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Sample Keener’s Miracles
Ever helpful, the folks at the Westminster Bookstore have made available a PDF sample from Craig Keener’s Miracles: The Credibility of the New Testament Accounts (2 vols.; Baker, 2011) on the book’s product page. The sample contains the work’s table of contents, introduction, and first chapter. For Keener’s recent interview about the work with Christian…
A Free Book Each Month in 2012
The folks at Logos Bible Software have started a monthly free book giveaway for 2012. This month’s title is volume 6 from their collection of the Works of John Owen.
Williams, How to Read the Bible through the Jesus Lens
New out this month from Zondervan is Michael Williams’ How to Read the Bible through the Jesus Lens. Williams is Professor of Old Testament at Calvin Seminary and briefly discusses the book in the following clip: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vw-4B3WgvUE]
Melchizedek’s Bread and Wine
As Abram returns from rescuing Lot (Gen 14:1–16), Melchizedek brings out bread and wine (Gen 14:18), and so, fittingly does the priest do the same whom David says has been appointed in Melchizedek’s order (Ps 110:4; Heb 7:1–26; Augustine, Civ., 16.22 [NPNF1, 2:323]; Augustine, Doctr. chr., 4.21 [NPNF1, 2:590]; Bede, Genesis, 269; Cyprian, Epistles, 62.4 [ANF, 5:359]). Melchizedek…
On the Web (January 7, 2011)
On the web: Andrew McGowan interacts with N. T. Wright about the nature of the narratives of Jesus’ birth, especially in Matthew. Robert Woods reflects on Desiderius Erasmus and Eva Brann’s Logos of Heraclitus. Chris Brady and Bob Cargill startup “Sacred Techs.” Chris Brady uploads a discussion of footnotes and endnotes. Tim Gombis considers Sherry Turkle’s…
Audio Hebrew Bible
At the annual Society of Biblical Literature meeting in San Francisco, I and a number of other folks picked up John Schwandt’s audio version of the United Bible Societies’ Greek New Testament (4th ed.; affiliate disclosure). An audio version of the Hebrew Bible is also available here in “Sephardic-style modern Hebrew.” Although the audio quality is not as crisp…