Great Resources

There are some really helpful resources, podcasts and general stuff around at the moment, so here's a list of a few.

• Scot Hahn articles, many of them published elsewhere.
• Phil Harland has uploaded a podcast series on Paul and his communities, and the imperial background to early Christianity.
• Doug Chaplan discusses leadership in Corinth.

• Greg Carey deals with neglected passages of Scripture.
• Matt has a good interview with Larry Hurtado.
• Biblical Studies Carnival 45 – Bible Theme Park

Now go and enjoy these!

new articles

New articles:

Jintae Kim The Concept of Atonement in the Gospel of John

Craig S. Keener Human Stones in a Greek Setting: Luke 3.8; Matthew 3.9; Luke 19.40

Does anyone have access to J. B. Green's article: "Doing Repentance: The Formation of Disciples in the Acts of the Apostles" Ex Auditu 17 (2002) 1-23?

please? email me: primalhcc AT gmail DOT com

Thanks...

Looking for Two Articles!

Good old SAGE has provided us with free access to articles from various journals. Unfortunately, they are only providing access to journal articles after 1999. I'm in search of these two articles... Anyone who can help me will be readily rewarded with showers of praise and thanksgiving... Please get hold of me on: primalhcc AT gmail DOT com

Patterns of Worship in New Testament Churches : Ralph P. Martin Journal for the Study of the New Testament, Jan 1989; vol. 12: pp. 59 - 85.

The Testing of New Testament Prophecy : John Penney Journal of Pentecostal Theology, Apr 1997; vol. 5: pp. 35 - 84.

Shot!

IBR - Articles

Torrey Seland notes the following:

The Institute for Biblical Research has launched its new web page with a new URL. Try this one: http://www.ibr-bbr.org/index.html.

In addition to diverse postings of information concerning the activities of the institute, they now also launch a new availablity to the articles of Bulletin for Biblical Research.

BBR Articles Listed by Date (Full text 1991-2004.1; abstracts 2005.1-2007.1)

BBR Articles Listed by Authors The BBR articles listed on their page are found in the following three formats:*.html (Web format for quick viewing on your computer screen);*.doc (Microsoft Word format for using in word processing);*.pdf (Adobe Acrobat format for printing and viewing exactly formatted).

I'm still on leave from work at the moment, catching up on some lovely Birthday reading -> all about Thessalonians, which is very exciting. So back soon... In a week or two...

More Articles

Biblica has posted some new article which will be of interest to many:

H. van de Sandt, «James 4:1-4 in the Light of the Jewish Two Ways Tradition 3,1-6» , Vol. 88(2007) 38-63.

The author of the Letter of James accuses his readers (Jas 4,1-4) of being responsible for war, murder and adultery. How are we to explain this charge? This paper shows that the material in Jas 1,13-21; 2,8-11 and 4,1-4 is closely akin to the teknon section in Did 3,1-6. The teknon section belonged to the Jewish Two Ways tradition which, for the most part, is covered by the first six chapters of the Didache. Interestingly, Did 3,1-6 exhibits close affinity with the ethical principles of a particular stream of Rabbinic tradition found in early Derekh Erets treatises. James 4,1-4 should be considered a further development of the warnings in Did 3,1-6.

This looks especially interesting given our interest in Jacobean studies.

A. Hock, «Christ is the Parade: A Comparative Study of the Triumphal Procession in 2 Cor 2,14 and Col 2,15» , Vol. 88(2007) 110-119.

There are also new articles available at J.G.R.CH.J. Be sure to look at these.

Pinnock on the Spirit

The Other Hand of God: God’s Spirit in an Age of Scientific Cosmology

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Clark H. Pinnock (McMaster Divinity College)

A very interesting read for those who are interested in contemporary thinking on pneumatology and science. For those of a theological persuasion this may open up some deep questions, which I'm always advocating. So enjoy...

Philosophy & Scripture

Fall 2006 Volume 4, Issue 1

Kirk Boyle University of Cincinnati Whose Apocalyptic Ruses?Derrida, Psychoanalysis, and Biblical Criticism

Simon Critchley The New School for Social Researchwith Yong Dou Kim The Need for Fiction in Poetry and Politicsan Interview

Merold Westphal Fordham Universitywith Brian Gregor Hermeneutics, Scripture, and Faithful Philosophizingan Interview

Articles

There are some new articles around, which I've not had a chance to catch up on, but nonetheless note them here for my readers pleasures: JGRChJ hots the following new articles...

Jonathan M. Watt Contextual Disconnection in Bart Ehrman's Lost Christianities

Sean A. Adams Luke's Preface and its Relationship to Greek Historiography: A Response to Loveday Alexander

One should also continually explore: Apollos.ws. with their extensive range of NT materials not available elsewhere. There is some exceptional material here.

Enjoy...

