Biblical Studies

A God Thing

David Garner
Nov 15, 2016
Exuberant over an experience, an oh-so-sweet manifestation of divine providence, you delightedly seek to give God praise in telling your story. “It was such a ‘God thing’,” you proclaim. As you see it, God wove together an otherwise inexplicable combination of events to deliver a wonderful—even...

Church History's Greatest Myths

Ryan M. Reeves
Feb 8, 2016
Erasmus and the Greek New Testament This year marks the 500th anniversary of the publication of Erasmus' Greek New Testament . It was a landmark publication for biblical studies, though we may tend to forget its role in the Reformation. 2016 will not receive as much attention as 2017, which may as...

Church History's Greatest Myths

Ryan M. Reeves
Feb 8, 2016
Erasmus and the Greek New Testament This year marks the 500th anniversary of the publication of Erasmus' Greek New Testament . It was a landmark publication for biblical studies, though we may tend to forget its role in the Reformation. 2016 will not receive as much attention as 2017, which may as...

The New Testament's Use of the Old Testament Podcast

Jonathan Master
Dec 15, 2015
This week on Theology on the Go, Dr. Jonathan Master is joined by Dr. Greg Beale, who is currently a professor of New Testament and Biblical Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. He has also served been on the faculty of Grove City College, Gordon-Conwell Theological...

Getting Organized

Steven McCarthy
Sep 16, 2015
If you want to do something well, from running a company, to training for a marathon, to passing classes, keeping a house, raising kids, or cooking meals, it helps to have a system. Yet some of us have been told this our whole lives, and still resist doing things, “systematically”. We prefer to “go...

Dictionary For Theological Interpretation of the Bible

Scott Swain
Jan 29, 2007
It might sound strange to suggest that we need a dictionary devoted to the theological interpretation of the Bible, but Kevin J. Vanhoozer wagers that we do with the publication of Dictionary for Theological Interpretation of the Bible (DTIB). A little familiarity with the history of biblical...

Damsels In Distress: Biblical Solutions to Problems Women Face

Liz Griffin
Oct 24, 2006
In a world saturated with psychological approaches to problems, women are often encouraged toward a distorted view of themselves and their struggles. The self-help aisle of the local bookstore is an aisle filled with man-centered approaches to a myriad of human problems. At best, these approaches...

Acts: Brazos Theological Commentary of the Bible

Robert J. Cara
Apr 25, 2006
"This is not your father's commentary , uh, Oldsmobile." Pelikan's Acts is the first available in the new series, Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible. This series is projected to have 40 volumes and has been highly promoted at various scholarly conferences. This commentary series is designed...

Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why

Michael Kruger
Apr 25, 2006
There has been a long-standing discussion in the world of textual criticism concerning the degree to which scribes intentionally altered passages of the New Testament to better conform to their own theological preferences. Ever since the well-known statement from Westcott and Hort that, "there are...

Three Books on the Bible: A Critical Review

D. A. Carson
Apr 25, 2006
The last few years have witnessed the publication of several books on the Bible, most of which are in some measure innovative. In addition to the three I shall review in this essay, one cannot overlook Peter Jensen's The Revelation of God , which makes the gospel central to his development of the...