Welcome to the Oleaster Substack, which delivers new content from the Oleaster website straight to your inbox. Let me introduce myself: my name is Devon, and I’m a student and a writer living in the Middle East. I enjoy studying the Bible more than just about anything else. When I’m not knee-deep in notes tracing topics in the Scriptures, I’m trying to improve my Modern Hebrew and Levantine Arabic conversational skills, teaching, obsessively reading anything I can get my hands on, writing absurdly long Twitter threads, exploring the natural beauty of my adopted home(s), and cooking large meals for friends and family.
Sharing what I have gleaned throughout my (ongoing) studies gives me great joy, and publishing my thoughts here brings the opportunity to learn even more as the community of readers responds by enhancing and refining the content in these emails.
Most of the articles will be under the general category of biblical theology, with particular emphasis on Jesus and Paul within Judaism, the historical context of the Scriptures, the continuity of the covenants, and the theology of Israel. In addition to various meditations on Biblical passages and themes, I share study resources and tools, essays about being on the “gospel frontier,” and more journalistic treatments of current events in and around the Middle East.
If you read Oleaster content that sparks an idea, raises an objection, reminds you of a related resource, or needs clarification, please don’t hesitate to be in touch. I would love to hear from you!
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Subscribe to receive new Oleaster articles sent straight to your inbox. My day job doesn’t allow me a consistent writing schedule, so unless you catch my posts on Twitter or stalk the Oleaster website, this Substack is the best option for staying updated.
