David and Bathsheba is a well known story. Nathan’s parable is as well. But sometimes that familiarity keeps us from digging deeper and the self-condemnation that can come with it. Does our use of AI constitute stealing a lamb?
Category Archives: Modern Applications
Solomon, Qoheleth, and Kyle Korver: the Consequences of Our Actions
We’re nearing the end of the school year (phew!). One of the courses that I get to teach most Spring semesters is Introduction to Old Testament Poetry, which covers Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song. We just finished the unit which covers Proverbs and Ecclesiastes. These books, which both deal with wisdom, are incredibly different inContinue reading “Solomon, Qoheleth, and Kyle Korver: the Consequences of Our Actions”
A Case Against Making a (Priestly) Case Against Shorts
I wanted to take a short break from making posts about the Law and its cultural context to talk about how, sometimes, those cultural contexts and knowing something about how language works in ancient texts can help keep us away from bad arguments about our current culture. This post probably won’t be of much interestContinue reading “A Case Against Making a (Priestly) Case Against Shorts”
