Walton on Isaiah 61:10–62:5

I wouldn't agree with everything here but Steve Walton has provided slides on his presentation of Isaiah 61:10–62:5 here.

Matthew and the Magi

Ian Paul has a good discussion here of the historicity and veracity of the story of the Magi in Matthew 2.

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.

Diane Apostolos-Cappadona, Mary Magdalene: A Visual History (T&T Clark)
Heather Macumber

Christopher Bryan, Son of God: Reflections on a Tradition (Oxford University Press)
Sigurd Grindheim

Andrew R. Davis, The Book of Amos and Its Audiences: Prophecy, Poetry, and Rhetoric (Cambridge University Press)
Göran Eidevall

Meron Gebreananaye, Francis Watson, and Logan Williams, eds., Beyond Canon: Early Christianity and the Ethiopic Textual Tradition (T&T Clark)
Nebeyou Alemu Terefe

Jeremy Hudson, Worshipping a Crucified Man: Christians, Graeco-Romans and Scripture in the Second Century (Clarke)
Anders-Christian Jacobsen

John S. Kloppenborg, James (T&T Clark)
Matt Jackson-McCabe

Mason D. Lancaster, Hosea’s God: A Metaphorical Theology (SBL Press)
Brad E. Kelle

Esteban Law, Das “Corpus Hermeticum” – Wirkungsgeschichte: Transzendenz, Immanenz, Ethik; Das Corpus Hermeticum im Rahmen der abendländischen Tradition, vol. 1: Charakteristik des “Corpus Hermeticum” (frommann-holzboog)
Christian Wildberg

Holly Morse and Katherine E. Southwood, eds., Psalms and the Use of the Critical Imagination: Essays in Honour of Professor Susan Gillingham (T&T Clark)
W. Dennis Tucker Jr.

Joanne-Marie Robinson, “Blood Is Thicker Than Water”—Non-royal Consanguineous Marriage in Ancient Egypt: An Exploration of Economic and Biological Outcomes (Archaeopress)
Walter Scheidel

Kathryn Stevens, Between Greece and Babylonia: Hellenistic Intellectual History in Cross-Cultural Perspective (Cambridge University Press)

Raleigh Heth

Alistair C. Stewart, Breaking Bread: The Emergence of Eucharist and Agape in Early Christian Communities (Eerdmans)
Martha Moore-Keish

Florian Wilk, ed., Scriptural Interpretation at the Interface between Education and Religion: In Memory of Hans Conzelmann (Brill)
Benjamin A. Edsall

Free Logos Resources for January

Logos is offering these three freebies this month: The Legacy of John Calvin: His Influence on the Modern World by David Hall, Aquinas on Human Action: A Theory of Practice by Ralph Ralph McInerny, a free ebook, Pray Every Day by Mary Demuth, and the audio book Drink Deeply: Meditations from The Fountain of Life by John Flavel. You can get these free resources and also purchase others at significant discounts here, here, here, and here.

Two More Biblical Archaeology Discoveries from 2023 Lists

Biblical Archaeology Society has a list here.

But the most comprehensive 2023 list goes to Todd Bolen and its not even close. Check it out here.

Ten Exciting Discoveries in Near Eastern Archaeology in 2023

Jessica Nitschke for NEA Today has her list here.

Top Ten Discoveries in Biblical Archaeology in 2023

See Bryan Windle's post here.

Bible Reading Plans

I read through the Bible every year. I think I have only missed one year in the over twenty that I have been doing it. Andre Spencer talks about the practice here.

Christianity Today's Top 10 Biblical Archaeology Discoveries of 2023

You can access the list compiled by Gordon Govier here.

Merry Christmas!

 

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.

František Ábel, ed., Israel and the Nations: Paul’s Gospel in the Context of Jewish Expectation (Lexington/Fortress Academic)
Ryan D. Collman

Athalya Brenner-Idan and Gale A. Yee, eds., Samuel, Kings, Chronicles, Ezra-Nehemiah: Volume 2 (T&T Clark)
Lester L. Grabbe

James H. Charlesworth and Jolyon G. R. Pruszinski, eds., Cyprus within the Biblical World: Are Borders Barriers? (T&T Clark)
Tom Davis

Thomas Fulton, The Book of Books: Biblical Interpretation, Literary Culture, and the Political Imagination from Erasmus to Milton (University of Pennsylvania Press)
Anthony Swindell

