Biblical Matters

James and Job

Endurance, Wisdom, and Genuine Faith

James explains and applies principles that the book of Job dramatises: tested faith, endurance, wisdom from God, controlled speech, care for the vulnerable, and the compassionate outcome God brings. Job is a living narrative of what James teaches.

Job · Jas · Wisdom, Comparative Studies, Suffering & Endurance

Joseph and Christ

Rejection, Exaltation, and Providence

Proposed: examine the parallels often drawn between Joseph and Jesus (rejected by brothers, exalted, forgiving), distinguishing the NT’s own use of Joseph (Acts 7:9-14) from later typological tradition.

Gen · Acts · Matt · Messianic, Comparative Studies, Suffering & Endurance

Moses and Hebrews

The Faithful Servant and the Son

Proposed: trace how Hebrews contrasts Moses, faithful “as a servant” in God’s house (Num 12:7), with Christ, faithful “as a Son” (Heb 3:1-6).

Exod · Num · Deut · Heb · Deliverance, Comparative Studies, Messianic

David and the Messiah

Covenant, Kingship, and the Son of David

Proposed: follow the Davidic covenant (2 Sam 7:12-16) through the royal psalms to the NT confession of Jesus as Son of David.

2Sam · Ps · Matt · Acts · Rom · Messianic, Comparative Studies, Prophecy

Ecclesiastes and Romans

Futility, Judgment, and Hope

Proposed: compare Qoheleth’s hevel (“vapor”; LXX mataiotēs) with Paul’s creation “subjected to futility” (mataiotēs, Rom 8:20), and the shared themes of universal sin and coming judgment.

Eccl · Rom · Wisdom, Comparative Studies, Theology

Proverbs and James

Wisdom for Everyday Life

Proposed: study James as NT wisdom literature through its direct quotation of Proverbs 3:34 (Jas 4:6) and shared themes of speech, pride and planning.

Prov · Jas · Wisdom, Comparative Studies

Elijah and John the Baptist

The Prophet Who Prepares the Way

Proposed: examine Malachi’s promise of Elijah (Mal 4:5-6), John’s coming “in the spirit and power of Elijah” (Luke 1:17), Jesus’ identification (Matt 11:14; 17:10-13) and John’s own denial (John 1:21).

1Kgs · 2Kgs · Mal · Matt · Luke · John · Prophecy, Comparative Studies, Character Studies

Exodus and Revelation

Plagues, Passover, and the New Song

Proposed: map Revelation’s use of Exodus imagery — plagues, Passover lamb, kingdom of priests, the song of Moses — as a new exodus.

Exod · Rev · Deliverance, Comparative Studies, Prophecy

Job, Abraham, Faith, and the Nature of True Righteousness

Faith Counted as Righteousness and Righteousness Tested Through Suffering

Abraham shows righteousness received: faith credited as righteousness before any test ([[Gen 15:6]]). Job shows righteousness tested: a man already called blameless whose integrity is tried by loss ([[Job 1:8]]). Together they show that true righteousness is a trusting relationship with God that is both credited and proved.

Gen · Job · Rom · Jas · Heb · Comparative Studies, Theology, Suffering & Endurance, Character Studies, Wisdom

Job and Parrhesia: Boldness in the Presence of God

Bold Speech, Refusal to Abandon the Truth, Direct Petition, and Confidence in Vindication

Job never uses the Greek word parrhēsia, but his speeches enact what the NT means by it: open, unafraid speech addressed to God ([[Job 13:3]]), a refusal to give up the truth about himself ([[Job 27:5-6]]), and confidence that he will be vindicated ([[Job 13:18]]). Hebrews and 1 John ground that same boldness in Christ ([[Heb 4:16]]; [[1John 3:21]]).

Job · Ps · Acts · Heb · 1John · Wisdom, Theology, Suffering & Endurance, Language Studies, Comparative Studies

Reality, Faith, Boldness, Righteousness: The Framework

Hypostasis → Faith → Parrhesia → Righteous Living → The Righteous

Hebrews links the words this module studies: faith is the hypostasis of things hoped for ([[Heb 11:1]]); believers hold their first hypostasis firm ([[Heb 3:14]]) and must not throw away their parrhēsia ([[Heb 10:35]]); “My righteous one will live by faith” ([[Heb 10:38]]). This study reads that chain — reality, trust, bold action, righteous living, the righteous — as a teaching framework, labelled as a synthesis.

