Free Certificate Courses

Ridley College offers a number of free certificate courses related to the Bible and ministry. You can check it out here.

King Saul

James Diamond has a good literary and textual analysis here of Saul's troubled rise and fall.

Midwestern Journal of Theology 23:1

The latest issue of the Midwestern Journal of Theology is available as a free PDF here. It contains the following articles.

Faculty Address Spring 2024: 'The Roman Road Ends in Water: Baptism, Confessing with the Mouth and Calling on the Name of the Lord'
Rustin Umstattd

Perspectives on Zephaniah's Macrostructure: Critiques and a Proposal
Jason S. DeRouchie

Theological Factors that Contributed to the Rise of Islam in Christian Contexts
Joe M. Allen III

Developmental Personhood: A Critique of Secular Bioethics' Major Premise
J. Alan Branch

"First Among Equals"? Examining the Role of "Senior Pastor" within Plurality Eldership
Taylor Lassiter

The Relationship between Faith and Baptism: A Biblical and Historical Analysis
Peter Goeman

Journal of Biblical Literature 143:2

 Volume 143:2 of the Journal of Biblical Literature is now available. Here is a list of articles with links to abstracts.

Taking Biblical Authors at Their Word: On Scholarly Ethics, Sexual Violence, and Rape Culture in the Hebrew Bible
Barbara Thiede

Miriam’s Dance as Embodied Prophecy (Exodus 15:20–21)
Anathea E. Portier-Young

Conquests Need Monuments and Monuments Need Inscriptions: The Textual Location of the Mount Ebal Altar Episode in Joshua
Kyle A. Rouse

Local Manifestations of YHWH within El’s Divine Council: Psalm 82 in the Context of Israelite Religion
Shane M. Thompson

The Problems of Land Possession and the Meaning of Isaiah 60:21
Shalom E. Holtz

Gendered Lament, Gendered Response: Reading Lamentations with Its Early Interpreters
Aron Tillema

Suddenly and Then Gradually: The Growth of the Septuagint and Its Canon
Edmon L. Gallagher

Phoebe, a Host of Christian Travelers: The Meaning of Προστάτις in Romans 16:2
Jason Borges

With Whom Is Peter Eating in Antioch? Reading τὰ ἔθνη in Galatians 2:12 as Including Nonbelieving Gentiles
Ruben A. Bühner

The Concept of Διαθήκη in Galatians 3:15–18
Kyu Seop Kim

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.

Katharine J. Dell, The Lord by Wisdom Founded the Earth: Creation and Covenant in Old Testament Theology (Baylor University Press)
Daniel R. Driver

Diana Edelman, Kåre Berge, Philippe Guillaume, and Benedetta Rossi, eds., Deuteronomy in the Making: Studies in the Production of Debarim (De Gruyter)
Samantha J. Scott

Lester L. Grabbe, A History of the Jews and Judaism in the Second Temple Period, Volume 4: The Jews under the Roman Shadow (4 BCE–150 CE) (T&T Clark)
Michaël Girardin

David B. Hollander, Thomas R. Blanton IV, and John T. Fitzgerald, eds., The Extramercantile Economies of Greek and Roman Cities: New Perspectives on the Economic History of Classical Antiquity (Routledge)
Gary D. Wallin

Llewellyn Howes, The Formative Stratum of the Sayings Gospel Q: Reconsidering Its Extent, Message, and Unity (Mohr Siebeck)
John S. Kloppenborg

Matthias Konradt, Christology, Torah, and Ethics in the Gospel of Matthew (Mohr Siebeck)
George Branch-Trevathan

Adam E. Miglio, Caryn A. Reeder, Joshua T. Walton, and Kenneth C. Way, eds., For Us, but Not to Us: Essays on Creation, Covenant, and Context in Honor of John H. Walton (Pickwick)
William Horst

Timothy M. Rucker, The Temple Keys of Isaiah 22:22, Revelation 3:7, and Matthew 16:19: The Isaianic Temple Background and Its Spatial Significance for the Mission of Early Christ Followers (Mohr Siebeck)
Kevin L. Tolley

Commentaries on Galatians

Paul Henebury shares his thoughts on Galatians commentaries here.

The Spirit in Romans

Steve Walton has made the video and his slides for his talk on the Spirit in Romans available here.

Gotta Love the Babylon Bee

 

Free eBook: Fourth Maccabees and the Promotion of the Jewish Philosophy

Wipf and Stock is offering a free eBook copy of Fourth Maccabees and the Promotion of the Jewish Philosophy by David deSilva. The offer is valid until July 12. Here are the instructions to get your copy.

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Numbers 6:24-26 in Song

Michael Halcomb has posted a video of a song featuring the Aaronic Blessing in Numbers 6:24-26 in Greek using the LXX. Pretty cool. You can check it out 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.

Valerie M. Billingham, The Great Drama of Jeremiah: A Performance Reading (Sheffield Phoenix)
Corrine Carvalho

Paul Elbert, Luke’s Rhetorical Compositions: Essays in Lukan Studies (Pickwick)
Daniel K. Christensen

Nijay K. Gupta, Reading Philippians: A Theological Introduction (Cascade)
Christopher Zoccali

Annette Hoffmann, ed., Exodus: Border Crossings in Jewish, Christian and Islamic Texts and Images (De Gruyter)
Carol Bakhos

Kyle R. Hughes, How the Spirit Became God: The Mosaic of Early Christian Pneumatology (Cascade)
William Horst

John de Jong and Csilla Saysell, eds., Holding Forth the Word of Life: Essays in Honor of Tim Meadowcroft (Wipf & Stock)
Richard S. Briggs

Daniel Oudshoorn, Pauline Politics: An Examination of Various Perspectives (Cascade)
Dain Alexander Smith

William A. Ross and W. Edward Glenny, eds., T&T Clark Handbook of Septuagint Research (T&T Clark)
Jean Maurais