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  • Expository Blogging: Exodus 2:11-25

    When we left our story, a Hebrew child named Moses had just been adopted into Pharaoh’s household. If you could imagine knowing how big of a deal Moses is, but reading Exodus for the first time (or hearing it read to you), you would probably hear a “Dun dun dun” at the naming of Moses…

  • When The Bible Speaks, God Speaks: The Classic Doctrine of Biblical Inerrancy

    Coming up on a month ago, I told you we were doing a series review of Five Views on Biblical Inerrancy. Now we’re ready for the first monthly installment, and the essay by Albert “From A Christian Worldview Perspective” Mohler is up.[ref]That nickname is from the constant refrain I hear every morning on The Briefing. If…

  • Expository Blogging: Exodus 1:8-22

    Last week, we began our trek through Exodus with the first 7 verses. In many ways, those verses are setting the stage for the story in v. 8-22, which are themselves setting the stage for the story of Moses’ birth in 2:1-10. But that’s getting ahead of ourselves just a bit. Every story needs a…

  • Four Views on The Historical Adam

    Matthew Barrett & Ardel B. Caneday eds. Four Views on The Historical Adam. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, December, 2013. 288 pp. Paperback, $19.99. Buy it: Amazon Read an excerpt Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to Zondervan for the review copy! Much like Five Views on Biblical Inerrancy, I thought it was best to do a series review for this book. Here’s what it…

  • Expository Blogging: Exodus 1:1-7

    Have you ever tried to start watching a new TV show in the second season instead of the first?[ref]Last week, Joey Cochran had a great idea on his blog. What if Christian bloggers spent more time on expository blogging through books of the Bible? I thought about it for a bit, and then decided to…

  • Five Views on Biblical Inerrancy

    J. Merrick & Stephen J. Garrett eds. Five Views on Biblical Inerrancy. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, December, 2013. 336 pp. Paperback, $19.99 Buy it: Amazon | Westminster Read an excerpt Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to Zondervan for the review copy! Rather than simply give a review of this book in a single post, I’ve decided to do a series review: When The Bible Speaks, God Speak: The Classic…

  • Job (Teach The Text)

    Daniel J. Estes, Job (Teach The Text). Grand Rapids: Baker Books, July 2013. 288 pp. Hardcover, $29.99 Buy it: Amazon | Westminster Read an excerpt Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to Baker Books for the review copy! Daniel J. Estes is distinguished professor of Bible at Cedarville University and has written many a book on all things Old Testament, but mostly related to the Wisdom…

  • A Mouth Full of Fire: The Word of God in The Words of Jeremiah

    Andrew Shead, A Mouth Full of Fire: The Word of God in The Words of Jeremiah, (New Studies in Biblical Theology). Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, November, 2012. 321 pp. Paperback, $27.00 Buy it: Amazon | Westminster Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to IVP Academic for the review copy! Andrew Shead is Head of Old Testament at Moore College, Sydney, where he lectures in Hebrew, Old…

  • Zondervan Illustrated Bible Background Commentaries

    John Walton, Genesis (ZIBBC). Grand Rapids: Zondervan, May, 2013. 176 pp. Softcover, $16.99 Buy it: Amazon Read an excerpt Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to Zondervan for the review copy! John Walton is professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College Graduate School. He has written several books and several commentaries and now offers readers the installment on Genesis in the Zondervan Illustrated Bible Background Commentary. Because of…

  • Basics of Ancient Ugaritic: A Concise Grammar, Workbook, and Lexicon

    Michael Williams, Basics of Ancient Ugaritic: A Concise Grammar, Workbook, and Lexicon. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, November 2012. 144 pp. Paperback, $49.99. Buy it: Amazon | Westminster Read an excerpt Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to Zondervan for the review copy! Michael Williams is Professor of Old Testament at Calvin Theological Seminary and a member of the NIV Committe on Bible Translation. He has written several books,[ref]How To…