That the glory of the Lord might cover the dry land as the waters cover the sea
Last winter Mike Ovey had a piece in the 9Marks eJournal that I just got around to reading: “Notes from the Future: Evangelical Liberalism in the UK.” It’s a thought provoking description of how British liberalism has changed and the kinds of bad reactions to the new liberalism that we want to avoid. I summarize, …
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James Davison Hunter recently published To Change the World: The Irony, Tragedy, and Possibility of Christianity in the Late Modern World, which Justin Taylor and Douglas Wilson both blogged through, and Greg Gilbert reviewed. Ezra set out to advance the kingdom of God, and seeking that agenda entailed nothing less than changing the world. Ezra …
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T. Desmond Alexander. From Eden to the New Jerusalem: An Introduction to Biblical Theology. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2009 (Nottingham, England: InterVarsity, 2008). 208pp. 978-0825420153. $19.99 Paperback. Published in The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology 14.2 (2010), 94-95. T. Desmond Alexander is well known to those interested in biblical theology. Among his publications are key books …
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My next door neighbor works for Louisville Slugger, and he told us about all they have going right now: In addition to the factory tour and seeing the exhibits in the museum, be sure to see our film, visit the batting cages (Jake is big enough to hit in there), and take the little guys …
Here are the opening paragraphs of my review of Sailhamer’s The Meaning of the Pentateuch: Revelation, Composition and Interpretation: This book received significant electronic attention. Mark Driscoll and John Piper went back and forth over it on Twitter, then Piper blogged on it, followed by a Collin Hansen Christianity Today interview, all linked on Justin …
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You’ll want to avail yourself of this valuable, attractive new Holman QuickSource Guide to the Dead Sea Scrolls by recognized expert, Craig A. Evans. Have you ever thought to yourself: I know there is a pile of scholarly information on the Dead Sea Scrolls that I could wade through, but I’d love to be able …
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Stephen J. Wellum’s editorial in the most recent issue of SBJT contains some of the most insightful statements I’ve read on Theological Interpretation of Scripture: “First, what is it and why has it arisen? . . . . Probably at this point, it is best to characterize TIS [Theological Interpretation of Scripture] as a broad …
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Time was slipping away from me yesterday, so some parts of the sermon manuscript got passed over. For instance, in Ezra 6:22, the king of Persia, Darius, is referred to as “the king of Assyria.” Here’s how the part of the manuscript that got skipped read: Ezra isn’t confused here about the identity of the …
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In his forum piece in the most recent SBJT (pp. 78-80), Kevin Vanhoozer writes, “TIS [Theological Interpretation of Scripture] holds that the most important context in which to interpret the Bible is the church.” He later states: “TIS acknowledges the Bible for what it is: the word of God at work in believers (1 Thess …
Joel Kennedy. The Recapitulation of Israel: Use of Israel’s History in Matthew 1:1–4:11. Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 2.257. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2008. 264pp. 9783161498251. $105.00 (paper). Published in Bulletin for Biblical Research 20.2 (2010): 268-69. This book is a revision of a dissertation supervised by Francis Watson at Aberdeen. The subject of the book …
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I just received my copy of The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology 14.2 (2010), and the theme of the issue is Theological Interpretation of Scripture. Here’s the Table of Contents: Editorial: Stephen J. Wellum, “Reflecting upon the ‘Theological Interpretation of Scripture’,” 2-3. Daniel J. Treier and Uche Anizor, “Theological Interpretation of Scripture and Evangelical Systematic …
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We’re privileged to be led in worship at Kenwood by Josh Philpot, and Crossway recently interviewed them on their adoption. They relate how they were blessed by Dr. Moore’s Adopted for Life, which is indeed a great read.
Nice profile here on SEBTS’s Dr. Danny Akin. Some gems: “I don’t want to stand before God and say I did very little with what you gave us,” Akin said. . . . . Of the many sights he has seen on his travels, one keeps him up at night. On a trip to Thailand …
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If you love God’s glory, you’ll be thrilled to see this new book: Christopher W. Morgan and Robert A. Peterson, ed., The Glory of God (Wheaton: Crossway, 2010). Here’s the Table of Contents from Crossway’s site: Contributors 17 Introduction 19 1. The Glory of God Present and Past Stephen J. Nichols 23 2. The Glory of God in …
Congratulations to D. A. Carson on the appearance of his Collected Writings on Scripture. The publisher’s description: God’s Word has always had enemies, but in recent years the inspiration and authority of Scripture have been attacked with renewed vigor. Respected scholar D. A. Carson has written widely on the nature of Scripture over the past …
I’d love to see you in Bowling Green if you’re in the area. You can register here. Schedule August 13, 2010 5:30pm – 6:30pm Check-In 7:00pm – 10:00pm Session 1 – A Theological Vision—Churches that Display God’s Glory Session 2 – Preaching & Biblical Theology Q&A August 14, 2010 8:00am – 9:00am Continental breakfast (provided) …
Shakespeare presents Hamlet giving advice to a troupe of actors, and as I watched the fabulous reproduction of Hamlet pointed to recently by JT, it struck me that those who preach the word should heed this advice, too: Speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounced it to you, trippingly on the tongue: but …
Fascinating article in The American Spectator by Angelo M. Codevilla: “America’s Ruling Class–And the Perils of Revolution.” HT: Rush Limbaugh
Great deal here from Eisenbrauns. The text of the notice that just landed in my inbox is below. Note that at the bottom there’s an opportunity to subscribe, which I recommend you take. If you don’t own the Old Testament Pseudepigrapha by Charlesworth, this is your chance to get it at half price: BookNews from …
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God glorifies himself as the weak overcome the proud and strong by faith, and these triumphs are like God’s creative surprises–he makes butterflies from caterpillars and oaks from acorns. Here’s my attempt to exposit Ezra 4: In the World You Will Have Trouble. The chapter is arranged thematically rather than chronologically. Here’s a chart that …
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