43. Dr. Michelle Knight: The Story and Song of Deborah in the Book of Judges

Dr. Michelle Knight is a professor of Old Testament and Semitic Languages at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. She is passionate about reading the biblical text closely, understanding its world, and seeing what it is doing on a literary level. Her expertise and infectious energy inspire students to engage with the Biblical text.TEDS Mdiv: https://www.tiu.edu/divinity/programs/master-divinity/ TEDS MA in Old Testament and semitic languages: https://www.tiu.edu/divinity/programs/master-old-testament-semitic-languages/We talk about a number of topics in this episode Helping people to read to preach Helping people read the text well, following the argument and thought of the author. Judges 4 and 5 Who is Deborah? What is the significance of her being both a prophet and a judge? Why we need to stop skipping the poetry of the Bible The importance of Judges 5 being a poem Judges 5 isn’t just a victory song - it is a prophetic word How Deborah is theologically interpreting Why is Deborah’s song one of the few parts of the Hebrew Bible in archaic Hebrew? Parallels, connections, and share imagery between Exodus and Judges The contrast between Deborah (4-5) and Gideon (6). What is a biblical judge? What is the deal with Jephthah? The role of poetry in the Bible How poetry is “theological education” What is the unique role of poetry that is embedded in narrative Listener question: Is Judges 5 exaggerating? Listener question: Why don’t we hear about Deborah’s husband? Listener question about the significance of Deborah being a woman and what is there to learn about women in leadership from this story?WHERE TO FIND USPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/hebrewbibleinsightsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLRSNQ7xVw7PjQ5FnqYmSDAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/_hebrewbibleinsights/TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@hebrewbibleinsightsFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/HebrewBibleInsightsWebsite: https://www.hebrewbibleinsights.com--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matthew9793/supportJoin our Bible Study: https://www.patreon.com/hebrewbibleinsightsWHERE TO FIND USSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hebrewbibleinsightsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLRSNQ7xVw7PjQ5FnqYmSDAWebsite: ⁠https://www.hebrewbibleinsights.com