Journal for the Study of the New Testament 41:3

The latest issue of the Journal for the Study of the New Testament is out. Here is a list of the articles and links to abstracts.

Paul and Asklepios: The Greco-Roman Quest for Healing and the Mission of Paul
Christopher D. Stanley

A Sanctuary in the Heavens and the Ascension of the Son of Man: Reassessing the Logic of Jesus’ Trial in Mark 14.53-65 Max Botner

Embodied Cognitive Science and the Person: A Comment on the Spezio–Eastman Exchange
Shaun Gallagher  

Rest and Victory in Revelation 14.13 
Chee-Chiew Lee

The Gerasene Exorcism and Jesus’ Eschatological Expulsion of Cosmic Powers: Echoes of Second Temple Scapegoat Traditions in Mark 5.1-20
Hans M. Moscicke

Incongruous Conciliation: A Constructive Critique of John Barclay’s Paul and the Gift 
F. Gerald Downing

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.

Florian Amselgruber, “Ulme stützt Weinstock”: Literalisierung kirchlicher Verkündigung auf der Basis paganer Formen bei Clemens von Alexandrien
Reviewed by Harry O. Maier

Mark J. Boda, Exploring Zechariah, Volume 2: The Development and Role of Biblical Traditions in Zechariah
Reviewed by Jason M. Silverman

Athalya Brenner-Idan, Gale A. Yee, and Archie C. C. Lee, eds., The Five Scrolls
Reviewed by Amy Erickson

John Paul Heil, Luke-Acts: Foundations for Christian Worship
Reviewed by Boris Paschke

Samuel Hildebrandt, Interpreting Quoted Speech in Prophetic Literature: A Study of Jeremiah 2.1–3.5
Reviewed by J. Michael Thigpen

Hillel I. Millgram, Judges and Saviors, Deborah and Samson: Reflections of a World in Chaos
Reviewed by Philippe Guillaume

Song-Mi Suzie Park, Hezekiah and the Dialogue of Memory
Reviewed by Kah-Jin Jeffrey Kuan

Richard N. Soulen, Defining Jesus: The Earthly, the Biblical, the Historical, and the Real Jesus, and How Not to Confuse Them
Reviewed by Tobias Ålöw

Brian J. Tabb, Suffering in Ancient Worldview: Luke, Seneca, and 4 Maccabees in Dialogue
Reviewed by Timothy A. Brookins

H. G. M. Williamson, Isaiah 6–12: A Critical and Exegetical Commentary 
Reviewed by Patricia K. Tull

"Going" to Seminary

Here is another post about the advantages of going to seminary, that is, actually physically attending seminary rather than doing a degree online. I personally completed two seminary degrees on campus but have also been involved in online education for nearly thirteen years. While I am grateful that online options are available, I still think that physically attending a seminary is preferable.

How the Book of Job Makes Us Better Friends And Better Christians

Paul Carter explains for ways here.

Writing Rules to Disregard?

Benjamin Dreyer talks about three of them here. I am a bit old school so disregarding rules like this can be hard but I am getting better about it.

"In Remebrance of Me"

In 1 Corinthians 11:24-25, Paul twice quotes the Lord: “This is my body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me." and “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me” (my bold). But what is meant by remembrance? Robert Martin explains.

"We have touched upon the meaning of 'remembrance,' which contained for the Hebrew mind a dynamic aspect was not simply a mental exercise. The case of the widow of Zarephath (1 Kings xvii, 18) is a good illustration of this dynamic quality. She accuses Elijah of 'recalling' her sin from the past; and the potency of this 'remembering' is seen in the death of her son. To recall, in Biblical thought, means to transport an action which is buried in the past in such a way that its original potency and vitality are not lost but are carried over into the present. 'In remembrance of me,' then, is no bare historical reflection upon the Cross, but a recalling of the crucified and living Christ in such a way that He is personally present in all the fulness and reality of His saving power, and is appropriated by the believers faith."

Robert P. Martin, Worship in the Early Church (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1974), 126.

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.

