by Jason DeRouchie | May 14, 2014 | Announcements, Bible Study, Context, DeRouchie, Interview, Observation, Text
Books at a Glance recently interviewed me regarding my gospel-centered, thematic, theological survey of the Old Testament: What the Old Testament Authors Really Cared About: A Survey of Jesus’ Bible (Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2013). Part 1 of the interview included:... by Jason DeRouchie | Jan 9, 2014 | Bible Study, Observation, Text
It is that time of year again. Bible colleges and seminaries are gearing up for the return of theological students. Church history, systematic theology, and language study will commence once again. For those who are beginning, or continuing the study of Hebrew, Dr.... by Jason DeRouchie | Dec 28, 2013 | Bible Study
In light of the approaching New Year, we wanted to take this chance to highlight Dr. DeRouchie’s Bible reading plan. Below is an excerpt from the original post and the link provided will take you to the reading plan itself. We hope that this will prove useful... by Jason DeRouchie | Nov 27, 2013 | Bible Study, DeRouchie, Observation, Reviews, Text
In 2007 Jason DeRouchie wrote a literary and linguistic critique of D. L. Christensen’s view that Deuteronomy is didactic poetry, as proffered in his revised 2001-02 two-volume Word Biblical Commentary. In this study, DeRouchie describes both the literary and... by Jason DeRouchie | Nov 2, 2013 | Bible Study, Biblical Theology Themes, Books, DeRouchie, Reviews, Text, The Bible and Theology
Karen Jobes and Moisés Silva have written one of the most accessible introductions to the Greek Old Testament titled Invitation to the Septuagint (Baker, 2005). In DeRouchie’s review, published in Trinity Journal, he writes: “Comprehensive, well-informed,... by Jason DeRouchie | Oct 31, 2013 | Application, Bible Study, Context, DeRouchie, Meaning, Observation, Text
Psalm 121 is a treasure of promise for the suffering believer, whose “help comes from the LORD ” (verse 2). After personally celebrating Yahweh’s guardianship in verses 1–2, the psalmist turns to give assurance to others in verses 3–8. He declares the nature of God’s... by Jason DeRouchie | Oct 7, 2013 | Bible Study, Books, DeRouchie, Reviews, Text
In 2008, Brown, Smith, Goodrich, Lukaszewski published a very helpful volume titled A Reader’s Hebrew and Greek Bible (Zondervan). DeRouchie’s review of this biblical text for The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology identifies the benefits of such a... by Jason DeRouchie | Oct 1, 2013 | Articles/Essays, Bible Study, Biblical Theology Themes, Context, Covenant, DeRouchie, Mission, Observation, Text
In this essay, DeRouchie shapes a biblical theology of Genesis through discourse analysis and a close eye to content. Beginning with the observation that the ten toledot that shape the structure of the book are distinguished by whether they lack or include a... by Jason DeRouchie | Jul 31, 2013 | Bible Study, Books, Context, DeRouchie, Observation, Text
Drs. Duane Garrett and Jason DeRouchie have partnered together to produce one of the most linguistically developed and pedagogically rich beginning grammars for biblical Hebrew on the market: A Modern Grammar for Biblical Hebrew. This text is a wonderful resource for... by Jason DeRouchie | Jul 28, 2013 | Bible Study, Context, DeRouchie, Observation, Text
In 1524, six years after posting his “Ninety-five Theses,” Martin Luther (1483–1546), father of the Protestant Reformation, charged his contemporaries: Let us be sure of this: we will not long preserve the gospel without the languages. The languages are the sheath in...