Articles & Stuff

JETS has uploaded several new articles, including this cracking one from Kevin J. Vanhoozer Lost in Interpretation? Truth, Scripture, and Hermeneutics. Also interesting is Eden, The Temple, and the Church's Mission in the New Creation by Gregory K. Beale.

There's loads more, so check it out. My laptop is still being restored to a former glory, so research is still stunted... But, I'm going on leave in three days, so it'll all be ok then... Plus, it's only like FOUR WEEKS till I get married, so research is actually the last thing on my mind...

Take care, ciao

All's Fair in _____

Kim's Ten Propositions on War and Peace strike a chord deep within me, as I struggle with the whole issue. I'm glad that he referred to Richard Hays, The Moral Vision of the New Testament which says:

“This is the point at which one of the methodological guidelines proposed in Part III must come into play: the New Testament’s witness is finally normative. If irreconcilable tensions exist between the moral vision of the New Testament and that of particular Old Testament texts, the New Testament vision trumps the Old Testament. Just as the New Testament texts render judgments superseding the Old Testament requirements of circumcision and dietary laws, just as the New Testament’s forbidding of divorce supersedes the Old Testament’s permission of it, so also Jesus’ explicit teaching and example of nonviolence reshapes our understanding of God and of the covenant community in such a way that killing enemies is no longer a justifiable option. The sixth antithesis of the Sermon on the Mount marks the hermeneutical watershed. As we have noted, the Old Testament distinguishes the obligation of loving the neighbor (that is, the fellow Israelite) from the response to enemies: [B]ut I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be children of your Father in heaven.” Once that word has been spoken to us and perfectly embodied in the story of Jesus’ life and death, we cannot appeal back to Samuel as a counterexample to Jesus. Everything is changed by the cross and resurrection. We now live in a situation in which we confess that ‘in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting the message of reconciliation to us’ (2 Cor. 5:19). Those who have been entrusted with such a message will read the Old Testament in such a way that its portrayals of God’s mercy and eschatological restoration of the world will take precedence over its stories of justified violence (pp. 336 & 7).”

I find this astoundingly true, and yet so hard to fully embrace, yet "what he says seems so right, it sticks with me" [echoes of Fort Minor, for those with ears to hear...]

Wright article

Can We Trust the Gospels? - N. T. Wright (HT: The BlogFather)

It's a neat snippet from his celebrated intro to Christianity: Simply Christian. I read it a while back and absolutely loved it. Very helpful, concise and clear. A great resource for those "Just looking." James W. Sire reviews Simply Christian in his article: Echoes and Voices From Beyond.

Another Article Update

Whoops, I forgot to mention these:

STEPHEN J. BEDARD: Paul and the Historical Jesus: A Case Study in First Corinthians

James Darlack: Resources on James I'm slowly realising the value of this collection by our blogosphere's resident Jacobean expert. Check it out, and savour what's available.

Off to write a message on Devotion to Jesus in James...

If it's any good I may even post it!

Articles update...

The Journal of Philosophy and Scripture has a new set of articles available:

Spring 2006 Volume 3, Issue 2

Lieven Boeve Catholic University of Leuven Negative Theology and Theological Hermeneutics [PDF]

David Alstad Tiessen Wycliffe College, University of Toronto Textuality, Undecidability, and the Story of Jesus [PDF]

James Wetzel Villanova University The Shrewdness of Abraham [PDF]

Lieven Boeve with Gregory Hoskins Recontextualizing the Christian Narrative in a Postmodern Context: An Interview [PDF]

One should also pay careful attention to Rob Bradshaw's blog. Rob is unleashing some serious articles that many will not be able to find anywhere, except online now, due to Rob's efforts. I make mention again of the excellent article: Rev. George B. Caird, Jesus and the Jewish Nation. The Ethel M. Wood lecture delivered before the University of London on 9 March 1965. London: The Athlone Press, 1965. Pbk. pp.22. and C.H. Dodd, "The Framework of the Gospel Narrative," Expository Times 43 (1932): 396-400.

Lastly, Bird, Michael F. "The Formation of the Gospels in the Setting of Early Christianity: the Jesus Tradition as Corporate Memory," Westminster Theological Journal 67.1 (2005): 113-94, has been made available on Apollos.

Happy Reading...

St Andrews - Hebrews

St. Andrews is hosting an international conference on Hebrews and Theology. Many of the short papers are available online here. Key note speakers include R. Hays, M. Hooker and John Webster.

Convener of the conference is none other than Richard Bauckham, who recently penned: "Monotheism and Christology in Hebrews 1," in L. T. Stuckenbruck and W. E. S. North ed., Early Jewish and Christian Monotheism (JSNTSS 263; London/New York: Continuum [T. & T. Clark], 2004) 167-185.

For all you Hebrews students, check it out...

