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  • #ETS2015 Books of Note: Biblical Studies

    While I might not be at ETS this year, if you are, I thought I’d share some books you should check out. Obviously, even if you’re not at ETS, you can still check these out. You’ll just miss out on whatever deals publishers are offering at their booths. And you’ll miss out on meeting people…

  • Supernatural: What the Bible Teaches About the Unseen World – and Why It Matters

    Every now and then a book comes along that blows your mind. I feel pretty comfortable saying that this is one of those books. I was somewhat prepared for the ideas that Michael Heiser unpacks in Supernatural: What the Bible Teaches About the Unseen World – and Why It Matters but it was still a game changer.…

  • 10 Ways to Create Unhealthy Schism Over The Extent of The Atonement

    On Monday, I mentioned some resources for learning more about Reformed Theology. Included in that was a brief discussion of some resources on TULIP. If you’re familiar with the acronym, you’ll know that the L can be the most contentious. I’ve known people who claimed to be 4 point Calvinists, and the missing point was…

  • Advances in The Study of Greek: New Insights for Reading The New Testament

    It is perhaps no surprise that my Greek is much rustier now than it was 4 years ago when I had freshly graduated from seminary. I’m still able to make use of it, and did some tutoring over the summer, which refreshed me on the basics. Over the next year, and especially as I start…

  • Faith Alone: The Doctrine of Justification (The 5 Solas Series)

    Going back to my time at Dallas, I’ve been interested in the discussion about the doctrine of justification. It was at that time that John Piper’s The Future of Justification came out, as well as N. T. Wright’s response Justification: God’s Plan, Paul’s Vision (which if you’re keeping score, is a response book to a…

  • Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on The New Testament (Logos Ed.)

    Long ago, in many times and many ways, I spoke to you about the Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament. As volume as have been released, I’ve posted about each one: James (ZECNT) Ephesians (ZECNT) Matthew (ZECNT) Galatians (ZECNT) Colossians/Philemon (ZECNT) 1 & 2 Thessalonians (ZECNT) Luke (ZECNT) Acts (ZECNT) 1, 2, 3 John (ZECNT)…

  • New Books of Note

    I don’t read many of Simon Gathercole’s books, but when I do, they are short. Around this time last year I read Justification Reconsidered. There, he was rethinking a Pauline theme, and in some ways, that’s also what he is doing in his recent book Defending Substitution: An Essay on Atonement in Paul. In both books,…

  • For The Love of God’s Word: An Introduction to Biblical Interpretation

    Because I spend a good bit of my time teaching the Bible, books on biblical interpretation always catch my eye. On my book review page, the “Hermeneutics” section gives you a good idea of volumes I’ve read in the past few years. One of those, Invitation to Biblical Interpretation, now has an abridged version. Although…

  • ZECNT: Logos Version of Galatians and Ephesians

    I have a complicated history with commentaries. It is somewhat reactionary at times. As an example, there was a time in seminary that I was almost militantly against using them. My thesis adviser wasn’t a big fan of them, especially in their modern iteration. I felt that if you knew the original languages well, commentaries were…

  • Sweet Deal on Tyndale Commentaries

    You might remember my series on building a theological library. Several volumes were from the Tyndale Commentary series, which is on sale at Westminster.