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Herod the Great and the Herodian Family Tree

Published: 25/09/2017

See a visualization of the Herodian family tree and key events in the New Testament related to members of the Herodian family. The post Herod the Great and the Herodian Family Tree appeared first on B ... Read more

Source: www.biblicalarchaeology.org
What is Paul’s Gospel in Galatians 1:11-12?

Published: 22/09/2017

At the beginning of the letter to the Galatians, Paul must clarify his relationship with the Jerusalem church. If Paul is under the authority of Jerusalem, then it is at least possible that the “men f ... Read more

Source: readingacts.com
Is “Mirror Reading” Helpful for Reading Galatians?

Published: 22/09/2017

As Thomas Schreiner points out in his recent commentary on Galatians, when he wrote this letter, Paul did not need to explain the situation and background to his readers (p.31). They knew what the sit ... Read more

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Galatians, Circumcision, and Gentile Salvation

Published: 21/09/2017

The first major controversy the early church had to contend with strikes the modern reader a bit strange. Rather than debating the nature of Jesus or developing the doctrine of the Trinity, the first ... Read more

Source: readingacts.com
Babylonian Trigonometry Table: The World’s Oldest?

Published: 20/09/2017

According to a new interpretation of a 3,800-year-old clay tablet, the ancient Babylonians may have developed the first inklings of trigonometry more than a thousand years before Pythagoras, the names ... Read more

Source: www.biblicalarchaeology.org
Book Giveaway Winner – Ernst Käsemann, On Being a Disciple of the Crucified Nazarene

Published: 20/09/2017

Last week I offered a brand new copy of Ernst Käsemann, On Being a Disciple of the Crucified Nazarene: Unpublished Lectures and Sermons (Translated by Roy A. Harrisville; Eerdmans, 2010). I bought the ... Read more

Source: readingacts.com

Stand Firm and Hold to the Faith – 2 Thessalonians 2:15

Published: 19/09/2017

“So then” (Ἄρα οὖν) is a common Pauline way of drawing a logical conclusion to a section. Since his readers have been chosen by God as the first to share in the Gospel, they will be glorified at the t ... Read more

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How Can We Live to Please God? (1 Thessalonians 4:1-2)

Published: 17/09/2017

The verbs translated “ask” and “urge” (ἐρωτάω and παρακαλέω) in 1 Thessalonians 4:1-2 are commonly used to encourage a reader to a particular action. They appear in personal letters between people of ... Read more

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Biblical Archaeology Society 2017 Publication Awards Winners

Published: 17/09/2017

The biennial BAS Publication Awards have been presented since 1985. See the 2017 winners! The post Biblical Archaeology Society 2017 Publication Awards Winners appeared first on Biblical Archaeology S ... Read more

Source: www.biblicalarchaeology.org

What is Brotherly Love? (1 Thessalonians 4:9–10)

Published: 16/09/2017

In 1 Thessalonians 4:9–10 Paul encourages the church at Thessalonica to pursue “brotherly love.” What is brotherly love? The noun used here (φιλαδελφία) was only used for literal family relationships ... Read more

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Slides from my updated talk ‘Acts and Biblical History?’

Published: 15/09/2017

Here are the slides from my talk ‘Acts as Biblical History?’ given today at the colloquium on Luke-Acts and ancient historiography in Fribourg, Switzerland. This is being a very enjoyable experience! ... Read more

Source: stevewalton.info
Book Review: Michael F. Bird, An Anomalous Jew: Paul among Jews, Greeks, and Romans

Published: 14/09/2017

Bird, Michael F. An Anomalous Jew: Paul among Jews, Greeks, and Romans. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans, 2017. xii + 322 pages; Pb. $28. Link to Eerdmans This new collection of essays from Michael Bir ... Read more

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Book Giveaway – Ernst Käsemann, On Being a Disciple of the Crucified Nazarene

Published: 13/09/2017

Somehow I lost a week in the flurry of a new school year. I promised to give away another book I have recent purchased then found it was already on my shelf. This week I have a brand new copy of Ernst ... Read more

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Book Review: Benjamin L. Merkle and Robert L. Plummer, Greek for Life

Published: 11/09/2017

Merkle, Benjamin L. and Robert L. Plummer. Greek for Life: Strategies for Learning, Retaining, and Reviving New Testament Greek. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Academic, 2017. 176 pp.; Pb.; $19.99. Link t ... Read more

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Sean Adams on the ‘Being Jewish, Writing Greek’ conference

Published: 11/09/2017

This is a guest post by my good friend Dr Sean Adams, Lecturer in New Testament and Ancient Culture at the University of Glasgow (picture above), on the conference ‘Being Jewish, Writing Greek’ hosted ... Read more

Source: stevewalton.info

A One-time Sin Sacrifice with Continuing Efficacy

Published: 9/09/2017

And by that will, we have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. Day after day every priest stands and performs his religious duties; again and again he offers ... Read more

Source: www.cmalliance.org
Book Review: J. David Pleins, Biblical Hebrew Vocabulary by Conceptual Categories

Published: 8/09/2017

Pleins, J. David and Jonathan Homrighausen. Biblical Hebrew Vocabulary by Conceptual Categories: A Student’s Guide to Nouns in the Old Testament. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, 2017. 176 pp.; ... Read more

Source: readingacts.com
Book Review: Todd Bolen, The Gospels: Photo Companion to the Bible

Published: 7/09/2017

Todd Bolen has been producing high quality resources for Bible teachers for many years on his website Bible Places.com. I first became aware of Bolens’s Pictorial Library of Biblical Lands at an ETS i ... Read more

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Book Giveaway Winner – Charles Talbert, Reading the Sermon on the Mount

Published: 6/09/2017

It is time to give away my extra copy of Charles Talbert’s Reading the Sermon on the Mount: Character Formation and Decision Making in Matthew 5–7 . As I mentioned in the previous post, I plan ... Read more

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Logos “Free Book of the Month” for September 2017 – David E. Garland, NIVAC on Mark

Published: 1/09/2017

This month you can download David E. Garland’s NIV Application Commentary on Mark for free, and add John Walton’s NIVAC commentary on Job for only $1.99. For the first time that I can reca ... Read more

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Slides from my talk “Acts as Biblical History?”

Published: 1/09/2017

Here are the slides (in pdf format) from my talk “Acts as Biblical History?” given in the Book of Acts seminar at the British New Testament Conference in Maynooth on Friday 1 September 2017. Read more

Source: stevewalton.info

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