Jeremiah and the Task of the Ministry - Part 1

My student Lauren Anders is doing an independent study on Jeremiah. The focus of her work is to study Jeremiah’s six laments and discover how the laments apply to the task of the ministry. One of the requirements for the course was to read and write a review of Terence E. Fretheim’s book Jeremiah (Macon: Smith & Helwys, 2002).

Read Lauren’s review.

Here is the link: http://bit.ly/pYXeGL

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Topics: Hebrew Bible, Old Testament, Jeremiah, Terence Fretheim

Claude Mariottini
Professor of Old Testament
Northern Baptist Seminary

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Catholic Charities and Adoptions

A judge in Illinois ruled that Catholic Charities should lose its license with the State of Illinois to be a provider of foster care and adoption services. The reason for the judge’s decision is because Catholic Charities accept public funds but violates the state’s anti-discrimination laws. Should Christians receive money from the state?

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Topics: Catholic Charities, Adoption, Stewardship, Foster Care


Claude Mariottini
Professor of Old Testament
Northern Baptist Seminary

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Manipulating Google

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also known as the Mormons, has found a way to optimize searches and manipulate Google, so that almost any Google search will take the searcher to the Mormon church. Read my post today.

Here is the link: http://bit.ly/ppgPE4

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Topics: Mormon Church, LDS Church, Internet, Google, SEO

Claude Mariottini
Professor of Old Testament
Northern Baptist Seminary


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Love and the Cost of Health Insurance.

What has love to do with the cost of health insurance? Read about the Rabbi who is seeking a young wife in order to lower the cost of his health insurance.

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Topics: Rabbi Craig Ezring, Love, Marriage

Claude Mariottini
Professor of Old Testament
Northern Baptist Seminary



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Biblical Passages for Rick Perry

Stephen Prothero, a religion professor at Boston University, wrote a post for the Belief Blog in which he offers five biblical passages for Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry. Read my criticism of Prothero’s article.

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Topics: Rick Perry, Stephen Prothero, Capital Punishment, Abortion

Claude Mariottini
Professor of Old Testament
Northern Baptist Seminary

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Solomon Becomes King

In today’s post I continue my study of the struggle for David’s throne. After Adonijah made an effort to become the king of Israel a few years before the death of his father David, David reacted forcefully and made Solomon the successor to the throne. The post deal with Nathan’s political maneuver that brought Solomon to the throne.

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Topics: Hebrew Bible, Old Testament, David, Solomon, Adonijah, Zadok, Abiathar

Claude Mariottini
Professor of Old Testament
Northern Baptist Seminary

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The Bible, America, and a Just Society

You must watch a great video that describes how Moses predicted that the Gentile world would see what Jews sometimes do not see: that a free and just society is based on the law of God. A great video.

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Topics: Deuteronomy, America, Covenant, Bible


Claude Mariottini
Professor of Old Testament
Northern Baptist Seminary


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The Balm of Gilead

“Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then is there no healing for the wound of my people?” (Jeremiah 8:22).

Read my post today and discover the answer to Jeremiah’s question.

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Claude Mariottini
Professor of Old Testament
Northern Baptist Seminary

Tags: Balm, Gilead, Jeremiah, False Prophets

Adonijah and the Struggle for David’s Throne

Adonijah was the oldest living son of David, He believed that he was the rightful heir to the throne. The Bible says that David “was old and advanced in years; and although they covered him with clothes, he could not get warm.” But It was Solomon who became king after David.

My post today deals with the struggle for David’s throne.

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Topics: David, Solomon, Adonijah, 1 Kings, Hebrew Bible. Old Testament


Claude Mariottini
Professor of Old Testament
Northern Baptist Seminary

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The Tribes of Yahweh

Norman Gottwald has written an interesting article in which he evaluates the impact of his opus magnum, The Tribes of Yahweh.

In this article, published some time ago, Gottwald reviews the contribution The Tribes of Yahweh has made to biblical studies and the impact of the book in promoting the social scientific study of the Hebrew Bible.

As always, Gottwald challenges his readers to look at ancient Israel from a different perspective. This article is no different.

You can read “Revisiting The Tribes of Yahweh” by visiting my blog today.

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Topics: Hebrew Bible, Norman Gottwald, Tribes of Yahweh

Claude Mariottini
Professor of Old Testament
Northern Baptist Seminary


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Rape in the Hebrew Bible.

Most people avoid talking about rape because it is a traumatizing experience for those involved in non-consensual sexual intercourse. Rape is also a frightening experience because the perpetrators may use force or violence against their victims. In today’s society, unwanted sexual assault happens to both men and women of any age.

My post today deal with “Rape in the Hebrew Bible.”

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Topics: Rape, Susanne Scholz, Hebrew Bible, Old Testament

Claude Mariottini
Professor of Old Testament
Northern Baptist Seminary

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