were several, working simultaneously within Israel.” (source)
“Even the Bible presents the creation story in varied and different ways” (source)
“Now, one inscription by Shalmaneser shows an Israelite bowing prostrate before Shalmaneser, and the inscription above it, says, ‘Jehu, the son of Omri.’” (source)
“They probably had scribes write them—for example, the priest or the new king or the kings that were mentioned or queens (Jezebel, Jehu, Hezekiah).” (source)
- Title: OT203 The Literary World of the Old Testament
- Author: David W. Baker
- Series: Logos Mobile Education
- Publisher: Lexham Press
- Print Publication Date: 2016
- Logos Release Date: 2016
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Courseware
- Subjects: Bible. O.T. History of contemporary events › Sources; Bible. O.T. › Extra-canonical parallels; Education › Bible. O.T. History of contemporary events--Sources; Education › Bible. O.T.--Extra-canonical parallels; Education › Middle Eastern literature--Relation to the Old Testament; Middle Eastern literature › Relation to the O.T
- Resource ID: LLS:OT203BAKER
- Resource Type: Courseware Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2019-06-21T18:58:25Z
Dr. David W. 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.
Dr. Baker has a particular interest in pedagogy, constantly exploring new means and media to enhance the learning and teaching experience for both the instructor and the student. He has contributed to, edited, or written over 40 books, including Isaiah in the Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary, The NIV Application Commentary: Joel, Obadiah, Malachi, and Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch. Forthcoming books include Genesis 37–50: A Handbook on the Hebrew Text in the Baylor Handbook on the Hebrew Bible Series, 1 & 2 Kings in the Teach the Text Commentary Series, Genesis in the Apollos Old Testament Commentary Series, and 1 & 2 Samuel in the Believers Church Bible Commentary Series.
He’s blessed with a wife, Morven, who immigrated to Canada from Scotland—a start that prepared her to support Dr. Baker in his geographical wanderings. Morven is a counselor specializing in women’s issues, specifically sexual abuse and domestic violence. Together, they have two children and three granddaughters.