The prophet Samuel anoints David to be king over Israel, from a painting on the wall of a Jewish synagogue in Dura Europos, Syria, in the 3rd century AD. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons, Yale Gilman Collection.

Notes and Essays on

the Writings (Ketuvim)

From Garden to Exile: 

A Thematic and Canonical Analysis of the Old Testament

The Heir of David: 

A Thematic and Canonical Analysis of the Writings

Hope Filled Full, Part Three: 

The New Testament and the Hopes of the Psalms

Why Did God Choose a "Chosen People"? 

Why Not Just Skip Right to Jesus?

The Troubling Acts of God: 

Did God or Satan Make David Sin? (2 Samuel 24 and 1 Chronicles 21)

The Structure of the Psalms:

The Past, Present, and Future of the House of David 

Human Being, Human Becoming:

Exploring Human Nature

and Human Personhood

(NHI blog series)