Free Logos Resources for June

Logos is offering these three freebies this month: The Historical Reliability of the Gospels by Craig Blomberg, The Beauty of Holiness: Re-Reading Isaiah in the Light of the Psalms by Joseph Blenkinsopp, a free ebook, When We Say Father: Unlocking the Power of the Lord's Prayer by Adrian Rogers and Steve Rogers, and the audio book Belong by Barnabas Piper. You can get these free resources and also purchase others at significant discounts here, here, here, and here.

Psalm 132

I am working on a commentary on the Psalms. I have decided to compile some helpful links that I discovered during my research. It includes a mix of exegetical and sermonic links. Here is what I have for Psalm 132 (in no particular order). Feel free to mention any that you find helpful in the comments section.

Analysis by C. J. Labuschagne: https://www.labuschagne.nl/ps132.pdf

“The Lord Remember David!” Ron Allen: https://voice.dts.edu/chapel/lord-remember-david-ronald-b-allen

William Barrick’s notes: https://drbarrick.org/files/studynotes/Psalms/Ps_132.pdf

Psalm 132 devotional: https://www.generations.org/devotionals/217

Doug Bratt’s commentary: https://cepreaching.org/commentary/2015-11-16/psalm-1321-18-2

Church Planting in Acts

Steve Walton shares his slides 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.

T. Desmond Alexander, From Paradise to the Promised Land: An Introduction to the Pentateuch (Baker Academic)
Michael S. Moore

Sophie Démare-Lafont and Daniel E. Fleming, eds., Judicial Decisions in the Ancient Near East (SBL Press)
Pamela Barmash

Marc Hirshman and David Satran, eds., Rabbinic Study Circles: Aspects of Jewish Learning in Its Late Antique Context (Mohr Siebeck)
Daniel Boyarin

Joseph Longarino, Pauline Theology and the Problem of Death (Mohr Siebeck)
Linda Joelsson

Sarah J. Melcher, Prophetic Disability: Divine Sovereignty and Human Bodies in the Hebrew Bible (Baylor University Press)
Kirsty L. Jones

Stuart S. Miller, Michael D. Swartz, Steven Fine, Naomi Grunhaus, and Alex P. Jassen, eds., From Scrolls to Traditions: A Festschrift Honoring Lawrence H. Schiffman (Brill)
Catherine Hezser

Christophe Nihan and Julia Rhyder, eds., Text and Ritual in the Pentateuch: A Systematic and Comparative Approach (Eisenbrauns)
Michael Hundley

Luise Schottroff, 1 Corinthians (Kohlhammer)
Susan E. Benton

Gregory E. Sterling, Shaping the Past to Define the Present: Luke-Acts and Apologetic Historiography (Eerdmans)
Daniel B. Glover

Stephen E. Young, Our Brother Beloved: Purpose and Community in Paul’s Letter to Philemon (Baylor University Press)
Abraham Smith

Lessons from Job about Suffering and Comfort

Mitch Chase gives eight lessons here.

Psalm 131

I am working on a commentary on the Psalms. I have decided to compile some helpful links that I discovered during my research. It includes a mix of exegetical and sermonic links. Here is what I have for Psalm 131 (in no particular order). Feel free to mention any that you find helpful in the comments section.

Analysis by C. J. Labuschagne: https://www.labuschagne.nl/ps131.pdf

William Barrick’s notes: https://drbarrick.org/files/studynotes/Psalms/Ps_131.pdf

John Piper, Join Me in Soul-Satisfaction in God: https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/join-me-in-soul-satisfaction-in-god

Psalm 131 devotional: https://www.generations.org/devotionals/216

Cameron Howard’s commentary: https://www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries/revised-common-lectionary/eighth-sunday-after-epiphany/commentary-on-psalm-131

H.B. Charles Jr’s handout: https://hbcharlesjr.com/resource-library/sermon-outlines/when-faith-grows-up-psalm-131-handout

Jeremiah's Land Purchase

Anathea Portier-Young has a nice article here on Jeremiah's land purchase recorded in Jeremiah 32.

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.

Nissim Amzallag, Psalm 29: A Canaanite Hymn to YHWH in the Psalter (Peeters)
Joseph Lam

Richard Bauckham, Early Jewish Literature, volume 1 of “Son of Man” (Eerdmans)
Benjamin E. Reynolds

Bart D. Ehrman, Heaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlife (Simon & Schuster)
Edmund P. Cueva

Tova Ganzel and Shalom E. Holtz, eds., Contextualizing Jewish Temples (Brill)
Joshua Schwartz

John D. Griffiths, The Spirit as Gift in Acts: The Spirit’s Empowerment of the Early Jesus Community (Brill)
David John McCollough

Raimo Hakola, Outi Lehtipuu, and Nina Nikki, eds., Common Ground and Diversity in Early Christian Thought and Study: Essays in Memory of Heikki Räisänen (Mohr Siebeck)
Alicia J. Batten

Jason A. Myers, Paul, the Apostle of Obedience: Reading Obedience in Romans (T&T Clark)
Robert Brian Lewis

Tina M. Sherman, Plant Metaphors in Prophetic Condemnations of Israel and Judah (SBL Press)
Julian J. Sieber

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

Adela Yarbro Collins, Collected Essays on the Gospel according to Mark (Mohr Siebeck)
Max Botner

Teaching through Storytelling

While my task in preaching or teaching is to proclaim God's Word, I am seeing greater value in using stories to explain, illustrate, and apply that Word. This Faculty Focus article provides help with that even though it is not specifically aimed at preaching or teaching the Bible. Don't miss the link in the article for other resources.

Psalm 130

I am working on a commentary on the Psalms. I have decided to compile some helpful links that I discovered during my research. It includes a mix of exegetical and sermonic links. Here is what I have for Psalm 130 (in no particular order). Feel free to mention any that you find helpful in the comments section.

Analysis by C. J. Labuschagne: https://www.labuschagne.nl/ps130.pdf

William Barrick’s notes: https://drbarrick.org/files/studynotes/Psalms/Ps_130.pdf

Psalm 130 devotional: https://www.generations.org/devotionals/215

Mark Throntveit commentary: https://www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries/revised-common-lectionary/ordinary-10-2/commentary-on-psalm-130

Doug Bratt’s commentary: https://cepreaching.org/commentary/2015-06-22/psalm-130-2