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Selfie-Deception
Over at the Gospel Coalition Worship blog I have a post on “selfie-deception.” I try to point out that selfies (the Instagram kind) can be a form of self-worship, and that a way forward would be to...
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Three things are never satisfied
Three things are never satisfied;four never say, “Enough”: Sheol, the barren womb, the land never satisfied with water, and the fire that never says, “Enough.” (Prov. 30:15b-16)
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Tom Schreiner on the Differences between Biblical and Systematic Theology
In the new issue of Themelios, Tom Schreiner writes a response to Gerald Bray’s critique of his biblical theology, “The King in His Beauty.” In the first few paragraphs he offers a clear and helpful...
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Reverberations of Exodus
Peter Leithart offers the following critique of a new book, Reverberations of Exodus, which I bought recently but haven’t started: What [the authors] miss is the cumulative inter-textuality of the...
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Chiastic Structure of Daniel
In Jim Hamilton’s new book, “With Clouds of Heaven,” he proposes the following structure for the book of Daniel: 1, Exile to the unclean realm of the dead 2, Four kingdoms followed by the kingdom...
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Peter Gentry on Daniel 9 and upcoming publications
Over at My Digital Seminary there is an interview with Peter Gentry on Daniel 9:24-27. At the end of the interview he lists the projects he is currently working on, all of which are of interest for...
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Martin Luther on the Value of Reading the Old Testament
I recently came across this great quote from Martin Luther on the value of reading the Old Testament: There are some who have little regard for the Old Testament. They think of it as a book that was...
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Lectures on Proverbs by Bruce Waltke
Biblicaltraining.org offers free audio and video lectures by prestigious evangelical scholars for every subject that a typical seminary may offer. The lectures on OT Theology by Miles van Pelt, for...
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Richard Hays on Gospel-Shaped Hermeneutics
Last weekend I attended a lecture by Richard B. Hays at the Lanier Theological Library. I read Hays’ new book, “Reading Backwards,” last year and it’s excellent. This lecture was an overview of that...
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A Long List of Favorite Books from 2017
I do not keep track of how many books I read each year, but I estimate it to be around 60, give or take. I’m always working through two or three at the same time, coupled with audiobooks for driving...
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