Andy Naselli

Thoughts on Theology

Exegesis

Craig Blomberg: “Jesus of Nazareth: How Historians Can Know Him and Why It Matters”

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The second essay in Christ on Campus Initiative’s series was released this morning: Craig Blomberg‘s “Jesus of Nazareth: How Historians Can Know Him and Why It Matters.” The CCI essays are (1) by evangelical scholars, (2) geared for campus evangelism, and (3) edited by D. A. Carson. Readers and organizations may circulate these essays without charge.

The Christ on Campus Initiative (CCI) is a ministry created for the purpose of preparing and circulating literature for college and university students, addressing an array of important intellectual and practical issues from an evangelical Christian perspective. This initiative is made possible by generous support from the Carl F. H. Henry Center for Theological Understanding (Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, IL) and the MAC foundation (Fort Collins, CO). The editorial team, led by D.A. Carson, commissions top evangelical scholars to oversee the creation and distribution of a variety of resources for university students. The goal of these resources is that they be intellectually rigorous, culturally relevant, persuasive in argument, and faithful to historic, evangelical Christianity.

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Here’s an outline of Blomberg’s 29-page article:

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Denver Seminary’s 2008 OT and NT Bibliographies

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Denver Seminary recently released updates of two useful lists:

  1. “Annotated Old Testament Bibliography” by M. Daniel Carroll R., Hélène Dallaire, and Richard S. Hess
  2. “New Testament Exegesis Bibliography” by William W. Klein, Craig L. Blomberg, and Susan M. Hecht

A noteworthy new feature is an RSS feed for The Denver Journal: An Online Review of Current Biblical and Theological Studies.

Review article: PNTC, BECNT, and NIGTC in Libronix

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In August 2007 I reviewed three New Testament commentary series (28 volumes) in a single, 8,300-word article: “PNTC, BECNT, and NIGTC: Three New Testament Commentary Series Available Electronically in Libronix,” Detroit Baptist Seminary Journal 12 (2007): 81–99. This review is now available in two formats:

  1. The PDF appears exactly as the review is printed in the fall 2007 DBSJ.
  2. The plain text adds some hyperlinks.

PNTC

 

BECNT

 

 

NIGTC

Content:

  1. Part 1 (about 1,750 words) make a case for using electronic commentaries in Libronix.
  2. Part 2 (about 600 words) compares the three commentary series in general.
  3. Part 3 (about 5,500 words) comments briefly on each of the 28 volumes (and mentions the authors for the forthcoming volumes).

Outline:

  1. Advantages of Using Electronic Commentaries in Libronix
    • 1.1. Searchability
    • 1.2. Versatility
    • 1.3. Cost
  2. General Comparison of PNTC, BECNT, and NIGTC
  3. Brief Comments on Individual Commentaries in PNTC, BECNT, and NIGTC
    • 3.1. PNTC (8 vols.)
    • 3.2. BECNT (8 vols.)
    • 3.3. NIGTC (12 vols.)
  4. Conclusion

Related:

  1. my review of Scholar’s Gold
  2. “Adding a Second Screen to a Personal Computer“

Review of Layton Talbert’s “Beyond Suffering: Discovering the Message of Job”

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Layton Talbert. Beyond Suffering: Discovering the Message of Job. Greenville, SC: Bob Jones University Press, 2007. 378 pp.

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Last summer I reviewed the above book, and the review is now available here:

Review of Layton Talbert, Beyond Suffering: Discovering the Message of Job. Trinity Journal 28 (2007): 298–300.

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