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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:

Biblical Studies November 12, 2023

1 Kings 12-22

Concordia Commentary

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 demise. Yet Kings is no …
Biblical Studies November 11, 2023

1 Kings: 1-11 - Concordia Commentary

Walter A. Maier III

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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 …
Biblical Studies November 5, 2023

Making Sense of the Divine Name in the Book of Exodus

From Etymology to Literary Onomastics

Austin Surls

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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 important theological statements about the divine name and …
Biblical Studies November 3, 2023

Ezekiel 21-48

Concordia Commentary

Horace D. Hummel

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Volume 2 of the commentary on Ezekiel, by the late Horace Hummel, covers chapters 21 through 48, where after the prophesied judgment of nations, the Lord grants Ezekiel a wondrous vision …
Biblical Studies October 31, 2023

Ezekiel 1-20

Concordia Commentary

Horace D. Hummel

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Ezekiel contains some of Scripture's most mysterious visions and oracles. The searing indictment of God's unfaithful people for their idolatry warns of impending judgment. Yet God also issues the comforting …
Biblical Studies October 14, 2023

Paul's Letter to the Romans

A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary

Ben Witherington III

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The Apostle Paul's Letter to the Romans has been foundational for Christianity, and well-studied throughout the history of the Church. Ben Witherington, however, gleans fresh insights by reading Paul's epistle …
Biblical Studies October 2, 2023

Deuteronomy

Concordia Commentary

Adolph L. Harstad

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The Book of Deuteronomy, the Fifth Book of Moses, is foundational for both Judaism and Christianity. What makes Deuteronomy so significant? How does one apply its message today? Tune in …
Biblical Studies September 16, 2023

A Theology of Justice in Exodus

Nathan Bills

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What does the LORD's deliverance of Israel out of Egypt to worship and serve him have to do with justice? Quite a lot, it turns out. Join us as we …
Biblical Studies August 8, 2023

The Future Restoration of Israel

A Response to Supersessionism

Stanley E. Porter and Alan E. Kurschner

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In The Future Restoration of Israel: A Response to Supersessionism (Pickwick, 2023)., a wide range of scholars write on the question of the promises of God to Israel. These essays put forward …
Biblical Studies July 31, 2023

Paul and the Rhetoric of Resurrection

1 Corinthians 15 as Insinuatio

Timothy J. Christian

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Have you ever wondered why Paul leaves the resurrection discussion in 1 Corinthians 15 for the end of the letter? Have you pondered how 1 Corinthians 15 functions as the …
Biblical Studies July 30, 2023

Luke the Chronicler

The Narrative Arc of Samuel-Kings and Chronicles in Luke-Acts

Mark Giacobbe

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Did the author of the two-part narrative of Luke-Acts have a literary and historical paradigm in mind? Mark Giacobbe says, yes, that in certain key respects, Luke-Acts, using literary mimesis, was …
Jewish Studies July 22, 2023

Ecclesiastes and the Search for Meaning

Erica Brown

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Ecclesiastes has long been viewed as the great existential work of the Hebrew Bible, containing the famous cry "Vanity of vanities, all is vanity." As part of a search for …
Jewish Studies July 21, 2023

Rising Moon

Unraveling the Book of Ruth

Moshe Miller

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Ruth, a princess of Moab, leaves her homeland after suffering terrible losses to become the mother of the royal house of Israel. Now, in a revolutionary reading of this immortal …
Jewish Studies July 13, 2023

Kohelet: A Map to Eden

An Intertextual Journey

David Curwin

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The book of Kohelet or Ecclesiastes is one of the most challenging biblical books to comprehend, yet it is traditionally read on every Sukkot, the Feast of Booths. In a groundbreaking …
Biblical Studies June 30, 2023

Job: Evangelical Biblical Theology Commentary

Barry G. Webb

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The Book of Job confronts the troubling issues that life throws at us as we try to live in trusting obedience to God. How do we live in relation to God …
Jewish Studies June 26, 2023

Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah

Lights in the Valley

Yaakov Beasley

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What do we do when God is silent? This question was asked by the ancient Jewish people during their darkest era, the seventh century BCE. Assyrian armies had ransacked, looted, and …
Biblical Studies June 24, 2023

Purifying the Consciousness in Hebrews

Cult, Defilement, and the Perpetual Heavenly Blood of Jesus

Joshua D. A. Bloor

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In the Letter to the Hebrews, the “consciousness of sin” is a present problem for the recipients as a stain that causes dread, timidity, and restricted access, and it is …
Biblical Studies June 23, 2023

Uncovering the Theme of Revelation in Romans 1:16-3:26

Discovering a New Approach to Paul's Argument

Marcus A. Mininger

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Paul's Epistle to the Romans is one of the most familiar New Testament books among Christians, and yet a major theme within the opening three chapters has largely gone unnoticed …
Biblical Studies June 21, 2023

The "Exodus" in Jerusalem (Luke 9:31)

A Lukan Form of Israel's Restoration Hope

W. Gil Shin

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There has been a dearth of study in Lukan scholarship on the transfiguration account and the enigmatic statement about Jesus' "exodus" in Jerusalem. Now Gil Shin has provided a model …
Jewish Studies June 18, 2023

Shadal on Numbers

Samuel David Luzzatto's Interpretation of the Book of Bemidbar

Daniel A. Klein

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Samuel David Luzzatto (1800-1865), known by his Hebrew acronym, Shadal, was the leading Italian Jewish scholar of the 19th century. Now, for the first time, an all-English version of Shadal's …
Jewish Studies May 23, 2023

Great Biblical Commentators

Biographies, Methodologies, and Contributions

Avigail Rock

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The vast and vibrant world of biblical commentary has, over the generations, shaped not only our understanding of the Tanakh, but Judaism's worldview and values as well. The biblical commentator …
Biblical Studies May 9, 2023

The Letter to the Hebrews

Critical Readings

Scott D. Mackie

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The Epistle to the Hebrews is one of the most fascinating texts in the New Testament, having arguably the highest Christology, the most comprehensive soteriology and realized eschatology. Hebrews is …
Jewish Studies May 6, 2023

To Know Torah

The Book of Genesis

Ephraim Chamiel

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Would you like to learn about the Pentateuch from a Jewish point of view, digging deep into the plain meaning of the Bible's stories and commandments? To Know Torah is an enlightening …
Biblical Studies April 19, 2023

Narrative Analogy in the Hebrew Bible

Battle Stories and Their Equivalent Non-battle Narratives

Joshua Berman

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The Hebrew Bible is filled with narrative doubling, which can be a challenge to interpret. Through an interdisciplinary model, Joshua Berman offers new insights into how battle reports may serve …