Naked Bible 219: Q&A 29

Jun 9, 2018

The Naked Bible Podcast

Naked Bible 219: Q&A 29

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Dr. Heiser answers your questions.

Naked Bible 218: Authorship and Date of the Book of Job

Jun 3, 2018

The Naked Bible Podcast

Naked Bible 218: Authorship and Date of the Book of Job

00:00 / 1:06:03

Many Christians believe the book of Job is the earliest book of the Bible, written sometime before Moses in the patriarchal era. Few Old Testament scholars assign any merit to this idea. Why the disagreement? Is there any basis for thinking Job is earlier than the time of Moses? Is there any way to know when Job was written and who might have written it? Does any point of biblical history or theology depend on the answer? We discuss all these issues in this episode of the podcast.

Naked Bible 217: Authorship and Date of the Book of Isaiah

May 26, 2018

The Naked Bible Podcast

Naked Bible 217: Authorship and Date of the Book of Isaiah

00:00 / 1:24:40

When it comes to debates over biblical inspiration, the authorship and the book of Isaiah is one of the more contentious topics. Traditionally, the book in its entirety (66 chapters) was considered to have been entirely written by the prophet Isaiah, who lived in the late 8^th century – early 7^th century BC. From the 19^th century onward, modern critical scholars argued that the book was actually three separate books (chs 1-39, 40-55, 56-66) composed in different eras (the latter sections being written during and after the exile). Consequently scholarly talk about the book of Isaiah speaks of First, Second (“Deutero”), and Third (“Trito”) Isaiah(s). Many evangelical scholars continue to reject this academic consensus, charging that it’s acceptance undermines inspiration, scriptural consistency, and predictive prophecy? Are those charges accurate? On what basis is multiple authorship argued? How do traditional single-author proponents defend their case? We discuss all these issues in this episode of the podacast.

Rooker article (in protected folder accessible by newsletter subscribers)

Mark F. Rooker, “Dating Isaiah 40–66: What Does the Linguistic Evidence Say?” Westminster Theological Journal 58, no. 2 (1996): 303–12