Category: Interpreting The Old Testament
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Horizons In Hermeneutics and The Future of Biblical Interpretation
Stanley E. Porter & Matthew R. Malcolm, Horizons In Hermeneutics: A Festschrift In Honor of Anthony C. Thiselton, Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, April 2013. 317 pp. Paperback, $40.00 Buy it: Amazon Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to Eerdmans for the review copy! If you wondering what a “festschrift” is, it is a fancy German word for a collection essays presented to a scholar usually…
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In The Beginning…We Misunderstood: Interpreting Genesis 1 in Its Original Context
One of the most interesting times I had in seminary was in Hebrew class. I had two great teachers, one of whom has his own grammar you should check out; the other proved to be very influential in how I understood Old Testament backgrounds (among other things). One of his research interests was the Egyptian background…
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An Old Testament Advent Reading Plan
Recently, I finished reading Jerram Barrs’ latest book, Delighting In The Law of The Lord: God’s Alternative to Legalism and Moralism. It was my own purchase, so I doubt I’ll do any kind of formal review (you can read an excerpt here though and decide if its something you want to explore further). I would…
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The Unfolding Mystery: Discovering Christ in The Old Testament
Edmund Clowney, The Unfolding Mystery: Discovering Christ in The Old Testament (2nd ed.). Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishers, August, 2013. 224 pp. Paperback, $12.99 Buy it: Amazon | Westminster Read an excerpt Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to P&R Publishers for the review copy! For the most part, I have been reviewing new books since I started posting book reviews online. Even if not a new release per se,…
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What The Old Testament Authors Really Cared About
Jason S. DeRouchie ed., What The Old Testament Authors Really Cared About: A Survey of Jesus’ Bible. Grand Rapids: Kregel, October 2013. 496 pp. Hardcover, $45.99. Buy it: Amazon Read an excerpt Visit the publisher’s page Jason S. DeRouchie is associate professor of Old Testament at Bethlehem College and Seminary. In addition to this volume, he…
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Hearing The Message of Scripture: A Commentary on The OT
Not too long ago, but in various times and various ways, I lamented that there was no Old Testament counterpart to Zondervan’s Exegetical Commentary on the NT. There are good commentaries from a technical point of view and good commentaries for application, but there wasn’t really anything on par with the ZECNT series. That is,…
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Jesus On Every Page
David Murray was a pastor in Scotland for a dozen years before crossing “the pond” in 2007 to take up his present position as Professor of Old Testament and Practical Theology at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary (246). He is also one of my favorite bloggers and blogs regularly at headhearthand.org (and has a Tumblr as…
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The Epistle To The Hebrews (NICNT)
Gareth Lee Cockerill is professor of New Testament and biblical theology at Wesley Biblical Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi. He has previously contributed to a book on the warning passages in Hebrews, as well as written numerous journal articles related to Hebrews. Now, he has gifted us with the newest installment in the NICNT series, which…
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40 Questions About Interpreting the Bible
Way back in January, I reviewed Paul’s Missionary Methods: In His Time and Ours. The book was edited by Robert Plummer and John Mark Terry, the former of whom got in touch with me over Facebook and offered me the opportunity to review his other book, 40 Questions About Interpreting the Bible. I already had a…
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An Adjustment To My Kingdom Through Covenant Review
A while back, I posted a review of Peter Gentry and Stephen Wellum’s Kingdom Through Covenant. Dr. Gentry actually responded to me via e-mail inquiring about my review and about the evidence I had in favor my assessment that he was “almost entirely wrong” when it came to the ritual in Genesis 15. Here is…