Because I’m studying at a major university, source criticism seems to always be on the horizon even if unspoken. Also, because I live in the UK my American friends usually tend to make reference to Downton Abbey quite often. I never thought these two worlds would collide, but alas they have. To find out about the sources behind Downton Abbey click here. It will change the way you watch the show.
Over at Marginalia Peter Williams, Warden of Tyndale House, has reviewed the 28th edition of Nestle-Aland. Click here to read Peter’s review.
Over at the Tyndale House Tech blog, David Instone-Brewer has again done those of us interested in Old Testament studies a huge favor by compiling electronic tools that will that will aid research in the Old Testament.
In his post he discusses things such as the Mac vs. PC, unicode, Bible software, along with other online resources. If you are interested in Old Testament research, you should visit his post.
Mike Bird (yes, that Mike Bird) has just come out with his first novel titled “Iskandar.” Below is a blurb from Mike:
The story is set in the mythical kingdom of Iona where King Morpeth and Queen Prisca are seduced by the evil demi-god Marduk and promised deification if they would sacrifice their children to him. They nearly succeed, but two children, Jakov and Iskandar, escape alive with the help of their uncle Fallkirk. Morpeth and Prisca nonetheless become immortal and use their powers to tyrannize the country and to hunt for the children since they shall not become fully divine until their surviving sons are dead. The two boys share in the elemental powers granted to their parents, and after some years of separation, the two boys are brought back together to lead an army to overthrow the immortal king Morpeth and to liberate Iona from his reign. Yet Jakov’s ruthless quest for revenge against his parents is matched by Iskandar’s self-doubt as to whether he can really do what is asked of him. Added to the picture is a mysterious knight who periodically intervenes in their journey and it is unclear whose side he is on. It is a story with epic battles, gigantic trolls, magic, betrayal, romance, intrigue, and unexpected twists.
You can purchase from Wipf and Stock or Amazon.
Bruce Ashford over at Between the Times already beat me to the announcement of the new edited volume on Deuteronomy from IVP. But seeing as my friend Heath Thomas has an essay in this volume, I wanted to post this and congratulate him for his continued hard work as a scholar of the Old Testament. It looks like this volume will be sure to provide an excellent guide to the interpretive issues involved in understanding Deuteronomy.
Bleak. Gray. Death.
Winter. Discontent. Depravity.
Who will save us from this culture of death?
Gun laws? Gun bans? Mental hospitals?
More guns? Lots of guns? Armed teachers?
“Get rid of the video games and the hunters!”
No!
“Arm us to the teeth and let’s all be soldiers.”
“Give us guns, give us war,
give us a license to kill.”
No!
“Take the guns, take the electric chair.
but still, give us a morning after pill,
give us abortion on demand,
give us the right to kill.”
Bleak. Gray. Death.
Winter. Discontent. Depravity.
Legislate and moralize, disinfect and sanitize.
Liberate us from tyranny, give us guns and and we’ll be free.
None of these will change our morbid hearts.
Thanks be to Christ our Lord
Who can free us from this body, this culture, of death
through his life giving Spirit.
Winter turns to summer.
Bleakness turns to blazing light.
Death turns to life.
Give us new hearts, O God.
Through Christ our Lord, Amen.
It looks like Zondervan will be releasing a new series in dogmatics. The series is slated for 15 volumes starting to be released in 2016. You can read the release here.
HT Michael Bird
Today starts the second week of modules at New College. My first week went by well and should start getting into more of a routine of how life will be here as a postgraduate. I thought I would list the modules that I am taking for this term.
Hebrew Scripture Theology
Hebrew Prophecy
Intermediate Greek
Approaches to Research
There was a moments silence, during which Sinbad gave himself up to the thoughts that seemed occupy him incessantly, even in the midst of his conversation, and Franz abandoned himself to that mute reverie, into which we always sink when smoking excellent tobacco which seems to remove with its fume all the troubles of the mind, and to give the smoker in exchange all the visions of the soul (245-247 Google Books)
-Count of Monte Cristo
Here is a great article on why all Christians should learn the biblical languages. Enjoy.
(HT Ben Blackwell)
