Author Archives: Rick Wadholm

How NOT to Interpret Daniel

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Rick Wadholm

On Sunday I held services at the nursing homes in Ellendale and spoke on Daniel chapter 6 giving the summary of the book of Daniel which is among my favorite books of the Old Testament and I hope at some … Continue reading →

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Why Israel's Neighbors Can't Win

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Rick Wadholm

Teaching the book of Obadiah this morning, I was reflecting on the issue of Israel and her neighbors: Jordan, The Palestinian Territories and Lebanon. According to this little book written (likely) sometime in the sixth century B.C. (though some have … Continue reading →

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Joel and The Revelation: Sounding the Trumpet

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Rick Wadholm

I have been teaching The Minor Prophets this semester and as we covered Joel I was struck by the use of Joel which John makes in the Revelation (particularly chapter 9) of the book of Joel. Here are some connections … Continue reading →

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Stories from Ancient Canaan, Second Edition

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Rick Wadholm

I had not realized there was an update to the already helpful “Stories from Canaan” by Michael Coogan. This update includes the work of Mark Smith (who has been writing THE critical commentary on the Baal Cycle for well over … Continue reading →

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Elisha and the Double Portion Spirit

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Rick Wadholm

For those interested in the topic, I have just uploaded the paper I presented at the 2014 SBL/AAR annual meeting in San Diego, CA as a special session of the Society for Pentecostal Studies. The title is “Elisha and the … Continue reading →

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Bonhoeffer on God in the Gaps

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Rick Wadholm

This quote speaks (in part) to Bonhoeffer’s notion of the world “come of age” and a “religionless Christianity” that has only spoken to God where human knowledge is at its limits. Such cannot be the case. He wrestled with the … Continue reading →

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Lexham Bible Dictionary Articles Published

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Rick Wadholm

At last some of my articles are published. I have had several book chapters “in publication” for several years now, along with several journal articles. Today I opened my Logos software and did a quick search and found that my … Continue reading →

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The Number of the Beast and Wild Claims

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Rick Wadholm

A friend recently posted a video that makes claims concerning the “number of the beast” in Revelation 13:18 (it can be viewed HERE) . I found the following graphic posted on Facebook of Walid’s claims about the symbols/words written in … Continue reading →

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Judging Judges: The Cutting of the Concubine

Posted on August 24, 2014 by Rick Wadholm

I was just asked how one should deal with the story of the Levite cutting up his gang-raped concubine in Judges 19. Here is my short answer. The ending chapters of Judges function at several levels:1) historical context for the … Continue reading →

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Gog, Magog, and Premillennialism

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Rick Wadholm

In a recent conversation about events in the Middle/Near East, a question was raised as to the potential for fulfillment of prophecy, specifically concerning “Gog and Magog”. Gog and Magog have so captured the imagination that their very mention seems … Continue reading →

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