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.

Brian J. Abasciano, Paul’s Use of the Old Testament in Romans 9:19–24: An Intertextual and Theological Exegesis (T&T Clark)
Channing L. Crisler

Paul N. Anderson, Felix Just, S.J, and Tom Thatcher, eds., John, Jesus, and History, Volume 4: Jesus Remembered in the Johannine Situation (SBL Press)
David S. Ritsema

David Anthony Basham, Paul, the Temple, and Building a Metaphor (T&T Clark)
Ryan Heinsch

William S. Campbell, Romans: A Social Identity Commentary (T&T Clark)
Andrés D. Vera

Michael Floyd, Woe-Speeches within the Context of an Oracular Inquiry: Chapter 2 of Habakkuk (T&T Clark)
Michael J. Biggerstaff

Lester L. Grabbe, “The Spirit of the Lord Came upon Me”: Prophets in Ancient Israel from a Cross-Cultural Perspective (T&T Clark)
Corrine Carvalho

Young Bok Kim, Hebrew Forms of Address: A Sociolinguistic Analysis (SBL Press)
Laura Hare

Steve Mason, Jews and Christians in the Roman World: From Historical Method to Cases (Brill)
Joshua Schwartz

Chiara Meccariello and Jennifer Singletary, eds., Uses and Misuses of Ancient Mediterranean Sources: Erudition, Authority, Manipulation (Mohr Siebeck)
Raleigh Heth

Chloe T. Sun, Exodus: A Pastoral and Contextual Commentary (Langham Global Library)
Robert Setio

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Psalm 148

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 148 (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/ps148.pd

William Barrick’s notes: https://drbarrick.org/files/studynotes/Psalms/Ps_148.pdf

Danny Akin (outline, manuscript): https://www.danielakin.com/all-creation-praise-the-lord-psalm-148

Bible Project video: https://bibleproject.com/videos/psalm-148 

Scott Hoezee commentary: https://cepreaching.org/commentary/2023-12-25/psalm-148-12

Psalm 147

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 147 (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/ps147.pdf

William Barrick’s notes: https://drbarrick.org/files/studynotes/Psalms/Ps_147.pdf

Bryan Chapell, sermon: https://www.bryanchapell.com/sermon-archive/the-god-who-heals-psalm-147

Robert J. Morgan, brief Bible study: https://www.robertjmorgan.com/devotional/cruising-or-crashing-a-bible-study-from-psalm-147

The Hardening Pharaoh’s Heart

Charlie Trimm discusses the hardening of pharaoh’s heart here.

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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.

Pablo R. Andiñach, Old Testament Theology: A Latin American Perspective (DTL Press)
M. Daniel Carroll R.

Ryan M. Armstrong, The Book of Job in Wonderland: Making (Non)Sense of Job’s Mediators (Oxford University Press)
Dominick S. Hernández

John M. G. Barclay, ed., Dying with Christ – New Life in Hope: Romans 5:12–8:39 (Peeters)
Adam D. Booth

David DeJong, A Prophet Like Moses (Deut 18:15, 18): The Origin, History, and Influence of the Mosaic Prophetic Succession (Brill)
Mark A. Awabdy

Marc Hirshman, Grounded Spirituality: Aspects of Rabbinic Culture in Its Late Antique Context (Oxford University Press)
Carol Bakhos

Michael J. Kruger, Miniature Codices in Early Christianity (Oxford University Press)
Jennifer Knust

Martti Nissinen and Jutta Jokiranta, eds., Changes in Sacred Texts and Traditions: Methodological Encounters and Debates (SBL Press)
Reettakaisa Sofia Salo

Amy Paulsen-Reed, The Apocalypse of Abraham in Its Ancient and Medieval Contexts (Brill)
Emanuela Valeriani

Kyle Smith, Cult of the Dead: A Brief History of Christianity (University of California Press)
David L. Eastman

Scott Ying Lam Yip, A Ricoeurian Analysis of Identity Formation in Philippians: Narrative, Testimony, Contestation (T&T Clark)
Mauro Belcastro