Dr. Beth Stovell (Ambrose University) guides us through the book of Nahum. We discuss:
* Nahum’s emphasis on God’s anger
* The vivid description of a battle scene (Nahum 2)
* Nahum’s metaphor of the city of Nineveh as a prostitute (3:4)
* What it means that "her infants were dashed to pieces" (Nahum 3:10)
* How Nahum is hopeful
Works by Dr. Beth Stovell
* The Book of the Twelve, with David Fuller. Cascade, 2022
* Theodicy and Hope in the Book of the Twelve. Edited with G. Athas et al. T&T Clark, 2021
* Minor Prophets I (Hosea-Micah) and Minor Prophets II (Nahum-Malachi). The Story of God Bible Commentary Series: Old Testament. Zondervan, forthcoming
* Mapping Metaphorical Discourse in the Fourth Gospel: John's Eternal King. Brill, 2012
Dr. Beth Stovell recommends
* The works of Dr. Juliana Claassens, Professor of Old Testament at Stellenbosch University (South Africa)
* The Africana Bible: Reading Israel's Scriptures from Africa and the African Diaspora. Fortress Press, 2009
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