Two Versions of the Decalogue

Marty Lockshin talks here about how rabbinic tradoition handles the differences between the two versions of the Decalogue in Exodus and Deuteronomy.

The Latest Issue of the Review of Biblical Literature

The latest issue of Review of Biblical Literature is out. Reviews can be accessed by clicking the links below but unfortunately you must be a SBL member to read them.

Anwarul Azad and Ida Glaser, Genesis 1–11: Bud of Theology, Grandmother of the Sciences, Seedbed of the Holy Books (Langham Global Library)
Jacob Berlin

Sara Contini, Human Dignity in the Latin Reception of Origen (Mohr Siebeck)
Gaetano Lettieri

Sylvie Chabert d’Hyères, Luke at the Birth of the Gospels (Cambridge Scholars Publishing)
Jeffrey M. Tripp

Luke Ferretter, The Bible as Literature: A New Introduction (Routledge)
Cristiana Conti-Easton

Menghun Goh, ed., Pauline Letters (T&T Clark)
Jeremy Punt

Mark Goodacre, The Fourth Synoptic Gospel: John’s Knowledge of Matthew, Mark, and Luke (Eerdmans)
Paul N. Anderson

James B. Prothro and Isaac Augustine Morales, OP, eds., The Future of Catholic Biblical Interpretation: Marie-Joseph Lagrange and Beyond (Eerdmans)
Francesco Filannino

Jack M. Sasson, Judges 13–21: A New Translation with Commentary (Yale University Press)
Mark E. Biddle

Zoltán Schwáb, Proverbs: An Introduction and Study Guide; Wisdom Calls (T&T Clark)
Frédérique Dantonel

Hanna Tervanotko and Jonathan Stökl, eds., Text as Revelation (T&T Clark)
Michael J. Biggerstaff

Acts Slides

Steve Walton has made his presentation slides from a recent teaching series on Acts available here. 

From Adam to Abraham

My friend Henry Smith has just launched a new website which focuses on the genealogies in Genesis. Check it out here.

Free Logos Resources for June

Logos is offering these freebies this month: Piercing Heaven: Prayers of the Puritans edited by Robert Elmer, The Rites and Wrongs of Liturgy: Why Good Liturgy Matters by Thomas O'Laughlin. You can get these free resources and also other deals here and here. If you are a subscriber, you can also get Creation and the Conflict Over Evolution by Tatha Wiley for free here.

The Latest Issue of the Review of Biblical Literature

The latest issue of Review of Biblical Literature is out. Reviews can be accessed by clicking the links below but unfortunately you must be a SBL member to read them.

Samuel E. Balentine, The Lure of Transcendence and the Audacity of Prayer: Selected Essays (Mohr Siebeck)
Brandon R. Grafius

Keith Bodner, The Psalms (Oxford University Press)
W. Derek Suderman

Jon Carman, Humor in the Midst of Mark (SBL Press)
Christine Smaller

John Granger Cook, The Enspirited Body in 1 Corinthians 15 (Mohr Siebeck)
Eunyung Lim

Troels Engberg-Pedersen, Paul and Philosophy: Selected Essays (Mohr Siebeck)
David E. Briones

Teresa Morgan, Trust in Atonement: God, Creation, and Reconciliation (Eerdmans)
Bruce W. Longenecker

Hulisani Ramantswana, God Saw That It Was Good, Not Perfect: A Canonical-Dialogic Reading of Genesis 1–3 (Langham Academic)
Andrew J. Brown

J. Brian Tucker, 1 Corinthians: A Social Identity Commentary (T&T Clark)
H. H. Drake Williams III

James P. Ware, The Final Triumph of God: Jesus, the Eyewitnesses, and the Resurrection of the Body in 1 Corinthians 15 (Eerdmans)
M. Shane Hudson

Alexis K. Yoon, Hermeneutics of Galatians and Its Doctrinal Engagement (Wipf & Stock)
Grant Buchanan

Psalm 144

I am working on a commentary on the Psalms. I have decided to compile some helpful links that I discovered during my research. It includes a mix of exegetical and sermonic links. Here is what I have for Psalm 144 (in no particular order). Feel free to mention any that you find helpful in the comments section.

