Journal of Biblical Literature 144:1

Volume 144:1 of the Journal of Biblical Literature is now available. Here is a list of articles but you will need to be a member to access them.

Introduction to the Presidential Address
Ehud Ben Zvi

The Bible in Politics and Politics in the Bible
Tamara Cohn Eskenazi

A History of Kissing in Ancient Israel: Evidence from the Hebrew Bible
Rachelle Gilmour

The Jurisprudential Significance of אשר: A Case Study in Leviticus 10:1–3
Ryan C. Chester

Is Hosea Also among the Traumatized? The Book of Hosea and Trauma Hermeneutics
Brad E. Kelle

Patterns of Allusive Poetry in Jonah’s Psalm: Intertexts in Jonah 2:3a and 10c
Herald Gandi

The Anti-Eschatological Elijah and the Reinterpretation of the “Day of YHWH” in Malachi 3:23–24
David N. DeJong

The Hemorrhaging Woman Embodies Violence: Reading Gendered Health Barriers in Mark 5:26
J. P. Lapeña

The Time It Takes: Prolonged Pace in Luke’s Travel Narrative (9:51–19:44)
Troy M. Troftgruben

The Story of Codex H (GA 015): Manuscript Migration and Primary Sources in Biblical Studies
Garrick V. Allen and Kimberley Fowler

Free eBook: Imago Dei

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The Meaning of τετέλεσται in John 19:30

Gary Manning has a good post here on the Meaning of τετέλεσται in John 19:30. He points out that while “paid in full” is probably not the best understanding of the term. This post is also another example of the potential dangers in word studies.

Note: This is an older post that showed up in my feed. I thought it would be a great reminder as we enter the Easter season.

Another Free Logos Resource

Logos is offering M. Eugene Boring's Revelation in the Interpretation series for free here. The offer is available until April 30.

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.

Carson Bay, Biblical Heroes and Classical Culture in Christian Late Antiquity: The Historiography, Exemplarity, and Anti-Judaism of Pseudo-Hegesippus (Cambridge University Press)
Ken Olson

Hannes Bezzel, Uwe Becker, and Matthijs de Jong, eds., Prophecy and Foreign Nations: Aspects of the Role of the “Nations” in the Books of Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel (Mohr Siebeck)
Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer

Frederick Dale Bruner, The Letter to the Romans: A Short Commentary (Eerdmans)
Andrew B. Spurgeon

Jordan Davis, The End of the Book of Numbers: On Pentateuchal Models and Compositional Issues (Mohr Siebeck)
Itamar Kislev

Albert C. Geljon and David T. Runia, Philo of Alexandria, On Cultivation: Introduction, Translation, and Commentary (SBL Press)
James R. Royse

Katharina Heyden and Maria Lissek, eds., Jerusalem II: Jerusalem in Roman-Byzantine Times (Mohr Siebeck)
Jodi Magness

Jack J. Lennon, Dirt and Denigration: Stigma and Marginalisation in Ancient Rome (Mohr Siebeck)
Joshua Schwartz

Jack R. Lundbom, Joel: Prophet of the Outpouring Spirit (Sheffield Phoenix)
John Anthony Dunne

Expository Imposters

Sean Demars identifies four of them here.

Sacred Space

Baruch Levine has an interesting discussion here on the issue of sacred space, sacrifices, the temple in Jerusalem, and Judaism today.

Free Logos Resources for April

Logos is offering these freebies this month: The Challenge of Jesus' Parables edited by Richard Longenecker, An Introduction to the Synoptic Gospels by Pheme Perkins, a free ebook, Made for More: An Invitation to Live in God's Image by Hannah Anderson, and the free audio book What the Bible Says about Abortion, Euthanasia, and End-of-Life Medical Decisions by Wayne Grudem. You can get these free resources and also other deals here, here, here, and here. If you are a subscriber, you can also get Haggai: A Commentary by Hans Walter Wolff for free 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.

Arjen F. Bakker, The Secret of Time: Reconfiguring Wisdom in the Dead Sea Scrolls (Brill)
Charles P. Comerford

Kimlyn J. Bender, 1 Corinthians (Brazos)
Timothy Keiderling

Steven J. Friesen, Michalis Lychounas, and Daniel N. Schowalter, eds., Philippi, from Colonia Augusta to Communitas Christiana: Religion and Society in Transition (Brill)
Jeehei Park

Benedikt Hensel and Jordan Davis, eds., Transjordan and the Southern Levant: New Approaches Regarding the Iron Age and the Persian Period from Hebrew Bible Studies and Archaeology (Mohr Siebeck)
Diederik J. H. Halbertsma

Cheryl Bridges Johns, Re-enchanting the Text: Discovering the Bible as Sacred, Dangerous, and Mysterious (Baker Academic)
Rodolfo Estrada

Liv Ingeborg Lied, Invisible Manuscripts: Textual Scholarship and the Survival of 2 Baruch (Mohr Siebeck)
Jacob A. Lollar

Joseph Patrich, The Jerusalem Temple and the Temple Mount: Collected Essays (Mohr Siebeck)
Maria Brutti

David Cameron Ray, Conflict and Enmity in the Asaph Psalms (Mohr Siebeck)
Matthew Montgomery

The Plagues in Exodus and Ancient Egyptian Contexts

Gary Rendsburg discusses some of the possible Egyptian background for some of the plagues in Exodus 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.

Matthew Croasmun and Miroslav Volf, The Hunger for Home: Food and Meals in the Gospel of Luke (Baylor University Press)
Ron Clark

Eldon Jay Epp, Perspectives on New Testament Textual Criticism, Volume 2: Collected Essays, 2006–2017 (Brill)
Chris S. Stevens

Mark Giacobbe, Luke the Chronicler: The Narrative Arc of Samuel-Kings and Chronicles in Luke-Acts (Brill)
Kenneth D. Litwak

Martina Korytiaková, The Concept of Space in the Book of Judith: A Contribution to the Narrative Analysis of Old Testament Texts (Brepols)
Lawrence M. Wills

Peter Oakes and Andrew Boakye, Rethinking Galatians: Paul’s Vision of Oneness in the Living Christ (T&T Clark)
Josh C. S. Ip

Margaret Murray Talbot, Why Jephthah’s Daughter Weeps: A Child-Oriented Interpretation (Brill)
Yael Shemesh

Nicole L. Tilford and Kelly J. Murphy, eds., Biblical Themes in Science Fiction (SBL Press)
Anthony Swindell

David H. Wenkel, Jesus the Dayspring: The Sunrise and the Visitation of Israel’s Messiah (Sheffield Phoenix)
Daniel Gustafsson