Dominick S. Hernández, Engaging the Old Testament: How to Read Biblical Narrative, Poetry, and Prophecy Well (Baker Academic)
Amy Erickson

David Konstan, The Origin of Sin: Greece and Rome, Early Judaism and Christianity (Bloomsbury Academic)
Jeffrey Siker

Trevor Laurence, Cursing with God: The Imprecatory Psalms and the Ethics of Christian Prayer (Baylor University Press)
Megan D. Alsene-Parker

Esau McCaulley, Sharing in the Son’s Inheritance: Davidic Messianism and Paul’s Worldwide Interpretation of the Abrahamic Land Promise in Galatians (Bloomsbury)
J. Andrew Doole

Brian Peterson, Genesis: A Pentecostal Commentary (Brill)
Laurence A. Turner

Johannes Unsok Ro and Diana Edelman, eds., Collective Memory and Collective Identity: Deuteronomy and the Deuteronomistic History in Their Context (De Gruyter)
Drew S. Holland

Shively T. J. Smith, Interpreting 2 Peter through African American Women’s Moral Writings (SBL Press)
Pheme Perkins

Christopher B. Zeichmann, Queer Readings of the Centurion at Capernaum: Their History and Politics (SBL Press)
Rebecca Runesson

Free Webinar: Designing a Preaching/Teaching Calendar

David Allen is offering a free webinar on designing a year-long preaching/teaching calendar. You can register here.

A Harmony of the Birth Narratives in Matthew and Luke

Justin Taylor provides a post with a table harmonizing the birth narratives of Matthew and Luke. But what I enjoyed more were links to videos linked to readings from the ESV.

The Wise Men in the Eye of a Needle

An Australian sculptor has created a cool depiction of the wise men literally in the eye of the needle. See this article. Might be a a bit late but this might be useful as an illustration for a sermon or lesson.

Free eBook: Living the King Jesus Gospel

Wipf and Stock is offering a free eBook copy of Living the King Jesua Gospel: Discipleship and Ministry Then and Now (A Tribute to Scot McKnight). Not sure how long this offer will be good so strike while the iron is hot. 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 "KINGJESUS23"
4. Upon checkout completion, you will receive a confirmation email with instructions of how to download your free eBook.

HT: Nijay Gupta

The Best Videos, Articles, and Podcasts from The Gospel Coalition

Collin Hansen provides his list the best videos, articles, and podcasts from The Gospel Coalition in 2023 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.

Theodore A. Bergren, 1 Clement: A Reader’s Edition (Catholic University of America Press)
Paul A. Hartog

Adele Berlin, Psalms 120-150 (Jewish Publication Society)
W. Dennis Tucker Jr.

Martha Campos, Explanations for Exile in Amos (Sheffield Phoenix)
Barry Alan Jones

Paul Elbert, The Lukan Gift of the Holy Spirit: Understanding Luke’s Expectations for Theophilus (The Foundation for Pentecostal Scholarship)
Peter Reynolds

Jill Hicks-Keeton and Cavan Concannon, Does Scripture Speak for Itself? The Museum of the Bible and the Politics of Interpretation (Cambridge University Press)
Aaron Koller

John W. Hilber, Ezekiel: A Focused Commentary for Preaching and Teaching (Cascade)
Stephen L. Cook

Kivatsi Jonathan Kavusa, Water and Water-Related Phenomena in the Old Testament Wisdom Literature: An Eco-Theological Exploration (T&T Clark)
Hilary Marlow

Kenneth P. Minkema, Adriaan C. Neele, and Allen M. Stanton, eds., Sermons by Jonathan Edwards on the Epistle to the Galatians (Wipf & Stock)
Glenn R. Kreider

Kenneth N. Ngwa, Let My People Live: An African Reading of Exodus (Westminster John Knox)
Stephen Breck Reid

Susan Niditch, Jonah: A Commentary (Fortress)
L. Juliana Claassens

Brent A. Strawn; Collin Cornell and M. Justin Walker, eds., The Incomparable God: Readings in Biblical Theology (Eerdmans)
Georg Fischer SJ

Aren M. Wilson-Wright, Jeremiah’s Egypt: Prophetic Reflections on the Saite Period (SBL Press)
Gad Barnea

Siu Fung Wu, ed., Suffering in Paul: Perspectives and Implications (Pickwick)
Yi-Sang Patrick Chan