A feather in your theological cap.
The personal blog of pastor, grammarian, and runner Brent Niedergall
James—Big Greek Idea
A Book Review Herb Bateman and Will Varner have written James: An Exegetical Guide for Preaching and Teaching as part of Kregel’s “Big Greek Idea Series.” It’s a commentary that emphasizes Greek grammar, but does not ignore textual exposition. In other words, you can...
Happy International Septuagint Day!
Celebrate the Septuagint! As with any holiday, people celebrate International Septuagint Day with a variety of traditions. No matter how you choose to observe this important day, you might enjoy some of my previous posts that address this worthy subject. What Should I...
The Apostles’ Creed for All God’s Children
A Book Review The Apostles’ Creed for All God’s Children with text by Ben Myers and clean, bright illustrations by Natasha Kennedy marks Lexham’s first foray into children’s books. This title is the first release in their FatCat series. “Cat” stands for “catechism.”...
Galatians, Evangelical Biblical Theology Commentary
A Book Review I’m quickly growing to love the Evangelical Biblical Theology Commentary (EBTC) series from Lexham Press. The recently published Galatians volume by Matthew S. Harmon is a solid commentary on all counts. As with the other volumes I’ve used in the...
Approaching the New Testament: A Guide for Students
A Book Review New Testament and Old Testament introductions are useful reference tools for any Bible student. I keep several on my shelf and consult them regularly when I need an overview of a specific book of the Bible. General editors Adam McClendon and John...
Psalms: Volume 1 by James Hamilton
A Book Review Psalms: Volume 1 (covering Psalms 1–72) by James M. Hamilton Jr. is part of Lexham’s Evangelical Biblical Theology Commentary series. The purpose of this series, according to the General Editor’s Preface, is to “relate biblical theology to our own lives...
Top Ten Posts of 2021
Blogging isn't quite dead yet. Here's a roundup of which posts drew the most readers in 2021. There's a happy mix of Septuagint, textual criticism, lexicons, and more. Thank you for your interest in what I've shared. I look forward to posting more in 2022! (Also check...
New Docs Interview: Jim Harrison (Part 2)
This is the second part of my interview with Prof. Jim Harrison. Anyone who knows about the New Documents Illustrating Early Christianity series (commonly abbreviated New Docs) knows these ten books are lexical gold, shedding light onto the words of the New Testament...
New Docs Interview: Jim Harrison (Part 1)
Anyone who knows about the New Documents Illustrating Early Christianity series (commonly abbreviated New Docs) knows these ten books are lexical gold, shedding light onto the words of the New Testament beyond what our lexicons and workbooks offer. (You can read a...
Bottom of the Barrel 2021
Bloggers often recap their most popular posts of the year, but what about the least popular? Continuing last year's tradition, these are the five posts on Niedergall.com from 2021 that received the least amount of traffic. Number Five THE CURSE IN THE COLOPHON:...