Gen · Hab · Rom · Eph · Heb · Jas · 1John · Theology, Language Studies, Character Studies, Comparative Studies

Parrhesia and the Early Church

Bold Proclamation in Acts and the Fathers

Proposed: trace parrhēsia through Acts (4:13; 4:29-31; 28:31) and early martyr literature, separating NT usage from later hagiographic tradition.

Acts · Eph · Phil · Theology, Church History, Leadership

Parrhesia in John and Hebrews

Open Speech and Confident Access

Proposed: compare John’s “openly/plainly” (John 7:26; 16:25-29) with Hebrews’ and 1 John’s confidence before God.

John · Heb · 1John · Language Studies, Theology

Hypostasis: Substance, Assurance, and Reality

From Hebrews to Nicaea and the Reformers

Proposed: a reception history of hypostasis from LXX and NT through the Nicene settlement, Latin substantia, medieval and Reformation readings of Heb 11:1.

Heb · 2Cor · Language Studies, Theology, Church History

Faith From Abraham to Hebrews

The Father of Faith Across the Canon

Proposed: follow Abraham’s faith from Gen 12 and 15 through Romans 4, Galatians 3 and Hebrews 11.

Gen · Rom · Gal · Heb · Theology, Character Studies

The Righteous Shall Live by Faith

Habakkuk 2:4 in Four Texts

Proposed: compare Hab 2:4 in Hebrew and LXX with its three NT quotations, presenting faith/faithfulness readings with confidence labels.

Hab · Rom · Gal · Heb · Language Studies, Theology, Prophecy

Righteousness in Genesis, Romans, and James

One Verse, Three Readings

Proposed: read Gen 15:6 in its setting and in Rom 4 and Jas 2, with labelled Reformed, Catholic, New Perspective and harmonising positions.

Gen · Rom · Jas · Theology, Comparative Studies

Faith and Works: Paul and James in Harmony

Different Questions, Shared Abraham

Proposed: test the claim that Paul and James answer different questions, presenting where the harmonisation is strong and where scholars see tension.

Rom · Gal · Jas · Eph · Theology, Apologetics

Boldness Before God: From the Psalms to Hebrews

Lament, Petition, and Confident Access

Proposed: read the psalms of complaint as bold speech before God and compare them with Hebrews’ invitation to approach with confidence.

Ps · Heb · Theology, Wisdom

Hypostasis and Faith in Hebrews

The Argument of Hebrews 10–11

Proposed: an exegetical study of Heb 10:19–11:6 showing how confidence, faith and hypostasis are woven into one argument.

Heb · Language Studies, Theology

Abraham, Job, and Hebrews 11

Why Job Is Missing From the Roll of Faith

Proposed: compare Abraham’s prominence in Heb 11 with Job’s absence (and his presence in Jas 5:11); any explanation of the absence is speculative and will be labelled.

Gen · Job · Heb · Jas · Comparative Studies, Character Studies, Theology

The Biblical Theology of Confidence

Trust, Boldness, Assurance

Proposed: a word-family study of bāṭaḥ, peithō, parrhēsia and hypostasis as the vocabulary of confidence, distinguishing confidence in God from self-confidence.

Ps · Prov · Isa · Phil · Heb · 1John · Theology, Language Studies

The Righteous in Wisdom Literature

Proverbs, Job, Psalms, Ecclesiastes

Proposed: compare the ṣaddîq in Proverbs and Psalm 1 with the questions raised by Job and Ecclesiastes about the suffering righteous.

Ps · Prov · Job · Eccl · Wisdom, Theology, Character Studies

The Language of Faith in Hebrew and Greek

ʾāman, ʾĕmûnâ, pistis, pisteuō

Proposed: compare the Hebrew ʾmn family and the Greek pist- family, including LXX translation choices, without claiming meanings from root etymology alone.

Gen · Exod · Isa · Hab · Rom · Heb · Language Studies, Theology