Oct 21, 2017

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 but unfortunately you must be a SBL member. 

Katharine J. Dell
Job: Where Shall Wisdom Be Found?
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=11610
Reviewed by Philippe Guillaume 


Greg Forbes and Scott Harrower
Raised from Obscurity: A Narratival and Theological Study of the Characterization of Women in Luke-Acts
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=10512
Reviewed by Jennifer S. Wyant

Michael J. Gorman
The Death of the Messiah and the Birth of the New Covenant: A (Not So) New Model of the Atonement
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=10318
Reviewed by David S. Ritsema

Norman K. Gottwald
Social Justice and the Hebrew Bible: Volume 1
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=11528
Reviewed by Gerald O. West

Laurentiu Mot
Morphological and Syntactical Irregularities in the Book of Revelation: A Greek Hypothesis
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=10490
Reviewed by Juan Hernandez Jr.

Marco Pavan
“He Remembered That They Were but Flesh, a Breath That Passes and Does Not Return”: The Theme of Memory and Forgetting in the Third Book of the Psalter
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=11514
Reviewed by Stephen Breck Reid

Ilaria L. E. Ramelli
Evagrius’s Kephalaia Gnostika: A New Translation of the Unreformed Text from the Syriac
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=10904
Reviewed by Jonathan Douglas Hicks

Max Rogland
Haggai and Zechariah 1–8: A Handbook on the Hebrew Text
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=11378
Reviewed by Al Wolters

R. S. Sugirtharajah, ed.
Voices from the Margin: Interpreting the Bible in the Third World, 25th Anniversary Edition
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=11474
Reviewed by Nasili Vaka’uta

Verlyn D. Verbrugge and Keith R. Krell
Paul and Money: A Biblical and Theological Analysis of the Apostle’s Teachings and Practices
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=11049
Reviewed by Thomas R. Blanton IV

Oct 20, 2017

Online Bible Study Resources

Mark Hoffman notes that Kevin Woodruff has posted an updated (and relocated) Bible Study Resources Guide. This site looks helpful and worth checking out.

Oct 19, 2017

Baby Names Using the Old Testament

This HuffPost article points out that some obscure Old Testament names are being given to babys today. The author notes concerning Azriel that, "This name of three minor characters in the Old Testament is set to join more prominent figures like Ezra and Ezekiel. Also on the rise: Ozias, Azariah and Zabdiel."

Oct 18, 2017

New Testament Interpretation: Essays on Principles and Methods

Rob Bradshaw recently noted that New Testament Interpretation: Essays on Principles and Methods has been digitized for free online access. Some of the essays in the volume might be dated but are still worth reading. You can access the volume here. I am very thankful for Rob's work in making resources like this available.

Oct 17, 2017

Online Resources for Jude

Michael Kok has a brief list of online resources for Jude here.

Oct 16, 2017

Luther on Galatians

Thomas provides a helpful list here of recent articles and books on Luther and his understanding or approach to Galatians.

Oct 15, 2017

Eating in Isaiah

Rebekah Divine has a nice review and summary here of Andrew Abernathy's monograph Eating in Isaiah: Approaching the Role of Food and Drink in Isaiah’s Structure and Message.