Jul 28, 2018

Genesis 1:2 and Viennese German

This is an interesting article tracing how a phrase in Genesis 1:2 became part of German vocabulary.

HT: Sean du Toit

Jul 27, 2018

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.
 
Margaret Daly-Denton, John: An Earth Bible Commentary; Supposing Him to Be the Gardener
Reviewed by C. M. Blumhofer

Matthias Ederer, Das Buch Josua
Reviewed by Ed Noort

Larry W. Hurtado, Destroyer of the Gods: Early Christian Distinctiveness in the Roman World
Reviewed by Warren Carter

Christopher D. Land, The Integrity of 2 Corinthians and Paul’s Aggravating Absence
Reviewed by Adam White

Nicholas de Lange, Japheth in the Tents of Shem: Greek Bible Translations in Byzantine Judaism
Reviewed by Edmon L. Gallagher

Rainer Metzner, Der Brief des Jakobus
Reviewed by Oda Wischmeyer

Mark A. Noll, In the Beginning Was the Word: The Bible in American Public Life, 1492–1783
Reviewed by Thomas H. Olbricht

Michael E. Stone, Uncovering Ancient Footprints: Armenian Inscriptions and the Pilgrimage Routes of the Sinai Reviewed by Claude Cox

J. Michael Thigpen, Divine Motive in the Hebrew Bible: A Comprehensive Survey and Analysis
Reviewed by Pieter de Vries

Cynthia Long Westfall, Paul and Gender: Reclaiming the Apostle’s Vision for Men and Women in Christ
Reviewed by Susan E. Hylen

Jul 26, 2018

Theological Institutions and Accreditation

Roger Olson has some interesting thoughts on accreditation and theological institutions here.

Jul 25, 2018

Annotated Bibliography on Biblical Theology

See here for a very helpful annotated bibliography of 101 works on biblical theology.

Jul 24, 2018

Taking Risks in Teaching

Maryellen Weimer discusses taking risks in teaching here.

Jul 23, 2018

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. 

Craig G. Bartholomew and Heath A. Thomas, eds., A Manifesto for Theological Interpretation
Reviewed by Devin L. White

Elizabeth Boase and Christopher G. Frechette, eds., Bible through the Lens of Trauma
Reviewed by John R. L. Moxon

Mark J. Boda, Exploring Zechariah, Volume 2: The Development and Role of Biblical Traditions in Zechariah
Reviewed by Göran Eidevall

Philip R. Davies, The History of Ancient Israel: A Guide for the Perplexed
Reviewed by Daniel Pioske

Frances Flannery and Rodney A. Werline, eds., The Bible in Political Debate: What Does It Really Say?
Reviewed by Joel Stephen Williams

James R. Harrison and L. L. Welborn, eds., The First Urban Churches 1: Methodological Foundations
Reviewed by Jin Ki Hwang

Richard B. Hays, Echoes of Scripture in the Gospels
Reviewed by Cornelis Bennema

C. Kavin Rowe, One True Life: The Stoics and Early Christians as Rival Traditions
Reviewed by Joshua Marshall Strahan

Stephen C. Russell, The King and the Land: A Geography of Royal Power in the Biblical World
Reviewed by Rachel Havrelock

Steve Smith, The Fate of the Jerusalem Temple in Luke-Acts: An Intertextual Approach to Jesus’ Laments over Jerusalem and Stephen’s Speech 

Reviewed by C. Jason Borders