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