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Review of IVP’s Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch (final part 3)
I’ve been spending some time the last few weeks with InterVarsity Press’s Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch in Logos Bible Software. You can read part 1 of my review here and part 2 here; those help provide context for this third and final part to the review. In this post I summarize and briefly interact with … Continue reading
(Part 2) Review of IVP’s Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch
Sarah, Melchizedek, and the language of the Pentateuch. Last week I reviewed the articles on each of those topics in InterVarsity Press’s Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch in Logos Bible Software. Here’s what the IVP page says about the dictionary in its book description: The Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch is the first in a four-volume series covering the … Continue reading
Review of IVP’s Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch (Logos edition)
Over the next few weeks I’ll be reviewing IVP’s Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch in Logos Bible Software. I’ll look at a few dictionary articles in each post, commenting on the content of each, as well as on the dictionary’s presentation in Logos. I’ve reviewed Logos 4 and 5, looking at several packages and additional resources. Find … Continue reading
Leviticus! the Video Game
Sharpen your knife and your priestly reflexes: are you ready for the Ultimate Rule Book? Leviticus! Play the role of a busy priest working to keep God happy by sacrificing choice offerings of sheep, goats, and bulls with frantic speed and slicing precision. Combo your actions and the rewards get BIBLICAL! Three sacrificial services a … Continue reading
Keep ‘em coming back with the December Biblical Studies Carnival
Charles Spurgeon is reported to have said, “If you have to give a carnival to get people to come to church, then you will have to keep giving carnivals to keep them coming back.” And so we who blog in the fields of academic biblical studies and theology keep giving carnivals. So let Words on … Continue reading
A short 3.5-page intro to the Septuagint by Emanuel Tov
Emanuel Tov is J. L. Magnes Professor of Bible at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Among many other publications, his Textual Criticism of the Hebrew Bible contains a wealth of information for the student of the Septuagint and Hebrew Bible. On his site there are lots of pdf articles you can read for free. One particularly helpful one is … Continue reading
Septuagint Sunday: Congratulations to…
This past week I’ve received some 50 entries in a giveaway contest for a study by Myrto Theocharous called Lexical Dependence and Intertextual Allusion in the Septuagint of the Twelve Prophets: Studies in Hosea, Amos and Micah. You can read more about the book here. I’ve made some progress in reading the book myself this week, … Continue reading
N.T. Wright: how he studies
Great stuff from N.T. Wright on how he starts his days (reading Greek and Hebrew), how he responded when an adviser told him to choose between the Church and the Academy (he chose both), and more:
Book Giveaway Reminder
This is a reminder that Sunday night I’ll be announcing the winner of a study by Myrto Theocharous called Lexical Dependence and Intertextual Allusion in the Septuagint of the Twelve Prophets: Studies in Hosea, Amos and Micah. If you haven’t already entered the giveaway, there’s still time. Go here to read more and enter.
Free Book! Septuagint Sunday Giveaway: Lexical Dependence and Intertextual Allusion in the LXX 12 Prophets
I am giving away a book at Words on the Word this week. It’s a study by Myrto Theocharous called Lexical Dependence and Intertextual Allusion in the Septuagint of the Twelve Prophets: Studies in Hosea, Amos and Micah. This author had me at the title. (Seriously.) It’s part of the Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies … Continue reading
