The Messianic Vision of the Pentateuch, by Kevin S. Chen. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2019. xiv + 303 pp. $29.00. Kevin Chen has written an important and welcome contribution to discussions surrounding typology, biblical theology, and Christocentric or...
Christian Higher Education: Faith, Teaching, and Learning in the Evangelical Tradition, ed. David S. Dockery and Christopher W. Morgan. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2018. 576 pp. $50.00. David S. Dockery is the president of Trinity...
The Books of Haggai and Malachi, by Mignon R. Jacobs. New International Commentary on the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2017. xlv + 377 pp. $48.00. Mignon Jacobs is professor of Old Testament and academic dean at Ashland Theological Seminary. Her contribution...
Introducing the Old Testament, by Robert L. Hubbard, Jr., and J. Andrew Dearman. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2018. xxi + 538 pp. $40.00. Robert L. Hubbard, Jr., serves as professor emeritus of biblical literature at North Park Theological Seminary in Chicago, while J....
One of the most complex issues in biblical interpretation lies in understanding the ways in which later writers of Scripture used earlier texts. Sometimes NT writers cite or allude to the OT in ways which, at first blush, seem to disregard the context or, worse, to...
Old Testament Law for Christians: Original Context and Enduring Application, by Roy E. Gane. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2017. xvi + 448 pp. $32.99. The New Testament believer’s relationship to the Mosaic Law remains one of the most challenging theological and hermeneutical...
The Heartbeat of Old Testament Theology: Three Creedal Expressions, by Mark J. Boda. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2017. xv + 220 pp. $23.00. Mark Boda is professor of Old Testament at McMaster Divinity College in Hamilton, Ontario. The nucleus of this book originated in a...
2016 William R. Rice Lecture Series Date: Friday, March 18, 2016Speaker: Dr. Kyle DunhamTheme: “Holy War: Past, Present, & Future Implications” – PDF Lectures:Lecture 1: The Lord is a Man of War: Holy War in the Old Testament...
A Commentary on Judges and Ruth, by Robert B. Chisholm, Jr. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2013. 697 pp. $39.99. Robert B. Chisholm, Senior Professor of Old Testament Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary, provides a fine contribution to the emerging Kregel Exegetical Library...
Creation, Un-Creation, Re-CreationDownload
Recently Dr. Kyle Dunham, Associate Professor of Old Testament at DBTS, published an article in the Bulletin for Biblical Research on the literary structure and theology of Proverbs. The article was entitled “Structure and Theology in Proverbs: Its Function as an...
In my first post, I began to explore the notion of a “missionary mandate” for Israel in the Old Testament. Last time, I considered the background for this idea, namely, the theme of God’s concern for the nations in the Pentateuch. In this post, I survey the...
A persistent question concerns whether or not God intended ancient Israel to serve as an emissary proclaiming salvation to the nations. At the recent E3 Conference I considered this debate and surveyed the Old Testament contribution to a biblical theology of mission....
I first came across the phrase “overrealized eschatology” in a seminary class on the exegesis of 1 Corinthians. The idea had been suggested by the commentator C. K. Barrett to describe how, in his view, the Corinthian church had mistakenly come to believe that the end...
Jerome once compared studying the book of Job to grasping an eel. The more you squeeze, he opined, the sooner it escapes your grasp. Many interpreters have wondered similarly at the eloquence and challenge the book offers. While John Baker recognizes Job to be the...
This year marks the seventieth anniversary of the inception of the modern state of Israel. On May 14, 1948, David Ben-Gurion announced from Tel Aviv the rebirth of the nation, and the United States, minutes after the announcement, became the first nation to officially...
The title of my post reflects a recent article written by Tim Challies, the well-known and prolific Reformed evangelical blogger. Over more than a decade, Challies has offered a clear voice for certain segments of conservative evangelicalism. In this post Challies...
In this post I conclude a three-part series on intertextuality. I began by providing a brief history of the term and of the controversies surrounding its meaning. In the most recent post I examined the legitimacy and meaning of intertextuality in the context of...
Previously I began a series on intertextuality by providing a brief history of the term and of the controversies surrounding its meaning. In this post I begin to discuss intertextuality in the context of biblical studies. Three important questions loom over the...
Recent weeks have found me immersed in the study of intertextuality, a trendy and cherished buzzword in academe. Defining intertextuality has proved notoriously difficult, with nearly as many definitions as interpreters. Nevertheless, since its coinage in the late...
This year marks the 500th anniversary of the start of the Protestant Reformation. Martin Luther, a seminal figure in this religious renewal, posted his 95 theses in Wittenberg on October 31, 1517. Years later, in a sermon reflecting on the power behind the movement,...
Is technology killing our sanctification? Recently I was excited to attend a sacred Christmas concert. Soaring Christmas music combined with splendid orchestration and lush decoration created a unique visual and auditory experience. Elegant Christmas programs are...
Last month my colleagues and I had the opportunity to attend the annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society (for more on the purpose and value, as well as the shortcomings of ETS, see Dr. Snoeberger’s recent blog post). Although I attend the conference for...
It’s finally here. Millions of Americans are turning out today to cast their vote in an election that many pundits are calling the most significant in a generation. I must confess that the arrival of election day brings mixed feelings: relief (that the election ads...
The following post is part two of a two-part series. Part one may be found here. Last time we began a two-part series on the importance of Israel’s fall religious season by looking at the significance of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. We saw that these religious days...
The following post is part one of a two-part series. The conclusion will follow on Friday. Over the next several weeks observant Jews will enter one of the busiest and most important religious seasons of the year. Starting at sundown, October 2, and running through...
In the early 1800s the church in America faced a number of challenges. Intermittent revivals of religion in the previous decades had fueled rapid church growth without a corresponding supply of godly, qualified ministers. The vastly expanding western frontier called...