Daniel I. Block

Daniel Isaac Block (born 1943) (D.Phil., School of Archaeology and Oriental Studies, University of Liverpool) is a Canadian/American Old Testament scholar. He is Gunther H. Knoedler Professor Emeritus of Old Testament at Wheaton College.^[1]

He was awarded a BEd (University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, 1968), studied at Friedrich Alexander University, Erlangen, 1968-1969), awarded BA (University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, 1969), MA (Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, Illinois, 1973), D.Phil. (School of Archaeology and Oriental Studies, University of Liverpool, 1982).^[2]

He has worked as a senior translator on the New Living Translation, revised edition with particular responsibility for the books of Moses.

Bibliography

Books

• Block, Daniel I. (1988). The Gods of the Nations: Studies in Ancient Near Eastern National Theology. Monograph series. 2. Jackson, MS: Evangelical Theological Society. ISBN 978-0-9320-5502-6. OCLC 17981756. 
• ——— (1997). The Book of Ezekiel: Chapters 1-24. NICOT. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. ISBN 978-0-802-82535-3. 
• ——— (1998). The Book of Ezekiel: Chapters 25-48. NICOT. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. ISBN 978-0-802-82536-0. 
• ——— (1999). Judges, Ruth. NAC. Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman. ISBN 978-0-805-40106-6. OCLC 40609737. 
• ———, ed. (2008). Israel: Ancient Kingdom or Late Invention. Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman. ISBN 978-0-805-44679-1. 
• ———; Toly, Noah J., eds. (2010). Keeping God's Earth: the global environment in biblical perspective. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. ISBN 978-0-830-83883-7. OCLC 542321794. 
• ———, ed. (2011). How I Love Your Torah, O Lord!: Studies in the Book of Deuteronomy. Eugene, OR: Cascade Books. ISBN 978-1-610-97342-7. 
• ——— (2012). Deuteronomy. NIV Application Commentary. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. ISBN 978-0-310-21048-1. OCLC 769871182. 
• ———; Milgrom, Jacob (2012). Ezekiel’s Hope: A Commentary on Ezekiel 38-48. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock. ISBN 978-1-6109-7650-3. OCLC 814270960. 
• ——— (2012). The Gospel According to Moses: theological and ethical reflections on the book of Deuteronomy. Eugene, OR: Cascade Books. ISBN 978-1-6109-7863-7. OCLC 779626645. 
• ——— (2013). Beyond the River Chebar: Studies in Kingship and Eschatology in the Book of Ezekiel. Eugene, OR: Cascade Books. ISBN 978-1-6089-9249-2. 
• ——— (2013). By the River Chebar: Historical, Literary, and Theological Studies in the Book of Ezekiel. Cambridge, England: James Clarke and Co. ISBN 978-0-2271-7439-5. 
• ——— (2013). Obadiah: The Kingship Belongs to YHWH. Hearing the Message of Scripture series. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. ISBN 9780310942405. OCLC 809925963. 
• ——— (2013). The Gods of the Nations: A Study in Ancient Near Eastern National Theology (2nd revised ed.). Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock. ISBN 978-1-6203-2974-0. 
• ——— (2014). For the Glory of God: A Biblical Theology of Worship. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic. ISBN 978-0-801-02698-0. OCLC 845516213. 
• ——— (2015). Ruth: The King Is Coming. ZECOT. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. ISBN 978-0-801-02698-0. OCLC 845516213. 

