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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