The Gospel according to MAID (2021) One of my favorite shows of 2021 was MAID. It is an unassuming tale about a woman who tries to leave her husband to get their young daughter away from his violent anger problems. The protagonist, Alex, takes almost nothing with her as she escapes their trailer home with little Maddie in the middle of the night. She is forced to live in dire poverty, juggling childcare and hourly work as a maid (hence… Read more
Romans—Tyndale New Testament Commentaries Of the making of Romans commentaries, there is no end (or something like that). But I’m not complaining, I have a whole shelf of Romans commentaries, and we have already seen a 2021 Romans commentary from F. Dale Bruner (LINK), and Michael Gorman has one coming in 2022 (LINK). And I’ll probably read them too. But today I want to mention a new release from the Tyndale New Testament Commentary series (TNTC), by David E. Garland…. Read more
Logos Bible Software Logos is running some great sales today. Here are my top picks: Smyth & Helwys Bible Commentary $319.99 (71% off) LINK NIGTC Commentary Series $200 (58% off) LINK Interpretation Commentary Series $145 (80% off) LINK New Testament Library Commentary Series $163.21 (60% off) LINK ICC Commentaries $15 per volume (60-83% off) LINK Zondervan Exegetical Commentary Series $267.99 (50% off) LINK Accordance Bible Software Accordance is offering 35% off their collections I have recommended before: Greek &… Read more
Eerdmans is offering a big Year-end ebook sale (850+ titles) Below are my top picks, most books are around 50% off. [CLICK ON IMAGES] $17 $30 $10 $17 $17 $2 $19 $22 $25 $25 $17 $15 $9 $18 $10 $17 $13 $22 $22 $17 $25 $30 $10 $25 $25 $25 $25 $25 $19 $22 $25 $22 $30 $15 $8 $17 $13 $20 Read more
This is a blog series on some of the participants in the new book, Living the King Jesus Gospel. Today we have Becky Castle Miller, graduate (and now staffer) of Northern Seminary and a contributor for this tribute book for our friend Scot McKnight. How do you know Scot? I started reading his blog in 2015 after hearing about him via Rachel Held Evans. I read The Blue Parakeet, and it helped change my view on women in ministry. I… Read more
**Attention all book nerds*** Wipf & Stock is running a massive 40% sale for the winter (through December, 10, 2021). Use the Code “JOY21” at Checkout Read more
This is a blog series on some of the participants in the new book, Living the King Jesus Gospel. Today we have Todd Hunter, Anglican Bishop and a contributor for this tribute book for our friend Scot McKnight. How do you know Scot? Scot is a Canon Theologian in C4SO [Churches for the Sake of Others] How has else has Scot made an impact on you? Scot is a highly regarded go-to friend fo all things theological. His recent work on… Read more
This is a blog series on some of the participants in the new book, Living the King Jesus Gospel. Today we have Dr. Drew Strait, professor (Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary) and fellow editor for this tribute book for our friend Scot McKnight. How do you know Scot? I wrote a comment on Scot’s blog in 2009 as a graduate student at TEDS. One hour later I got a one-liner email that said: “where do you live brother?” Scot proceeded to… Read more
This is a blog series on some of the participants in the new book, Living the King Jesus Gospel. Today we have Dr. Derwin L. Gray, pastor, writer, and a contributor to this tribute book for our friend Scot McKnight. How do you know Scot? Scot was doctoral advisor. I studied under him for years at Northern Seminary. How has Scot made an impact on you? Scot has not only taught me the King Jesus Gospel, he has embodied it… Read more
My Top Six OT Commentaries: 1-2 Chronicles (William Schniedewind)
Today we have Dr. William Schniedewind, Professor of Hebrew Bible and Northwest Semitic Languages in the Near Eastern Languages and Cultures Department at UCLA. Schniedewind is the author of numerous books and articles (see below); he is currently writing a commentary on 1-2 Chronicles for the New Cambridge Bible Commentary series. Appreciate his recommendations today! (If you want to look back at earlier posts in this series, check out this index) Technical Sara Japhet’s I & II Chronicles (WJK: Old… Read more