Todd Scacewater

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

Book Deal: A Puritan Theology: Doctrine for Life, $5 on Kindle

March 31, 2015

Todd Scacewater

Get this work now from WTS Bookstore for only $5 on Kindle. Compare this cost with $41 for hardcover on Amazon and $30 for Kindle.

This is a massive, 1,055 page book that “offers a groundbreaking treatment of the Puritans’ teaching on most major Reformed doctrines, particularly those doctrines in which the Puritans made significant contributions. Since the late 1950s, nearly 150 Puritan authors and 700 Puritan titles have been reprinted and catalogued by Joel Beeke and Randall Pederson in their 2006 collection of mini-biographies and book reviews, titled, Meet the Puritans. However, no work until now has gathered together the threads of their teaching into a unified tapestry of systematic….

Your Go-To Online Summer GERMAN Course

March 24, 2015

Todd Scacewater

Need to learn German for graduate programs? I highly recommend Erasmus Academy’s online seminar course in German. I took this course in the summer of 2012 and it was one of the best language courses I’ve taken. This year in runs May 18-July 8 (8 weeks total). The deadline to sign up is May 1. If you do take the course, please remember to tell the professor that Todd Scacewater referred you….

Reading Koine Greek, by Rodney Decker

March 23, 2015

Todd Scacewater

Rodney Decker has produced a new Koine Greek grammar that focuses on translation from the very beginning and includes extra-biblical Greek to allow exposure to wider forms of Koine. This work is entirely suitable for use in Greek 1 & 2, although the professor may find the following review helpful for determining whether it fits his or her tastes before ordering a review copy….

$0.99 on Kindle: Kuyper’s LECTURES ON CALVINISM

March 20, 2015

Todd Scacewater

Today you can buy Abraham Kuyper’s Lectures on Calvinism for only $0.99 on Kindle.

Dutch theologian Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920) was prime minister of the Netherlands from 1901 to 1905. He developed Neo-Calvinism, which emphasizes the sovereignty of Jesus over all mental pursuits and supports the idea that there exists….

Interviews with Alvin Plantinga

March 17, 2015

Todd Scacewater

The Gospel Coalition has posted a set of interviews (click here), totaling about 25 minutes, with Alvin Plantinga, author of the trilogy on Warrant: Warrant: The Current Debate Warrant and Proper Function Warranted Christian Belief Plantinga has now written a brief, 144pp. book summarizing this trilogy for a more lay-audience, or, perfectly, for theologians with little philosophical training. This work is entitled Knowledge and Christian Belief and will be released April 10, 2015. Although this is properly a biblical studies blog, epistemology (theory…

Meet Our New Blog Team

March 16, 2015

Todd Scacewater

Who is New? This week, Warren Campbell and Laura Guzman have joined the Exegetical Tools team. Both are fascinatingly sharp students of biblical studies and hope to serve our audience with their blogging efforts. Please check out their profiles here on our new Contributors page. What Will We Be Offering? We have a pretty clear vision of what we want to offer, and we hope it will be enticing enough for you to follow our blog. New Books. Keep up…

Silva’s Biblical Words and Their Meaning for $0.99!

March 12, 2015

Todd Scacewater

Today’s amazing Kindle deal is Moisés Silva’s Biblical Words and Their Meaning: An Introduction to Lexical Semantics, for only $0.99! Silva recently edited the New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology and Exegesis (which I reviewed here). His linguistic knowledge is incredibly helpful for any student of biblical studies. Buy it now while the deal lasts. I just did!

Spurgeon’s Lectures to My Students Only 99 Cents on Amazon Kindle

March 11, 2015

Todd Scacewater

Click here to buy this classic book by Spurgeon for only $0.99 on Kindle today!

Review of New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology and Exegesis, ed. Moisés Silva

March 9, 2015

Todd Scacewater

The New International Dictionary of New Testament and Exegesis (NIDNTTE), ed. Moisés Silva, is a complete reorganization and revision of the New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology (NIDNTT), ed. Colin Brown. Brown’s edition was itself a translation, revision, and expansion of Theologisches Begriffslexikon zum Neuen Testament, edited by Lothar Coenen et al. This original German edition was produced by more than 70 German academics and pastors. The NIDNTTE therefore touts a respectable pedigree, with both of its predecessors becoming standard reference works for NT scholars….

Understanding Biblical Theology, by Edward Klink and Darian Lockett

March 5, 2015

Todd Scacewater

The website Books At a Glance posts substantive summaries (~3,000-6,000 words) of new books so busy students, pastors, and scholars can stay on top of what comes out. These summaries are more helpful than book reviews, which typically contain only around 300-500 words of summary. Books At a Glance also posts reviews and author interviews and runs a blog.

I have posted a book summary on Understanding Biblical Theology: A Comparison of Theory and Practice by Edward Klink and Darian Lockett….