Naked Bible 241: Psalms 24 and 29 in Their Ancient Context

The Naked Bible Podcast

Dr. Michael S. Heiser

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 11 November 2018

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

The psalms are often thought of as purely devotional. They of course have that value, but they also contain significant theological statements, especially to ancient Israelites whose ears were tuned to specific points of their content. We often miss such things since we are not part of the ancient Israelite world, particularly in terms of the religious struggle with Canaanite religion and Baalism. In this episode we look at Psalms 24 and 29 for how religious texts from Ugarit help inform our reading. These two psalms contain several specific polemical points directed against Baal that modern readers would miss.

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0:26.3	Welcome to the Naked Bible Podcast episode 241, Psalm 24 and 29 in the ancient context.
0:33.3	I'm the layman, Tray Strickland and he's the scholar, Dr. Michael Heizer.
0:37.3	Hey Mike, how you doing this week?
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