MIQRA Institute of Biblical Stud

INTERPRETATION

• “Man, Woman, and Church Leadership: A Summary of the Biblical Passages” (V. Steiner)
• “Reading God’s Poems and Hearing God’s Voice” (V. Steiner)
• “Reading God’s Stories and Hearing God’s Voice” (V. Steiner)
• “Reading Scripture, Hearing God: Method and Message in Biblical Interpretation” (V. Steiner)
• “Reading Scripture, Hearing God: How We Got the Bible” (V. Steiner)
• “Seeing Christ in Unexpected Places: Knowing Jesus Through the Whole Bible” (V. Steiner)

PENTATEUCH

• “Reading the Pentateuch as a Book: The Whole and Its Parts” (V. Steiner)
• “Reading the Pentateuch as Narrative: The Art of Biblical Story” (V. Steiner)
• “The Coercive Witness of OT Scripture For the Community of Faith” (C. Steiner)

Genesis

• “Identifying Narrative Strategies: A Case Study in the Tower of Babel Story” (J. Gerdes)

Exodus

• “Exodus 19:1-6 and God’s Mission to the Nations” (C. Steiner)
• “Exodus In Its Place: Between Genesis and Revelation” (V. Steiner)
• “Exodus, the Name, and Coherent Speech about Jesus” ( C. Steiner)
• “Listening to the Law of the Lord: Lordship, Legalism, or Lunacy?” (V. Steiner)
• “Loving God and Loving Others: The Transforming Power of the Ten Commandments” (V. Steiner)
• “The Glory of God’s Name: Exodus 2:23-3:15” (V. Steiner)

Leviticus

• “Does God Have Something Against (Female) Babies? A `Clean/Unclean’ Test Case (Leviticus 12)” (V. Steiner)
• “Leviticus and a Life of Worship and Holiness- A Study in Leviticus 19” (V. Steiner)
• “Lordship, Leadership and Leviticus” (V. Steiner)
• “Relationships in Leviticus: The Native, the Soujourner, and the Identity of Israel” (C. Steiner)
• “Studies in Leviticus: Maintaining a Life of Worship and Holiness” (V. Steiner)
• “The Sabbath and the People of God: Sabbath Theology in the Book of Leviticus” (V. Steiner)
• “The Theology of Leviticus and Why the Church Cannot Survive Without It” (V. Steiner)

Numbers

• “Balaam, the Bible, and the Inviolable Blessing of YHWH” (V. Steiner)
• “Reconnaissance and Rebellion: When Seeing Isn’t Believing” (J. Gerdes)

Deuteronomy

• “Deuteronomy and the Exposition of Scripture: Moses As Model Interpreter” (V. Steiner)
• “The Shema’: One Lord, One Love (Deuteronomy 6)” (V. Steiner)
• “Worshiping Where God Chooses: The Dwelling Place of God’s Name in the Mission of Israel and the Church (Deuteronomy 12)” (J. Gerdes)

PROPHETS
Joshua

• “'Joshua Among the Prophets?’ Or, ‘How Can “History” Be Prophetic?’” (J. Gerdes)
• “Joshua and Canonical Strategy: Taking Moses Seriously” (C. Steiner)
• “Reading the Prophets and Hearing the Message: The Interpretive Task” (V. Steiner)
• “The Terms of the Prophets: Getting the Basic Glossary in Place” (V. Steiner)

Judges

• “Grappling with Judges and Obstacles in the Quest for God’s Voice” (C. Steiner)
• “Judges and Jesus” (V. Steiner)
• “Viewing Sampson as Savior: A Study in Judges 13-16” (J. Gerdes)

Samuel

• “David and Goliath and the Battle of the Gods” (J. Gerdes)
• “Interpretive Insights on Samuel: Unlocking Some Key Issues and Mining the Treasures” (V. Steiner)

Kings

• “A Pathetic Monarch and the Prophet Like Moses: The Story of Ahab and Elijah” (V. Steiner)
• “Solomon’s Temple Dedication Prayer: Addressing the God Who Hears With Covenant Concern” (J. Gerdes)

Isaiah

• “Prophetic Vision and Divine Mission: Isaiah 6 and the People of God” (V. Steiner)
• “The Divided Church and the Theology of Exile in Isaiah” (C. Steiner)

Jeremiah

• “He Sends Rain on the Just and on the Unjust: Co-Participation in God’s Discipline” (C. Steiner)
• “Prophets and Contra-Prophets: Jeremiah on Prophetism, True and False” (V. Steiner)
• “Reading Jeremiah and Praying the Lord’s Prayer” (J. Gerdes)

Ezekiel

• “Eat This Scroll: The Spirit, the Word, and the Servant of the Lord (Ezekiel 2-3)” (V. Steiner)
• “He Shall Feed Them: The Shepherd, Sheep, and Salvation of Israel (Ezekiel 34)” (J. Gerdes)
• “The Lord Is There: But Where Is There? Envisioning Ezekiel’s Future Temple (Ezekiel 40-48)” (V. Steiner)

Hosea

• “The Heavenly Father and His Earthly Son: A Journey of Hope, Heartache, and Healing (Hosea 11:1-11)” (J. Gerdes)
• “The Pain and Power of Love, Divine and Human: A Story of Devotion, Rebuffed and Reclaimed (Hosea 1-3)” (V. Steiner)

