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• Book Review: Carl R. Holladay, Acts: A Commentary
  on Dec 19, 2016 in Book Reviews Acts Book of Acts Book Review
  Holladay, Carl R. Acts: A Commentary. NTL; Minneapolis: Westminster John Knox, 2016. lxiv + 608 pages; Hb. $75.00.  Link to Westminster John Knox Press There have been several significant contributions to the New Testament Library series from Westmi...
• Jesus the Bridegroom Now 40% off at Wipf & Stock
  on Dec 16, 2016 in Book Notices Eschatology Historical Jesus Huzzah! Intertextuality Jesus Shameless self promotion
  Now through December 31, Wipf & Stock is offering 40% off any purchase through their website, using the discount code BYE2016. The best use of this discount is to buy my book, Jesus the Bridegroom (Pickwick, 2015). Marianne Blickenstaff of Union...
• Book Review: J. B. Lightfoot, The Epistles of 2 Corinthians and 1 Peter: A Newly Discovered Commentary
  on Dec 14, 2016 in Book Reviews Biblical Theology Book Review Gospel of John J. B. Lightfoot John
  Lightfoot, J. B. The Epistles of 2 Corinthians and 1 Peter: A Newly Discovered Commentary. Edited by Ben Witherington III and Todd D. Still. The Lightfoot Legacy Set 3; Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity, 2016. 317 pp Hb; $40.00.   Link to IVP In th...
• Book Review: Jerome, Commentaries on the Twelve Prophets, Volume 1
  on Dec 7, 2016 in Book Reviews Book Review Church Fathers Jerome Minor Prophets
  Scheck, Thomas, ed. Commentaries on the Twelve Prophets: Volume 1, Ancient Christian Texts by Jerome. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity, 2016. Link to IVP This new contribution to the Ancient Christian Texts series is the first of three volumes colle...
• The Problem of Sacred Days and Clean Foods – Romans 14:5-9
  on Dec 6, 2016 in Romans Book of Romans Paul
  In Romans 14 Paul is trying to guide congregations to preserve the unity of the body of Christ despite having a wide variety of views on some practices. He mentions two in particular, considering some days sacred and eating some types of foods. Estee...
• Who are the Weak and Strong in Romans 14?
  on Dec 6, 2016 in Romans Book of Romans Paul
  Although it is possible Paul includes this section as a general commentary on how Jews and Gentiles ought to get along in mixed congregations, it is likely he has heard something about a specific conflict in the house churches in Rome. He describes s...
• Logos Free Book -How to Read Proverbs by Tremper Longman III
  on Dec 2, 2016 in Bible Software Brevard Childs Commentary Free Books Free iPad Books iPad Isaiah Jeremiah Logos Logos Bible Software
  The Logos Free Book of the Month offer for December is How to Read Proverbs by Tremper Longman III (IVP, 2002). Longman is a well-know Old Testament scholar who has contributed a commentary on Proverbs in the Baker Commentary on the Old Testament...
• Biblical Studies Carnival 129 – November 2016
  on Dec 1, 2016 in BiblioBlogs Biblical Studies Carnival Biblioblogs Carnival Huzzah!
  Jim West is the host of the 129th Biblical Studies Carnival for November 2016. His carnival is all about the annual meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature. Jim seems to have had a good time at SBL, at least he took a lot of pictures. Brian Sm...
• Book Review: Charles Lee Irons, A Syntax Guide for Readers of the Greek New Testament
  on Nov 30, 2016 in Book Reviews New Testament Book Review Greek Greek New Testament Syntax
  Irons, Charles Lee. A Syntax Guide for Readers of the Greek New Testament. Grand Rapids, Mich. Kregel, 2012. 608 pp. Hb; $39.99. Link to Kregel This new publication from Kregel follows in the tradition of Sprachlicher Schluessel Zum Griechischen Neue...
• Paul and Empire – Romans 13:1-7
  on Nov 26, 2016 in Paul Romans Epistle to the Romans Jesus Paul and Empire
  In the previous post, I argued that Paul commands obedience to the government.  I pointed out that the Roman government at the time was as oppressive as any in history and permitted any number of practices that we modern American Christians would no...

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