About Michael Morales

Michael Morales is Professor of Biblical Studies at Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, and the author of The Tabernacle Pre-Figured: Cosmic Mountain Ideology in Genesis and Exodus (Peeters, 2012), Who Shall Ascend the Mountain of the Lord?: A Biblical Theology of Leviticus (IVP Academic, 2015), and Exodus Old and New: A Biblical Theology of Redemption (IVP Academic, 2020). He can be reached at mmorales@gpts.edu

NBN Episodes hosted by Michael:

Dominick Hernández, "The Prosperity of the Wicked: A Theological Challenge in the Book of Job and in Ancient Near Eastern Literature" (Gorgias Press, 2022)

October 24, 2024

The Prosperity of the Wicked

Dominick Hernández
Hosted by Michael Morales

Does Job convincingly argue against a fixed system of just retribution by proclaiming the prosperity of the wicked, an argument that runs contrary to …

Katharine J. Dell, "The Lord by Wisdom Founded the Earth" (Baylor UP, 2023)

September 13, 2024

The Lord by Wisdom Founded the Earth

Katharine J. Dell
Hosted by Michael Morales

The foundation of the earth, its division from the heavens and the waters, God's provision of all of nature as well as human and animal life, God's re…

Duane A. Garrett, "Job: Evangelical Exegetical Commentary" (Lexham Academic, 2024)

August 22, 2024

Job

Duane A. Garrett
Hosted by Michael Morales

The book of Job is challenging. Its Hebrew is often obscure, its length and subject matter are intimidating, and its meaning has been debated througho…

Yaakov Beasley, "Joel, Obadiah, and Micah: Facing the Storm" (Maggid, 2024)

July 17, 2024

Joel, Obadiah, and Micah

Yaakov Beasley
Hosted by Michael Morales

Joel, Obadiah, and Micah all prophesied not after a calamity struck but right before a potential crisis or during the crisis itself. Facing immanent …

Graham McNeill, "Horus Heresy - False Gods" (Games Workshop, 2014)

June 25, 2024

Horus Heresy - False Gods

Graham McNeill
Hosted by Michael Morales

For years, fans have been clamoring for novels about the Horus Heresy - the bloody civil war that set Space Marine against Space Marine and nearly spe…

Nathan Lovell, "The Book of Kings and Exilic Identity: 1 and 2 Kings as a Work of Political Historiography" (T&T Clark, 2022)

May 29, 2024

The Book of Kings and Exilic Identity

Nathan Lovell
Hosted by Michael Morales

Is the purpose of the Book of Kings merely to provide a reason for the exile, or is there a greater message of hope? Tune in as we speak with Nathan L…

Yehonatan Eybeshitz, "Pearls of Wisdom from Rabbi Yehonatan Eybeshitz: Torah Giant, Preacher & Kabbalist" (Gerber's Miracle Publishers, 2021)

May 24, 2024

Pearls of Wisdom from Rabbi Yehonatan Eybeshitz

Rabbi Yehonatan Eybeshitz
Hosted by Michael Morales

Rabbi Yehonatan Eybeshitz was one of the greatest rabbis of the eighteenth century. Even as a child, he was renowned as one of the rare geniuses of hi…

Wally V. Cirafesi, "John Within Judaism: Religion, Ethnicity, and the Shaping of Jesus-Oriented Jewishness in the Fourth Gospel" (Brill, 2021)

May 21, 2024

John Within Judaism

Wally V. Cirafesi
Hosted by Michael Morales

While many have noted the general Jewishness of the Gospel of John, few have given it a seat at the ideologically crowded table of ancient Jewish pra…

Chaim Miller, "Turning Judaism Outward: A Biography of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson the Seventh Lubavitcher Rebbe" (Kol Menachem, 2014)

May 15, 2024

Turning Judaism Outward

Chaim Miller
Hosted by Michael Morales

Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson (1902-1994), the Lubavitcher Rebbe, took an insular Chasidic group that was almost decimated by the Holocaust and tra…

Jason F. Moraff, "Reading the Way, Paul, and 'the Jews' in Acts Within Judaism" (Bloomsbury, 2023)

May 8, 2024

Reading the Way, Paul, and "the Jews" in Acts Within Judaism

Jason F. Moraff
Hosted by Michael Morales

The book of Acts is often misunderstood as reflecting anti-Judaism or promoting supersessionism. Jason Moraff, however, argues that Acts binds the Way…

James N. Neumann, "The Gospel of the Son of God: Psalm 2 and Mark's Narrative Christology" (T&T Clark, 2023)

April 20, 2024

The Gospel of the Son of God

James N. Neumann
Hosted by Michael Morales

What does it mean for the Gospel of Mark to portray Jesus as Son of God? Apparently far more than what past scholarship has recognized! James Neumann …

