Excellent Christian Academic Material (Free) on ITUNES-U

So, if you have a long commute/walk to work (as I do) you are always looking for something to listen to on the way – especially anything free.  Well, a couple of days ago I stumbled on a goldmine – itunes-University.  If you have itunes (either for Mac or PC; free downloadable program to listen [...]

2008 British New Testament Society Conference (Durham University)

If you have not already heard, this years BNTS conference will take place at Durham University (September) at St. John’s College. The official website is ntgateway.com/bnts/.
The webpage has recently been revamped (and looks a lot better now!) and the paper titles of the four plenary speakers have been posted:
Professor John M. G. Barclay
‘Two [...]

Another Great Theological Bookstore! In York (England)!

In a recent post I mentioned a great used bookstore for theological books in Cambridge (England; Galloway & Porter). A comment was made by Andrew Bourne that I should check out another bookstore for theological books in York (which is not far from Durham where I live). Well, it just happened that I was going [...]

If you are ever in Cambridge (England)…

I am in Cambridge (right now at the Tyndale House) visiting David Nystrom (current PhD student at Cantab; MATR alum of Durham). Yesterday, we went book shopping in the city. After a quick stop at the Cambridge University Press shop (did you know they have the SNTS in paperback?), [...]

The Philippians Debate

Certainly anyone acquainted with Romans scholarship is aware of the perennial problem of determining the purpose of the letter (last will and testament, conflict resolution, practice speech for Jerusalem, ambassadorial letter, compendium of Christian doctrine, etc…).  contrast this with, let’s say, 1 Corinthians: we know how Paul knew of the problems and we basically know [...]

Scholarship on Romans (a short list)

I would like to continue offering suggestions for reading scholarship in Paul’s letters with a view especially towards those who (like me) are looking for a list of the most useful (well-written) pieces. In this book (Romans) in particular, I am sure my list will vary quite a lot from someone else’s. Offer [...]

To what end ‘theological exegesis’?

I have, for sometime now, wondered whence this ‘new school’ came that promotes ‘theological exegesis’.  It interests me because some of my favorite NT scholars (Joel Green, Beverly Gaventa, Richard Hays, M. Bockmuehl; M.J. Gorman) endorse this agenda (now represented by a journal – the Journal of Theological Intepretation).  But, what is ‘theological exegesis’?  I [...]

Book Recommendation: Oxford Handbook of Biblical Studies

I just received this in the post and I am excited to finally have a copy.  The Oxford Handbook of Biblical Studies, first published in 2006, is finally available in paperback and a fraction of the original cost (was ₤85, now ₤27.50; ₤26.13 at Amazon.co.uk).
What does it contain?  In more than 800 hundred pages, you [...]