Jan 2, 2021

Free Articles: Journal for the Study of the Old Testament and Journal for the Study of the New Testament

It seems that you can now access free articles of the Journal for the Study of the Old Testament (here) and Journal for the Study of the New Testament (here). This includes the most recent issues. I am unsure how long this will last so you might want to check it out sooner rather than later.

Jan 1, 2021

Free Logos Book for January: Galatians and Praying with Confidence

The free Logos Book for the Month for January is Galatians (Lectio Continua Expository Commentary on the New Testament) by J. V. Fesko and Praying with Confidence: Aquinas on the Lord’s Prayer by Paul Murray.

You can also purchase Redemptive History and the New Testament Scriptures by Herman Ridderbos for $0.99, Songs of a Suffering King: The Grand Christ Hymn of Psalms 1–8 by J. V. Fesko for $1.99, Living in the Gap between Promise and Reality: The Gospel According to Abraham by Iain Duguid for $2.99, Salvation by Grace: The Case for Effectual Calling and Regeneration by Matthew Barrett for $3.99, The Christian's Reasonable Service, Volume 1: God, Man, and Christ by Wilhelmus à Brakel for $5.99, The Works of William Perkins, Volume 1 for $7.99, and John, 2 vols. (Reformed Expository Commentary) by Richard Phillips for $9.99.

You can also register for a chance to win the eleven volume Explorations inBiblical Studies series. For all these offers, go to the Logos' Free Book of Month page here and here.

Dec 31, 2020

The Ultimate Top 10 Discoveries in Biblical Archaeology in 2020

Todd Bolen outdoes all of the top ten lists I have seen so far. Not only does he discuss the top ten discoveries in biblical archaeology in 2020 but also identifies other noteworthy stories, notable resources, and more. Check it out here.

Dec 30, 2020

Dec 29, 2020

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. 

Keith Bodner and Benjamin J. M. Johnson, eds., Characters and Characterization in the Book of Kings
Reviewed by Suzie Park

Don C. Collett, Figural Reading and the Old Testament: Theology and Practice
Reviewed by J. Michael Thigpen

Gregory L. Cuéllar, Empire, the British Museum, and the Making of the Biblical Scholar in the Nineteenth Century: Archival Criticism
Reviewed by Rachel Hallote

J. Christopher Edwards, The Gospel according to the Epistle of Barnabas
Reviewed by James N. Rhodes

Jaco Gericke, A Philosophical Theology of the Old Testament: A Historical, Experimental, Comparative and Analytic Perspective
Reviewed by Paavo Tucker

Remo Gramigna, Augustine’s Theory of Signs, Signification, and Lying
Reviewed by Alexander H. Pierce

Charles W. Hedrick, Unmasking Biblical Faiths: The Marginal Relevance of the Bible for Contemporary Religious Faith
Reviewed by Hector Avalos

Luke Timothy Johnson, Constructing Paul: The Canonical Paul, Volume 1
Reviewed by M. Eugene Boring

Ingrid Rosa Kitzberger, Interfigural Readings of the Gospel of John
Reviewed by Sherri Brown

B. J. Koet and A. L. H. M. van Wieringen, eds., Multiple Teachers in Biblical Texts
Reviewed by Steven Edward Harris

Ross Shepard Kraemer, The Mediterranean Diaspora in Late Antiquity: What Christianity Cost the Jews
Reviewed by Steven Fine

Josef Schmid, Studies in the History of the Greek Text of the Apocalypse: The Ancient Stems
Reviewed by Ian Boxall

William J. Webb and Gordon K. Oeste, Bloody, Brutal, and Barbaric? Wrestling with Troubling War Texts
Reviewed by Eric A. Seibert

Oda Wischmeyer, ed., Handbuch der Bibelhermeneutiken: Von Origenes bis zur Gegenwart
Reviewed by Jeffrey L. Morrow

Martin Worthington, Ea’s Duplicity in the Gilgamesh Flood Story
Reviewed by Louise M. Pryke

Dec 28, 2020

Top Biblical Archaeology Stories of 2020

Haaretz has an article on the top biblical archaeology stories of 2020 here. Unfortunately, it seems like it is behind a paywall but you might be able to access it.