Author Archives: Rick Wadholm

Who Do You Believe? Jean Valjean and the Amalekite

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Rick Wadholm

My wife and I went on a date (admittedly a rare occurrence with four children) to see Les Misérables. It was a wonderful (at times depressing) musical film adaptation of the classic book by Victor Hugo (which I have never … Continue reading →

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On Theological Interpretation and Authorial Intent

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Rick Wadholm

I offer the following several paragraphs from my M.Div.Honours thesis concerning an essential aspect of the nature of theological interpretation: The primary intent of Scripture (i.e., the theological intent) is normative for a proper interpretation that regards authorial intent with due … Continue reading →

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Beyond the Historical Grammatical Malaise

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Rick Wadholm

One of the things which has long bothered me about “historical-grammatical” (HG) methods of interpretation is the sense that it presupposes itself to offer a “scientific” approach to Scripture.  While the methods of HG can not simply be ignored in … Continue reading →

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Hearing Scripture Together

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Rick Wadholm

I’ve been doing a fair bit of reading about (and application of) theological interpretation over the last short while (see the brief bibliography below) and thought I’d share some thoughts over the next few weeks concerning some of my readings. … Continue reading →

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Biblio-bloggers Unite

Posted on November 18, 2012 by Rick Wadholm

Perhaps one of the most enjoyable (and immediately applicable) sessions I attended at SBL in Chicago was the Biblio-bloggers session. John Hobbins made an eloquent (as always) case for his presentation on the call for peer-review in biblio-blogging and for … Continue reading →

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It Is About Time

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Rick Wadholm

High noon approaches. Sagebrush tumbles along the alleyway. The streets begin to empty.  Two masters facing one another for the stroke of the hour.  Which will take the day? Of course, I’m talking about two indroductory Ugaritic texts being published … Continue reading →

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On Hebrew Poetry

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Rick Wadholm

For those who have spent any time studying Biblical Hebrew (BH) it becomes readily apparent that while BH prose is fairly simple to translate (as far as translation of other languages go),  BH poetry is another matter altogether.  The often … Continue reading →

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Re-Thinking the Ten Commandments

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Rick Wadholm

So I’ve been rethinking the “ten commandments” (or, better, according to the Hebrew the “decalogue” or “ten words” עֲשֶׂ֖רֶת הַדְּבָרִֽים).  There is often discussion in our western context that suggests that the Decalogue belongs in the public sphere (just think … Continue reading →

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I've Moved!

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Rick Wadholm

No, I haven’t moved away from Karlstad, MN, but I have moved my blog from wadholm.blogspot.com to rickwadholmjr.wordpress.com (apparently the plain old “wadholm” link was already reserved for someone else) .  WordPress offers a far more user-friendly interface for both … Continue reading →

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Leviticus: A Literary Structure

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Rick Wadholm

What follows is a brief literary outline of the Book of Leviticus as I understand it: A. Sacrifices/Offerings (ch.1-7)     B. Priestly Ordination (ch.8-10)         C. Clean/Unclean in daily life (ch.11-15)              D. Day of Atonement (ch.16) [1]         C’. … Continue reading →

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