See here. Reinhard G. Kratz Eyes and Spectacles: Wellhausen’s Method of Higher Criticism The Journal of Theological Studies Advance Access published on August 11, 2009 J Theol Studies 2009 60: 381-402; doi:10.1093/jts/flp038 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] Annette Yoshiko Reed The Modern Invention of ‘Old Testament Pseudepigrapha’ The Journal of Theological Studies Advance Access published on May 4, 2009 J Theol Studies 2009 60: 403-436; doi:10.1093/jts/flp033 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] Gunther Mark Jesus ‘Was Close to the Authorities’: The... Read more

See here Timothy D. Barnes Eusebius of Caesarea The Expository Times 2009 121: 1-14. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permission] Philip R. Davies Historical Israel?: Brian B. Schmidt (ed.), The Quest for the Historical Israel: Debating Archaeology and the History of Early Israel (Leiden: Brill, 2008. $127.00. pp. 220. ISBN 987—90—04—15738—5) The Expository Times 2009 121: 14. [PDF] [Request Permission] Deirdre McGovern Dissent in a Contemporary Catholic Context The Expository Times 2009 121: 15-23. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permission] Graeme Auld Contemporary Reading Methods in Old... Read more

Mike Bird, who is now exiting Scotland and going back to Australia, has really risen in the academic ranks due to his amazing productivity, incisive reading eye, and passion for biblical theology.  In recent years, he has done quite a bit of article and book writing on Paul, but in this book, Are You the One Who is to Come? (Baker, ’09), he addresses ‘The Historical Jesus and the Messianic Question’ (which happens to be the subtitle). The essential issue... Read more

I was pleased to have gotten in the mail my copy of Zondervan’s Moving Beyond the Bible to Theology in the COUNTERPOINTS series (eds. S. Gundry and G.T. Meadors).  I eagerly read the first chapter.  Essentially, the book deals with how we go from the contextualized comments, stories, laws, and commands in the Bible to the proper theology and ethics for our own context and time. In the Introduction, Meadors offers the rationale for the volume and an overview of... Read more

While I am no longer in Durham (and now an alum!  Yeah for being done!) I was pleased to hear that they will have an excellent group of presenters for the NT seminar this term (see below).  Note: John Barclay is not presenting as he is on leave.  Loren Stuckenbruck, as I have announced some time ago, has moved back to America to teach at Princeton. Programme: 12 October              Prof Francis Watson: “Rethinking Gospel... Read more

I have a long commute to an extension campus where I teach on Mondays, so I need to keep busy in the car.  As I was snooping around i-tunes U, I found some new courses put online at Fuller Theological Seminary: John Goldingay now has three of his seminary courses online (and free!): The Pentateuch The Prophets Biblical Hermeneutics I am trying out the last of the three, as I will teaching a course on Hermeneutics in the spring.  Do... Read more

[Disclaimer: much of this advice is geared towards an urban campus where most students have full-time job outside of their educational work] I think I mentioned before that I have chosen Clayton Croy’s A Primer of Biblical Greek for my class, as it is very basic and the seminary has used it many times before. What to do the first week [we meet once a week for three hours, over 10 weeks]? These classes can be very scary for students... Read more

It is no controversial statement to say that most biblical commentaries comes from America, the UK, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, and a few other parts of Europe. However, there is a booming population of Christians in Africa who either do not have access to this scholarship physically, or are not able to bridge the cultural gap. Zondervan has partnered with some publishers in Africa to present the African Bible Commentary Series and the first volume is now out on the... Read more