Author Archives: Rick Wadholm

History in the Making – SPS 2014

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Rick Wadholm

History has been made. What impact will be felt is yet to be seen, but this year’s Society for Pentecostal Studies saw the launch of a new endeavor that has been in the works for a couple of years now: … Continue reading →

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Brief Introduction to the Book of Esther

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Rick Wadholm

Seeing as it is Purim today (and in some places tomorrow), I offer this throwback post that inaugurated my brief series on the book of Esther.

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Baptism in the Holy Spirit from a Neo-Pentecostal Lutheran

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Rick Wadholm

I have been lecturing in one of my classes for a few weeks on the Neo-Pentecostal and Charismatic outpourings of the Spirit in the wider Church. Today I showed that class a 9 minute video of Harald Bredesen (a Neo-Pentecostal … Continue reading →

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Advice from Miles Van Pelt

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Rick Wadholm

There was a helpful little video and blog post recently on Koinoniablog.net where Miles Van Pelt (author of Basics of Biblical Aramaic and co-author of Basics of Biblical Hebrew) offers several bits of advice to language learning. He reminds students … Continue reading →

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Preaching Jesus' Parables

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Rick Wadholm

Sound advice on preaching/teaching the parables of Jesus. 🙂

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Silver Dross or Like a Glaze

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Rick Wadholm

I was a little surprised to find that the TNIV and NIV 2011 have reverted to the Masoretic text (partially) of Proverbs 26:23 against the 1984 NIV which followed the critical rephrasing of this verse in light of Ugaritic and … Continue reading →

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Bookshelf Challenge: Week 4-5

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Rick Wadholm

I failed to post the update last week, but I read two books for weeks 4-5 of the Bookshelf Challenge. One is on the shelf, the other is only a digital copy so it could not be added to the … Continue reading →

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Bible Scholar or Theologian? Yes

Posted on January 26, 2014 by Rick Wadholm

I was asked some time ago now if I considered myself a “theologian” or a “Bible scholar”. This was in a context (seminary) where there seemed to be a fair divide among students of each focus and I know it … Continue reading →

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Old Testament Commentary Survey (5th Ed.) – A Review

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Rick Wadholm

Now in its fifth edition (the first published in 1991), Tremper Longman III (PhD Yale University) “Old Testament Commentary Survey” (Baker Academic, 2013) offers a helpful updated appraisal of commentaries on the OT. I am thankful for the review copy … Continue reading →

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What Is In a Day? Genesis One

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Rick Wadholm

I just realized I have never posted anything (other than my thesis) dealing with the range of meaning for the Hebrew  יוֹם (yom) which is often translated as something like “day”. With all of the kerfuffles (that is a specific theological … Continue reading →

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