David Allen, According to the Scriptures: The Death of Christ in the Old Testament and the New
Reviewed by James Hanson

Karlo V. Bordjadze, Darkness Visible: A Study of Isaiah 14:3–23 as Christian Scripture
Reviewed by Paul R. Raabe

Binyamin Y. Goldstein, Michael Segal, and George J. Brooke, eds., Hā-’îsh Mōshe: Studies in Scriptural Interpretation in the Dead Sea Scrolls and Related Literature in Honor of Moshe J. Bernstein
Reviewed by Sandra Jacobs

Alan Kirk, Memory and the Jesus Tradition
Reviewed by Zeba Crook

Tat-siong Benny Liew and Erin Runions, eds., Psychoanalytic Mediations between Marxist and Postcolonial Readings of the Bible
Reviewed by Nasili Vaka'uta

James D. Nogalski, Introduction to the Hebrew Prophets
Reviewed by Julia M. O’Brien

Emerson B. Powery and Rodney S. Sadler Jr., The Genesis of Liberation: Biblical Interpretation in the Antebellum Narratives of the Enslaved
Reviewed by Christopher R. Hutson

James B. Prothero, Both Judge and Justifier: Biblical Legal Language and the Act of Justifying in Paul
Reviewed by Kent L. Yinger

Vernon K. Robbins and Jonathan M. Potter, eds., Jesus and Mary Reimagined in Early Christian Literature
Reviewed by Elaine M. Wainwright

Susanne Töpfer, Das Balsamierungsritual: Eine (Neu-)Edition der Textkomposition Balsamierungsritual (pBoulaq 3, pLouvre 5158, pDurham 1983.11 + pSt. Petersburg 18128)
Reviewed by John Gee

Free Audio Book of the Month: The Pilgrim's Progress

Christianaudio.com's free audio book of the month is John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress. To read more about this resource and to get your free audio download in either MP3 or M4B formats go here.

Acts in the Month of February

Since February has 28 days, and Acts has 28 chapters, BiblePlaces has posted 28 sets of pictures and explanations for each chapter. You can check them out here.If you like what you see, then you should  consider getting all 4,000+ pictures in the Photo Companion to the Bible volume on Acts. It is on sale today here. If you are a Bible preacher, teacher, or serious student you will want to get this resource.

Imprecatory Psalms

Gary Yates and David Croteau address the problem of imprecatory psalms here.

Communication Challenges in a Divided Culture

Geoge Barna presents research here on the communication challenges that pastors face in our divided culture here.

The Ideal Seminary Student

David Allen writes about the five characteristics of the ideal seminary student here. To these five I would also add a hunger to learn or an innate curiosity. It seems self-evident that one would be in school to learn but sadly I have found that this is not always the case. Such students may pass the course, but they fail themselves and more importantly, they fail to be a good steward before the Lord for the opportunities that they have been given.

Obadiah Resources

Stephen Cook has been posting pictures and links (usually Daily Dose of Hebrew) related to each verse in the book of Obadiah. I wont list each link but here are a few to give you an idea of what they are like (Obadiah 13, 15, 18)

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.

Eberhard Bons and Patrick Pouchelle, eds., The Psalms of Solomon: Language, History, Theology
Reviewed by Felix Albrecht

David Clark, On Earth as in Heaven: The Lord’s Prayer from Jewish Prayer to Christian Ritual
Reviewed by Jeffrey Gibson

Edward M. Curtis, Interpreting the Wisdom Books: An Exegetical Handbook
Reviewed by Serena McMillllan

Nevada Levi DeLapp, Theophanic “Type-Scenes” in the Pentateuch: Visions of YHWH
Reviewed by Koowon Kim

Brad Embry, Ronald Herms, and Archie T. Wright, eds., Early Jewish Literature: An Anthology
Reviewed by Lester Grabbe

Christian Frevel, Im Lesen verstehen: Studien zu Theologie und Exegese
Reviewed by Stephen Germany

Amy-Jill Levine, Short Stories by Jesus: The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi
Reviewed by Tobias Ålöw

Sarah J. Melcher, Mikeal C. Parsons, and Amos Yong, eds., The Bible and Disability: A Commentary
Reviewed by Hector Avalos

Roman A. Montero, All Things in Common: The Economic Practices of the Early Christians
Reviewed by Alan C. Mitchell

Lindsey M. Trozzo, Exploring Johannine Ethics: A Rhetorical Approach to Moral Efficacy in the Fourth Gospel Narrative
Reviewed by Jo-Ann A. Brant