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The New International Version and Its Textual Principles in the Book of Psalms

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  • Bruce K. Waltke

This essay considers the textual criticism principles applied in the New International Version translation of the book of Psalms, and provides a critical assessment.

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Evangelical Spirituality: A Biblical Scholar's Perspective

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  • Bruce K. Waltke

What is Christian spirituality? Waltke notes different aspects of spirituality and godliness: a God-centred life, a kingdom-centred life, and the dynamics of a godly life,

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Reflections from the Old Testament on Abortion

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  • Bruce K. Waltke

Abortion was practiced in the ancient Near East at the time of Moses. Waltke considers a number of Old Testament texts to test them for their view on the life of the unborn child and the nature of the fetus: Genesis 2:7, Job 42:7, and Psalm 51:5.

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Palestinian Artifactual Evidence Supporting the Early Date of the Exodus

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  • Bruce K. Waltke

When did the exodus take place? There are two theories: an early date and a late date. In answering this question this article looks first at the date of the conquest and the burning of Jericho, Ai, Hazor. After examining the archaeological claim for a later date based on Palestinian artifacts, the article concludes that such a claim has no grounds.

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The Book of Proverbs and Old Testament Theology

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  • Bruce K. Waltke

What is the place of the book of Proverbs within Old Testament theology? To many OT scholars this question is a puzzle. This article proposes that Proverbs should be seen in relation to the prophets as true spiritual yokefellows sharing the same Lord, cultus, faith, hope, anthropology, and epistemology. Seen in this way the puzzle is solved.

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Righteousness in Proverbs

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  • Bruce K. Waltke

One of the themes characterizing the book of Proverbs is that of righteousness. What does it mean to be righteous? This article looks at the meaning of righteousness in the book of Proverbs. It shows how righteousness relates to the law of Moses, and how righteousness manifests itself in social life.

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Proverbs 3 – Does Proverbs Promise Too Much?

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  • Bruce K. Waltke

Proverbs 3:1-12 is full of promises for the covenant keeper. Are these promises real? This article answers this question by looking at the translation and structure of Proverbs 3. Then it rejects four solutions to the question of promises, after which it offers four acceptable solutions to the question.

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The Date of the Conquest

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  • Bruce K. Waltke

This article evaluates three models that seek to date the exodus and Israel's conquest of Canaan. It evaluates the immigration, revolt, and two-phase conquest model.

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Cain and His Offering

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  • Bruce K. Waltke

In Genesis 4 we read about God rejecting Cain's offering and accepting Abel's offering. Why did God reject Cain's offering? This article answers this question.

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The Creation Account in Genesis 1:1-3

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  • Bruce K. Waltke

The question of origins is important for the identity of man and his worldview. The creation account as recorded in Genesis 1:1-3 has been challenged from three perspectives. This article examines these three challenges. It also evaluates the restitution theory, which tries to explain the chaos of Genesis 1:1-3. It shows the importance of the Genesis account by pointing to the theology of creation.

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Aims of OT Textual Criticism

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  • Bruce K. Waltke

At its beginning stages textual criticism aimed at establishing the text as the author wished to have it presented to the public. Modern textual criticism has taken a different turn. This article looks at five aims in the study of textual criticism within OT studies.

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The Book of Proverbs and Ancient Wisdom Literature

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  • Bruce K. Waltke

This article introduces the book of Proverbs by looking at how ancient wisdom literature has advanced the understanding of the book. It demonstrates how these texts help in answering introductory questions and interpreting the content of the book.

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Theology in Proverbs

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  • Bruce K. Waltke

The book of Proverbs presents wisdom as a gift of God which is sustained by continual reliance on God's word.

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