Jan 25, 2026

Psalm 140

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 140 (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/ps140.pdf

William Barrick’s notes: https://drbarrick.org/files/studynotes/Psalms/Ps_140.pdf

Danny Akin (outline, manuscript, audio): https://www.danielakin.com/when-god-comes-to-the-rescue-psalm-140

Jan 20, 2026

Open Access Monographs from SBL Press

SBL Press publishes two open access book series: Ancient Near East Monographs (ANEM) and International Voices in Biblical Studies (IVBS). You can access them using the links below

International Voices in Biblical Studies here.
Ancient Near East Monographs here

Jan 19, 2026

The Dietary Laws in Leviticus 11

Christine Palmer has a good discussion here.

Jan 18, 2026

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.

Scott Brazil, Jesus and YHWH-Texts in the Synoptic Gospels (T&T Clark)
Marc Rastoin

Timothy A. Brookins, First and Second Thessalonians (Baker Academic)
Nina Nikki

Warren Carter, The Massacre of the Innocents: Studies in the Cultural Afterlife of a Gospel Scene (Lexington/Fortress Academic)
Brandon W. Hawk

Alessandro G. K. Casagrande, Das Amosbuch als epische Erzählung im dramatischen Modus: Ein Beitrag zu den synchronen Lesarten der Prophetenbücher (Mohr Siebeck)
Bob Becking

Sébastien Doane, Reading the Bible amid the Environmental Crisis: Interdisciplinary Insights to Ecological Hermeneutics (Lexington/Fortress Academic)
Dong Hyeon Jeong

James R. Harrison and L. L. Welborn, eds., The First Urban Churches 7: Thessalonica (SBL Press)
Jamie Davies

Nathan Leach, Daniel Charles Smith, and Tony Keddie, eds., Revelation and Material Religion in the Roman East: Essays in Honor of Steven J. Friesen (Routledge)
Harry O. Maier

Hanneke Loon and Pierre van Hecke, eds., Where Is the Way to the Dwelling of Light? Studies in Genesis, Job and Linguistics in Honor of Ellen van Wolde (Brill)
Tobias Häner

Saul M. Olyan, Human, Divine, and Textual Relationships: Essays on the Hebrew Bible (Brill)
Barbara Thiede

Markus Vinzent, Christ’s Torah: The Making of the New Testament in the Second Century (Routledge)
Judith M. Lieu

Jan 17, 2026

Another Free Logos Book: Introducing Ephesians

Logos is offering another free book for January: Introducing Ephesians by Simon Austen. I did not see an expiration date but it is probably the end of the month. You can access the offer here.

Jan 16, 2026

Free eBook: The First Christian Letters: Reading First and Second Thessalonians

Wipf and Stock is offering a free eBook copy of The First Christian Letters: Reading First and Second Thessalonians by Rafael Rodriguez. Act quickly because the deal ends on 1/31. Here are the instructions to get your copy.

1. Click on this link.
2. Click "ADD TO CART" on the eBook option.
3. Use the code "
RODRIGUEZ26"
4. Upon checkout completion, you will receive a confirmation email with instructions of how to download your free eBook.

Jan 14, 2026

Slavery in Egypt

Mark Janzen has a good article on slavery in Egypt here.

Jan 13, 2026

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.

Phillip A Davis Jr., Matthew Ryan Robinson, and Daniel Lanzinger, eds., What Does Theology Do, Actually? Volume 2: Exegeting Exegesis (Evangelische Verlagsanstalt)
Bryan Beeckman

James D. Dvorak, The Interpersonal Metafunction in 1 Corinthians 1–4: The Tenor of Toughness (Brill)
Ron Clark

Brahim El Guabli and Mostafa Hussein, eds., Remembering Jews in Maghrebi and Middle Eastern Media (Penn State University Press)
Filippo Petrucci

Angela Kim Harkins, Experiencing Presence in the Second Temple Period: Revised and Updated Essays (Peeters)
Maria Brutti

Karl-Wilhelm Niebuhr, Paulus im Judentum seiner Zeit: Gesammelte Studien (Mohr Siebeck)
Jan Dochhorn

M. John-Patrick O’Connor, The Last Will Be First: Divine Judgment in the Gospel of Mark (Baylor University Press)
Devlin McGuire

Saul M. Olyan, Animal Rights and the Hebrew Bible (Oxford University Press)
Yael Shemesh

David L. Petersen, Genesis: A Commentary (Westminster John Knox)
Andrew E. Steinmann

Stanley E. Porter, Interpretation for Preaching and Teaching: An Introduction to Biblical Hermeneutics (Baker Academic)
Peter C. W. Ho

Christina G. Williamson, Urban Rituals in Sacred Landscapes in Hellenistic Asia Minor (Brill)
Joshua Schwartz