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The personal blog of pastor, grammarian, and runner Brent Niedergall
Judgment and Salvation
A Book Review Dustin G. Burlet’s Judgment & Salvation: A Rhetorical-Critical Reading of Noah’s Flood in Genesis uses a rhetoric-as-persuasion flavor of rhetorical criticism to argue that the Genesis flood narrative (Gen 6–9) contains elements of both judgment and...
Psalms 89–105: A Handbook on the Greek Text
A Book Review Psalms 89–105: A Handbook on the Greek Text by Jennifer Brown Jones is the newest addition to the Baylor Handbook on the Septuagint Series edited by Sean A. Adams and Seth M. Ehorn. As with the other volumes in this series, this resource provides the...
How Can New Testament Study Benefit from Ostraca?
Introduction Ancient people wrote on a variety of surfaces. We find ancient Greek written on papyri, stone, metal, and potsherds known as ostraca. The texts on these surfaces can serve variously as textual witnesses to the New Testament, linguistic evidence, evidence...
Book Review: A Theology of Paul the Apostle, Part 2
Roger Greene’s A Theology of Paul the Apostle, Part Two: Cross and Atonement is a rich study of Paul’s unique contribution to the important Christian doctrine of atonement, exploring the question of how sinners can be reconciled to God. Note that this is the second...
40 Questions About the Apostle Paul
A Book Review There is no shortage of books about Paul, but 40 Questions About the Apostle Paul by Miguel G. Echevarría and Benjamin P. Laird is an excellent survey and introduction to many significant issues surrounding this pivotal figure in the New Testament, and...
What Is the Thesaurus Linguae Graecae (TLG)?
An Introduction and Review of the Thesaurus Linguae Graecae (TLG) The Thesaurus Linguae Graecae, hereafter abbreviated TLG, is the premier online database of Greek literature. According to the TLG website, The TLG® Digital Library contains virtually all Greek texts...
The Atonement: An Introduction
A Book Review Jeremy Treat’s The Atonement: An Introduction, in Crossway’s Short Studies in Systematic Theology Series, equips readers to appreciate and grasp what Christ accomplished through his work and death. Unlike many other books on the atonement, this one does...
New Book: Meaning for Your Labor
Publication Announcement My new devotional, Meaning for Your Labor: A Daily Devotional from the Book of Ecclesiastes, is now available for purchase! Meaning for Your Labor is a 180-day devotional that guides readers through the entire Book of Ecclesiastes, verse by...
Habakkuk, Zephaniah, and Haggai: A Handbook on the Greek Text
A Book Review Habakkuk, Zephaniah, and Haggai: A Handbook on the Greek Text by Joshua L. Harper is the latest installment in Baylor’s series of handbooks on the Septuagint, edited by Sean Adams and Seth Ehorn. As with other publications in the Baylor Handbook on the...
Biblical Theology: A Canonical, Thematic, and Ethical Approach
A Book Review Andreas J. Köstenberger and Gregory Goswell have given us a massive theological work called Biblical Theology: A Canonical, Thematic, and Ethical Approach. In addition to a meaty introduction to the discipline of biblical theology and section overviews,...