K. Vanhoozer and the Drama-of-Redemption Model of Theology

In recent weeks I have reading the excellent Moving Beyond the Bible to Theology book by Zondervan and highlighting the views of each model-contributor – this time around it is Kevin Vanhoozer (following Walt Kaiser and Dan Doriani).
Vanhoozer, unlike the other authors in the first part of this book, is first-and-foremost trained as a theologian- [...]

new Expository Times (SAGE)

The November issue of Expository Times is up.  Usually, the articles do not tend to be that engaging for NT studies, though you might be fortunate once in a while.  This issue, there appear to be lots of goodies.  I copied and pasted from the SAGE website – I can’t vouch for the links and [...]

Reflections on Cousar’s new Philippians/Philemon commentary

I am a pretty glass-is-half-full kind of guy, so I usually am able to spin a new book in a positive direction.  With this new commentary (WJK, 2009), I am having trouble coming up with reasons (or even a reason) why someone would buy it.
The first thing you will notice when picking it up is [...]

‘Interested in NT PhD’? post just reached….

….8000 hits.  It is, of course, my most popular post (totalling about 35 pages or so).  For a couple I years I have toyed with the idea of expanding it into a book.  Now, I am quite close to closing the deal on getting it into print.
But – why buy the cow when you can [...]

This Just In: My Thesis Will Be Published By…

My thesis will be published by Walter de Gruyter in their BZNW series.  I just got word yesterday!
This is very exciting, as they are very professional and come highly recommended.  Here were the main factors for me to consider in choosing a publisher: I wanted
1) A german publisher because, If I choose to apply for [...]

Dale Martin (Yale) – free itunes course: Introduction to New Testament

I have mentioned before that, as I have a very long commute to work, I have been scouring itunes for good (free) courses to listen to.  I did stumble across a great find!
Dale Martin (Yale University) is on itunes with his Introduction to New Testament History and Literature course which is comprised of 26 lectures, [...]

New Book on the Spirit by John R. Levison

I just picked up John R. Levison’s Filled with the Spirit (Eerdmans, 2009), a book written by a real expert on the Spirit in early Judaism and early Christianity.  While I have not read the book yet, the argument he is attempting to make is quite paradigm-shifting:
The initial endowment of God’s spirit at birth must [...]

Insight on Philemon from POxy 1423

I have been thinking about Philemon lately and I was browsing through some documents on the internet and came across a translation of the oxyrhynchus papyri by Grenfell and Hunt (see HERE).  Did Philemon run away having commit some injustice against his master?  Or did he go out to seek mediation for a dispute under [...]

New Paul book by Hendrickson

Do you know about the new Hendrickson book Paul Unbound?
It is edited by Mark Given and involves a range of approaches to Paul that go beyond the normal responses.
These are the participants in this project:
CONTRIBUTORS
Warren Carter, “Paul and the Roman Empire: Recent Perspectives”
Steven J. Friesen, “Paul and Economics: The Jerusalem Collection as an Alternative to [...]

Discounted academic books at CBD…

My loving mother gave me $25 recently to buy a present for myself and I started to browse the discount section of cbd’s website – here are some deals I found:
Udo Schnelle – Apostle Paul $19.99 down from $49.99
Simon Gathercole – Where is Boasting $18.74 – down from $34.00
Paul and Elizabeth Achtemeier – The OT [...]