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J Richard Middleton

@JRichMiddleton

Professor of Biblical Worldview and Exegesis at Northeastern Seminary. My passion is to explore--and help others understand--the Bible's liberating vision.

 Rochester, NY
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Joined July 2011
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A Conversation on Biblical Eschatology with J. Richard Middleton jrichardmiddleton.com/2023/0…

A Conversation on Biblical Eschatology with J. Richard Middleton (Interview with Seminary Now)

Seminary Now recently released my Biblical Eschatology course, where I look at how the Bible’s vision for the end connects with the entire biblical story. In connection with the course, Seminary No…

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The Lyrical Genius of Bob Marley jrichardmiddleton.com/2023/0…
The Lyrical Genius of Bob Marley

The Lyrical Genius of Bob Marley

As a follow-up to my post on Bob Marley’s song “One Love / People Get Ready,” let me recommend three important works (two books and one article) on the lyrics of Bob Marley’…

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The Genius of Bob Marley’s “One Love / People Get Ready” jrichardmiddleton.com/2023/0…

The Genius of Bob Marley’s “One Love / People Get Ready”

Bob Marley’s “One Love / People Get Ready” transforms Curtis Mayfield’s original song in the direction of mercy and grace for “hopeless sinners.” “One Love” was clearly influenced by the Curtis May…

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Since my Seminary Now course on "Biblical Eschatology" will shortly be available online, I thought I would share a post I wrote summarizing my book on eschatology—A New Heaven and a New Earth (Baker Academic, 2014). jrichardmiddleton.com/2014/1…
Problem Texts for Holistic Eschatology, Part 1

Problem Texts for Holistic Eschatology, Part 1

The primary thrust of my book, A New Heaven and a New Earth, is that the proper and legitimate hope of New Testament eschatology is the resurrection of the body and the renewal of creation. This is…

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Biblical Eschatology—My new course from Seminary Now youtube.com/watch?v=JXYX-Bdb… jrichardmiddleton.com/2023/0…
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Deconstruction, Classical Theism, and Abraham’s Silence: Conceptual Connections between Three Blog Posts jrichardmiddleton.com/2022/1…
Deconstruction, Classical Theism, and Abraham’s Silence: Conceptual Connections between Three...

Deconstruction, Classical Theism, and Abraham’s Silence: Conceptual Connections between Three...

I had a revelation about the last three blog posts I’ve written, specifically about how they are all connected. One post was on deconstruction and reconstruction of faith. One was on why I am…

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God’s Relationality and Eternity in the Bible: Why I Am Not a Classical Theist jrichardmiddleton.com/2022/1…
God’s Relationality and Eternity in the Bible: Why I Am Not a Classical Theist

God’s Relationality and Eternity in the Bible: Why I Am Not a Classical Theist

There is a traditional understanding of God, stretching from the Patristic period through to Modern times, which claims that God is “atemporal” (outside of time) and is “simple,” in that he is pure…

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On Deconstruction and Reconstruction of the Christian Faith jrichardmiddleton.com/2022/1…
On Deconstruction and Reconstruction of the Christian Faith

On Deconstruction and Reconstruction of the Christian Faith

There has been a lot of talk over the past twenty years or so about “deconstructing” the Christian faith (especially its evangelical versions). The problem, however, is that sometimes there is no s…

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Reflections on the Panel Discussion of Abraham’s Silence at the Society of Biblical Literature, November 2022 jrichardmiddleton.com/2022/1…
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Two New Books on the Imago Dei jrichardmiddleton.com/2022/1…
Two New Books on the Imago Dei

Two New Books on the Imago Dei

Some years back I wrote The Liberating Image: The Imago Dei in Genesis 1 (Brazos, 2005). My purpose was to explore what the Bible meant when it described humans as created to be God’s image (…

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Panel Discussion of Abraham’s Silence at the Society of Biblical Literature, November 2022 jrichardmiddleton.com/2022/1…
Panel Discussion of Abraham’s Silence at the Society of Biblical Literature, November 2022

