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This post contains my end-of-class “sermon” delivered at the end of the Preaching & Teaching course by Rev. Dr. Rob Couch at Christ United Church. In it, I told about the history of Micah in Lachish and Moreshet. The Claim – Micah, a prophet from a town southwest of Jerusalem, shared what Jehovah does and […]
Continue ReadingFrom ChatGPT on 5/13/2025. The message of the prophet Micah, as recorded in the Book of Micah in the Old Testament, can be summarized in three main themes: Would you like me to show how these themes develop across the chapters of Micah? Great! Here is how the themes of Micah develop across its seven […]
Continue ReadingFrom Claude.ai, 4/28/2025. The Authorship of the Book of Micah: Critical Scholarly Perspectives The question of who wrote the book of Micah is considerably more complex than the traditional view that attributes the entire text to the 8th-century prophet Micah of Moresheth. Critical biblical scholarship has extensively examined this question, considering linguistic features, historical references, […]
Continue ReadingFrom Claude.ai 4/28/2025 Solar Eclipses in the Time of Micah and Isaiah: Critical Scholarly Perspectives When examining the biblical texts of Micah and Isaiah for references to solar eclipses, critical scholars have identified several passages that may allude to such astronomical events. This is a fascinating area where astronomy, history, and biblical interpretation intersect. Potential […]
Continue ReadingThe three prompts below were responded to in Explanatory Mode by Claude.ai when I was working on my sermon for Rob Couch’s Preaching and Teaching course during the spring of 2025. Prompt 1 – Prepare a brief presentation of the prophet Micah’s life at the time of the Assyrian invasion and King Hezekiah’s reforms. The […]
Continue ReadingFor a good lecture on the Assyrians that mentions Lacish and the Assyrians methods see Dr. Robert Cargill’s Lecture 3 of Cities of the Bible at BSA. The audio of that lecture is in his directory in Dropbox. From Claude.ai on 4/23/2025: Prompt: Explain how critical bible scholars see the prophecies in Micah related to […]
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