The latest issue of Review of Biblical Literature is out. Reviews can be accessed by clicking the links below.
Gary A. Anderson and Joel S. Kaminsky, eds.
The Call of Abraham: Essays on the Election of Israel in Honor of Jon D. Levenson
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=9529
Reviewed by Megan Warner
Bryan C. Babcock
Sacred Ritual: A Study of the West Semitic Ritual Calendars in Leviticus 23 and the Akkadian Text Emar 446
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=9859
Reviewed by Daniel Oden
Reimund Bieringer, Ma. Marilou S. Ibita, Dominika A. Kurek-Chomycz, and Thomas A. Vollmer, eds.
Theologizing in the Corinthian Conflict: Studies in the Exegesis and Theology of 2 Corinthians
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=9482
Reviewed by H. H. Drake Williams III
Walter Bührer
Am Anfang…: Untersuchungen zur Textgenese und zur relativ-chronologischen Einordnung von Gen 1–3
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=10019
Reviewed by Jordan M. Scheetz
Warren Carter
What Does Revelation Reveal? Unlocking the Mystery
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=9877
Reviewed by Shane J. Wood
Yoram Cohen
Wisdom from the Late Bronze Age
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=9442
Reviewed by Ralph K. Hawkins
István Czachesz and Risto Uro, eds.
Mind, Morality, and Magic: Cognitive Science Approaches in Biblical Studies
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=9494
Reviewed by Paul Korchin
David A. deSilva
The Apocrypha
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=9026
Reviewed by Daniel M. Gurtner
Jo Ann Hackett and Walter E. Aufrecht, eds.
“An Eye for Form”: Epigraphic Essays in Honor of Frank Moore Cross
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=9969
Reviewed by Heath D. Dewrell
Shalom E. Holtz
Neo-Babylonian Trial Records
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=9781
Reviewed by J. H. Price
Mitri Raheb
Faith in the Face of Empire: The Bible through Palestinian Eyes
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=10776
Reviewed by Michael Sandford
Sep 26, 2015
Sep 25, 2015
A Visualization of Daniel 11:1-12:3
My friend, Steven Anderson, has a helpful visualization of Daniel 11:1-12:3 available for free here (follow the links). Anyone who has studied this chapter knows how difficult it can be to unpack all that is going on. Do note that this visualization does not identify the various rulers but is solely trying to trace the flow of the actual text.
Sep 24, 2015
Sep 23, 2015
Cognitive Biases That Might Affect Your Exegesis
David Murray has an infographic and list of "20 Cognitive Biases That Affect Your Exegesis" here.
Sep 22, 2015
The Origins of the Philistines?
There is an interesting article in Haaretz concerning the origins of the Philistines here.
2015 Advanced Expository Preaching Workshop: Preaching Christ from the Old Testament
This year's one-day Advanced Expository Preaching Workshop
focusing on the topic of preaching Christ from the Old Testament. The workshop will take place on Monday, October 5, 2015 from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in The Riley Center on the campus of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. The cost of the workshop is $50 for early regular registration,$25 Early student registration, and$10 for an optional buffet lunch. You can register here.
Sep 21, 2015
Win a Copy of A Commentary on the Manuscripts and Text of the New Testament
Facebook users can enter to win a copy of Philip Comfort's A Commentary on the Manuscripts and Text of the New Testament here.
Chart on Mary's Magnificat
Jim Gray has a nice chart on the Old Testament parallels to Mary's Magnificat (Luke 1:46-55) here.
Labels:
Gospels,
Luke,
New Testament.,
Old Testament
Sep 20, 2015
Biblical Archaeology Website
Those interested in biblical archaeology might want to check out this website. It has been around for a while, but I don't recall ever mentioning it.
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