Summary: This full-color encyclopedia will be a wonderful tool, especially for families and Bible students, to learn the people, places, and historical context of Holy Scripture.
Book Info
ISBN: 9780310241362 (Worldcat; Google Books)
Publisher: Zondervan (2009; expected in October)
Genres: Reference, Biblical studies
Reading Level: high school–adult
Format: Hardcover, 5 volumes
List Price: $279.99 (Pre-order from Amazon: $176.39)
Why another Bible encyclopedia?
Zondervan’s newly [...]
Archive for the ‘Old Testament’ Category
Announcing: The Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible, Revised ed. — eds. Moises Silva and Merrill C. Tenney
Posted in Biblical Studies, Book Reviews, John Frame, New Testament, Old Testament, tagged Christianity, religion, spirituality on September 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Review: ESV Study Bible (Hardcover) — Eds. Wayne Grudem and Lane T. Dennis
Posted in Biblical Studies, Biblical Theology, Book Reviews, New Testament, Old Testament, tagged Bible, Christianity, religion on September 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Summary: The ESV Study Bible (and accompanying web site) is a great tool for personal study and family worship; it leads the way in breadth, depth, and innovation for a new generation of study Bibles.
Book Info
ISBN: 9781433502415 (Worldcat; Google Books)
Publisher: Crossway (2008)
Genre: Biblical studies
Reading Level: middle–high school
Worthy read? Yes
Price: $28.49 @ WTS Books (43% off [...]
Sermon: Psalm 42-43 — “The Soul’s Thirst Quenched in God’s Light and Truth”
Posted in Lex Orandi Lex Credendi, Old Testament, Pilgrim Praxis, Pneumatology, Psalm 42, Psalm 43, Psalter, Sanctification, Sermons, Sola Fide, tagged Christianity, lament, Reformed, religion, spirituality on May 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I delivered the following sermon in the evening worship service at Providence OPC on 3 May 2009.
Scripture Reading
Psalm 42-43
Sermon
(Download audio file; multiple formats available.)
Review: The Unfolding Mystery: Discovering Christ in the Old Testament – by Edmund P. Clowney
Posted in Biblical Studies, Book Reviews, Edmund Clowney, Hermeneutics, Old Testament, tagged covenant, Reformed on March 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Overview
ISBN: 0875521746
Publisher: P&R (1988)
Genre: Biblical studies, hermeneutics, Old Testament
Reading Level: high school; very accessible; non-scholarly, non-dense
Worthy read? Yes!
Price: $7.99 @ WTS Books
Abstract
Dr. Edmund Clowney, former president of Westminster Theological Seminary and professor of practical theology, summarizes the main goal of The Unfolding Mystery in his own words:
The purpose of this book is not to tell [...]
Review: A Reader’s Hebrew Bible – eds. A. Philip Brown, II and Bryan W. Smith
Posted in Biblical Studies, Book Reviews, Hebrew, Old Testament, Preaching, Scriptura sacra, tagged biblical Hebrew on December 6, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A Reader’s Hebrew Bible
Editors: A. Philip Brown, II; Bryan W. Smith
Publisher: Zondervan; 1652 pp.; Italian Duo-Tone™ binding
ISBN: 9780310269748
Summary: A Reader’s Hebrew Bible is an indispensable tool for learning to read biblical Hebrew. Seminarians and ministers will love this attractive and handy reader for use in the classroom and in personal study. There is no better [...]
Credo-Paedo Baptism Debate: Dr. Thomas Schreiner and Dr. David VanDrunen
Posted in Baptism, Doctrina divina, Ecclesiology, Ex Pacto, New Testament, Old Testament, Pilgrim Praxis, Sacraments, Sola Ecclesia, tagged covenant, debate, Reformed, religion on December 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Grace Reformation Church of Woodland, CA, recently hosted a fraternal debate on the doctrine of baptism and has graciously released the MP3s for free.
Listen to the debate or download the MP3s below:
Dr. Thomas Schreiner: Credo-Baptism (30 min.)
Dr. Thomas Schreiner on Credobaptism (MP3)
Dr. David VanDrunen: Paedo-Baptism (30 min.)
Dr. David VanDrunen on Paedobaptism (MP3)
Q & A Session [...]
Paper: “Send Forth Thy Light and Thy Truth”: A Literary Analysis of Psalms 42–43
Posted in Lex Orandi Lex Credendi, Old Testament, Psalm 42, Psalm 43, Psalter, Research Papers, tagged prayer, religion on November 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
(The painting of David Playing the Zither is by Andrea Celesti (1637-1712). See the Web Gallery of Art for further details.)
Summary
Although divided by a chapter division in our English translations, Psalms 42 and 43 should be read as single song, a powerful lament by which Israel’s covenant LORD is called upon to send forth his light [...]
Luke’s LXX Allusion to Jacob and Esau in the Prodigal Son Parable Affirmed
Posted in Biblical Studies, Biblical Theology, Genesis, Genesis 33, Hermeneutics, J. Gresham Machen, Luke, Luke 15, New Testament, Old Testament, Research Papers, Scriptura sacra, tagged Esau, Jacob, LXX, Prodigal Son, Septuagint on May 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Summary
Luke’s LXX Allusion to Jacob and Esau (Genesis 33:4) in the Prodigal Son Parable (Luke 15:20) Affirmed (10 pages; .PDF format; ~190KB) examines the Greek texts of Genesis 33:4 and Luke 15:20 to demonstrate the striking linguistic parallels in these texts and to suggest that Luke employs an allusion to the former in the latter.
Additional [...]
N. T. Wright’s The Climax of the Covenant: A Reformed Read Through Chs. 1-4
Posted in Biblical Studies, Biblical Theology, Book Reviews, Doctrina divina, Ecclesiology, Ex Pacto, Hermeneutics, N. T. Wright, New Perspective on Paul, New Testament, Old Testament, Semper Reformanda, Soteriology, Synthesis, tagged Reformed on April 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Download and Summary
Download A Reformed Read Through N. T. Wright’s The Climax of the Covenant, Chs. 1-4 (PDF)
Or read this paper online.
Abstract: In The Climax of the Covenant N. T. Wright’s exegetical arguments toward Christ’s covenantal fulfillment of the Old Testament offer a rich harvest of biblical-theological and covenantal insights. However, compared to other Reformed [...]
Historicity, Exodus, and the Tale of Sinuhe
Posted in Biblical Studies, Old Testament, Prolegomena, Scripture, tagged Moses, Reformed on January 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A couple interesting short reads on the historicity of Exodus:
(1) Giving several evidences, Richard Pratt downplays (perhaps as a version of “parallelomania“) the work of Old Testament scholars who would seek to deconstruct the book of Exodus into an ahistorical account in light of the genre of the Egyptian Tale of Sinuhe:
Unfortunately, students who are [...]
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