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The New Standard Has Arrived

02.09.06

Here’s the review I’ve done on this book:

For years, Gordon Fee’s trustworthy New Testament Exegesis has been the college and seminary standard as an introductory guide to the topic. I believe we have a new standard with the phenomenal work of Richard Erickson. Although covering the same ground as most books of its kind, A Beginner’s Guide to New Testament Exegesis is extremely readable and well organized. From textual criticism, grammar, and discourse analysis, to historical backgrounds, genres, and preaching, Erickson meets us with a refreshing accessability and a light-hearted candor. As Don Hagner says in the endorsement on the back, do not be fooled by that fact that this is a user-friendly approach. This book is of the best quality in its orientation, instruction, and information. Perfect for use with any student of New Testament exegesis.

Understanding the Whole Bible

01.19.06

Here is a list of all of the one volume biblical theologies out there designed to help us understand the whole story of the Bible:

Biblical Theology: Old and New Testaments by Geerhardus Vos

The Drama of Scripture: Finding Our Place in the Biblical Story by Craig G. Bartholomew & Michael W. Goheen

The Story of Israel: A Biblical Theology by C.M. Pate, J.S. Duvall, J.D. Hays et al.

The God of Promise and the Life of Faith by Scott Hafemann

The Unity of the Bible by Daniel Fuller

The Ways of Our God: An Approach to Biblical Theology by Charles Scobie

The Temple and the Church’s Mission by G.K. Beale

Engaging with God : A Biblical Theology of Worship by David Peterson

According to Plan: The Unfolding Revelation of God in the Bible
by Graeme Goldsworthy

Far as the Curse is Found: The Covenant Story of Redemption by Michael D. Williams

God’s Big Picture: Tracing the Story-line of the Bible
by Vaughn Roberts

Symphony of Scripture: Making Sense of the Bible’s Many Themes by Mark Strom

Announcing the Kingdom: The Story of God’s Mission in the Bible by Arthur F. Glasser

What on Earth is the Kingdom of God? by W.A. Young, Jr.

The Story of the Kingdom: A Simple Explanation of the Bible
by Jonathan Gibson

The Progress Of Redemption: The Story of Salvation from Creation to the New Jerusalem by Willem A. Vangemeren

From Creation to New Creation: Understanding the Bible Story by Tim Chester

Everything You Want to Know About the Bible by Peter Downey & Ben Shaw

Salvation to the Ends of the Earth: A Biblical Theology of Mission by Andreas Kostenberger & Peter O’Brien

Uhhh…Jesus is Your What?

01.14.06

You guys tell me what you think. Is Jesus your WEDGIE? This picture is disturbing in more ways than one. Time for…rename that book anybody (in the Dr. James tradition)?

By the way, must give credit to Kalila for finding back in the returns area at work. Good eye honey!

Site Spotting

01.04.06

Recently I have been informed of two sites that I am really excited about. The first I found out about via Justin Taylor’s blog: John Frame’s and Vern Poythress’ site. It contains a growing number of their books, articles, lectures. John Frame is a renowned theologian who has taught at Westminster Theological Seminary and currently teaches at Reformed Theological Seminary. He has written extensively on apologetics, theology proper, worship, and philosophy. Vern Poythress has been a professor at Westminster, teaching New Testament, hermeneutics, linguistics, and exegetical methodology. He is less known than Frame, but his work is the same caliber in significance. I am so glad two theological studs are making their broad and important resources available for free. They also have a lot to say about digital copywriting. Another fantastic place that I have just found via Josh’s blog: The Drama of Scripture. It is a website devoted to the book (listed on my current reading) and the promotion of biblical theology. It has PDF files to use for Bible studies, classes, and other teaching formats. Again, this is for free. Check them out, for these are rich resources.