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In 1977, E. P. Sanders wrote his landmark Paul and Palestinian Judaism, which argued that second temple Jews did not believe in meriting salvation by works, but believed Jews were included in the covenant by grace and kept in by works. Thus, Judaism, like Christianity, was a religion of grace. Since Sanders’ work, Pauline studies has not been the same. Some followed Sanders’ view of Judaism, including James Dunn who applied these results to a re-reading of Paul, dubbed the “New Perspective on Paul.” Paul did not rail against Jews trying to merit salvation, but against those who tried to use boundary markers or separation from Gentiles to prove (or vindicate?) their right inclusion in the covenant….
When I first started learning New Testament Greek during my early grad-school days, my second-hand copy of Bill Mounce’s classic grammar textbook was a constant companion. I deeply resonated with his morphological approach to learning Greek grammar in those early years, in large part because I recognized the wisdom of learning principles and patterns of word formation instead of memorizing paradigm after paradigm after paradigm. (For non-language nerds, “morphology” refers to how words are formed, often in relation to the way they are used in a particular sentence.)….
Lots of NIV Bibles on sale and some great looking kids Bibles. The Kid’s Storybook Bible is probably the best one out there right now, although for ages 2 or 3 and up. The three ministry books are all worth having, and if you’ve never read a book on hermeneutics, Fee and Stuart’s How to Read the Bible for All its Worth is often the place to start. Enjoy, and share with others!….
Moses and Paul: these two would likely be considered the two most prominent and influential biblical authors who have shaped world civilization through Christianity. (Jesus, of course, did not write anything.) As Westerholm’s Perspectives Old and New on Paul showed us, Paul shaped the Christian theological giants theologically more than any other biblical writer. It is therefore no surprise that Pauline studies continues to be (perhaps) the most active and saturated field in biblical studies today (I’ve never heard of any seminary short on Pauline scholars)….
Most of the Holman commentaries are only $2.99 each. Click below to browse them all.
Other deals:
Vern Poythress’ Chance and the Sovereignty of God, $2.99. Poythress has a PhD in math from Harvard alongside his PhD in New Testament and thorough knowledge of philosophy and Logic….
Each year many of us start afresh on our Bible reading plans. Sometimes we choose a new one and sometimes we choose the excitement of a new plan. There are lots of different plans, and each one has its benefits and drawbacks.
But one of the challenges to a plan that goes through the entire Bible is that the Old Testament is so foreign and inaccessible to those without formal theological training (and even then, of course, who has the Old Testament mastered?). This problem becomes especially discouraging when you hit Leviticus and it begins describing in repetitive detail the various kinds of sacrifices….
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Make sure to turn off your AdBlocker so you can see the following books on sale. The Christ-Centered Exposition Commentaries are $2.99 each, and I threw in a few other deals as well. To keep up with all our book sales, follow us on Twitter and Facebook and subscribe to our newsletter. Check out these other sales and these ridiculous giveaways from Eerdmans/P&R and the NIV-Greek Bible from us.
Eerdmans is giving away James Dunn’s three volume series Christianity in the making. This series will of course have debatable details throughout, but it’s a monument to Dunn’s scholarship and comprehensive coverage of primary and secondary sources. We’ll be featuring his third volume in a couple months as one of our books of the week. P&R is also giving away three Cornelius van Til volumes…..