The OT in Its Ancient Near East Context

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The grammatical-historical method of interpretation demands that we know something of the historical and cultural background of the Old Testament writings. To understand what the text means for us today we have to understand what the text meant for the people to whom it was originally written. In the lectures below, Dr. Bob Gonzales discusses the importance of comparative studies for Old Testament interpretation. 

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Bob Gonzales

Bob Gonzales has served as a pastor of four Reformed Baptist congregations and has been the Academic Dean and a professor since 2005. He is the author of Where Sin Abounds: the Spread of Sin and the Curse in Genesis with Special Focus on the Patriarchal Narratives and has contributed to the Reformed Baptist Theological Review, The Founders Journal, and Westminster Theological Journal. Dr Gonzales is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society. He and his wife, Becky, reside in Boca Raton, Florida.