Dec 4, 2010
Dec 3, 2010
One Challenge of Using Old Testament Commentaries in Sermon Preparation
John Starke has posted on one challenge of using Old Testament commentaries in sermon preparation. Namely, the reticence that many commentators appear to have.in discussing the Christological implications of a given passage. Read John's post here.
Dec 2, 2010
Free Audio Download of Book on Handel's Messiah
Christianaudio.com is offering free audio downloads of Calvin Stapert's book Handel's Messiah: Comfort for God's People. For more details and instructions go here.
Dec 1, 2010
Nov 30, 2010
Passage Length for Preaching
Peter Mead has some helpful advice here for deciding how long of a passage should be preached in a single sermon. As a general rule, and all things being equal, I would suggest that the passage used in a sermon needs to be long enough to be meaningful and short enough to be doable.
Nov 29, 2010
Nov 28, 2010
Journal for the Study of the New Testament 33:2
The latest issue of the Journal for the Study of the New Testament is out. Here is a list of the articles and links to abstracts.
Introduction
Jonathan Roberts and Christopher Rowland
Journal for the Study of the New Testament 2010;33 131-136
http://jnt.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/33/2/131
http://jnt.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/33/2/131
Wirkungsgeschichte, Reception History, Reception Theory
Mark Knight
Journal for the Study of the New Testament 2010;33 137-146
http://jnt.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/33/2/137
http://jnt.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/33/2/137
Wirkungsgeschichte and Visual Exegesis: The Contribution of Hans-Georg Gadamer
Martin O'Kane
Journal for the Study of the New Testament 2010;33 147-159
http://jnt.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/33/2/147
http://jnt.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/33/2/147
Effective-History and the Hermeneutics of Ulrich Luz
Mark W. Elliott
Journal for the Study of the New Testament 2010;33 161-173
http://jnt.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/33/2/161
http://jnt.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/33/2/161
Sachkritik in Reception History
Robert Morgan
Journal for the Study of the New Testament 2010;33 175-190
http://jnt.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/33/2/175
http://jnt.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/33/2/175
Socio-Rhetorical Interpretation: Textures of a Text and its Reception
David B. Gowler
Journal for the Study of the New Testament 2010;33 191-206
http://jnt.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/33/2/191
http://jnt.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/33/2/191
Hope for a Troubled Discipline? Contributions to New Testament Studies from Reception History
William John Lyons
Journal for the Study of the New Testament 2010;33 207-220
http://jnt.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/33/2/207
http://jnt.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/33/2/207