04-14-2024, 08:46 AM
My first brush with viewing the bible through the ANE worldview was about a decade ago through an evangelical author Edward Vasicek, "The Midrash Key". He also wrote "The Amazing Doctrines of Paul as Midrash".
He has a typical dispi view of Israel and the Jews which I found off putting so I never finished the former and hadn't even picked up the latter. Well I've recently finished reading them both and figured I'd mention them here. Like so much material out there you must filter it through the revelation and understanding you've received. Not a MH or even a Bailey level treatment of the subject but I certainly have a clearer picture of how scripture was treated and applied back in our Lords day.
I've also just stumbled across a book by two authors who are focused on the ancient Hebrew/Jewish cultural context of the NT. They appear to be eva's as well and have several books on the subject each besides this coauthored book. I haven't picked this up but it's on the list for potential reading later.
Sitting at the Feet of Rabbi Jesus: How the Jewishness of Jesus Can Transform Your Faith by Ann Spangler, Lois Tverberg
I'm sure that poking around the organizations Heiser was involved with would provide sources of material a bit more scholarly. Nonetheless I figured I'd mention these books that are more "layman" oriented discussions of the type of source material MH so wonderfully shared with us.
He has a typical dispi view of Israel and the Jews which I found off putting so I never finished the former and hadn't even picked up the latter. Well I've recently finished reading them both and figured I'd mention them here. Like so much material out there you must filter it through the revelation and understanding you've received. Not a MH or even a Bailey level treatment of the subject but I certainly have a clearer picture of how scripture was treated and applied back in our Lords day.
I've also just stumbled across a book by two authors who are focused on the ancient Hebrew/Jewish cultural context of the NT. They appear to be eva's as well and have several books on the subject each besides this coauthored book. I haven't picked this up but it's on the list for potential reading later.
Sitting at the Feet of Rabbi Jesus: How the Jewishness of Jesus Can Transform Your Faith by Ann Spangler, Lois Tverberg
I'm sure that poking around the organizations Heiser was involved with would provide sources of material a bit more scholarly. Nonetheless I figured I'd mention these books that are more "layman" oriented discussions of the type of source material MH so wonderfully shared with us.