Category Archives: Old Testament

Challenging Gendered Leadership in the Old Testament: A Webinar at Co-Laborate

Posted on July 31, 2018 by Rick Wadholm

HERE is a webinar I was invited to speak for at “Co-Laborate: Men & Women Together: Pentecostal Theology & Praxis” with host Dr. Debbie Fulthorp on Tuesday, July 31, 2018. I spoke on the topic “Challenging Gendered Leadership in the … 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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Wrestling with Unicorns

Posted on September 19, 2013 by Rick Wadholm

You read that right. Yesterday I wrestled with unicorns…all afternoon. And not just your run of the mill mythic Greek unicorns. No. I wrestled with the Biblical variety. In case you have no clue what I’m talking about, you might … Continue reading →

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Do We Really Need the Old Testament?

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Rick Wadholm

As someone who serves as an Instructor in Old Testament at one college (Providence University College and Theological Seminary) and an Assistant Professor whose primary focus is in Old Testament at another college (Trinity Bible College), this question has significant … Continue reading →

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Evil Spirits in the Old Testament

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Rick Wadholm

Prepping for lectures this coming week on the books of Samuel, I returned again to an article by Robin Routledge (Academic Dean of Mattersey Hall; Author of the well-received Old Testament Theology: A Thematic Approach) entitled, “‘An Evil Spirit from … Continue reading →

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Pentecostalisms, Peacemaking, and Social Justice/Righteousness

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Rick Wadholm

I’m thrilled to once again be attending the annual meeting of the Society for Pentecostal Studies (SPS).  This year it is being hosted by Regent University in Virginia Beach, VA from March 1-4 (which promises to be much warmer than … Continue reading →

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Reflections on the Old Testament

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Rick Wadholm

If you haven’t read them already (and chances are that you haven’t since I’ve just posted the last two within the last  couple of days) and have an interest in Old Testament studies…I’ve posted some of my own reflections on … Continue reading →

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Happiness All Around

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Rick Wadholm

Several fun notes about my recent happenings: Cambria (my five year old) was home from church yesterday with a fever so my wife and I swapped.  I stayed home for Sunday School with Cam (since she teaches pre-school) and she … Continue reading →

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Jesus and the Old Testament

Posted on April 21, 2010 by Rick Wadholm

There was a wonderful and concise blog post over on the Desiring God Blog that I rather enjoyed (you can read it here). It’s about the fact that there was never anyone who knew the Old Testament (or Hebrew Bible) … Continue reading →

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Why We Should Read, Preach, and Teach the Old Testament

Posted on October 10, 2009 by Rick Wadholm

A friend of mine (Dave Peters) just posted some great comments (from Dr. Philip Ryken) about why we should read, preach and teach the OT (31 Reasons).  My own thought is that in our contemporary church setting, it would appear too often … Continue reading →

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