The Dead Sea Scrolls: 11Q10 Targum Job
by James Duguid | January 16, 2026
With the Dead Sea Scrolls in the District of Columbia this year, I’ve been writing some posts about the particular scrolls that are visiting. My first and second posts covered copies of biblical manuscripts found at Qumran, but now I will move on to some of the other literature there. In this post, we will explore 11Q10 Targum Job.
On the Alleged Theopaschitism of Peter of Ireland
by James Duguid | January 1, 2026
It has been alleged that Peter of Ireland denied divine simplicity – or, in other words, that he affirmed that there are in God passions, change, and movement. Yet another way to specify the charges is to say that he was a theopaschite – one who believes that God can have “passions” in himself, where “passion” may be defined as suffering, or more broadly as susceptibility to change by outside influence, or even more broadly as any potentiality in search of actualization. What follows is a ridiculously in-depth investigation into this question, seeking to make the relevant sources easily available to anyone who may be interested.
The Dead Sea Scrolls: Psalms
by James Duguid | December 29, 2025
In my last post on the Dead Sea Scrolls, I looked at the Genesis scroll that is visiting the District of Columbia, 4QGeng. I set out some basics of text criticism (look back at that post if you need help with some of the details here), and I pointed out that this Genesis scroll is not that interesting in the grand scheme of things – for the eleven verses of Genesis it covers, it doesn’t record any variant readings that significantly change the interpretation.
Psalm 46: The Song Behind the Immanuel Promise
by James Duguid | December 24, 2025
For Advent at Wallace this year we have been preaching through the promises of a coming child from Isaiah 7-11. As we have been working through them, I have noticed several connections back to Psalm 46. This is a song that Isaiah and his contemporaries would have been singing, and it seems to be in the background of a lot of what he has to say. I thought I’d take a moment to explore these connections this Christmas.
The Dead Sea Scrolls: Genesis
by James Duguid | December 11, 2025
The Dead Sea Scrolls have come to visit the District of Columbia for the year. I’ll be arranging some trips to go see them, and putting out some blog posts about the particular scrolls that are coming to visit, and what significance they have for our understanding of the Bible.