Borne out of a conference a little while back at Princeton Theological Seminary, this collection of essays, called The Apocalyptic Paul (Baylor University Press), focuses on Romans 5-8. Even the briefest glance at the list of chapters and contributors demonstrates that this will be a substantial volume on Paul! It is expected for release in early October. Gaventa, the editor, is now teaching at Baylor and is still working on a commentary on Romans (WJK, NTL series). At eight chapters, this is... Read more

This is the winning entry: “The messenger of the cross is conformed to the message of the cross, foolishness to the perishing and life for those who believe.” This is reflective especially of the first six chapters, but indicative of Paul’s perspective in 2 Corinthians as a whole. Why not let Paul speak for himself? Excellent. This is exactly why I think 2 Corinthians is one of the most powerful Pauline books. Congrats, Abe! I  appreciate the cruciformity perspective in... Read more

This short video clip, my first glimpse of Karl Barth on video, is a perfect example of the power of the imagination, and the need for the Church to protest through a compelling counter-vision of reality. See HERE. Read more

Its true. Let me say, this is definitely one of my favorite Wright books. I think his whole approach to the Gospels and creed is persuasive. My students felt that he provided more information than is necessary to argue his underlying theses (thus making the reading a bit tedious for them), but they felt it to be a valuable book nonetheless. UPDATE: Surprised by Hope is presently $1.99!  Read more

St. Johns Nottingham has posted another excellent “timeline” video sample, this one by Tom Greggs on Karl Barth (25 min). Read more

This fall, Hendrickson will publish a Festschrift for G.K. Beale entitled From Creation to New Creation: Biblical Theology and Exegesis, co-edited by Benjamin L. Gladd and Daniel M. Gurtner. I was able to get a sneak peek of the book and it will contain over a dozen essays from a number of well-respected evangelical scholars such as Daniel Block, C. Hassell Bullock, John Currid, Gordon Hugenberger, Richard Bauckham, Roy Ciampa, Dan Gurter, Doug Moo, Nick Perrin, Rikk Watts, and D.A. Carson.... Read more

J. Gordon McConville (Univ of Gloucestershire) is undoubtedly a leading scholar in the area of Old Testament theology. And we are very excited to welcome him as the keynote spoke for the annual lecture of the Institute for Biblical Research (an evangelical group that meets as an affiliate of the SBL). McConville will lecture on the subject, ” ‘How Like An Angel!’: The Challenge of Being Human.” My colleague J. Richard Middleton (Northeastern Seminary) will present a formal response. The... Read more

There is still time to enter the contest to win the 2 Corinthians commentary by Collins (Paideia). Also, as I mentioned, I will throw in a special surprise. We already have a handful of good entries, but definitely room for several more! Read more

This not a typical subject that I treat on this blog, but I wanted to mention that I gave a talk yesterday to youth pastors and parents about how to talk to Christian teens about sex, God, and Scripture. My institution, Northeastern Seminary, is posting a distillation of that talk divided into three parts. The first part can be found here. Check again over the course of the week to see the follow-up posts.  Read more

If you are interested in the back history of some bibliobloggers, you should check out PhD student Josh Mann’s series of interviews (Mark Goodacre, Mike Bird, Stephen Carlson, Scot McKnight, Anthony Le Donne, Jim West, Ben Witherington). Josh recently posted an interview with yours truly. I have enjoyed blogging over the last six years very much. I have had senior scholars scoff at me (to my face) when they heard that I blog. It is still viewed by many as... Read more