Free eBook: Acts of Empire

Wipf and Stock is offering a free eBook copy of Acts of Empire: The Acts of the Apostles and Imperial Ideology by Christina Petterson. Keep in mind that offer is only good until October 12. Here are the instructions to get your copy.

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Matthew 21: The Parable of the Wicked Tenants

Ian Paul has a helpful discussion of the parable here.

Burnt Offerings and the Bible

Tim Little provides a nice summary here.

Free Logos Resources for October

Logos is offering these three freebies this month: the commentary Romans in the Interpretation series by Paul Achtemeier, Religious Experience in Earliest Christianity: A Missing Dimension in New Testament Studies by Luke Timothy Johnson, a free ebook, Eldership and the Mission of God: Equipping Teams for Faithful Church Leadership by Alan Hirsch, J. R. Briggs, Bob Hyatt, and the audio book Luther on the Christian Life: Cross and Freedom. You can get these free resources and also purchase others at significant discounts here, here, 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.

Francesco Celia, Preaching the Gospel to the Hellenes: The Life and Works of Gregory the Wonderworker (Peeters)
Bradley K. Storin

John Day, From Creation to Abraham: Further Studies in Genesis 1–11 (T&T Clark)
Robert Gnuse

Gordon D. Fee; Eldon J. Epp, ed., Bodmer Papyri, Scribal Culture, and Textual Transmission: Collected Works on New Testament Textual Criticism (Brill)
Chris S. Stevens

Michael J. Gorman, Romans: A Theological and Pastoral Commentary (Eerdmans)
Mark Reasoner

Philippe Guillaume, The Economy of Deuteronomy’s Core (Equinox)
Bill T. Arnold

Wendy Elgersma Helleman and Musa A. B. Gaiya, Early Christianity: A Textbook for African Students (Langham Global Library)
J. Ayodeji Adewuya

James T. Hughes, Ecclesial Solidarity in the Pauline Corpus: Relationships Between Churches in Paul’s Letters (Pickwick)
Jin Ki Hwang

Taimaya Ragui, Confessing Community: An Entryway to Theological Interpretation in North East India (Fortress)
Philip P. Sam

Gail P. Streete, Violated and Transcended Bodies: Gender, Martyrdom, and Asceticism in Early Christianity (Cambridge University Press)
Anders Klostergaard Petersen

Richard A. Wright, A Reader in Biblical Greek (Eerdmans)
Amy Whisenand Krall

Biblical Lessons from The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Rings

You can access 5 of them here. 

Overview of Jerusalem

Here is a nicely done photo of Jerusalem showing the current gates and some other major sites.

Ninety Apologetics Illustrations

See the categorized list here.

Unique Roots in the Greek New Testament

Very interesting post here on the vocabulary range of Greek words in the New Testament.

Mt. Nebo

Ferrell Jenkins posts some thoughts here about visting Mt. Nebo. Its been a few years for me but it seems like the tourist site continued to be developed.

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.

Tanja Dannenmann, Emotion, Narration und Ethik: Zur ethischen Relevanz antizipatorischer Emotionen in Parabeln des Matthäus-Evangeliums (Mohr Siebeck)
Nils Neumann

Eric Eve, Relating the Gospels: Memory, Imitation and the Farrer Hypothesis (T&T Clark)
Olegs Andrejevs

John Goldingay, Miracle in Isaiah: Divine Marvel and Prophetic World (Fortress)
John N. Oswalt

Justin L. Kelley, The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Text and Archaeology: A Survey and Analysis of Past Excavations and Recent Archaeological Research with a Collection of Principal Historical Sources (Archaeopress)
Joshua Schwartz

Hanneke van Loon, Metaphors in the Discussion on Suffering in Job 3–31: Visions of Hope and Consolation (Brill)
Edward L. Greenstein

Lee Martin McDonald, Before There Was a Bible: Authorities in Early Christianity (T&T Clark)
John-Christian Eurell

Elizabeth A. Myers, Probability of Intertextual Borrowing: A Methodology for Determining the Likelihood of Literary Dependence and the Direction of Borrowing between New Testament Books (Pistos Ktistes)
Jeffrey M. Tripp

William A. Tooman, with Marian Kelsey, (Re)reading Ruth (Cascade)
Jennifer L. Koosed

Chris L. de Wet, Maijastina Kahlos, and Ville Vuolanto, eds., Slavery in the Late Antique World, 150–700 CE (Cambridge University Press)
Jonathan J. Hatter

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