Todd Scacewater

Todd (PhD, Hermeneutics) serves with Wycliffe Bible Translators as a professor of international studies at Dallas International University.

Massive Sale on Fortress Press Academic Books: N. T. Wright, Craig Koester, Walter Brueggemann, and More!

October 17, 2015

Todd Scacewater

There’s a load of books on sale from Fortress Press, including works by Wright, Koester, Brueggemann, and more. Some of these are new and incredibly priced (like Paul and the Faithfulness of God) while many are classics, such as Zimmerli’s and Moltmann’s.

Symbolism in the Fourth Gospel: Meaning, Mystery, Community by Craig Koester ($7.99)

Paul and His Recent Interpreters, by N. T. Wright ($5.99)….

Interview with Joseph Hellerman, author of Philippians (Exegetical Guide to the Greek New Testament)

October 14, 2015

Todd Scacewater

Earlier, we reviewed Joseph Hellerman’s Philippians volume in the Exegetical Guide to the Greek New Testament series from B&H Academic. Dr. Hellerman is Professor of New Testament Language and Literature at Talbot School of Theology. We tracked him down to interview him about his book because, as a site devoted to exegesis, we wanted to know from someone….

Philippians (Exegetical Guide to the Greek New Testament), by Joseph Hellerman

October 12, 2015

Todd Scacewater

This handbook on the Greek text of Philippians is part of B&H Academic’s EGGNT series, several volumes of which we have reviewed. Each volume is aimed at intermediate Greek readers and focuses on syntax, vocabulary, and grammar. But each volume is also slightly distinctive, given an author’s chosen emphases.

Hellerman begins with a brief commentary introduction, concluding that Paul wrote the letter from Rome. He writes one long paragraph on aspect and Aktionsart….

Weekly Roundup October 9, 2015

October 8, 2015

Todd Scacewater

Blogs

Larry Hurtado posted on early Christian diversity.
Markus McDowell posted part 4 of his series on early Christian worship and what it can teach us.

We posted a review of Wiley Blackwell’s Companion to Augustine and….

Keep Your Greek: Reading Greek Devotionally

October 8, 2015

Todd Scacewater

Many students wonder how to stay in their Greek New Testament consistently after finishing their Greek courses. Of course some upper level courses will utilize Greek or require translation, especially if you take a Greek elective. You will also need ways to keep up with your vocab and you will need to create a plan to read through books of the Bible. But, there is no better way to consistently enter the Greek New Testament than to integrate it into your daily devotional reading….

Book Deals: ESV Study Bible, Gospel Transformation Bible, and Theology

October 6, 2015

Todd Scacewater

This week there are several books from B&H on sale, as well as the ESV Study Bible from Crossway for an excellent price of $11.99 and the Gospel Transformation Bible for $8.99.

Make sure your Ad Blocker is turned off or paused so you can see the book deals below….

A Companion to Augustine, edited by Mark Vessey

October 5, 2015

Todd Scacewater

Augustine is arguably the most important Christian theologian outside of the biblical authors. Many different theological camps claim Augustine for their theological positions. The Confessions makes him a very personal historical figure. Because of the massive weight of Augustine’s historical character it is essential that we understand Augustine in his historical context as well as his social context. That is the purpose for which this companion has been written….

New American Commentaries $3 Each!

September 30, 2015

Todd Scacewater

The New American Commentaries are useful volumes. The authors have worked quite deeply with the original languages, the history, and secondary literature, but they keep the exposition pretty clear of the technical details. They try to follow the flow of thought and make clear the message and theology of the passage. It is obvious, as you read them, that the authors are familiar with the deeper issues involved, but these commentaries are aimed more at students and pastors who need a clear exposition of the passage as they prepare to write papers or preach sermons on the text.

I hope you have a ball buying up all these volumes at a crazy low price of just $3 each!

Endangered Languages: An Introduction, by Sarah Thomason

September 28, 2015

Todd Scacewater

“According to most experts’ estimates, at least half of the world’s seven thousand languages will vanish before the end of this century” (2). What an amazing statistic! Those of us interested in biblical languages have felt the sting of this statistic recently, as we heard news about the last of native Aramaic speakers dying out. What is it that leads to language “death,” and how can languages be revitalized? Or should they be? The purpose of this book is “to introduce the general topic of language endangerment…and to describe some methods designed to prevent endangerment from leading to the disappearance of a threatened language” (2)….

Huge Book Sale, Blog Roundup, and New Books

September 25, 2015

Todd Scacewater

Blogs

We posted a review of Constantine Campbell’s new book covering recent advances in the study of Greek, one of the most popular books of the year.

New Books

Did Jesus Speak Greek?: The Emerging Evidence of Greek Dominance in First-Century Palestine, by G. Scott Gleaves (James Clarke)….