The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Developmental Composition of the Bible, by Eugene Ulrich
One of the most important volumes on the OT, textual criticism, and canon now available.
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Three Competing Definitions of Canon
The exclusive, functional, and ontological definitions. What are their implications for our view of Scripture and canon?
Hymns or Not? Recent Work on Col 1:15-20 and Phil 2:6-11
News flash: the Christ “hymns” might not even be hymns. Here’s some recent work arguing for both sides, and the hermeneutical implications.
Three Larry Hurtado Books Cheap on Kindle
Grab these three books from Larry Hurtado, one of the leading scholars on Christian origins and the rise of Jesus-devotion in the early period.
More of Your Favorite Commentaries Contain Accidental Plagiarism
There are lessons to learn about your own research and about the entire industry of commentary publishing.
Paul’s Plan to Escape His Roman Prison
This is probably not a way you’ve read one of Paul’s epistles before.
Top New Biblical Studies Books, November 2017
Here’s the best and brightest; browse liberally, buy with prudence!
A New Incredibly Thorough Commentary on the Greek of Philippians
Keown’s commentary should now rank among the most helpful for students and pastors, and many scholars will appreciate the deep engagement…
How Bad Was the Apostle James’s Greek?
Could a poor Galilean peasant like James be able to compose such fluid, literary Greek as in the epistle of James?
A Comprehensive Commentary on the Greek Text of James
One of the best types of resources for preparing sermons, lessons, or for improving your own Greek, is a comprehensive commentary on the Greek text you are studying. One that immediately comes to mind is the NIGTC commentary on Hebrews by Ellingworth. Many of the other NIGTC volumes (despite the series title!) do not comment much on the Greek syntax or textual variants. Ellingworth’s volume, however, famously works in depth in the language, seeking out interpretive options to hunt down…