That the glory of the Lord might cover the dry land as the waters cover the sea
1) More than any other reason, you should read this book because it will help you understand the Bible, which will help you know God as he is revealed in Jesus by the power of the Spirit. 2) Schreiner’s massive knowledge of texts in context will inspire you to know your Bible better. 3) The …
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I’m glad to see the appearance of Ancient Word, Changing Worlds: The Doctrine of Scripture in a Modern Age by Stephen Nichols and Eric Brandt. Anyone who wants to understand the disputes in North America over Inspiration, Inerrancy, and Interpretation in the last 125 years should praise God for this handy book! The latest issue …
When I was in college at the University of Arkansas, Steve Cowan was there doing his Ph.D. in Philosophy. I came to know him through various contacts in Christian circles there, and we’ve stayed in touch as we’ve seen each other at ETS meetings and such. I’m thrilled to say a hearty congratulations to him …
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Denny Burk has all the details on and his reaction to yesterday’s forum. I would encourage you to read his opening statement, and I am in agreement with his assessment of the conversation. The audio from the conversation is here. I thought the moderator did a fine job, and the participants were both informative and …
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Paul-Gerhard Schwesig, Die Rolle der Tag-JHWHs-Dichtungen im Dodekapropheton, Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft 366. Berlin/New York: Walter de Gruyter, 2006. IX + 347pp. ISBN-13: 978-3-11-019017-5; ISBN-10: 3-11-019017-6; ISSN 0934-2575. $132.30. Cloth. Published in Bulletin for Biblical Research, 19.1 (2009), 104–105. This slightly edited dissertation was accepted by the faculty of the Martin Luther …
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“I love this book! I am so glad I am reading this book. You have got to read it!” Those are usually phrases that go out of my mouth into my wife’s ears, but this time she was saying these things to me! She absolutely loved Starr Meade’s Keeping Holiday, and she has me convinced. …
I have just been notified that my essay on the center of biblical theology published in Tyndale Bulletin in 2006 is now online: The Glory of God in Salvation through Judgment: The Centre of Biblical Theology? (that’s not a typo, and that’s not me deploying British spelling; the editors changed my American spellings to the …
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If you’re looking for a thorough study of assurance, or if you’re teaching or preaching through 1 John, you’ll want to get your hands on Chris Bass’s new book, That You May Know: Assurance of Salvation in 1 John, which is volume 5 in the NAC Studies in Bible and Theology. Chris and his family …
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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 …
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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 …
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This year’s Crossway Lecture at ETS was presented by G. K. Beale. Beale argued that Inerrancy is not a scholastic theological deduction made by interpreters of the Bible, but rather that it is an exegetical observation of a theological deduction that at least one biblical author has already made within the text of the Bible itself. …
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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 …
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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 …
Michael Haykin has reviewed Francis Beckwith’s book Return to Rome. One of the reasons I think that the ETS needs to do what Denny Burk and Ray Van Neste are proposing is to help people like Beckwith understand that the founders of the society did not mean to welcome “evangelical” Roman Catholics. The proposed amendment …
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 …
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The Wikipedia article on Codex Sinaiticus has a link to a PDF of the facsimile of the NT portion of Codex Sinaiticus. The pictures of the actual manuscript are appearing on the Codex Sinaiticus site, but they don’t have everything up yet and a PDF might be faster than a website. There are also a …
To my great delight and surprise, a copy of the ESV Study Bible arrived on my doorstep today. At this point, all I have to say is: wow. Okay, I’ll say two more things. (1) Beautiful. And (2) I’ve gotta go read this thing–it makes me want to study the Bible even more! One week …
Over at the Biblical Theology blog, I’ve just posted what I hope will be a series of posts discussing Jeffrey Niehaus’s recent book Ancient Near Eastern Themes and Biblical Theology. Check it out, and I hope you’ll join the discussion!
Lord willing, our family will travel from Houston to Louisville at the end of next week, departing Houston on August 1. We are headed to what some have called “Camelot,” which I think captures the spirit of the place (even if I don’t agree with what those who called it that meant–they were partial to …
Israel’s Messiah in the Bible and the Dead Sea Scrolls. Edited by Richard S. Hess and M. Daniel Carroll R. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2003. 192 pages. Paperback, $19.99. This volume is a collection of essays edited by two OT profs at Denver Seminary. The essays were presented at the second annual biblical studies conference hosted …