Studies in Obscurity

I’m a college student majoring in theological studies. This blog is a way for me to share what I’ve learned about Christian Scripture. Most posts here are adapted from papers I wrote in school. The topics won’t turn into bestsellers, but they’re important to truly understand the text. I hope you have a look.

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  A Study in Obscurity: Jair Pt. 1

  October 21, 2019 by natewyss

  After him arose Jair the Gileadite, and he led Israel for twenty-two years. (He had thirty sons, who rode on thirty burros and owned thirty boroughs in the region of Gilead; these are called Havvoth-jair to this day.) Then Jair died and was buried at Kamon. — Judges 10:3-5 NJPS The Book of Judges is… Read more

• Art, Culture and the Crucifixion

  November 4, 2019 by natewyss

  Image 1 New Testament: Crucifixion, author unknown. The image is from an illuminated manuscript from Ethiopia, possibly a Bible. The writing is in Ge’ez, the liturgical language of the Ethiopian church. The image dates from around 1430 CE. This image shares many characteristics with other Ethiopian images of the Crucifixion. It features the two rebels… Read more

• Another Study in Obscurity: The Philistines and Philology Pt. 2

  October 31, 2019 by natewyss

  And Mizraim begot the Ludim, the Ananim, the Lehabim, the Naphtuhim, the Pathrusim, the Casluhim, and the Caphtorim, whence the Philistines came forth. — Genesis 10:13-14 NJPS For the six-hundred year period of the judges and early kings, no foreign nation occupied Israel’s attention more than the Philistines. No nation provided more of a threat… Read more

• Another Study in Obscurity: The Philistines and Philology Pt. 1

  October 28, 2019 by natewyss

  And Mizraim begot the Ludim, the Ananim, the Lehabim, the Naphtuhim, the Pathrusim, the Casluhim, and the Caphtorim, whence the Philistines came forth. — Genesis 10:13-14 NJPS For the six-hundred year period of the judges and early kings, no foreign nation occupied Israel’s attention more than the Philistines. No nation provided more of a threat… Read more

• A Study in Obscurity: Jair Pt. 2

  October 24, 2019 by natewyss

  After him arose Jair the Gileadite, and he led Israel for twenty-two years. (He had thirty sons, who rode on thirty burros and owned thirty boroughs in the region of Gilead; these are called Havvoth-jair to this day.) Then Jair died and was buried at Kamon. — Judges 10:3-5 NJPS The Book of Judges is… Read more

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