If you are a visual learner, then Trent Hunter’s attractive and logical charts in this 24-page PDF will help you grasp and retain the fundamentals of Greek.
Whomever He Wills: A Surprising Display of Sovereign Mercy
In 2010, B&H published Whosoever Will: A Biblical-Theological Critique of Five-Point Calvinism (ed. David L. Allen and Steve W. Lemke). It arose from the 2008 “John 3:16 Conference.”
This book is much better:
Matthew Barrett and Thomas J. Nettles, eds. Whomever He Wills: A Surprising Display of Sovereign Mercy. 
Cape Coral, FL: Founders, 2012. 401 pp.
Here’s the lineup: [Read more…] about Whomever He Wills: A Surprising Display of Sovereign Mercy
Kevin Bauder’s “Baptist Distinctives and New Testament Church Order”
This book explains Baptist principles and some related issues:
Kevin Bauder. Baptist Distinctives and New Testament Church Order. Schaumburg, IL: Regular Baptist, 2012.
As usual, Kevin is clear, logical, and (usually) compelling.
Excerpts: [Read more…] about Kevin Bauder’s “Baptist Distinctives and New Testament Church Order”
A Roundtable Discussion with Michael Licona on “The Resurrection of Jesus”
Good article:
Daniel L. Akin, Craig L. Blomberg, Paul Copan, Michael J. Kruger, Michael R. Licona, and Charles L. Quarles. “A Roundtable Discussion with Michael Licona on The Resurrection of Jesus: A New Historiographical Approach.” Southeastern Theological Review 3 (2012): 71–98.
Some context:
- Michael Licona published The Resurrection of Jesus: A New Historiographical Approach in 2010.
- Norman Geisler vocally criticized Licona’s view on inerrancy (e.g., here and here) because Licona proposed interpreting Matt 27:52–53 as an apocalyptic genre rather than as recounting literal historical events.
- Albert Mohler also criticized Licona’s view on inerrancy.
- Licona resigned his two SBC positions (North American Mission Board and Southern Evangelical Seminary).
- CT reported on the controversy.
- Michael Patton defended Licona.
This round-table discussion exemplifies how to directly address controversy in an edifying way.
Update: Cf. Raymond M. Johnson, I See Dead People: The Function of the Resurrection of the Saints in Matthew 27:51–54, Reformed Academic Dissertations (Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 2019).
Keller on the Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness
This booklet is (apparently) a sermon on 1 Cor 3:21–4:7:
Timothy Keller. The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness: The Path to True Christian Joy. Chorley, England: 10 Publishing, 2012. 46 pp.
(The 24-page sample PDF includes half the booklet.)
Why do people do the bad things they do?
- The traditional answer is that people do bad things because they have too high a view of themselves. That is, they are proud and need a lower view of themselves.
- The contemporary answer is that people do bad things because they have too low a view of themselves. That is, they lack self-esteem and need a higher view of themselves.
Keller argues that Paul’s “approach to self-regard” utterly differs from both the traditional and contemporary answers (p. 12). [Read more…] about Keller on the Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness
The New Go-to Book on the NT Canon
Michael J. Kruger. Canon Revisited: Establishing the Origins and Authority of the New Testament Books. Wheaton: Crossway, 2012. 368 pp.
- 58-page (!) PDF sample
- 7 glowing endorsements (including Michael Horton, John Frame, and Charles Hill)
- 4 lectures by Kruger on the canon
- 3-minute video by Kruger on the canon [Read more…] about The New Go-to Book on the NT Canon
Four Views on the Apostle Paul
Another fascinating volume in the Counterpoints series:
Michael F. Bird, ed. Four Views on the Apostle Paul. Counterpoints. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2012.
Here’s the lineup: [Read more…] about Four Views on the Apostle Paul
Biblical Hermeneutics: Five Views
Another helpful debate-book:
Stanley E. Porter and Beth M. Stovell, eds. Biblical Hermeneutics: Five Views. Spectrum Multiview Books. Downers Grove: IVP, 2012. 224 pp. 20-page sample PDF.
It’s not a typical debate-book format because the five views are not mutually exclusive. They overlap. Thus, Craig Blomberg writes,
As I suspected when I saw the lineup of contributors and viewpoints for this book, I found much more to agree with than to disagree with in these chapters. As I noted in my position essay, I do not wish to argue for a historical-critical/grammatical approach to the exclusion of all other approaches but for the historical-critical/grammatical approach as the necessary foundation for these other approaches. Various comments each of the other four contributions makes suggest that they either agree or should agree with this assertion, if they are consistent with what they have written. I can happily support much of what each additional perspective contributes on top of this foundation, although there are a few places where I must demur. (p. 133) [Read more…] about Biblical Hermeneutics: Five Views