by Audun | Last updated Mar 8, 2024 | Prophets
Introduction Jeremiah was a prophet in Jerusalem from King Josiah’s 13th year, which was the year 627 BC, until Jerusalem’s destruction in the year 586 BC and for a few years after this. Consequently, he was a prophet in the last 40 years before the exile....
by Audun | Last updated Mar 8, 2024 | Prophets
INTRODUCTION Isaiah is the book in the OT that is most often cited or referred to in the NT, with around 600 different occurrences, including many known messianic prophecies. That is why Isaiah is sometimes called “the 5th Gospel”. Jesus also quotes Isaiah...
by Audun | Last updated Mar 8, 2024 | Poetry
Lamentations comes after Jeremiah because it has traditionally been seen as an epilogue to Jeremiah, but it is not a prophetic book. It is a lament, or actually five laments, like many of the psalms, and the theme is the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC. Nor is it...
by Audun | Last updated Mar 8, 2024 | Poetry
Solomon is linked to the Song of Songs in 1:1, but this can also be understood as the book being written in Solomon’s wisdom tradition. 8:12 makes it less likely that Solomon is the author, as he is placed at a distance in the 3rd person and in contrast to the...
by Audun | Last updated Mar 8, 2024 | Poetry
INTRODUCTION In Hebrew, this book is called “Qohelet”, which means something like “The Collector”. Since the word “assembly” comes from the same root, it is natural to interpret it as a preacher of some kind, although the content of...
