I knew that would get your attentions.  See HERE. Read more

I just got the new Continuum catalogue in the post and I found some very interesting new titles. An Introduction to the Study of Wisdom Literature (Stuart Weeks) – I took a course on the LXX with Dr. Weeks and he is absolutely brilliant.  He knows ancient Near Eastern literature better than anyone I know. Ecological Hermeneutics (DG. Horrell et al).  This is a project that has been in the works for many years on biblical, historical and theological perspectives... Read more

Paul’s Parallels: An Echoes Synopsis (Continuum, 2009), by P.E. Terrell, is a massive reference resource of nearly 1000 pages.  What is it?  It is a series of tables that place every Pauline pericope alongside “like-minded” texts that either influenced Paul’s thoughts or simply stand within the same thought-world (esp. Jewish texts) and show thematic resonances. I will try to do a few  posts on this resource, but I can offer some quick thoughts.  Firstly, this is not the first resource... Read more

Confession: I have not read this massive book (400+ pp.) cover-to-cover.  However, I have read several chapters and the book is so patterened that you get a sense of its quality right away.  I must conclude, at this point, that this book is a real treasure-chest of insight and plumbs the depths of the theology of the Decalogue while also offering plenty of examples and reflections perfect for sermon-preparation.  This is the first book in a new series of the... Read more

Growing up, I had the NIV Study Bible for church.  I never knew there were any other study Bibles and mine served me well for many years.  Now I am in a position where I will be teaching an introduction to the Bible and, because good whole-Bible textbooks are difficult to come by, I have leaning towards working from a good study Bible. The new ESV Study Bible from Crossway shows great promise.  It is very large (almost 3000 pages)... Read more

I recently got the Fortress 2010 catalog.  Here are some biblical studies highlights: John Rogerson apparently has an OT theology book: A Theology of the Old Testament: Cultural Memory, Communication and Being Human. Luke Timothy Johnson’s The Writings of the New Testament is coming out with the 3rd edition-  what’s new?  There is mention of it being ‘carefully updated’ and having ‘new student-friendly format and features’ which at least involves ‘a new design’ and ‘study and reflection questions’. Paul N.... Read more

See HERE The April issue has this interesting article by Susan Eastman: Sin’s Wages and God’s Gift in the Divine Economy: Reflections on Romans 7 and the Cleansing of the Temple in John 2:13-17 Read more

I am very happy to inform you that the final essay I have commissioned has been scribd: ‘N.T. Wright for Everyone: The Historical Jesus’ by Kevin Hanks.  It is a fine summary. If you are looking for the previous essays, see below The Apostle Paul (Nijay K. Gupta) Biblical Theology (Kyle Fever) Since we are on the topic of Durham (where Tom Wright is Bishop, of course), if you are going to the conference and want to talk to me... Read more

You may be interested in knowing that I wrote a review of Magnus Zetterholm’s Approaches to Paul. See here.  Overall a fine book, but I disagree with some of his ideological concerns. Read more

I am excited to tell you that I have begun reading Patrick Miller’s The Ten Commandments from WJK in the Interpretation series.  I am currently preparing lectures on Exodus and the Decalogue, so this is very timely for me!  It is a whopping 400 pages – a book with gravitas in many respects!  It is not a historical or a history-of-religion study at all, but a theological-pastoral study that is based on exegesis, but does not work like a commentary.... Read more