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Wandering in Darkness

Posted on December 27, 2023 by theoutwardquest

I know I have barely blogged at all this year. Other things have occupied me. Sorry. Much of what I wrote here has had to do with my reading. I have not stopped reading. To bring you up to date, the best author I … Continue reading →

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Did Hosea know Genesis?

Posted on February 8, 2022 by theoutwardquest

The prophet Hosea knew some stories like those we find in Genesis and Exodus. This is no surprise to the people who believe that Moses wrote the first five books of the Bible. I suppose you could imagine that Hosea … Continue reading →

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More on Ben-Yosef and Timna

Posted on November 22, 2021 by theoutwardquest

I have been writing about Erez Ben-Yosef and his discoveries at Timna about nomadic mining activity and the possibility that this has something to do with the Bible’s stories about David and Solomon. After I wrote my last post there … Continue reading →

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How David got rich and became a king

Posted on November 19, 2021 by theoutwardquest

There is a podcast interview with Erez Ben-Yosef (see the previous post) here. I listened to this and one thing that impressed me was the importance he gave to the recent discovery at one of the Timna mining sites of … Continue reading →

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Not in stone

Posted on November 10, 2021 by theoutwardquest

I am very much interested in archaeology as it relates to the Bible. However, I stand over against a trend in scholarship to favor archaeology over the text. In order for us to have relevant artifacts, those artifacts need to … Continue reading →

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Korah’s rebellion for flower children

Posted on June 15, 2021 by theoutwardquest

Even those who doubt the JEDP documentary theory still usually believe that in the five books of the Law (Genesis-Deuteronomy) there is a Priestly strata. Instead of speaking of the Yahwist (J) and the Elohist (E) as sources, they may … Continue reading →

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Moses and the well

Posted on May 20, 2021 by theoutwardquest

I have been taking a video course in biblical Hebrew. I have never before gotten into Hebrew much beyond learning the alphabet and how to use study aides to determine what individual words mean. The course has given me a … Continue reading →

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Theologies: Liberation, Savior, or Blessing

Posted on May 3, 2021 by theoutwardquest

I haven’t posted here in quite a while. There are some excuses for this. Due to the Covid pestilence I have delayed needed cataract surgery. I realize that eye strain has been causing me to avoid reading like I used … Continue reading →

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Heavy metal and the ancient world

Posted on November 20, 2020 by theoutwardquest

a land whose stones are iron and from whose hills you may mine copper” (Deuteronomy 8:9b NRSV} This description of the promised land may reflect Solomon’s mining in the area of Timna just north of the sea of Aqaba. There … Continue reading →

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The cities of Garu

Posted on November 11, 2020 by theoutwardquest

Some people might find the Amarna Letter EA 256 to have several interesting issues. There are theories that this letter mentions biblical characters such as Ishbaal or Joshua. While not seeing much worth in these, I want to point out … Continue reading →

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