D. Clint Burnett, "Christ's Enthronement at God's Right Hand and Its Greco-Roman Cultural Context" (de Gruyter, 2020)

April 13, 2024

Christ's Enthronement at God's Right Hand and Its Greco-Roman Cultural Context

D. Clint Burnett
Hosted by Michael Morales

How did Psalm 110:1 become so widely used as a messianic prooftext in the New Testament and early Christianity? Part of the explanation may be related…

Michael LeFebvre, "Collections, Codes, and Torah: The Re-characterization of Israel's Written Law" (Bloomsbury, 2019)

April 6, 2024

Collections, Codes, and Torah

Michael LeFebvre
Hosted by Michael Morales

Scholars of biblical law widely hold that ancient Israel did not draft law-texts for legislative purposes. Little attention has yet been given to expl…

Keith Bodner and Benjamin J.M. Johnson, "Characters and Characterization in the Book of Judges" (Bloomsbury, 2024)

March 17, 2024

Characters and Characterization in the Book of Judges

Keith Bodner and Benjamin J.M. Johnson
Hosted by Michael Morales

Characters and characterization are a key ingredient for interpreting the Bible, and perhaps no other book in the Bible is so full of challenging and …

Robin Baker, "Hollow Men, Strange Women: Riddles, Codes, and Otherness in the Book of Judges" (Brill, 2016)

March 16, 2024

Hollow Men, Strange Women

Robin Baker
Hosted by Michael Morales

In Hollow Men, Strange Women: Riddles, Codes, and Otherness in the Book of Judges (Brill, 2016), Robin Baker provides a masterly reappraisal of Israel…

Daniel I. Block, "The Gospel According to Moses: A Commentary on Deuteronomy" (Inspirata Publishing, 2023)

January 29, 2024

The Gospel According to Moses

Daniel I. Block
Hosted by Michael Morales

For the renowned scholar, Dr. Daniel Block, Deuteronomy is the "Gospel according to Moses." Moses' farewell pastoral addresses call God's people to re…

Chaim Miller, "Torah, the Five Books of Moses (with Complete Haftarah Cycle)" (Kol Menachem, 2011)

January 19, 2024

Torah, the Five Books of Moses

Chaim Miller
Hosted by Michael Morales

With a charming, colorful presentation, multiple strands of commentary, and groundbreaking, interactive features, Torah, the Five Books of Moses (with…

Adin Stinsaltz, "The Steinsaltz Humash, 2nd Edition (Hebrew and English Edition)" (Koren, 2019)

January 16, 2024

The Steinsaltz Humash

Adin Stinsaltz
Hosted by Michael Morales

The Steinsaltz Humash is the long-awaited English version of Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz’s pioneering translation and commentary on the Torah. L…

Yair Furstenberg, "Purity and Identity in Ancient Judaism: From the Temple to the Mishnah" (Indiana UP, 2023)

January 10, 2024

Purity and Identity in Ancient Judaism

Yair Furstenberg
Hosted by Michael Morales

The concern for purity was the cornerstone of the religious culture of ancient Judaism, shaping the worldview of Jewish people during the Second Templ…

James Robson, "Word and Spirit in Ezekiel" (T&T Clark, 2006)

January 9, 2024

Word and Spirit in Ezekiel

James Robson
Hosted by Michael Morales

In comparison with other prophetic books, the Book of Ezekiel sets forth a unique angle on the relationship of the Lord's word and spirit. In his mono…

Gary A. Anderson, "That I May Dwell Among Them: Incarnation and Atonement in the Tabernacle Narrative" (Eerdmans, 2023)

December 6, 2023

That I May Dwell Among Them

Gary A. Anderson
Hosted by Michael Morales

The Tabernacle Narrative comprises passages in Exodus and Leviticus that detail the construction, furnishing, and liturgical use of the tabernacle. Gi…

Walter A. Maier III, "1 Kings 12-22: Concordia Commentary" (Concordia, 2019)

November 12, 2023

1 Kings 12-22

Walter A. Maier III
Hosted by Michael Morales

The book of Kings tracks the division of Israel's kingdom into the Northern Kingdom of Israel and the Southern Kingdom of Judah, narrating each one's …

Walter A. Maier III, "1 Kings 1-11: Concordia Commentary" (Concordia, 2018)

November 11, 2023

1 Kings: 1-11 - Concordia Commentary

Walter A. Maier III
Hosted by Michael Morales

The book of Kings in the Bible records more than 380 years of the history of Israel and its monarchy, from the last part of David’s rule to the end of…

Austin Surls, "Making Sense of the Divine Name in the Book of Exodus: From Etymology to Literary Onomastics" (Eisenbrauns, 2017)

November 5, 2023

Making Sense of the Divine Name in the Book of Exodus

Austin Surls
Hosted by Michael Morales

The obvious riddles and difficulties in Exodus 3:13-15 and 6:2-8 have attracted an overwhelming amount of attention and comment. These texts make impo…