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Alden Thompson

Alden Thompson

Professor Emeritus of Biblical Studies at Walla Walla University

Alden Thompson is currently professor of Biblical Studies at Walla Walla University. He has been a faculty member at WWC since 1970. From 1972 to 1974, he was on college-sponsored doctoral study leave at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. In 1980-81 he was an exchange teacher at Marienhöhe Seminary in Darmstadt, Germany. After serving as WWC academic vice president for four years (1986-90), he returned to full-time teaching in the School of Theology. He retired in 2009, but continued to teach part time until he fully retired on June 30, 2020.

“Comfort My People”

  • Lesson 8 for the week of May 15 to May 22, 2004
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Read: Isaiah 40 Background Considerations It is in Isaiah 40 that all students of the book recognize a dramatic shift. Whether one attributes this to another author or not, the shift is here. For the...

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Defeat of the Assyrians

  • Lesson 7 for the week of May 8 to May 15, 2004
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Read: Isaiah 36-39 Background Considerations Whatever position one takes about the authorship of Isaiah, chapters 36-39 provide a historical narrative which bridges the gap between the major points of emphasis and feel of the preceding...

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Playing God

  • Lesson 6 for the week of May 1 to May 8, 2004
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Read: Isaiah 13-23, 24-27 Background Considerations Among the many speech forms which the prophets use in their preaching are Oracles (Speeches) against Foreign Nations (OAN). These appear is all of the prophets except Hosea and...

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Noble Prince of Peace

  • Lesson 5 for the week of April 24 to May 1, 2004
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Read: Isaiah 9 and 11 Background Considerations These chapters introduce us to some of the memorable lines from Isaiah, especially for Christians who have the New Testament in mind as they read both the descriptions...

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The Hard Way

  • Lesson 4 for the week of April 17 to April 24, 2004
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Read: Isaiah 7 and 8 Background Considerations As noted in last week’s study guide, chapters 7-9 of Isaiah assume some awareness of the events surrounding what came to be known as the “Syro-Ephraimitic War,” a...

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When Your World Is Falling Apart

  • Lesson 3 for the week of April 10 to April 17, 2004
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Read: Isaiah 7 Background Considerations We are introduced in chapter 7 to an interesting role PKs (prophets’ kids) play in the ministry of their parents. Not unlike preachers’ kids, the offspring of prophets are not...

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Crisis of Leadership

  • Lesson 2 for the week of April 3 to April 10, 2004
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Read: Isaiah 6 Background Considerations Ah, finally, we got to the prophet’s call vision! Why is it placed here and not at the beginning of the book, as in Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Jonah? After all, it...

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Crisis of Identity

  • Lesson 1 for the week of March 27 to April 3, 2004
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Read: Isaiah 1 and 5 Background Considerations The opening discussions about a biblical book always raise the issues of date, historical context, authorship, background, themes, general outline, etc. (see the earlier pages in this booklet)....

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Introduction to the Book of Isaiah

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The Eighth-century Prophets Douglas R. Clark The prophets of the eighth century B.C.E. include Amos, Hosea, Isaiah and Micah. Recognized by many as the first of the “writing prophets” and among the most brilliant and…

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Grace Is All-Inclusive

  • Lesson 4 for the week of January 17 to January 24, 2004
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Relevant Passages John 2:23-4:42 Grace Is All-Inclusive. The two major incidents studied in last week’s lesson contrasted Jesus’ leisurely experience at a Jewish wedding with the intensity of his anger in cleansing the temple. This...

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Something Better

  • Lesson 3 for the week of January 10 to January 17, 2004
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Relevant Passages John 2:1-22 Something Better. After the highly abstract prologue, John continues his Gospel with two down-to-earth stories in chapter 2 Jesus’ week-long stay at a wedding and his cleansing of the temple. Both...

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Jesus Is the Best

  • Lesson 2 for the week of January 3 to January 10, 2004
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Relevant Passages John 1:1-18 Jesus Is the Best. The Gospel of John opens with a magnificent cluster of verses establishing both Jesus’ full divinity and his full humanity. In addition, Jesus is compared with two...

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The Unique Purpose of John’s Gospel

  • Lesson 1 for the week of December 27 to January 3, 2004
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Relevant Biblical Passages Luke 1:1-4; John 15:1-8; 17:20; 20:24-31; 21:20-25 The Unique Purpose of John’s Gospel. Our studies for this quarter take us to the fourth Gospel, often called the “beloved” Gospel because the author...

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Playing God

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The Hard Way

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When Your World Is Falling Apart

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Crisis of Leadership

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Education in Arts and Sciences

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God’s Word on Family Living

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Loving Brothers and Sisters

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Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow

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