Panel Discussion of Abraham’s Silence at the Society of Biblical Literature, November 2022

My book Abraham’s Silence: The Binding of Isaac, the Suffering of Job, and How to Talk Back to God was published by Baker Academic in November 2021. There will be a panel discussion on the bo…

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Book Reviews of Abraham’s Silence jrichardmiddleton.com/2022/1…
Book Reviews of Abraham’s Silence

Book Reviews of Abraham’s Silence

My book Abraham’s Silence: The Binding of Isaac, the Suffering of Job, and How to Talk Back to God (Baker Academic, 2021) has now received a number of reviews in journals, magazines, and blog…

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From Despair to Hope in Psalm 77 jrichardmiddleton.com/2022/1…
From Despair to Hope in Psalm 77

From Despair to Hope in Psalm 77

I will be presenting a paper on Psalm 77 this November at the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) in the Biblical Hebrew Poetry program unit. This lament psalm has come to have special meaning for…

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Abraham’s silence revisited christiancourier.ca/abrahams… via @ChrCourier Here is the latest review (by Brian Walsh) of my book Abraham's Silence. As usual, Brian gets to the heart of the issue.

Abraham’s silence revisited | Christian Courier

The voice of God comes to you. Deep in your soul you know that this really is God. You are not given to the religious enthusiasm of “hearing God” speak to you in audible ways, nor do you suffer...

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How to Talk Back to God (Interview on Scot McKnight’s “Kingdom Roots” Podcast) jrichardmiddleton.com/2022/0…
How to Talk Back to God (Interview on Scot McKnight’s “Kingdom Roots” Podcast)

How to Talk Back to God (Interview on Scot McKnight’s “Kingdom Roots” Podcast)

About two weeks ago New Testament scholar Scot McKnight interviewed me about my recent book Abraham’s Silence: The Binding of Isaac, the Suffering of Job, and How to Talk Back to God (Baker A…

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J. Richard Middleton (Northeastern Seminary): 30 OT/HB Scholars to Read and Follow jrichardmiddleton.com/2022/0…
J. Richard Middleton (Northeastern Seminary): 30 OT/HB Scholars to Read and Follow

J. Richard Middleton (Northeastern Seminary): 30 OT/HB Scholars to Read and Follow

Here is a blog interview that New Testament Professor Nijay Gupta did with me last year for part of a series he was posting on Old Testament scholars. NOVEMBER 9, 2020 BY NIJAY GUPTA Richard Middle…

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Was Abraham a Good Example? (Scot McKnight’s Blog Post on Abraham’s Silence) jrichardmiddleton.com/2022/0…

Was Abraham a Good Example? (Scot McKnight’s Blog Post on Abraham’s Silence)

New Testament scholar Scot McKnight wrote a blog post on my book Abraham’s Silence: The Binding of Isaac, the Suffering of Job, and How to Talk Back to God (Baker Academic, 2021). The post do…

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The Rings of Power: The Lord of the Rings New Prime Video Series Title Announcement jrichardmiddleton.com/2022/0…
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Four Views on “Heaven” (Zondervan, 2022) jrichardmiddleton.com/2021/1…
Four Views on “Heaven” (Zondervan, 2022)

Four Views on “Heaven” (Zondervan, 2022)

Sometime in January 2022, Zondervan will be releasing their newest book in the “Counterpoints: Bible and Theology” Series. The book is entitled Four Views on Heaven. I am one of the fou…

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I have been appointed a Fellow of Sinai and Synapses jrichardmiddleton.com/2021/1…
I have been appointed a Fellow of Sinai and Synapses

I have been appointed a Fellow of Sinai and Synapses

I have been appointed a Fellow of Sinai and Synapses, a Jewish-based organization in New York City, founded to stimulate critical interaction between faith traditions and contemporary science. Sina…

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