Articles

• ——— (September 1984). "The Role of Language in Ancient Israelite Perceptions of National Identity". Journal of Biblical Literature. 103 (3): 321–340. 
• ——— (September 1985). "Israel's House: Reflections on the use of byt yśr'l in the Old Testament in the Light of its Ancient Near Eastern Environment". Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. 28 (3): 257–275. 
• ——— (July 1987). "Gog and the Pouring Out of the Spirit: Reflections on Ezekiel 39:21-29". Vetus Testamentum. 37 (3): 257–270. 
• ——— (July 1988). "Text and Emotion: A Study in the 'Corruptions' in Ezekiel's Inaugural Vision (Ezekiel 1:4-28)". Catholic Biblical Quarterly. 50 (3): 418–442. 
• ——— (March 1989). "The Prophet of the Spirit: The Use of rwh in the Book of Ezekiel". Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. 32 (1): 27–49. 
• ——— (Fall 1990). "Echo Narrative Technique in Hebrew Literature: A Study in Judges 19". Westminster Theological Journal. 52 (2): 325–341. 
• ——— (January 1991). "Ezekiel's Boiling Cauldron: A Form-Critical Solution to Ezekiel 24:1-14". Vetus Testamentum. 41 (1): 12–37. 
• ——— (1992). "Beyond the Grave: Ezekiel's Vision of Death and Afterlife". Bulletin for Biblical Research. 2: 113–141. 
• ——— (April 1992). "Gog in Prophetic Tradition: A New Look at Ezekiel XXXVIII:17". Vetus Testamentum. 42 (2): 154–172. 
• ——— (September 1997). "Will the Real Gideon Please Stand Up?: Narrative Style and Intention in Judges 6-9". Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. 40 (3): 353–366. 
• ——— (Spring 2001). "Handel's Messiah: Biblical and Theological Perspectives". Didaskalia. 12 (2): 1–23. 
• ——— (September 2001). "Recovering the Voice of Moses: The Genesis of Deuteronomy". Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. 44 (3): 385–408. 
• ——— (June 2004). "How Many is God?: An Investigation into the Meaning of Deuteronomy 6:4-5". Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. 47 (2): 193–212. 
• ——— (January 2005). "The Grace of Torah: The Mosaic Prescription for Life (Deut 4:1-8; 6:20-25)". Bibliotheca Sacra. 162 (645): 3–22. 
• ——— (April 2005). "The Joy of Worship: The Mosaic Invitation to the Presence of God (Deut 12:1-14)". Bibliotheca Sacra. 162 (646): 131–149. 
• ——— (July 2005). "The Burden of Leadership: The Mosaic Paradigm of Kingship (Deut 17:14-20)". Bibliotheca Sacra. 162 (647): 259–278. 
• ——— (October 2005). "The Privilege of Calling: The Mosaic Paradigm for Missions (Deut 26:16-19)". Bibliotheca Sacra. 162 (648): 387–405. 
• ——— (April 2006). "Preaching Old Testament Apocalyptic to a New Testament Church". Calvin Theological Journal. 41 (1): 17–52. 
• ——— (April 2006). "When Nightmares Cease: A Message of Hope from Daniel 7". Calvin Theological Journal. 41 (1): 108–114. 
• ——— (September 2010). "'You Shall Not Covet Your Neighbor's Wife': A Study in Deuteronomic Domestic Ideology". Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. 53 (3): 449–474. 
• ——— (January 2011). "Bearing the Name of the Lord with Honor". Bibliotheca Sacra. 168 (669): 20–31. 
• ——— (Winter 2012). "Preaching Old Testament Law to New Testament Christians". Southeastern Theological Review. 3 (2): 195–221. 
• ——— (Spring 2012). "'That They May Hear': Biblical Foundations for the Oral Reading of Scripture in Worship". Journal of Spiritual Formation & Soul Care. 5 (1): 5–34. 
• ——— (March 2013). "'What Do These Stones Mean?': The Riddle of Deuteronomy 27". Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. 56 (1): 17–41. 

Chapters

• ——— (2005). "What has Delphi to do with Samaria?: Ambiguity and Delusion in Israelite Prophecy". In Bienkowski, Piotr; Mee, Christopher; Slater, Elizabeth. Writing and Ancient Near Eastern Society: Papers in Honour of Alan R. Millard. New York, NY: T&T Clark. ISBN 978-0-5670-2691-0. 
• ——— (2010). "Preaching Ezekiel". In Kent, Grenville J. R.; Kissling, Paul J.; Turner, Laurence A. Reclaiming the Old Testament for Christian Preaching. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic. ISBN 978-0-830-83887-5. 
• ——— (2010). "Transformation of Royal Ideology in Ezekiel". In Tooman, William A.; Lyons, Michael A. Transforming Visions: Transformations of Text, Tradition, and Theology in Ezekiel. Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications. ISBN 978-1-4982-5037-5. 
• ——— (2011). "The View From the Top: The Holy Spirit in the Prophets". In Firth, David G.; Wegner, Paul D. Presence, Power, and Promise: The Role of the Spirit of God in the Old Testament. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic. ISBN 978-0-830-83957-5. 
• ——— (2013). "Eden: A Temple? A Reassessment of the Biblical Evidence". In Gurtner, Daniel M.; Gladd, Benjamin L. From Creation to New Creation: Biblical Theology and Exegesis. Essays in Honor of G. K. Beale. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson. ISBN 978-0-830-83957-5. 
• ——— (2015). ""The meeting Places of God in the Land": Another Look at the Towns of the Levites". In Gane, Roy E.; Taggar-Cohen, Ada. Current Issues in Priestly and Related Literature: The Legacy of the Jacob Milgrom and Beyond. Atlanta, GA: SBL Press. ISBN 978-0-830-83957-5. 
• ——— (2015). "How Can We Bless YHWH? Wrestling with Divine Violence in Deuteronomy". In Carroll R., M. Daniel; Wilgus, J. Blair. Wrestling with the Violence of God: Soundings in the Old Testament. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns. ISBN 978-0-830-83957-5. 
• ——— (2015). "Deuteronomic Law". In Strawn, Brent. The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and Law. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-830-83957-5. 
• ——— (2015). "The God Ezekiel Wants Us To Meet". In Joyce, Paul; Rom-Shiloni, Dalit. The God Ezekiel Creates. New York, NY: Continuum. ISBN 978-0-830-83957-5. 
• ——— (2015). "How Can We Bless YHWH? Wrestling with Divine Violence in Deuteronomy". In Carroll R., M. Daniel; Wilgus, J. Blair. Wrestling with the Violence of God: Soundings in the Old Testament. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns. ISBN 978-0-830-83957-5. 
• ——— (2015). "“In Spirit and in Truth": The Mosaic Vision of Worship". In Porter, Wendy J. Rediscovering Worship: Past, Present, and Future. Eugene, OR: Pickwick. ISBN 978-0-830-83957-5. 
• ——— (2016). "The Doctrine of the Future and Moses: "All Israel Shall Be Saved"". In Bingham, D. Jeffrey; Kreider, Glenn R. Eschatology: Biblical, Historical, and Practical Approaches. A Volume in Honor of Craig A. Blaising. Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel. ISBN 978-0-830-83957-5. 

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