10 Things You Should Never Do in a Theological Research Paper

You can read about 10 things you should never do in a theological research paper by downloading a free ebook from Michael Kibbe here.

Free Audio Book of the Month: The Passionate Preaching of Martyn Lloyd-Jones

Christianaudio.com is offering The Passionate Preaching of Martyn Lloyd-Jones by Steven Lawson as their free audio download for the month of May. You can access this offer here.

Free Logos Book for May: Live in Liberty

The free Logos Book of the Month for May is Live in Liberty: The Spiritual Message of Galatians by Daniel Bush and Noel Due. You can also purchase Embracing God as Father: Christian Identity in the Family of God by the same authors for .99 cents and a third book, Confronted by Grace: Meditations of a Theologian by John Webster for $1.99. For all offers you can go to the Logos' Free Book of Month page here.

The Skeptical State of Bible Reading in 2017

Christianity Today has posted an article on, "The Skeptical State of Bible Reading in 2017" here.

James Versus Jacob

Mark Wilson notes the problems associated with translating Jacob with James in the New Testament here.

Corinth Excavations Archaeological Manual

David Pettigrew notes here that the Corinth Excavations Archaeological Manual is being published but you can download a free PDF. David's informative post is here and you can download the PDF here.

Audio: The Historical Reliability of the Gospels

Credo Courses is offering audio of Craig Blomberg's "The Historical Reliability of the Gospels" for $5. That is not bad for over 13 hours of content. Credo is also offering 50%-off for video and other materials associated with this course. You can see the details here.

Resources on the Song of Solomon

David Murray has a helpful list here for helpful resources for studying the Song of Solomon.

Archaeology and Biblical Studies

Terry Wilder argues here that archaeology and biblical studies are distinct but friendly disciplines.

Ph.D.?

Todd Chipman has some important questions to ask here.

A Parable for Greek and Hebrew Students

Gary Manning has posted a clever and humorous parable for language students here.

Latest Issue of 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.

Jeff W. Childers, trans.; George A. Kiraz, ed.
The Antioch Bible: The Gospel of Luke according to the Syriac Peshitta Version with English Translation (Syriac Edition)
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=10038
Reviewed by David A. Smith

Karin Finsterbusch and Armin Lange, eds.
Texts and Contexts of Jeremiah: The Exegesis of Jeremiah 1 and 10 in Light of Text and Reception History
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=11321
Reviewed by Marvin A. Sweeney

Simon Gathercole
Defending Substitution: An Essay on Atonement in Paul
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=10364
Reviewed by Don Garlington

Jogy Cheruvathoor George
The Metaphor of Shepherd in the Gospel of Mark
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=10654
Reviewed by Wayne Baxter

Jean-Daniel Macchi
Le livre d’Esther
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=11320
Reviewed by Kristin De Troyer

Scot McKendrick, David Parker, Amy Myshrall, and Cillian O’Hogan, eds.
Codex Sinaiticus: New Perspectives on the Ancient Biblical Manuscript
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=10713
Reviewed by S. Matthew Solomon

Paola Mollo
An Intratextual Analysis of the Mirroring Birth Stories of Samson and Samuel: Explaining the Narrative Logic of Literary Montage
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=11063
Reviewed by Catherine Lewis-Smith

Susanne Scholz and Pablo R. Andiñach, eds.
La Violencia and the Hebrew Bible: The Politics and Histories of Biblical Hermeneutics on the American Continent
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=11283
Reviewed by Hector Avalos
Reviewed by Brandon Grafius

Jan van der Watt, ed.
The Quest for the Real Jesus: Radboud Prestige Lectures by Prof. Dr. Michael Wolter
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=9401
Reviewed by Stephan Witetschek

Witherington on Adam and the Genome

I have been enjoying Ben Witherington's interaction with the book Adam and the Genome by Dennis Venema and Scot McKnight. I am not sure how many posts Witherington will do but the first five are here, here, here, here, and here.

Christ's Resurrection and Missions

William Barrick has some great thoughts here on Christ's resurrection and missions.

Zondervan Lecture Videos Sale

Zondervan is offering its lecture videos at 55%-off with free shipping. This sale is only good for three days, April 18-20. Use the source code VIDEO. You can check it out here.

Paying Taxes in Biblical Times

Livia Gershon talks about the process of paying taxes in biblical times here.

Biblical Chronology

Rodger You has links to a number of resources related to biblical chronology here.

HT: Kevin Woodruff

He Is Risen!

Latest Issue of 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.

Richard A. Burridge
Four Gospels, One Jesus? A Symbolic Reading
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=9961
Reviewed by Matthew C. Baldwin

Derek Cooper and Martin J. Lohrmann, eds.
1–2 Samuel, 1–2 Kings, 1–2 Chronicles
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=11277
Reviewed by John Herbst

Jeremy Gabrielson
Paul’s Non-violent Gospel: The Theological Politics of Peace in Paul’s Life and Letters
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=9629
Reviewed by Thomas P. Nelligan

Robert H. Gundry
Peter: False Disciple and Apostate according to Saint Matthew
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=10540
Reviewed by Marius J. Nel

Matthew Ryan Hauge and Andrew W. Pitts, eds.
Ancient Education and Early Christianity
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=11197
Reviewed by Alex Damm

Jarmo Kiilunen and Nina Nikki
Alfasta oomegaan: Uuden testamentin kreikan tukipaketti
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=10324
Reviewed by Paavo Tucker

Kasper Bro Larsen
The Gospel of John as Genre Mosaic
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=11066
Reviewed by D. A. Carson

Gwynned de Looijer
The Qumran Paradigm: Critical Evaluation of Some Foundational Hypotheses in the Construction of the Qumran Sect
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=10902
Reviewed by Jutta Leonhardt-Balzer

Robert W. Wall and David R. Nienhuis, eds.
A Compact Guide to the Whole Bible: Learning to Read Scripture’s Story
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=10190
Reviewed by Lilly (SJ) Nortje-Meyer

Shamir Yona
The Many Faces of Repetition: Basic Patterns of Repetition in Construct-State Expressions in Biblical, Post-biblical and Ancient Eastern Rhetoric [Hebrew]
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=9684
Reviewed by Jerome A. Lund

Daniel 9:24-27

Kyle Dillon has an excellent post here on the "Seventy Week" prophecy of Daniel 9:24-27. He has summarized and organized quite a bit of material.

Is Hebrew Behind the World's First Alphabet?

Doug Petrovich thinks so and he explains briefly how and why in this article. This is beyond my expertise so I will await the judgment of others but the proposal is intriguing.

Ninth Blogaversary

Today marks the ninth anniversary of the beginning of this blog. Thanks to everyone who has stopped by over the years.

Considering a PhD?

Andy Naselli has some good questions for students considering a PhD to ask here.

The Pontius Pilate Inscription and the Imperial Cult

Carl Rasmussen has an interesting post here discussing the potential connection between the Pilate Inscription at Caesarea Maritima and a tiberieum dedicated to the imperial cult.

The Scofield Reference Bible

With the proliferation of study Bibles, it is easy to forget how groundbreaking the Scofield Reference Bible was. And whether you like it or not, it did get many people into the Word of God. So check out the Oxford Blog's nice write-up on the Scofield's 100th anniversary here.