Gunther H. Knoedler Professor Emeritus of Old Testament at
Wheaton College.
Daniel Isaac Block (born 1943) 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]
Block, Daniel I. (1988). The Gods of the Nations: Studies in Ancient Near Eastern National Theology. Monograph series. Vol. 2. Jackson, MS: Evangelical Theological Society.
ISBN978-0-9320-5502-6.
OCLC17981756.
——— (1997). The Book of Ezekiel: Chapters 1-24.
NICOT. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.
ISBN978-0-802-82535-3.
——— (1998). The Book of Ezekiel: Chapters 25-48. NICOT. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.
ISBN978-0-802-82536-0.
——— (2012). The Gospel According to Moses: theological and ethical reflections on the book of Deuteronomy. Eugene, OR: Cascade Books.
ISBN978-1-6109-7863-7.
OCLC779626645.
——— (2013). Beyond the River Chebar: Studies in Kingship and Eschatology in the Book of Ezekiel. Eugene, OR: Cascade Books.
ISBN978-1-6089-9249-2.
——— (2013). By the River Chebar: Historical, Literary, and Theological Studies in the Book of Ezekiel. Cambridge, England: James Clarke and Co.
ISBN978-0-2271-7439-5.
——— (2013). Obadiah: The Kingship Belongs to YHWH. Hearing the Message of Scripture series. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan.
ISBN9780310942405.
OCLC809925963.
——— (2013). The Gods of the Nations: A Study in Ancient Near Eastern National Theology (2nd revised ed.). Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock.
ISBN978-1-6203-2974-0.
——— (2014). For the Glory of God: A Biblical Theology of Worship. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic.
ISBN978-0-801-02698-0.
OCLC845516213.
——— (2017). The Triumph of Grace: Literary and Theological Studies in Deuteronomy and Deuteronomic Themes. Eugene, OR: Cascade.
ISBN978-1-4982-9265-8.
OCLC990288339.
——— (2021). Covenant: The Foundation of God's Grand Plan of Redemption. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic.
ISBN978-0801097881.
OCLC2020049532.
——— (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.
——— (April 1992). "Gog in Prophetic Tradition: A New Look at Ezekiel XXXVIII:17". Vetus Testamentum. 42 (2): 154–172.
doi:
10.1163/156853392X00026.
——— (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.
——— (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.
——— (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 (eds.). Writing and Ancient Near Eastern Society: Papers in Honour of Alan R. Millard. New York, NY: T&T Clark.
ISBN978-0-5670-2691-0.
——— (2010). "Transformation of Royal Ideology in Ezekiel". In
Tooman, William A.;
Lyons, Michael A. (eds.). Transforming Visions: Transformations of Text, Tradition, and Theology in Ezekiel. Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications.
ISBN978-1-4982-5037-5.
——— (2011). "The View From the Top: The Holy Spirit in the Prophets". In
Firth, David G.;
Wegner, Paul D. (eds.). Presence, Power, and Promise: The Role of the Spirit of God in the Old Testament. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic.
ISBN978-0-830-83957-5.
——— (2013). "Eden: A Temple? A Reassessment of the Biblical Evidence". In
Gurtner, Daniel M.;
Gladd, Benjamin L. (eds.). From Creation to New Creation: Biblical Theology and Exegesis. Essays in Honor of G. K. Beale. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson.
ISBN978-0-830-83957-5.
——— (2015). ""The meeting Places of God in the Land": Another Look at the Towns of the Levites". In
Gane, Roy E.;
Taggar-Cohen, Ada (eds.). Current Issues in Priestly and Related Literature: The Legacy of the Jacob Milgrom and Beyond. Atlanta, GA: SBL Press.
ISBN978-0-830-83957-5.
——— (2015). "How Can We Bless YHWH? Wrestling with Divine Violence in Deuteronomy". In
Carroll R., M. Daniel;
Wilgus, J. Blair (eds.). Wrestling with the Violence of God: Soundings in the Old Testament. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns.
ISBN978-0-830-83957-5.
——— (2015). "Deuteronomic Law". In
Strawn, Brent (ed.). The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and Law. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
ISBN978-0-830-83957-5.
——— (2015). "How Can We Bless YHWH? Wrestling with Divine Violence in Deuteronomy". In
Carroll R., M. Daniel;
Wilgus, J. Blair (eds.). Wrestling with the Violence of God: Soundings in the Old Testament. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns.
ISBN978-0-830-83957-5.
——— (2015). ""In Spirit and in Truth": The Mosaic Vision of Worship". In
Porter, Wendy J. (ed.). Rediscovering Worship: Past, Present, and Future. Eugene, OR: Pickwick.
ISBN978-0-830-83957-5.
——— (2016). "The Doctrine of the Future and Moses: "All Israel Shall Be Saved"". In
Bingham, D. Jeffrey;
Kreider, Glenn R. (eds.). Eschatology: Biblical, Historical, and Practical Approaches. A Volume in Honor of Craig A. Blaising. Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel.
ISBN978-0-830-83957-5.