Four Reasons to Use the Biblical Languages
Now Ezra had determined in his heart to study the law of the LORD, obey it, and teach its statutes and ordinances in Israel” (Ezra 7:10, HCSB). While every believer must seek to know God, not everyone needs to know the biblical languages. Indeed, the Lord has...An Old Testament Treasure Hunt
The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field” (Matt 13:44). One of my favorite courses to teach at Bethlehem College and Seminary is the two...What the OT Authors Really Cared About–Interview
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:...An Excerpt from the Garrett-DeRouchie Hebrew Grammar
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....Deuteronomy as Didactic Poetry?
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...A Review of Jobes and Silva’s “Invitation to the Septuagint”
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,...Psalm 121––What It Means That Yahweh Is Your Guardian
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...A Review of the Readers Hebrew and Greek Bible
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...The Blessing-Commission, The Promised Offspring, and The Toledot Structure of Genesis
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...DeRouchie’s Audio & Video Sites
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