Blogs
Over at the Crux Sola blog Christopher Skinner mentioned the latest Syndicate symposium which focuses on critical responses to Christopher Keith’s book Jesus Against the Scribal Elite. Nijay Gupta noted the latest issue of Currents in Biblical Research.
At German for Neutestamentler, Wayne Coppins worked through a few passages from Christine Jacobi’s Jesusüberlieferung bei Paulus? Analogien zwischen den echten Paulusbriefen und den synoptischen Evangelien
Mike Bird wrote an interesting piece on why the Romans persecuted Christians.
Judith Lieu published a piece at The Bible and Interpretation on Marcion and the idea of heresy.
We reviewed Philippians from the Exegetical Guide to the Greek New Testament series and interviewed the author, Joe Hellerman.
Book Deals
Fortress Press is having a massive Kindle sale. Here are some notable deals:
Symbolism in the Fourth Gospel: Meaning, Mystery, Community by Craig Koester ($7.99)
Paul and the Faithfulness of God by N. T. Wright ($7.99)
The New Testament and the People of God by N. T. Wright ($7.99)
Jesus the Victory of God by N. T. Wright ($7.99)
The Resurrection of the Son of God by N. T. Wright ($7.99)
Systematic Theology: The Doctrine of God by Katherine Sonderegger ($7.99)
New Books
Who Shall Ascend the Mountain of the Lord? A Theology of the Book of Leviticus by L. Michael Morales (New Studies in Biblical Theology, IVP Academic)
John by Murray Harris (Exegetical Guide to the Greek New Testament, B&H Academic)
John, His Gospel, and Jesus: In Pursuit of the Johannine Voice by Stanley Porter (Eerdmans)
Paul, Apostle of Liberty: The Origin and Nature of Paul’s Christianity by Richard Longenecker (Eerdmans)
Paul and His Recent Interpreters by N. T. Wright (Fortress Press)
The Oxford Handbook of Early Christian Apocrypha edited by Andrew Gregory and Christopher Tuckett (Oxford University Press)
The Faithful Creator: Affirming Creation and Providence in an Age of Anxiety by Ron Highfield (IVP Academic)