Blogs
Thomas Kidd gives a brief and useful history of the altar call.
William Varner posted his second video on how to read BDAG.
Haddon Robinson, a preaching giant, died this week. Here’s a memoir.
A quiz from Mike Bird that’s sure to stump you.
I explained my new discipleship guide; download a sample chapter here.
Here’s a Quizlet set of vocab cards for the Greek of Mark’s Gospel.
Mike Aubrey wants to convince you that Greek accents matter.
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New Books
In the Wisdom Commentary Series, Ruth and Lamentations.
Christianity at the Crossroads: How the Second Century Shaped the Future of the Church, by Michael J. Kruger
God and Israel: Providence and Purpose in Romans 9–11, by Todd D. Still (Baylor Press)
Jerusalem and the One God: A Religious History, by Othmar Keel (Fortress Press)
Two Kingdoms & Two Cities: Mapping Theological Traditions of Church, Culture, and Civil Order (Emerging Scholars, Fontes Press), by Robert C. Crouse
Jesus the Eternal Son: Answering Adoptionist Christology, by Michael F. Bird (Eerdmans)
Awake O Harp: A Devotional Commentary on the Psalms, 3rd ed by William C. Varner
The Origin of Divine Christology (Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series), by Andrew Ter Ern Loke