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 to read them.

Hector Avalos, The Reality of Religious Violence: From Biblical to Modern Times (Sheffield Phoenix)
Samantha J. Scott

Cilliers Breytenbach, The Gospel according to Mark as Episodic Narrative (Brill)
Nicholas A. Elder

L. Juliana Claassens, Christl M. Maier, and Funlola Ọlọjẹde, eds., Transgression and Transformation: Feminist, Postcolonial and Queer Biblical Interpretation as Creative Interventions (T&T Clark)
Corrine Carvalho

Ryan P. Juza, The New Testament and the Future of the Cosmos (Pickwick)
William Horst

Cotton Mather; Jan Stievermann, ed., Hebrews–Revelation, vol. 10 of Biblia Americana: America’s First Bible Commentary (Mohr Siebeck)
Rebecca Skaggs

Sara Parks, Gender in the Rhetoric of Jesus: Women in Q (Lexington/Fortress Academic)
Olegs Andrejevs

Hector M. Patmore and Josef Lössl, eds., Demons in Early Judaism and Christianity: Characters and Characteristics (Brill)
Tyler A. Stewart

Ben Zion Rosenfeld and Haim Perlmutter, Social Stratification of the Jewish Population of Roman Palestine in the Period of the Mishnah, 70–250 CE (Brill)
Joshua Schwartz

Michael E. W. Thompson, Isaiah 1–39: A Commentary (Cascade)
Jeffery M. Leonard

Andrew C. Witt, A Voice without End: The Role of David in Psalms 3–14 (Eisenbrauns)
Bradley C. Gregory

New IVP Academic Podcast

Some might be interested in a new IVP Academic podcast. The first episodes will focus on the newly released Dictionary of Paul and His Letters. You can check it out here.

Free Logos Resources for May

Logos is offering these three freebies this month: Warfare in the Old Testament: The Organization, Weapons, and Tactics of Ancient Near Eastern Armies by Boyd Seevers, Justice and Loyalty: A Commentary on the Book of Micah (International Theological Commentary by Juan Alfaro, a free ebook,Psalms for the Anxious Heart: A 30-Day Devotional for Uncertain Times by Becky Harling, and the audio book Keep a Quiet Heart by Elisabeth Elliott. You can get these free resources and also purchase others at significant discounts here, here, here, and here.

John 15

Ian Paul has some helpful thoughts here on friendship and joy in John 15.

Psalm 129

I am working on a commentary on the Psalms. I have decided to compile some helpful links that I discovered during my research. It includes a mix of exegetical and sermonic links. Here is what I have for Psalm 129 (in no particular order). Feel free to mention any that you find helpful in the comments section.

Analysis by C. J. Labuschagne: https://www.labuschagne.nl/ps129.pdf

William Barrick’s notes: https://drbarrick.org/files/studynotes/Psalms/Ps_129.pdf

Psalm 129 devotional: https://www.generations.org/devotionals/214

Ray Fowler sermon: https://www.rayfowler.org/sermons/psalms-of-ascent/psalm-129-persevering-through-pain 

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 to read them.

Jocelyn McWhirter and Sylvie T. Raquel, eds., Teaching the Bible with Undergraduates (SBL Press)
Adam Porter

John J. Peters, Luke among the Ancient Historians: Ancient Historiography and the Attempt to Remedy the Inadequate “Many” (Pickwick)
Gregory E. Sterling

David Wenham, Jesus in Context: Making Sense of the Historical Figure (Cambridge University Press)
James F. McGrath