Category: Interpreting The Old Testament
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The Book of Judges (NICOT)
Barry G. Webb is senior research fellow emeritus in Old Testament at Moore Theological College, Sydney, Australia. He is also the author of Five Festal Garments: Christian Reflections on the Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, and Esther. I don’t think I’ve read a book from someone affiliated with Moore that I haven’t liked and…
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Building A Theological Library: The Former Prophets
Last week, we looked at my commentary recommendations on the Pentateuch. Today, we’ll move on in the Former Prophets, which is basically the historical books minus Ruth, Chronicles, Ezra, Esther, and Nehemiah. So, actually maybe it’s better to think it’s Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings. Just to reiterate, these are my preferences and what make…
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Exploring The Religion of Ancient Israel
Aaron Chalmers, Exploring The Religion of Ancient Israel: Priest, Prophet, Sage & People. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, January, 2013. 176 pp. Hardcover, $30.00. Buy it: Amazon Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to IVP Academic for the review copy! Aaron Chalmers is senior lecturer in biblical studies at Tabor Adelaide in Adelaide, Australia. In Exploring The Religion of Ancient Israel, he lends his expertise…
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Building A Theological Library: Pentateuch
A while back I gave you an overview of general Old Testament resources I found helpful. Today, we’ll start into the book divisions with the Pentateuch. Just to reiterate, these are my preferences and what make up my library. There are definitely some great resources I’ve overlooked. What I’m trying to do here is give…
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Proverbs: Wisdom That Works
Raymond C. Ortlund Jr., Proverbs: Wisdom That Works (Preaching the Word). Wheaton: Crossway, March, 2012. 224 pp. Hardcover, $27.99. Buy it: Amazon | Westminster Read an excerpt Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to Crossway for the review copy! Raymond C. Ortlund Jr. is lead pastor of Immanuel Church in Nashville, TN. He also happens to be president of Renewal Ministries, a regional director in the Acts 29 Network, and…
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A Flexible Bible Reading Plan for 2013
With the all the potential reading plans you could adopt in 2013, the most important thing is to have a good Bible reading plan in place. I’ve seen several options present themselves. As usual, Justin Taylor’s is the most comprehensive and includes several different options. For an intriguing approach that utilizes listening and reading, see Joseph…
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Kingdom Through Covenant: A Review
Authors Peter J. Gentry and Stephen J. Wellum are professor of Old Testament Interpretation and Christian theology respectively, at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. In tag team sort of affair, Wellum authored parts 1 and 3 of the Kingdom Through Covenant, while Gentry filled in the gap by authoring part 2. While they speak with…
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Handbook on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament
G. K. Beale is the kind of guy who reads books while brushing his teeth. In fact, he read The Resurrection of The Son of God a few pages a day this way. In some ways, that’s about all you need to know about the kind of scholar Beale is. “Meticulous” sounds petty, but Beale is that…
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1-2 Kings as Gospel
Recently, I finished reading my way through Peter Leithart’s A Son to Me: An Exposition of 1 & 2 Samuel. Over the summer, I thoroughly enjoyed his Deep Exegesis: The Mystery and Art of Reading Scripture, so much so that I plan to read it again sooner rather than later. That, and I hope to…
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4 Online Journals You Should Know About
Yesterday, the latest issue of Themelios was published and there’s some good reading to be had in there. Andreas Kostenberger’s The Present and Future of Biblical Theology stands out for one, but there’s also 68 book reviews! Themelios is a great catch-all online journal (especially when it comes book reviews) but it’s not the only journal you can…