Uploaded August 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Dr. Joanna Kline is a professor at Gordon College where she teaches Old Testament. She specializes in literary approaches to the Bible and early interpretation of Scripture. If you enjoy seeing connections between different biblical stories, you will love today’s episode.
Joanna talks about narrative analogy: when Biblical stories are written in such a way to make comparisons to other stories that can lead to more avenues of interpretation. She sees connections between the story of David and the stories of Jacob, Judah, and Joseph.
We also talk about the nature of the writing/editing process of the Hebrew Bible and how we explain why narrative analogies occur. There are some interesting differences in the Greek Septuagint and Hebrew Masoretic Text in the story of David and Goliath.
David, Uriah, and Bathsheba - Joseph, Potiphar, and Potiphar’s wife
Judah and Tamar - Absolem and half sister
We finish by discussing the themes that rise to the surface through the motifs of these narrative analogies.
Joanna Kline Faculty Page: https://www.gordon.edu/bib-cmn/joannakline/
WHERE TO FIND US
Patreon: patreon.com/hebrewbibleinsights
Audio Podcast: open.spotify.com/show/6qgQpz5xgv7u6y2Jg6ZBMr
Instagram: instagram.com/_hebrewbibleinsights
Facebook: facebook.com/HebrewBibleInsights
Website: hebrewbibleinsights.com
Dr. Joanna Kline is a professor at Gordon College where she teaches Old Testament. She specializes in literary approaches to the Bible and early interpretation of Scripture. If you enjoy seeing connections between different biblical stories, you will love today’s episode.
Joanna talks about narrative analogy: when Biblical stories are written in such a way to make comparisons to other stories that can lead to more avenues of interpretation. She sees connections between the story of David and the stories of Jacob, Judah, and Joseph.
We also talk about the nature of the writing/editing process of the Hebrew Bible and how we explain why narrative analogies occur. There are some interesting differences in the Greek Septuagint and Hebrew Masoretic Text in the story of David and Goliath.
David, Uriah, and Bathsheba - Joseph, Potiphar, and Potiphar’s wife
Judah and Tamar - Absolem and half sister
We finish by discussing the themes that rise to the surface through the motifs of these narrative analogies.
Joanna Kline Faculty Page: https://www.gordon.edu/bib-cmn/joannakline/
WHERE TO FIND US
Patreon: patreon.com/hebrewbibleinsights
Audio Podcast: open.spotify.com/show/6qgQpz5xgv7u6y2Jg6ZBMr
Instagram: instagram.com/_hebrewbibleinsights
Facebook: facebook.com/HebrewBibleInsights
Website: hebrewbibleinsights.com
