Jonah and Us

Elliot Clark has some nice illustrations and insights regarding the book of Jonah here.

Free Conference: Economic Ethics in Judaism and Ancient Christianity

This free conference will be held at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY on Saturday, September 23, 2023, 8 am-Noon. But one can also attend online via Zoom. You can get more information and register here.

Jesus and Bread

Ian Paul has a very interesting post here on Jesus' use of bread in the Gospels. He discusses the feeding of the 5,000, the feeding of the 4,000, the Last Supper, and the meal at Emmaus.

Preaching Judges

Andrew Murch makes a case for doing so here.

Sasson on Jonah

Jack Sasson has a very nice examination of Jonah 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.

Klaus-Peter Adam, Hate and Enmity in Biblical Law (T&T Clark)
Yael Landman

Amanda Brobst-Renaud, Lukan Parables of Reckless Liberality (Sheffield Phoenix)
Mona Tokarek LaFosse

Gilad Elbom, Textual Rivalries: Jesus, Midrash, and Kabbalah (Fortress)
Daniel Maoz

John H. Hayes and Carl R. Holladay, Biblical Exegesis: A Beginner’s Handbook (Westminster John Knox)
Kyle R. Greenwood

Christopher R. J. Holmes, Hearing and Doing: The Speeches in Acts and the Essence of Christianity (Baylor University Press)
John-Christian Eurell

Jeffrey S. Lamp, Hebrews: An Earth Bible Commentary; A City That Cannot Be Shaken (T&T Clark)
Judson D. Greene

Wei Hsien Wan, The Contest for Time and Space in the Roman Imperial Cults and 1 Peter: Reconfiguring the Universe (T&T Clark)
Kelly D. Liebengood

Christian A. Wilder, Appropriating Ancient Authorities: Toward Understanding How Second Temple Authors Established Authority in Apocalyptic Literature (GlossaHouse)
Dereck Daschke

Oda Wischmeyer, Love as Agape: The Early Christian Concept and Modern Discourse (Mohr Siebeck, Baylor University Press)
Cory M. Marsh

Heiko Wojtkowiak, Tradition und Redaktion im Matthäusevangelium: Formale und inhaltliche Charakteristika matthäischer Redaktionspraxis (De Gruyter)
Olegs Andrejevs

Five Book Recommendations on the Old Testament Prophets

Andrew Abernethy makes five recommendations here.

Exegetical Notes on 2 Peter

Dennis Wretlind has posted his exegetical notes on 2 Peter here.

Free eBook: Between History and Spirit

Wipf and Stock is offering a free eBook copy of Between History and Spirit by Craig Keener. Keep in mind that offer is only good until 9/19. Here are the instructions to get your copy.

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Journal for the Study of the New Testament 46:1

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 article by Bockmuehl is open access.

‘The Spirit of Jesus’ in Acts 16.7: An Ethnographic Reading
Dany Christopher

Jesus ‘the Just’
Markus Bockmuehl

The World Spoken Through the Son: Divine Speech and Creation in the Epistle to the Hebrews
Madison N. Pierce

KΛINH / KΛINIΔION: A Note on Two Minor Agreements (Mt 9.2, 6 / Lk 5.18, 24)
Olegs Andrejevs

Mark’s σπεκουλάτωρ and the Origin of His Gospel
Alfredo Delgado Gómez

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.

Richard S. Ascough, ed., Christ Groups and Associations: Foundational Essays (Baylor University Press)
Timothy A. Brookins

Thomas E. Boomershine, First-Century Gospel Storytellers and Audiences: The Gospels as Performance Literature (Cascade)
Lee A. Johnson

Evangelia G. Dafni, ed., Divine Kingdom and Kingdoms of Men / Gottesreich und Reiche der Menschen: Studies on the Theology of the Septuagint Volume II / Studien zur Theologie der Septuaginta Band II (Mohr Siebeck)
Leonardo Pessoa da Silva Pinto

Stephanie Dalley, The City of Babylon: A History, c. 2000 BC–AD 116 (Cambridge University Press)
Rannfrid I. Lasine Thelle

Nijay K. Gupta, The Writer: A Guide to Research, Writing, and Publishing in Biblical Studies (Cascade)
Sandie Gravett

Dru Johnson, Biblical Philosophy: A Hebraic Approach to the Old and New Testaments (Cambridge University Press)
Jaco Gericke

Anna Rogozhina, “And from His Side Came Blood and Milk”: The Martyrdom of St Philotheus of Antioch in Coptic Egypt and Beyond (Gorgias)
T. C. Schmidt

Jens Schröter, Benjamin A. Edsall, and Joseph Verheyden, eds., Jews and Christians: Parting Ways in the First Two Centuries CE? Reflections on the Gains and Losses of a Model (De Gruyter)
Terence L. Donaldson

Marcus Mordecai Schwartz, Rewriting the Talmud: The Fourth Century Origins of Bavil [sic] Rosh Hoshanah (Mohr Siebeck)
Joshua Schwartz

David I. Yoon, A Discourse Analysis of Galatians and the New Perspective on Paul (Brill)
Ross D. Harmon