The newly found seal of Hezekiah.

This week the internet exploded when archaeologists found a seal from Hezekiah in Jerusalem. The seal contains the phrase לחזקיהו [בן] אחז מלך יהדה–at least I’m trusting the person who knows paleo-Hebrew script to have that correct! The translation is “Belonging to Hezekiah, son of Ahaz, King of Judah.” What an exciting find! Of course this doesn’t “prove” that the Bible is true, and especially does not prove that God made the heavens and the earth. We need a different epistemology to have knowledge of those facts. But this is still super cool!

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I’m curious about the two-winged sun in the middle. If anyone knows what that is, please comment and inform me. For more information on the story, see here.

In other news, Logos is giving away a book a day for Advent. See today’s book here. You can also get Stephen Fowl’s NTL Ephesians commentary for free all month.

We reviewed the new Zondervan Reader’s Greek New Testament, 3rd edition. We posted on the IBR plenary talk in which Craig Bartholomew suggested a philosophy of history build on the OT worldview. We posted tips to get published in journals by major journal editors. Also, our Colossians Greek Reading Videos are now reduced to $29.95, or $19.95 for students.

Lastly, we posted a huge sale on Bibles from WTS Books – you missed it, though! Sign up for our newsletter to stay informed of these huge book sales.

Book Deals

Theology of the Reformers, by Timothy George, $2.99

The End of Christianity, by William Dembski, $2.99

Moral Apologetics for Contemporary Christians: Pushing Back Against Cultural and Religious Critics, by Mark Coppenger, $2.99

Womens’ Evangelical Commentary: Old Testament, $2.99

Christian Leadership Essentials, by David Dockery, $2.99

Passionate Conviction: Contemporary Discourses on Christian Apologetics, by Paul Copan and William L. Craig, $2.99

Reasons for Our Hope, by H. Wayne House and Dennis W. Jowers, $2.99

The Problem of Evil: The Challenge to Essential Christian Beliefs, by Jeremy Evans, $2.99

In Defense of the Bible: A Comprehensive Apologetic for the Authority of Scripture, by Terry L. Wilder and Steven B. Cowan, $2.99

Men of Character: Joshua: Living as a Consistent Role Model, by Gene Getz, $2.99

New Books

The Cambridge History of Philosophy in Late Antiquity, vol. 1 & vol. 2

Isaiah 6-12: A Critical and Exegetical Commentary (International Critical Commentary), by Hugh Williamson

Paul: The Apostle’s Life, Letters, and Thought, by E. P. Sanders

  • Fortress Press, c’mon – let’s make a deal. You stop publishing 1,000+ page books, and I’ll stop pretending to read them.

God’s Glory Alone—The Majestic Heart of Christian Faith and Life, by David VanDrunen

Using and Enjoying Biblical Greek: Reading the New Testament with Fluency and Devotion, by Rodney A. Whitacre

Invitation to the Septuagint, 2nd ed., by Karen H. Jobes and Moisés Silva

Jonah: A Discourse Analysis of the Hebrew Bible (Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the Old Testament), by Kevin J. Youngblood

Obadiah: A Discourse Analysis of the Hebrew Bible (Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the Old Testament), by Daniel Block

The Pauline Effect: The Use of the Pauline Epistles by Early Christian Writers (Studies of the Bible and Its Reception), by Jennifer R. Strawbridge

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