Blogs
Brian Davidson at the Center for Ancient Christian Studies interviewed Ken Penner on his forthcoming book, The Verbal System of the Dead Sea Scrolls, which discusses how the Hebrew language evolved between the Bible and the Mishnah.
Larry Hurtado discusses the issue of the history of the emergence of orthodoxy.
“Early high Christology” has been the subject of spirited dialogue on the blogs this past week, with the latest response from Michael Bird. Larry Hurtado had responded last week to the original post by Michael Kok.
We discussed recent trends in discourse analysis in biblical studies and gave some tips on how to keep up with your Greek vocabulary (applicable to any language, really!). We also highlighted a new verse-by-verse ESV Bible from Crossway with some reasons you may or may not like one.
Book Deals
James (Exegetical Guide to the Greek New Testament), by Chris A. Vlachos, $2.99 on Kindle
1 Peter (Exegetical Guide to the Greek New Testament), by Greg Forbes, $0.99 on Kindle
Recovering the Real Lost Gospel, by Darrell Bock, $2.99 on Kindle
Old Testament Survey, by Eric Mitchell & Archie England, $2.99 on Kindle
Holman Concise Bible Dictionary, $2.99 on Kindle
Women’s Evangelical Commentary: Old Testament, $0.99 on Kindle (Holman)
New Books
The Work of Theology, by Stanley Hauerwas (Eerdmans)
The Handbook of Biblical Chronology, by Jack Finegan (Hendrickson)
An Introduction to the New Testament (The Anchor Yale Bible Reference Library), Raymond E Brown, KINDLE edition
Israel’s Last Prophet: Jesus and the Jewish Leaders in Matthew 23, by David L. Turner (Fortress)
John’s Use of Ezekiel: Understanding the Unique Perspective of the Fourth Gospel, by Brian Neil Peterson
ESV Verse-by-Verse Reference Bible (Crossway) (see blog on it here)
Daniel (Teach the Text Commentary Series), by Ronald W. Pierce
Pray for the Flock: Ministering God’s Grace Through Intercession (Practical Shepherding Series), by Brian Croft & Ryan Fullerton
Oversee God’s People: Shepherding the Flock Through Administration and Delegation (Practical Shepherding Series), by Brian Croft & Bryce Butler