Analysis by C. J. Labuschagne: https://www.labuschagne.nl/ps144.pdf

William Barrick’s notes: https://drbarrick.org/files/studynotes/Psalms/Ps_144.pdf

Danny Akin (outline, manuscript): https://www.danielakin.com/the-song-of-a-king-for-himself-and-his-people-psalm-144

Jim Hamilton, sermon video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTzrXun5u0c

The Samson Story: The "Eyes" Have It

Emilie Amar-Zifkin has an interesting post here related to Samson's story in Judges 13-16.

The Latest Issue of the Review of Biblical Literature

The latest issue of Review of Biblical Literature is out. Reviews can be accessed by clicking the links below but unfortunately you must be a SBL member to read them.

Matthew J. Albanese, Translation Technique and Literary Structures in Greek Isaiah 13:1–14:23 (SBL Press)
Ken M. Penner

Garrick V. Allen, Words Are Not Enough: Paratexts, Manuscripts, and the Real New Testament (Eerdmans)
Juan Chapa

Peter Anthony, Patristic Perspectives on Luke’s Transfiguration: Interpreting Vision (T&T Clark)
J. Tyler Brown

Shay Bar and Adam Zertal, The Manasseh Hill Country Survey Volume 7: The South-Eastern Samaria Shoulder, from Wadi Rashash to Wadi ‘Aujah (Brill)
Joshua Schwartz

Mark J. Boda and Dalit Rom-Shiloni, eds., Crossing Borders between the Domestic and the Wild: Space, Fauna, and Flora (T&T Clark)
Ken Stone

Channing L. Crisler, An Intertextual Commentary on Romans, Volume 3: Romans 9:1–11:36 (Pickwick)
Brian J. Abasciano

Moshe Garsiel, The Book of Samuel: Studies in History, Historiography, Theology and Poetics Combined—Part Two: A Study of the Narratives Depicting Four National Leaders and Their Dynasties (Gorgias)
Gary A. Rendsburg

Ahreum Kim, The Countercultural Victory of 1 John in Greco-Roman Context: Conquering the World (T&T Clark)
Alicia D. Myers

Karen Langton, The Womb and the Simile of the Woman in Labor in the Hebrew Bible: Embodying Relationship with YHWH (Routledge)
Rebecca Harris

James P. Ware, The Final Triumph of God: Jesus, the Eyewitnesses, and the Resurrection of the Body in 1 Corinthians 15 (Eerdmans)
William Horst

Walton on Reading the Gospels

Steve Walton has made his slides on "Reading the Gospels" available here.

The Latest Issue of the Review of Biblical Literature

The latest issue of Review of Biblical Literature is out. Reviews can be accessed by clicking the links below but unfortunately you must be a SBL member to read them.

Mordechai Z. Cohen, Rashi, Biblical Interpretation, and Latin Learning in Medieval Europe: A New Perspective on an Exegetical Revolution (Cambridge University Press)
Jeffrey L. Morrow

Nijay K. Gupta, The Affections of Christ Jesus: Love at the Heart of Paul’s Theology (Eerdmans)
Oda Wischmeyer

JiSeong James Kwon, Wisdom Discourse and Torah in Second Temple Judaism: Challenging the Integration Paradigm (SBL Press)
Gregory E. Sterling

Søren Lorenzen, Spoken into Being: Self and Name(s) in the Hebrew Bible (Mohr Siebeck)
Brandon R. Grafius

Jennifer Houston McNeel, Under Her Wings: Mothers and Motherhood in the New Testament (Eerdmans)
Judith M. Gundry Volf

Timo Nisula, Anni Maria Laato, and Pablo Irizar, eds., Religious Polemics and Encounters in Late Antiquity: Boundaries, Conversions, and Persuasion (Brill)
Joseph E. Sanzo

Charles L. Quarles, New Testament Textual Criticism for the 21st Century: A Practical Guide (Hendrickson)
Jeff Cate

Christoph Tödter, Hoffnung auf Vollendung: Das Verständnis der Seele in der religiösen Innerlichkeit der Psalmen (Evangelische Verlagsanstalt)
Paavo N. Tucker

Abeneazer G. Urga, Edward L. Smither, and Linda P. Saunders, eds., Reading Hebrews Missiologically: The Missionary Motive, Message, and Methods of Hebrews (William Carey Publishing)
Ilho Kim

Chad Venters, The Sheep and the Goats: A Matthean Teaching in Historical Context (Lexington/Fortress Academic)
Kathy Barrett Dawson