Rodney Decker has produced a new Koine Greek grammar that focuses on translation from the very beginning and includes extra-biblical Greek to allow exposure to wider forms of Koine. This work is entirely suitable for use in Greek 1 & 2, although the professor may find the following review helpful for determining whether it fits his or her tastes before ordering a review copy….
Today you can buy Abraham Kuyper’s Lectures on Calvinism for only $0.99 on Kindle.
Dutch theologian Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920) was prime minister of the Netherlands from 1901 to 1905. He developed Neo-Calvinism, which emphasizes the sovereignty of Jesus over all mental pursuits and supports the idea that there exists….
The Gospel Coalition has posted a set of interviews (click here), totaling about 25 minutes, with Alvin Plantinga, author of the trilogy on Warrant: Warrant: The Current Debate Warrant and Proper Function Warranted Christian Belief Plantinga has now written a brief, 144pp. book summarizing this trilogy for a more lay-audience, or, perfectly, for theologians with little philosophical training. This work is entitled Knowledge and Christian Belief and will be released April 10, 2015. Although this is properly a biblical studies blog, epistemology (theory…
Who is New? This week, Warren Campbell and Laura Guzman have joined the Exegetical Tools team. Both are fascinatingly sharp students of biblical studies and hope to serve our audience with their blogging efforts. Please check out their profiles here on our new Contributors page. What Will We Be Offering? We have a pretty clear vision of what we want to offer, and we hope it will be enticing enough for you to follow our blog. New Books. Keep up…
Today’s amazing Kindle deal is Moisés Silva’s Biblical Words and Their Meaning: An Introduction to Lexical Semantics, for only $0.99! Silva recently edited the New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology and Exegesis (which I reviewed here). His linguistic knowledge is incredibly helpful for any student of biblical studies. Buy it now while the deal lasts. I just did!
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The New International Dictionary of New Testament and Exegesis (NIDNTTE), ed. Moisés Silva, is a complete reorganization and revision of the New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology (NIDNTT), ed. Colin Brown. Brown’s edition was itself a translation, revision, and expansion of Theologisches Begriffslexikon zum Neuen Testament, edited by Lothar Coenen et al. This original German edition was produced by more than 70 German academics and pastors. The NIDNTTE therefore touts a respectable pedigree, with both of its predecessors becoming standard reference works for NT scholars….
The website Books At a Glance posts substantive summaries (~3,000-6,000 words) of new books so busy students, pastors, and scholars can stay on top of what comes out. These summaries are more helpful than book reviews, which typically contain only around 300-500 words of summary. Books At a Glance also posts reviews and author interviews and runs a blog.
I have posted a book summary on Understanding Biblical Theology: A Comparison of Theory and Practice by Edward Klink and Darian Lockett….
From the volume Paul and Pseudepigraphy (PAST 8) (which I briefly summarize and evaluate here), one essay stood out as particularly important for contemporary debates over Pauline style. Many recent studies have emphasized the possible input of co-authors and the possible freedom of amanuenses, but many scholars still ignore these possibilities and argue for pseudonymity based on style. The argument is common with Ephesians/Colossians, as well as the Pastorals, and also 2 Thessalonians….
I just finished up my review of Paul and Pseudepigraphy (PAST 8). This volume wasn’t quite what I expected. As the editors note, the book is not comprehensive, nor does it solve any issues conclusively. The first section deals with critical/methodological issues, the second deals with debated Pauline letters, and the third with non-canonical pseudepigraphy to focus on reception history rather than authenticity. I was looking for a work that would give a lot of history of research and essays on…