Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Universalism

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“...motivating much of the contemporary discussion and the underlying phobia of God's particularism in choosing Israel is a fundamental ...
Monday, November 09, 2009

Chosen and Unchosen

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“The basic premise that election entails nonelection is undoubtedly true. Difficulty arises when adding additional premises. Clines [in The ...

Review of ZIBBCOT

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I recently received a set of Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary on the Old Testament from Zondervan via Emily Varner (thank...
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Mondays

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This has been an interesting Monday; I feel like I haven't gotten anything done. But, I have. The SBL shipment left; the ancient Near Ea...
Friday, November 06, 2009

Eternal life

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“Who is the only person whose life had no beginning ? Then if you have eternal life, whose life do you possess? Eternal life doesn’t primar...

Last minute details

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It's that time of the year when all the last minute details jump out at you. I'm getting our shipment ready to go to SBL; it has to ...
Thursday, November 05, 2009

Rewards and behavior

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“As humans, we always seem to be looking for a punishment- or reward-based motivation to keep our behavior on track. While we’re more apt to...

More new books

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We unloaded the last of the pre-SBL books that will be published by Eisenbrauns this year; four books came in the last 7 days: Last Friday: ...
Wednesday, November 04, 2009

It is finished

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"Are you consumed with your sins when God says he remembers them no more? Are you willing to agree that the focus is no longer on your ...

Thought for the day

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I was recently flipping through a new book (I do that a lot...) and ran across this thought: Theology has too often been an instrument for t...
Tuesday, November 03, 2009

ZIBBCOT

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I'm going to review the Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary on the Old Testament soon. But, in the meantime, you've ...
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Are we REALLY pure?

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“Nonbelievers are spiritually harnessed to the power of sin. As a horse is led by reins, nonbelievers are controlled by the reign of sin. Wh...

Another sale

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I didn't post this yesterday, but I should have. Eisenbrauns is running another great sale. We even invented a new holiday to celebrate ...
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Monday, November 02, 2009

Good news/bad news?

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euangelion vs. dysangelion, or for the purist, εὐαγγέλιον versus δυσαγγέλιον (not sure if the accents are coming through correctly; they loo...

Who are we, anyway?

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“But today we are often willing, even eager, to state that we’re sinful like everyone else. We think we’re being humble to claim that we’re ...
Friday, October 30, 2009

The world, the flesh, and the devil

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“...many Christians today believe that their constant, ongoing struggle is with the sinful nature and, more precisely, their sinful nature....
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New sale

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I posted a new sale yesterday. Here's the BookNews version: For the next 10 days, Eisenbrauns is offering 20-40% off on selected Excav...
Thursday, October 29, 2009

Death and resurrection

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“...we fail to acknowledge that the gospel isn’t centrally about behavior modification. At its core, the true message is about dying and mi...
Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Are we righteous, or aren't we?

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"In a heartbeat, Christians buy the idea that the world is full of sinners. Once enlightened by the Scriptures, we also agree that we’r...

New book

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This just showed up on my desk yesterday, compliments of Bobby at Hendrickson: Analytical Lexicon to the Septuagint, Expanded Edition with ...
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