Joel

• “The Day of the LORD, "Who Can Endure It?": Judgment and Salvation in Joel” (C. Steiner)
• “Joel in Dialogue with Moses and Peter: The Abiding Significance of God's Word for God's People” (V. Steiner and J. Gerdes)

WRITINGS
Psalms

• “A Psalm Study Workshop” (J. Gerdes)
• “Getting (Re)Acquainted with Psalms: Digging Beneath the Surface” (V. Steiner)
• “Psalms 1-2 and the Intelligent Design of Christian Scripture” (C. Steiner)
• “Psalms as the Church’s Book: From Meditation to Proclamation” ( V. Steiner)

Job

• “Framing Job: A Close Look at the Book Ends” (J. Gerdes)
• “Job 28: Where is Wisdom [in the book]?” (C. Steiner)
• “Wisdom, the Writings, and the World as God Envisions It: Introduction to Biblical Wisdom, With Special Attention to Job” (V. Steiner)

Proverbs

• “Listening to the Voice of Experience: A Rich Family Heritage” (J. Gerdes)
• “The Wisdom of Proverbs: Manual for Life, Portrait of Messiah” (V. Steiner)
• “Wise Up and Live: Preaching and Teaching Proverbs” (V. Steiner)

Ruth

• “The Story and Study of Ruth: Critical Issues in Introduction, Interpretation, and Proclamation” (V. Steiner)
• “When God Works in Quiet Ways: Studies in the Book of Ruth” (V. Steiner)

Song of Songs

• “A Closer Look at Selected `Stanzas’: Exposition of the Song” (V. Steiner)
• “If This Is the Church’s Song, Why Don’t We Sing It More Often?” (V. Steiner)
• “The Song of Songs: Interpretive Overview” (V. Steiner)

Ecclesiastes

• “Empiricism and the Fear of God” (C. Steiner)
• “Exposition of Ecclesiastes as Christian Scripture” (V. Steiner)
• “Studies in Ecclesiastes” (V. Steiner)

Lamentations

• “Lamentations and Lament in Christian Theology: Pain and Prayer in Light of the Cross” (Dr. Heath Thomas)
• “Lamentations and the Christian Bible: Towards Reading Lamentations as Christian Scripture” (Dr. Heath Thomas)
• “Lamentations in a World of Tears: Pain, Prayer, and the People of God” (Dr. Heath Thomas)

Esther

• “The Role of Reversal in the Book of Esther: Theology and the Turn of Events” (V. Steiner)
• "Subtleties of Significance: Exploring Esther's Finer Points" (V. Steiner)
• "Engaging the Story of Esther with Children & Youth" (Don and Karen Friesen)
• "Christian Appropriation of Esther: Reflections and Discussion" (C. Steiner)

NEW TESTAMENT

• “The New Testament as Christian Scripture: Some Theological Reflections” (C. Steiner)
• “The New Testament as Inspired Phenomenon: What It Is and How We Got It” ( V. Steiner)
• “The New Testament as Interpretive Challenge: How To Read It” (J. Gerdes)

Gospels

• “Interpreting the Gospel Parables: Hearing the Stories Jesus Told” (J. Gerdes)
• “Proclaiming the Gospels’ Message: From Textual Study to Transforming Sermon” (Shel Crapo)
• “Reading the Gospels as Scripture: Some Hermeneutical Considerations” (V. Steiner)
• “The Book of Ephesians: Authentic Christianity and the Glory of God’s Church” (V. Steiner)

Acts

• “The Gospel in Acts: Which Jews Got It Right and Why Does It Matter?” (J. Gerdes)
• “The New Testament in Acts and Acts in the New Testament: Listening in on a Canonical Conversation” (J. Gerdes and V. Steiner)
• “The Old Testament in Acts: Israel’s Scripture as Christian Scripture” (V. Steiner)

Romans

• “God’s Presence, Program, and People: The Role of the Spirit in Romans” (V. Steiner)
• “How Should the Church Understand Israel’s Vocation? Thoughts on Romans 9-11” (C.Steiner)
• “Romans in the Bible and the Bible in Romans” (J. Gerdes)

1-2 Corinthians

• “But the Greatest of These Is Love: Ecclesial Unity as Doctrinal Integrity” (C. Steiner)
• “Do Not Be Unequally Yoked: When the Church Is Both Separated and United. Reflections on 2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1” (J. Gerdes)
• “The Corinthian Letters and the Story of Scripture” (J. Gerdes)

Galatians

• “Circumcision, Baptism, and Galatians” (J. Gerdes)
• “Engaging the `New Perspective’ on Paul: Some Introductory Reflections” (B. Levering)
• “The Gospel According to Galatians” (V. Steiner)

Ephesians

• “Put on the Armor of God: The Church at War (Ephesians 6:10-20)” (V. Steiner)
• “Spirit-Filled Living in the New Humanity: Reuniting Heaven and Earth (Ephesians 5:18-21)” (J. Gerdes)
• “Together in One Head: Unity, Community, and Eschatology in Ephesians” (J Frese)

Philippians

• “Difference Without Discord: Resolving Conflict in the Community (Philippians 4:1-9)” (V. Steiner)
• “The Mindset of the Creator, the Christ, and the Church: Self-giving Humility, Unity, and Sublimity (Philippians 2:5-11)” (J. Gerdes)