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I started working on Psalm 82 more than a decade ago to unpack the relationship between the Divine Council and Earthly justice-seeking councils, like the Council of Elders in the Bible. I quickly discovered that Psalm 82 was a difficult text to unpack, and many scholars disagreed about its origin, its place in the Psalter,…
This week, I presented a summary of research on Psalm 82 at the Oxford Interfaith Forum Psalms in Interfaith Context Reading Group. We had a lively discussion that ranged from identifying the prophetic voice, the mythological provenance, linguistic and poetic features, and extended theological implications. This presentation opened with a reading of Psalm 82 in…
Psalm 82 includes a linguistic emphasis on marginalized people in various levels and types of need. The synonyms for the poor or disadvantaged are extensive in Psalm 82:3-4. It is the densest list of synonyms for the poor in the Hebrew Bible. A study of these terms demonstrated that they appear uniquely ordered in Psalm…
My Ph.D. dissertation was completed in the infamous year of the COVID-19 virus that was 2020. As the world emerges from hibernation, I am also finding opportunities to discuss my research in broader contexts. Therefore, I have recorded this podcast, which summarizes my research on the nature of poverty in the Hebrew Bible Psalter. This…
Genre influences how we read and seek to understand a written word. We respond to something written with implicit bias that helps us make informed judgments about what we read and how we should think about the message of a thing. For example, a general news article presents serious content by describing facts or details…
Poverty Terms in the Psalter Findings based on research for my dissertation: Divine Council, Ethics, and Resistance in Psalm 82. Summaries of word studies, related papers and presentations, and accompanying handouts.
Psalm 82 & Terms for the Poor A summary of findings in the form of a handout to accompany presentations on the language of the poor in Psalm 82 and the Hebrew Psalter. Study of Poverty Terms in Psalm 82 & The Psalter
Listen to Dr. Erica Mongé-Greer present her research on an ethical reading of Psalm 82, followed by a discussion with other biblical scholars. Hosted by Oxford Interfaith Forum. March 2022. Dr. Erica Mongé-Greer has a discussion with Dr. Mike Wingert about Futurism and the role of technology, especially Artificial Intelligence, on societal ethics. Hosted by…
This month’s Oxford Interfaith Forum Monthly Interfaith Psalm Reading & Discussion, hosted by the Oxford Interfaith Forum, was led by Ustadha Yomna Helmy, Centre of Islamic Studies, the University of Cambridge on a Comparative Reading of the Hebrew Bible Psalter and Abraham’s Prayers in the Quran. Two Prayer Texts Dr. Helmy brought us along on…
Early in the SBLAAR20 conference, an Institute of Biblical Research (IBR) section focused on how scripture is used in the Old and New Testaments of the Christian Bible. Gary Schnittjer presented how the Old Testament uses Hebrew Scriptures to provide a resource for how the New Testament uses Hebrew Scripture. It is exciting to see…