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. 

Patricia D. Ahearne-Kroll, Aseneth of Egypt: The Composition of a Jewish Narrative
Reviewed by Tyler Smith

Dongbin Choi, The Use and Function of Scripture in 1 Maccabees
Reviewed by Peter Altmann

Francesco Cocco, Women in the Wilderness: The “Female Legislation” of the Book of Numbers (Num 5,11–31; 27,1–11; 30,2–17)
Reviewed by Deborah Rooke

Benjamin H. Dunning, ed., The Oxford Handbook of New Testament, Gender, and Sexuality
Reviewed by Amy Peeler

J. Cheryl Exum, Samson and Delilah: Selected Essays
Reviewed by Gregory Mobley

Jennifer Eyl, Signs, Wonders, and Gifts: Divination in the Letters of Paul
Reviewed by Matthew V. Novenson

Rhiannon Graybill and Peter J. Sabo, eds., “Who Knows What We’d Make of It, If We Ever Got Our Hands on It?”: The Bible and Margaret Atwood
Reviewed by Anthony Swindell

Richard B. Hays, Reading with the Grain of Scripture
Reviewed by James W. Thompson

Nahorai Kotkin, Hebrew Root Dictionary
Reviewed by Samuel Arnet

Eric Lawee, Rashi’s Commentary on the Torah: Canonization and Resistance in the Reception of a Jewish Classic
Reviewed by Aaron Koller

Cécile Michel, Women of Assur and Kanesh: Texts from the Archives of Assyrian Merchants
Reviewed by Greta Van Buylaere

Jeanette Hagen Pifer, Faith as Participation: An Exegetical Study of Some Key Pauline Texts
Reviewed by S. D. Giere

Geoffrey S. Smith, Valentinian Christianity: Texts and Translations
Reviewed by Antti Marjanen

Ian J. Vaillancourt, The Multifaceted Saviour of Psalms 110 and 118: A Canonical Exegesis
Reviewed by Jordan M. Scheetz

Michael R. Whitenton, Hearing Kyriotic Sonship: A Cognitive and Rhetorical Approach to the Characterization of Mark’s Jesus
Reviewed by Abson Joseph

Jerusalem and the Temple in the Hellenistic Period

Leen Ritmeyer has a good article here on Jerusalem and the Temple Mount during the Hellenistic period.

Levirate Marriage and Deuteronomy

Although I do not agree with the author's ultimate conclusion, Sara Milstein has a nice discussion here of the practice of levirate marriage which is referenced in Deuteronomy 25:5-10 and perhaps exemplified in Ruth 4.

Psalm 51 Links

I have been 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 51 (in no particular order). Feel free to mention any that you find helpful in the comments section.

Ray Stedman., “How to Handle a Bad Conscience,” Psalm 50: https://www.raystedman.org/old-testament/psalms/how-to-handle-a-bad-conscience

Analysis by C. J. Labuschagne: https://www.labuschagne.nl/ps051.pdf

John MacArthur sermon: https://www.gty.org/library/sermons-library/80-353/the-believers-confession-of-sin

William Barrick’s notes: https://drbarrick.org/files/studynotes/Psalms/Ps_051.pdf

The Fathers on Psalm 51: https://pursuingveritas.com/2019/09/17/the-fathers-on-psalm-51

Psalm 51 devotionals: https://www.generations.org/devotionals/62 and https://www.generations.org/devotionals/63 

James Limburg: https://www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries/revised-common-lectionary/ash-wednesday/commentary-on-psalm-511-17-4

The Canonical Reception of the Book of Revelation

Michael Kruger has a good overview of the canonical reception of the book of Revelation here.

Ryrie Online Library

I have long appreciated Charles Ryrie's gift of being able to explain complicated biblical and theological in a simple way. Now two of his children, Bruce C. Ryrie and Carolyn Ryrie Howard, and the staff and faculty at Word of Life Bible Institute, have created a website highlighting Ryrie's sermons, manuscripts, letters, etc.You can access the website here.

HT: Alf Ceniga

Psalm 50 Links

I have been 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 50 (in no particular order). Feel free to mention any that you find helpful in the comments section.

The Text this Week: http://www.textweek.com/writings/psalm50.htm

Ray Stedman., “Here Comes the Judge,” Psalm 50: https://www.raystedman.org/old-testament/psalms/here-comes-the-judge

Into the Word with Paul Carter: https://ca.thegospelcoalition.org/into-the-word/psalm-50

Analysis by C. J. Labuschagne: https://www.labuschagne.nl/ps050.pdf

William Barrick’s notes: https://drbarrick.org/files/studynotes/Psalms/Ps_050.pdf

Psalm 50 devotional: https://www.generations.org/devotionals/61

Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Dead Religion: https://www.mljtrust.org/sermons-online/psalms-50-1-23/dead-religion

Planning a Preaching Calendar

Matthew Boffey lists eight principles here.