Why should a pastor consider doctoral studies? What does an average week look like? Is there such a thing? Whether you’re a pastor considering PhD studies, a seminarian looking to the future, or a curious veteran, this interview with Jason Kees (PhD, Biblical Studies) will be insightful and encouraging.
A novel proposal that Jude was occasioned by Judean zealots recruiting for the Jewish Wars leading up to the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem.
If you thought that learning Biblical Hebrew was impossible, then you need to try shifting your priorities. That’s how the authors of a new grammar have built a thriving Hebrew program.
Keep your biblical Hebrew for a lifetime by getting into the text more quickly and understanding the language more deeply.
If you seek the glory of God in the Son of God by the Spirit of God through the Scriptures, there are few better companions than Jonathan Edwards. If you seek a mutual friend to introduce you to Edwards, there are few better guides than Owen Strachan in Always in God’s Hands.
How did Jonathan Edwards exegete the Scriptures? Strachan expounds the strengths and weaknesses of Edwards’ exegesis, discusses hermeneutics more broadly, and shares his personal hopes for readers of the new Edwards devotional, Always in God’s Hands: Day by Day in the Company of Jonathan Edwards.
You learned Greek to avoid translations of Scripture, so why read the Septuagint? Maybe you like the LXX for research, but it’s not part of your reading plan. Here are three reasons to read the Septuagint regularly and a great resource to start.
What is the Septuagint and why should you read it? Greg Lanier and Will Ross, editors of the Reader’s Edition LXX answer in this episode of Tool Talk.
With this plan and these resources, you can start your lifelong journey with biblical Greek in less than a year. This plan is no walk in the park, but it will lead to a lifetime of fruitful study for the diligent student.
Year after year, students take Greek, pass Greek, and forget Greek. Maybe you were one of those students. Maybe you’re the one teaching them. How can we make the most of the tools available to us in Bible software, the most of our students’ time, and actually teach them to comprehend the basics? Danny Zacharias, associate professor of New Testament studies at Acadia Divinity College, wrote Biblical Greek Made Simple (Lexham Press) to answer those very questions.