The Importance of the Ascension

Ian Paul has a good word here about the importance of Jesus' ascension. One could debate whether it is the most important moment though.

Journal for the Study of the New Testament 45:4

The latest articles from of the Journal for the Study of the New Testament are available now. Here is a list of the articles and links to abstracts. The articles by Meggitt and Wilson are open access.

Making an Example: The Rhetorical Usefulness of Timothy in 1 Timothy
Jonathan M. Sanchez

Putting the Apocalyptic Jesus to the Sword: Why Were Jesus’s Disciples Armed?
Justin Meggitt

The Quotation of Jer. 31.15 in Mt. 2.18 within Christological Patterning of Matthew’s Nativity According to the Joseph Story
Kai Akagi

‘One Thing’: Stoic Discourse and Paul’s Reevaluation of His Jewish Credentials in Phil. 3.1–21
Annalisa Phillips Wilson

Understanding the Abyssal Forces in the Fifth Trumpet Judgment (Rev. 9.1–12) in Light of the Demonology of Jubilees
Sanghwan Lee

Introductory Reading List on Missions

Elliot Clark provides his list here.

Recording of "Exploring the Archaeology of Jesus’ Nazareth"

I recently highlighted a live online lecture by Prof. Ken Dark on "Exploring the Archaeology of Jesus’ Nazareth." But if you missed it you can catch it here for free until June 15. Use this link and you will be asked to log in or register or log in. Select "I am a Student."

King Hazael of Aram-Damascus

Assaf Kleiman has a pretty good article here on King Hazael of Aram-Damascus and his military actions against Israel.

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.

Hagit Amirav, Cornelis Hoogerwerf, and István Perczel, eds., Christian Historiography between Empires: 4th–8th Centuries (Peeters)
Andreas Westergren

C. L. Crouch, ed., The Cambridge Companion to the Hebrew Bible and Ethics (Cambridge University Press)
John Goldingay

Joseph A. Marchal, ed., Bodies on the Verge: Queering Pauline Epistles (SBL Press)
Christopher B. Zeichmann

Kelly J. Murphy, Rewriting Masculinity: Gideon, Men, and Might (Oxford University Press)
Caryn Tamber-Rosenau

Jonathan J. Price, Margalit Finkelberg, and Yuval Shahar, eds., Rome: An Empire of Many Nations; New Perspectives on Ethnic Diversity and Cultural Identity (Cambridge University Press)
Rubin James Yi McClain

Luzia Sutter Rehmann, Rage in the Belly: Hunger in the New Testament (Cascade)
Andrew Bowden

Karel van der Toorn, Becoming Diaspora Jews: Behind the Story of Elephantine (Yale University Press)
Gad Barnea

Peter Wick; Jens-Christian Maschmeier, ed., Schriftgelehrsamkeit und Toraethik: Die Bergpredigt im Kontext des Matthäusevangeliums (Kohlhammer)
Dorothy Jean Weaver

5 Best Books on the Holy Spirit

Brian Collins offers his list here.

Polygamy

The issue of polygamy in the Bible is complicated. Mitch Chase discusses here why he does not believe that the Bible supports it.

Free eBook: Pauline Eschatology

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Online Lecture: Exploring the Archaeology of Jesus’ Nazareth

You can attend Ken Dark's free online lecture on “Exploring the Archaeology of Jesus’ Nazareth” scheduled for Friday, May 12 at 11:00 am-12:30 pm ET. It is free but you must register 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.

Gianni Barbiero, Marco Pavan, and Johannes Schnocks, eds., The Formation of the Hebrew Psalter: The Book of Psalms between Ancient Versions, Material Transmission and Canonical Exegesis (Mohr Siebeck)
Eric D. McDonnell Jr

Pamela Barmash, The Laws of Hammurabi: At the Confluence of Royal and Scribal Traditions (Oxford University Press)
Adam E. Miglio

Jonathan Bieler, Der Einheitsbegriff als Kohärenzprinzip bei Maximus Confessor: Eine Studie zu Ps-Dionysius-Rezeption, triplex via und analogem Weltbild bei Maximus Confessor (Brill)
Andrew Louth

Karen H. Jobes, 1 Peter (Baker Academic)
Kelly D. Liebengood

Alain Le Boulluec, The Notion of Heresy in Greek Literature in the Second and Third Centuries (Oxford University Press)
Judith M. Lieu

Maik Patzelt, Jörg Rüpke, and Annette Weissenrieder, eds., Prayer and the Ancient City: Influences of Urban Space (Mohr Siebeck)
Rosemary Canavan

Manuel Villalobos Mendoza, Bodies without Organs in the Gospel of Mark (Sheffield Phoenix)
Bradley H. McLean

Ian Wilson, Praying to the Temple: Divine Presence in Solomon’s Prayer (Peeters)
Michael Avioz