Imaginary Conversation

Ben Myers has a delightful imagined conversation between Barth and Bultmann. I don't read novels, but if there were more written like this, that so succinctly explicated theology, I would surely start this journey into imagination.

[For those with ears to hear, I side with Brian Smith (a closet ........)]

Old Resources - New!

James Darlack lists some old resources on James that have been made available. I hear that Manton's exposition, while more devotional, is still very good. Be sure to check these out...

Biblica Articles

Wim J.C. WEREN, «The Macrostructure of Matthew’s Gospel: A New Proposal» , Vol. 87(2006) 171-200. The weakness of the proposals concerning the macrostructure of Matthew’s Gospel made by Bacon and Kingsbury is that they depart from rigid caesuras, whilst a typical characteristic of the composition of this Gospel is the relatively smooth flow of the story. On the basis of the discovery that the various topographical data are clustered together by means of three refrains we can distinguish three patterns in the travels undertaken by Jesus. This rather coarse structure is further refined with the use of Matera’s and Carter’s distinction between kernels and satellites. Kernels are better labelled as “hinge texts”. The following pericopes belong to this category: 4,12-17; 11,2-30; 16,13-28; 21,1-17; 26,1-16. Each of them marks a turning point in the plot and has a double function: a hinge text is not only fleshed out in the subsequent pericopes but also refers to the preceding block. It is especially these “hinge texts” that underline the continuity of Matthew’s narrative and should prevent us from focussing too much on alleged caesuras.

Peter SPITALER, «Doubt or Dispute (Jude 9 and 22-23). Rereading a Special New Testament Meaning through the Lense of Internal Evidence» , Vol. 87(2006) 201-222. The middle/passive verb diakri/nomai occurs twice in Jude’s letter. It is usually rendered with the classical/Hellenistic meaning “dispute” in v. 9, and the special NT meaning “doubt” in v. 22. Beginning with a brief discussion of the methodological problems inherent in the special NT meaning approach to diakri/nomai, this article offers an interpretation of vv. 9 and 22 based on the letter’s internal evidence. The content of Jude’s letter permits diakri/nomai to be consistently translated with its classical/Hellenistic meaning, “dispute” or “contest”.

Robert L. MOWERY, «Paul and Caristanius at Pisidian Antioch» , Vol. 87(2006) 221-242. A recently-published Latin inscription from Pisidian Antioch refers to four benefactions that a prominent citizen named Caristanius had provided to fulfill a vow on behalf of the emperor Claudius. Since this inscription refers to the year 45/46 CE, it refers to benefactions that may have been provided near the time when Paul arrived in the city. After surveying the contents of this inscription and reviewing scholarly opinion concerning the date when Paul arrived, this paper reflects on the ethnic diversity of first century Pisidian Antioch, the religious beliefs reflected in Caristanius’ vow, the likely impact of his benefactions on the residents of the city, and the possibility that he may have been one of “the leading men of the city” mentioned in Acts 13,50.

Enjoy....

Old School Articles...

There are a stack of older Evangelical articles on the New Testament hosted by Ted Hildebrandt at: New Testament eSources Articles. Some decent articles, especially by Bruce, Bock and Ellis. Check it out...

What's New?

A recently discovered blog: Singing in the Reign has some interesting features. Notably a section on historical Jesus methodology. It's run by a Catholic scholar, Michael Barber who is doing his PhD at Fuller Seminary. It sporadically deals with topics those in the NT guild will find interesting and important. He even has the audacity to claim that "the most glaring [mistake of Wright] is the redefinition of exile in terms of Roman oppression." I wonder if he's read Evans article on this? Because otherwise, he's got a lot of explaining to do.

Mike Bird's essay on Post New Perspective Perspective is available at the CTR. Just scroll down to find the section on the NPP. The Bird also finally sees the light on Paul and Rhetorical criticism.

Eddie has a new blog spot where he responds to my questioning Hurtado's notion of "experience" as the impetus for early devotion to Jesus. I still wish Hurtado would quantify what he means by that. Or maybe I just need to keep reading until he does...

Witherington smacks The Da Vinci Code in one swift blog. The movie is apparently not as good as the novel, nor as provocative. Paul Windsor re-directs the discussion with a helpful ? & !

Peter M. Head wonders if Mark 15:28 is really lost to us. A passage I was working on a couple of days ago, for a series I will one day preach entitled: The Gospel of Mockers. While J. B. Hood tells us of forthcoming beauties [Commentaries on matthew...] I can't wait to read Witherington and Evans. The rest are not that appealing to me...

Derek Brown stands in the presence of greatness... I've stood before one of those men before and asked: "So how does your hypothesis of Oral Tradition work with the apocryphal gospels?" TO which a great Rabbi gave me words that inspired me to researc further. But those words shall ne'er be uttered again - from those lips...

James Darlack finally discovers the hilarity of "BABY GOT BOOK"

Back to research on Worship in Colossians... Have fun Ya'll...