Category Archives: Joel

Completing Cook’s Prophecy and Apocalypticism

Posted on September 7, 2011 by jamesbradfordpate

I finished Stephen L. Cook’s Prophecy and Apocalypticism: The Postexilic Social Setting.  In my reading today, Cook talked about Zechariah 1-8, 9-14, and Joel.  For Cook, all of these works are apocalyptic because they envision God (accompanied by cataclysm) intervening … Continue reading →

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Peckham on Joel

Posted on June 26, 2011 by jamesbradfordpate

In this write-up on Brian Peckham’s History and Prophecy, I will talk a little about Peckham’s view on the Book of Joel. Peckham believes that Joel is disagreeing with the Deuteronomistic History (DtrH).  The Deuteronomist believed that the Babylonian destruction … Continue reading →

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Naughty, Naughty

Posted on February 5, 2008 by jamesbradfordpate

In Joel 3:21, God says that he will treat Israel’s blood as innocent, something he had not done before. As a result, God will regard Israel’s Gentile oppressors as if they had shed innocent blood, which is a big “no … Continue reading →

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Calvinism, Arminianism, and Joel

Posted on February 4, 2008 by jamesbradfordpate

The new Jewish Publication Society translation of the Tanakh renders Joel 3:21 as follows: “Thus will I treat as innocent their blood, which I have not treated as innocent; and the LORD shall dwell in Zion.” According to this understanding … Continue reading →

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Joel 3 and Collective Guilt

Posted on February 3, 2008 by jamesbradfordpate

In Joel 3, God promises to punish Tyre and Zidon for selling Israelites into slavery. The penalty will be what is commonplace in the Bible: tit for tat. What goes around comes around. Essentially, God will hand over the Tyrians … Continue reading →

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Joel 3: Where Is the Justice?

Posted on February 2, 2008 by jamesbradfordpate

In M. Night Shyamalan’s Lady in the Water, Cleveland Heap wonders why this dog-like creature called a “scrunt” is getting away with murder. The scrunt is trying to prevent the sea-nymph Story from returning to her own world. He’s a … Continue reading →

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A Shallow Vision?

Posted on February 1, 2008 by jamesbradfordpate

As I thought about Joel 3 yesterday, my mind turned to the Deuteronomists’ contribution to biblical theology. For those who are wondering who the Deuteronomist is, he is the author of Joshua-II Kings, or at least his influence pervades those … Continue reading →

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Slavery, the Nations, and the Book of Joel

Posted on February 1, 2008 by jamesbradfordpate

There are a lot of times when I am frustrated with God as he is presented in the Bible, particularly the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. As with a lot of people, the issue of slavery in Scripture has always gotten to … Continue reading →

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God, His Glory, and the Nations

Posted on January 31, 2008 by jamesbradfordpate

In Joel 2:17, the Israelites appeal to God’s reputation in their request for God to stop the plague of locusts. We see this motif elsewhere in the Bible. Perhaps the most prominent place is Exodus 32:11-12, in which Moses tells … Continue reading →

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The Prophets and Immediate Restoration

Posted on January 30, 2008 by jamesbradfordpate

In the Book of Joel, the prophet addresses a serious problem in Israel: a plague of locusts is consuming the crops. Whether the locusts are literal insects or a symbol for a foreign invader, Joel exhorts his fellow Israelites to … Continue reading →

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