Zephaniah with Dr. Heath Thomas
Dr. Heath Thomas (Oklahoma Baptist University) guides us through the book of Zephaniah. We discuss:
Zephaniah’s context and major themes including the idea that God is sovereign over all the nations
The day of the LORD as a coming event (1:1–18)
God as an agent of violence
The “perhaps” of escaping God’s wrath (2:3)
Israel’s corporate identity and the rescue of the remnant (2:7, 9; 3:12)
God’s judgment as disciplinary
Works by Dr. Heath Thomas
A Manifesto for Theological Interpretation. Edited with C. Bartholomew. Baker Academic, 2016
Faith Amid the Ruins: The Book of Habakkuk. Lexham Press, 2016
Poetry & Theology in the Book of Lamentations: The Aesthetics of an Open Text. Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2013
Holy War in the Bible: Christian Morality and an Old Testament Problem. Edited by Heath Thomas et al. IVP Academic, 2013
Dr. Heath Thomas recommends
The works of Umberto Eco
Art and Faith: A Theology of Making written by Makoto Fujimura
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