Understanding Ezekiel and the Minor Prophets (w/ Dr. Beth Stovell)

Dr. Beth Stovell is Associate Professor of Old Testament and Chair, General Theological Studies at Ambrose University in Canada. She was born in Italy, grew up in Austin, Texas, and has studied the ancient world, the Bible, Christian Spirituality, and English Literature in the United States and Canada. She specializes in biblical hermeneutics, the use of the Old Testament in the New Testament, and the use of biblical metaphors, particularly in the Minor Prophets and in the Johannine corpus. She has published on biblical hermeneutics, the use of Old Testament metaphors of God’s kingship in John’s Gospel, and recent approaches to metaphor in the Old and New Testaments. 00:00:00 - intro 00:06:45 - Women in OT scholarship 00:11:54 - The weird and wild book of Ezekiel! 00:21:20 - Did Ezekiel see a UFO? 00:31:55 - Ugly Bible passages and ‘Ezekiel Bread’ 00:40:35 - Ezekiel’s Temple vision, Eschatology, and modern Israel 00:51:24 - Ezekiel 34 and God’s Judgment 01:02:35 - The Minor Prophets and Theodicy 01:23:37 - Book and Bible recommendations Beth's article on Ezekiel and Hope can be found at: https://hebraicthought.org/ezekiel-hope-amid-grief You can study with Beth through her Seminary Now courses at: Old Testament Survey - https://next.seminarynow.com/for-credit-catalog/old-testament-survey Introduction to the Minor Prophets -https://seminarynow.com/programs/minor-prophets Other resources mentioned: Christopher Wright “The Message of Ezekiel” - https://www.amazon.com/Message-Ezekiel-Heart-Spirit-Speaks/dp/0830824251 Michael Lyons “An Introduction to the Study of Ezekiel” - https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Ezekiel-Approaches-Biblical-Studies/dp/0567304221 ***Disciple Dojo shirts and other gifts are available over in our online store! - https://www.zazzle.com/discipledojo ***Become a monthly Dojo Donor and help keep us going! - https://www.discipledojo.org/donate ***If you are an unmarried Christian looking for community, check out our Facebook group “The Grownup’s Table” over at www.facebook.com/groups/grownupstable ------ Go deeper at www.discipledojo.org   Subscribe to the Disciple Dojo podcast for more in-depth teaching and discussions:  SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/discipledojo   Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/26BDZz70HmnT5eoD9BEKQ7   iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/disciple-dojo/id1002934837 Amazon - https://tinyurl.com/uz8dbfet