Sep 19, 2015

Latest Issue of Review of Biblical Literature

The latest issue of Review of Biblical Literature is out. Reviews can be accessed by clicking the links below.

Wilhelm Bousset
Kyrios Christos: A History of Belief in Christ from the Beginning of Christianity to Irenaeus
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=9477
Reviewed by Jonathan M. Potter

Claire Clivaz, Corina Combet-Galland, Jean-Daniel Macchi, and Christophe Nihan, eds.
Ecritures et réécritures: La reprise interprétative des traditions fondatrices par la littérature biblique et extra-biblique. Cinquième Colloque International du RRENAB, Université de Genève et Lausanne, 10-12 juin 2010
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=8772
Reviewed by Renata Furst

Devorah Dimant
History, Ideology and Bible Interpretation in the Dead Sea Scrolls: Collected Studies
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=9845
Reviewed by Peter Porzig

Benjamin H. Dunning
Christ without Adam: Subjectivity and Sexual Difference in the Philosophers’ Paul
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=9972
Reviewed by Robert Paul Seesengood

Joseph R. Hacker and Adam Shear, eds.
The Hebrew Book in Early Modern Italy
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=8371
Reviewed by Jeffrey L. Morrow

Richard Horsley
The Prophet Jesus and the Renewal of Israel: Moving Beyond a Diversionary Debate
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=8704
Reviewed by Chris L. de Wet

Gideon R. Kotzé
The Qumran Manuscripts of Lamentations: A Text-Critical Study
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=9611
Reviewed by Pieter B. Hartog

Frans van Liere
An Introduction to the Medieval Bible
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=9792
Reviewed by Marcus Elder

Heinz-Werner Neudorfer
Der Brief des Paulus an Titus
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=9454
Reviewed by Manabu Tsuji

Walter T. Wilson
The Sentences of Sextus
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=8708
Reviewed by Johan Thom

Sep 18, 2015

Dumbed-Down Thesis Statements

See these 20 dumbed-down Ph.D. thesis statements. This might be fun to do with some biblical and theological dissertations as well.

HT: John Williams

Free Resource: Introducing the Old Testament Books

My friend Paul Weaver has made his brand-new book, Introducing the Old Testament Books, available as a free electronic download at Amazon until Monday, September 21. Use this link. He does ask that you would consider leaving a review but that is not required.

Sep 17, 2015

Nine Confessions of a Struggling Preacher

Preachers might want to check out this post by Caleb Suko entitled, "Nine Confessions of a Struggling Preacher." 

Sep 16, 2015

Sep 15, 2015

Free Faithlife Flashcard App for Hebrew and Greek Vocabulary

Watch this video by Michael Burer on how to download and set up the fee Faithlife flashcard app for Hebrew and Greek vocabulary.

Sep 14, 2015

Westminster Theological Seminary Faculty Website

Westminster Theological Seminary has a new faculty website here. You can access free articles, lectures, and courses. For example, under courses you can access audio of A New Testament Biblical theology taught by Greg Beale or Biblical Hermeneutics by Very Poythress.

Sep 13, 2015

the “I” of Romans 7

Lindsay Kennedy has a good presentation here of the various views of the "I" in Romans 7.