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Interview with Charles Lee Irons: Syntax, Exegesis, and Forthcoming

This week we featured Charles Lee Irons’ work, A Syntax Guide for Readers of the Greek New Testament, as our Book of the Week. And it is truly a resource to keep right next to your Greek New Testament. It could shave many precious minutes off your sermon preparation and keep you from flipping through your intermediate syntax categories every few minutes….

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New Biblical Studies Books September 2016

This month’s new books include a wide assortment of monographs and exciting books, such as Sanders’ new book on Christianity and Judaism, Porter’s book on Paul, and more. Be sure your AdBlocker is turned off to see the books below. Subscribe to our newsletter to ensure you never miss our posts on new books and book deals.

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Learn Some Hebrew Abbott and Costello Style

I came across this humorous video imitating Abbott and Costello’s “Who’s On First” bit. Perhaps many Hebrew students thought about doing this skit in their head, but kudos to these guys for actually producing it. It’s definitely one to bookmark and show to your Hebrew students!

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Five Sets of Book Sales from Five Different Publishers

Westminster Bookstore has hundreds of books on overstock sale for up to 70%. 6 volumes of NT Wright’s commentaries “For Everyone” are on sale for $3.99 each. Click here and scroll down the page to find all six. Crossway’s Reclaiming the Christian Intellectual Tradition series is on sale for $2.99 each. Browse them here. Zondervan’s Counterpoint series are on sale for $3.99 each. Browse them here. B&H Individual Titles Adoniram Judson ed. Jason Duesing, $0.99 Colosians and Philemon, by Murray Harris,…

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Think You Understand Crucifixion? Think Again

The concept of crucifixion seems straightforward enough, but is “crucify” a correct translation of σταυρόω? For what were people crucified, and when did this punishment arise? Did it occur in the ancient Near East, or in the Roman Empire prior to Jesus? How do the Latin terms crux and patibulum relate to the Greek noun σταυρός? If you thought this whole crucifixion thing was straightforward, meet these three WUNT monographs from Mohr Siebeck that will unsettle you… or maybe not. Chapman and Schnabel’s The Trial and…

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New Biblical Studies Books, August 2016

The new biblical studies books for August 2016 are all here. Browse them below — did we miss any? A few of the exciting publications are the new Colossians commentary, the Greek and Hebrew handbooks, Porter’s book on Paul, the intermediate Greek syntax, and Dunn’s commentary on Acts….

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