Steve Walton on the Book of Acts

Ian Paul has a nice interview with Steve Walton concerning the book of Acts.

Translating John 3:16

Gary Manning has a good discussion here concerning whether one should translate John 3:16 as “God so loved” or “God loved in this way.” I like his 'have your cake and eat it too" conclusion but not sure if it works.

Lex Talionis (Eye for an Eye) in the Old Testament

Wayne Horowitz has an interesting post on the origins and contemporary significance of the Lex Talionic laws in the Bible here.

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.

Eve-Marie Becker and Holger Strutwolf, eds., Platonismus und Christentum: Ihre Beziehungen und deren Grenzen (Mohr Siebeck)
Clark R. Bates

Nancy E. Berg and Marc Saperstein, eds., Exile and the Jews: Literature, History, and Identity (Jewish Publication Society)
Susannah Heschel

Arthur Jan Keefer, The Book of Proverbs and Virtue Ethics: Integrating the Biblical and Philosophical Traditions (Cambridge University Press)
Samuel L. Adams

Andrew Perriman, In the Form of a God: The Pre-existence of the Exalted Christ in Paul (Cascade)
William Horst

N. T. Wright, Galatians (Eerdmans)
Craig S. Keener

Adela Yarbro Collins, Paul Transformed: Reception of the Person and Letters of Paul in Antiquity (Yale University Press)
Stefan Krauter

Free Logos Resources for May

Logos is offering these freebies this month: Calvin in the Public Square by David Hall, New Short History of the Catholic Church by Norman Tanner, a free ebook, We Want You Here by Thom Rainer, and the free audio book Ancient Ladder by Scot MacLellen. You can get these free resources and also other deals here, here, here, and here. If you are a subscriber, you can also get Lamentations by John Mackay for free here.

Advice for Reading Biblical Henrew

Nothing really new but David Miller just provides some sound advice here.

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.

Edward Adams, Dorothea  H. Bertschmann, Stephen J. Chester, Jonathan A. Linebaugh, and Todd D. Still, eds., The New Perspective on Grace: Paul and the Gospel after Paul and the Gift (Eerdmans)
Isaiah Allen

Adolph L. Harstad, Deuteronomy (Concordia)
Eckart Otto

Robert Jütte, The Jewish Body: A History (University of Pennsylvania Press)
Hannah Harrington

Tat-siong Benny Liew and Fernando F. Segovia, eds., Reading in These Times: Purposes and Practices of Minoritized Biblical Criticism (SBL Press)
Joshua Turpin

M. David Litwa, Posthuman Transformation in Ancient Mediterranean Thought: Becoming Angels and Demons (Cambridge University Press)
Mika Ahuvia

Eckhard J. Schnabel, New Testament Theology (Baker Academic)
James P. Sweeney

Jeremiah 12:1–6

Claude Mariottini has some helpful thoughts here on Jeremiah’s "second confession" in Jeremiah 12:1–6.

He Is Risen!

 

Journal of Biblical Literature 144:1

Volume 144:1 of the Journal of Biblical Literature is now available. Here is a list of articles but you will need to be a member to access them.

Introduction to the Presidential Address
Ehud Ben Zvi

The Bible in Politics and Politics in the Bible
Tamara Cohn Eskenazi

A History of Kissing in Ancient Israel: Evidence from the Hebrew Bible
Rachelle Gilmour

The Jurisprudential Significance of אשר: A Case Study in Leviticus 10:1–3
Ryan C. Chester

Is Hosea Also among the Traumatized? The Book of Hosea and Trauma Hermeneutics
Brad E. Kelle

Patterns of Allusive Poetry in Jonah’s Psalm: Intertexts in Jonah 2:3a and 10c
Herald Gandi

The Anti-Eschatological Elijah and the Reinterpretation of the “Day of YHWH” in Malachi 3:23–24
David N. DeJong

The Hemorrhaging Woman Embodies Violence: Reading Gendered Health Barriers in Mark 5:26
J. P. Lapeña

The Time It Takes: Prolonged Pace in Luke’s Travel Narrative (9:51–19:44)
Troy M. Troftgruben

The Story of Codex H (GA 015): Manuscript Migration and Primary Sources in Biblical Studies
Garrick V. Allen and Kimberley Fowler

Free eBook: Imago Dei

Wipf and Stock is offering a free eBook copy of The Imago Dei: Humanity Made in the Image of God by Lucy Peppiatt. Acts quickly because I am not sure when the deal expires. Here are the instructions to get your copy.

1. Click on this link.
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3. Use the code "PEPPIATT25"
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The Meaning of τετέλεσται in John 19:30

Gary Manning has a good post here on the Meaning of τετέλεσται in John 19:30. He points out that while “paid in full” is probably not the best understanding of the term. This post is also another example of the potential dangers in word studies.

Note: This is an older post that showed up in my feed. I thought it would be a great reminder as we enter the Easter season.

Another Free Logos Resource

Logos is offering M. Eugene Boring's Revelation in the Interpretation series for free here. The offer is available until April 30.

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.

Carson Bay, Biblical Heroes and Classical Culture in Christian Late Antiquity: The Historiography, Exemplarity, and Anti-Judaism of Pseudo-Hegesippus (Cambridge University Press)
Ken Olson

Hannes Bezzel, Uwe Becker, and Matthijs de Jong, eds., Prophecy and Foreign Nations: Aspects of the Role of the “Nations” in the Books of Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel (Mohr Siebeck)
Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer

Frederick Dale Bruner, The Letter to the Romans: A Short Commentary (Eerdmans)
Andrew B. Spurgeon

Jordan Davis, The End of the Book of Numbers: On Pentateuchal Models and Compositional Issues (Mohr Siebeck)
Itamar Kislev

Albert C. Geljon and David T. Runia, Philo of Alexandria, On Cultivation: Introduction, Translation, and Commentary (SBL Press)
James R. Royse

Katharina Heyden and Maria Lissek, eds., Jerusalem II: Jerusalem in Roman-Byzantine Times (Mohr Siebeck)
Jodi Magness

Jack J. Lennon, Dirt and Denigration: Stigma and Marginalisation in Ancient Rome (Mohr Siebeck)
Joshua Schwartz

Jack R. Lundbom, Joel: Prophet of the Outpouring Spirit (Sheffield Phoenix)
John Anthony Dunne