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.

Rainer Albertz, Die Josephsgeschichte im Pentateuch: Ein Beitrag zur Überwindung einer anhaltenden Forschungskontroverse (Mohr Siebeck)
Marlen Bunzel

Alessandro Falcetta, Early Christian Teachers: The ‘Didaskaloi’ from Their Origins to the Middle of the Second Century (Mohr Siebeck)
H. H. Drake Williams III

John Goldingay, The Book of Lamentations (Eerdmans)
Kristin J. Wendland

Craig S. Keener, Galatians: A Commentary (Baker Academic)
Gregory R. Perry

David C. Kraemer, A History of the Talmud (Cambridge University Press)
Sara Ronis

Dieder Lafleur, Greek New Testament Manuscripts from Albania (Brill)
Zachary Skarka

M. David Litwa, The Evil Creator: Origins of an Early Christian Idea (Oxford University Press)
James F. McGrath

Allan J. McNicol, The Persistence of God’s Endangered Promises: The Bible’s Unified Story (T&T Clark)
James W. Thompson

Julia M. O’Brien, ed., The Oxford Handbook of the Minor Prophets (Oxford University Press)
Steven Tuell

Michaela Sohn-Kronthaler and Ruth Albrecht, eds., Faith and Feminism in Nineteenth-Century Religious Communities (SBL Press)
Barbara E. Reid

Psalm 85

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 85 (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/ps085.pdf

William Barrick’s notes: https://drbarrick.org/files/studynotes/Psalms/Ps_085.pdf

Psalm 85 devotional: https://www.generations.org/devotionals/98

Four Common Mistakes to Avoid with Logos

I use my Logos Bible software a lot but Stephen Angliss has a good reminder here that I could be doing more with this powerful tool.

Themelios 47:2

You can access the latest issue of Themelios for free in three different formats: (1) PDF, (2) web version, and (3) Logos Bible Software (use coupon code themelios).

Free Resource: Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies in Honor of P. Kyle McCarter Jr.

My friend Ferrell Jenkins, who has a great blog here, made me aware of the fact that you can download a free copy here of the brand new volume, Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies in Honor of P. Kyle McCarter Jr.

The Transfiguration in Mark

Ian Paul has a very interesting post here on the Transfiguration in Mark's Gospel.

The Personage Described in Daniel 11:36-45

Significant discussion and debate surround the identity of the personage described in Daniel 11:36–45. Paul Tanner has created a helpful table which I have modified the format slightly and added a few additional interpreters.

J. Paul Tanner, Daniel, Evangelical Exegetical Commentary, ed. H. Wayne House and William D. Barrick (Bellingham, WA: Lexham, 2020), 688–689 (with slight modification and addition).

Cooking a Kid and Its Mother’s Milk

The command to “not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk " (Exod 23:19; 34:26; Deut 14:21) is the text behind modern Jewish kosher practices. But it is also a text that has generated considerable discussion and debate. Stefan Schorch has a good discussion of the texts both biblical and traditional here. But what I found most interesting was the possible allusion to the practice in Amos 6:3.

Free eBook: Church Doctrine, Volume 5: Redemption

Wipf and Stock is offering a free eBook copy of Church Doctrine, Volume 5: Redemption by Paul McGlassen. The offer is only available until August15. 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 "REDEEMFREE"
4. Upon checkout completion, you will receive a confirmation email with instructions of how to download your free eBook.  

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HT: Justin Bass

Free Logos Books for August

Logos is offering Everyday Theology: How to Read Cultural Texts and Interpret Trends and The Didache: A Window on the Earliest Christians as their free books for August. You can also purchase other resources at significant discounts and enter to win the 27-volume Baker Academic New Testament Backgrounds collection These offers can be accessed here and 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.

Andrea M. Berlin and Paul J. Kosmin, eds., The Middle Maccabees: Archaeology, History, and the Rise of the Hasmonean Kingdom (SBL Press)
Blake A. Jurgens

Lisa Wilson Davison, More Than a Womb: Childfree Women in the Hebrew Bible as Agents of the Holy (Cascade)
Wil Gafney

Dominick S. Hernández, Illustrated Job in Hebrew (GlossaHouse)
Debra Band

Carl R. Holladay, Hellenistic Jewish Literature and the New Testament: Collected Essays (Mohr Siebeck)
Erich S. Gruen

Jonathan Hong, Der ursprüngliche Septuaginta-Psalter und seine Rezensionen: Eine Untersuchung anhand der Septuaginta-Psalmen 2; 8; 33; 49 und 103 (Kohlhammer)
Gert J. Steyn

Matthias Konradt, The Gospel according to Matthew: A Commentary (Baylor University Press)
Tobias Ålöw

David L. Mathewson, A Companion to the Book of Revelation (Cascade)
Emmanuel Kabamba Nshimbi

Isaac W. Oliver and Gabriele Boccaccini, eds., The Early Reception of Paul the Second Temple Jew: Text, Narrative and Reception History (T&T Clark)
Ryan D. Collman

Benjamin Schliesser, Jan Rüggemeier, Thomas J. Kraus, and Jörg Frey, eds., Alexandria: Hub of the Hellenistic World (Mohr Siebeck)
Sean A. Adams

J. David Woodington, The Dubious Disciples: Doubt and Disbelief in the Post-resurrection Scenes of the Four Gospels (De Gruyter)
Alexander P. Thompson

On Site: Tel Gezer

Biblical Archaeology Society is apparently producing a number of "Onsite" videos. This one on Tel Gezer is brief (less than five minutes) but provides a decent overview of the site. 

I recently took some folks there and watching a video this ahead of time would have been helpful.

Psalm 84

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 84 (in no particular order). Feel free to mention any that you find helpful in the comments section.

Ray Stedman., “The Living God,” Psalm 84: https://www.raystedman.org/old-testament/psalms/the-living-god

Analysis by C. J. Labuschagne: https://www.labuschagne.nl/ps084.pdf

Spokane Bible Church: http://www.spokanebiblechurch.com/books/psalm-84

William Barrick’s notes: https://drbarrick.org/files/studynotes/Psalms/Ps_084.pdf

Martyn Lloyd-Jones, True Religion: https://www.mljtrust.org/sermons-online/psalms-84-1-12/true-religion

Psalm 84 devotional: https://www.generations.org/devotionals/97

Daniel Akin sermon resources: https://www.danielakin.com/better-is-one-day-in-your-courts-than-thousands-elsewhere-through-the-psalms-series

Making Most of Libraries

I learned most of what David Stark suggests here when I was working on my dissertation but this article could be a helpful read for some.