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Gary Burge’s Jesus and the Jewish Festivals, reviewed
In college I thought my friend Chad was really cool (he was) for climbing on top of college buildings late at night and shouting the Shema at the top of his lungs… until he was corralled by Public Safety. Sh’ma Yisrael: Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai echad! I learned my first Hebrew in Gary Burge’s Christian Thought class my … Continue reading
Review of Basics of Biblical Hebrew: Video Lectures
Miles Van Pelt keeps turning out the hits. Through Zondervan he has published resources that fill a gap in original language learning in biblical studies. I’ve reviewed (with approval) his Biblical Hebrew: A Compact Guide, his Basics of Biblical Aramaic, and have been grateful in my Göttingen Septuagint primer to link to a short two-page abbreviations sheet he … Continue reading
Review of Zondervan’s Theologian Trading Cards
They’re a real thing, and they’re the best conversation starter I’ve brought into my office in a long time. Creator Norman Jeune III came up with the idea of Theologian Trading Cards in seminary. It’s a good one. I remember, as a kid, memorizing and quoting statistics and quizzing friends with the back of baseball cards. … Continue reading
Devotions on the Greek New Testament: one day left to enter giveaway
There is still time to enter my giveaway for Zondervan’s new resource, Devotions on the Greek New Testament. If you want to check out the book before you decide to enter, my review of it is here. To enter the giveaway, go here.
Free book giveaway: Devotions on the Greek New Testament
Yesterday I reviewed Zondervan’s new resource, Devotions on the Greek New Testament. I have an extra copy to give away (not my review copy). I recommend this volume, for either you or the Greek language-lover in your life. To enter the giveaway, simply comment on this blog post and say why it is you would … Continue reading
Devotions on the Greek New Testament, reviewed
I used to think it was just a scare tactic when professors of biblical languages said, “Use your Greek! Don’t let your Hebrew get rusty, or it will be gone forever!” They were, of course, right. For various reasons I had to have a bit of lag time between Hebrew I and Hebrew II, and … Continue reading
My 5-year-old son reviews The Friendly Beasts
This book tells the story of the friendly beasts. The friendly beasts are a cow, donkey, dove, and lamb. I don’t see another animal. But there’s baby Jesus! And there’s a camel in there. The camel brought him a gift. The donkey carried Jesus’ mama. Jesus was a baby. (I knew that before I even … Continue reading
Zondervan giveaway of Theologian Trading Cards
That’s right, Theologian Trading Cards. Click on the image to see the product page on Amazon. Zondervan is giving away a set, for which you can enter today and tomorrow. Go here for details. I’ve received a set to review, and expect to post that review in the not-so-distant future. They’ve already been a great … Continue reading
SBL/AAR Edition: All my Zondervan reviews
For those of you who are heading to Chicago for the annual meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature and the American Academy of Religion, you’ll have a series of serious decisions to make in the coming days: what books to buy and bring home. In an attempt to be helpful (and as a small … Continue reading
Christian Apologetics winner
We have a winner in the giveaway contest at Words on the Word for Zondervan’s primary source compendium, Christian Apologetics: An Anthology of Primary Sources, edited by Khaldoun A. Sweis and Chad V. Meister. I have weathered the storm, several flickers of the power on and off, and have selected the winner at random. (Actually, … Continue reading
