Comments in response to the review of David Alan Black’s The Jesus Paradigm are eligible to win. I will close the contest at 11:59pm tonight and contact/announce the winner tomorrow. Continue Reading
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Ancient Views on Election
You’ve heard the argument that goes something like: …And God looked down the corridors of time and saw who would believe (obey, etc.) and elected those would believe on that basis. Though I don’t find this to be the best explanation of election as described in the Old or New Testaments, it was interesting to… Continue Reading
Brief Summary of The Jesus Paradigm (Giveaway)
Giveaway: to win a free clean copy of The Jesus Paradigm, simply interact with this summary in a meaningful (not necessarily lengthy) way. A comment will be chosen at random (in approx. one wk. Sunday Oct. 4, 11:59pm; announcement Monday), and the author of the comment will be contacted via email to receive the book… Continue Reading
The Price of Books and Biblical Scholarship
I was recently looking to purchase a book for my Advanced Greek Grammar seminar this semester: Evan’s Verbal Syntax in the Greek Pentateuch. After finding it for $310! on Amazon, I checked around a bit. Eisenbrauns listed it for around $85, so I purchased immediately (as if I had found a bargain…what?!). Prior to shipping,… Continue Reading
11 Best Friends in 11 Weeks
Blass, F. and A. Debrunner. A Greek Grammar of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature. A Translation and Revision of the ninth-tenth German edition incorporating supplementary notes of A. Debrunner by Robert W. Funk. Chicago: Univ. of Chicago Press, 1961. Bock, Darrell and Buist Fanning, eds. Interpreting the New Testament Text. Wheaton, IL:… Continue Reading
Jesus in an Age of Terror: a Review
James G. Crossley is Lecturer in New Testament Studies at the University of Sheffield. He has taken on an ambitious endeavor in Jesus in an Age of Terror: Scholarly Projects for a New American Century, addressing sensitive issues related to politics, religion, biblical studies, and ethics. In approximately 250 pages, Crossley seeks to accomplish 2… Continue Reading
Weekly Readings
This week I will be finishing Crossley’s Jesus in an Age of Terror. I will post a decent sized review for this book on Friday. (Find it here). I will also be reading Interpreting the New Testament Text: An Introduction to the Art and Science of Exegesis, edited by Bock and Fanning. You can expect… Continue Reading
Regular Series: Weekly Readings with Brief Reviews
In a recent post, I mentioned that I attempt to keep the subjects of my posts related to my studies. As I have prepared tomorrow’s “Tuesday Time Travel” post (which will look at marriage in the Roman empire and a specific New Testament passage), I have realized how beneficial it is to plan a regular… Continue Reading
Jesus in an Age of Terror – Reading
A few days ago, Jim West kindly mentioned my blog and my current series about blogging and media trends. In his brief post, he suggested I consider James Crossley’s Jesus in an Age of Terror. I have perused the book and decided to hold off on comment until I have a chance to give it a… Continue Reading