“Nativity” by John Donne

Nativity Immensity cloistered in thy dear womb, Now leaves His well-belov’d imprisonment, There He hath made Himself to His intent Weak enough, now into the world to come; But O, for thee, for Him, hath the inn no room? Yet lay Him in this stall, and from the Orient, Stars and wise men will travel …

“Annunciation” by John Donne

John Donne, 1572-1631 Annunciation Salvation to all that will is nigh; That All, which always is all everywhere, Which cannot sin, and yet all sins must bear, Which cannot die, yet cannot choose but die, Lo, faithful virgin, yields Himself to lie In prison, in thy womb; and though He there Can take no sin, …

Dan Wallace DVD’s on the Reliability of the Text of the NT

There aren’t many things in the world that are more significant than the text of the New Testament. Without it, after all, we don’t know what Jesus said or did, and we don’t know how the Apostles interpreted and proclaimed what God had done in Jesus. The New Testament is the most basic witness to …

The Center of Biblical Theology in Acts

Andy Naselli announces the release of Themelios 33.3: The latest issue of Themelios was released today, and it is outstanding! (It is available as a 129-page PDF or inHTML.) Editorial | D. A. Carson Minority Report: The Way of the Christian Academic | Carl Trueman The Gospel and the Poor | Tim Keller Shared Intentions? Reflections on Inspiration and Interpretation in Light of …

How to Prepare for Second Semester Greek

Second semester Greek is done different ways in different places. Some places take two semesters to go through a grammar like Mounce’s, other places go through the elements of the language in one semester and jump into Syntax and Exegesis in the second semester. Here at SBTS, we do the latter, but before I address …

How to Prepare for Second Semester Hebrew

As we cross the finish line for the fall semester, we know that a starting line is just in front of us. The end of the fall portends the beginning of the spring. If you’ve just finished your first semester of Hebrew, Solomon has a word for you: “Go to the ant, you sluggard, consider …

Review of Chester, Messiah and Exaltation

  Andrew Chester, Messiah and Exaltation: Jewish Messianic and Visionary Traditions and New Testament Christology, WUNT 207. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2007. 716pp. ISBN: 978-3-16-149091-0. $215.00. Cloth. Published in BBR 18.2 (2008), 348-50.  Encouraged to do so by Martin Hengel, Andrew Chester has revised or expanded several published essays, written three substantial new ones, and given them …

Daily Reading of the NT in Greek

Lee Irons has done us all a great service in making available these helpful resources for planning your annual trip through the Greek NT: Annual Greek Reading Program (PDF 2 pp.)  Read-Greek Calendar 2008 (PDF 1 p.)  Read-Greek Calendar 2009 (PDF 1 p.)  The semester is almost over, which means that many students will have more time on …

The Messiah in the Old Testament: A Rap

As promised, in the last day of my class on the Messiah in the Old Testament, I delivered this rap that I wrote as I was preparing for the forum on Christ in the OT that was held earlier this semester here at SBTS. I think one of the students got the audio, so if …

Constantine Campbell on Verbal Aspect in Biblical Greek

If Porter and Fanning are over your head and out of your price range, Constantine Campbell has come to your rescue (and mine!).  Campbell has produced a volume that is accessible in terms of content, and the price won’t bomb your book budget.  And there’s even a preview: Campbell has done a series of posts …

ESV Audio Bible

Justin Taylor has the details on the new ESV Audio Bible: From the ESV blog: ESV Hear the Word Audio Downloads—the audio found at the ESV Online Study Bible—are now available.Prices are $29.99 for the complete Bible, $19.99 for just the Old Testament, $14.99 for just the New Testament, $4.99 for Psalms and Proverbs, and …

Dempster: Exodus and Biblical Theology, and Thoughts on Sinai and Zion

Stephen Dempster has just put up an intriguing post over at the biblical theology site, reflecting on some comparisons Hartmut Gese makes between the Sinai Torah and the Zion Torah. Check it out.  Dempster also has an essay in the recently released issue of The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology: “Exodus and Biblical Theology: On …