Exploring Historical Contexts and Intertextual Traditions of the Old Testament

This chapter delves into the crucial years between 630 and 580, focusing on the generation that likely wrote much of the Old Testament during King Josiah's reign. The host takes a historicist and intertextual approach, emphasizing the cultural and literary history rather than theological truths. In addition to discussing the languages, regions, and composition of the Old and New Testaments, the chapter also touches on the concept of the Apocrypha and the historical events that influenced the development of biblical texts.