On-the-Web

Charles Jones notes that the May issue of the Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research is available for free online through July 31 and that ClassicsTeaching.com contains some valuable resources for teachers of classics, compiled by Steven Hunt (Cambridge) and Aisha Khan-Evans (University of London).

On the web: Joseph Kelly discusses biblical theology and history of religion research. Cary Nelson considers ownership issues for faculty-developed intellectual property. Rod Decker comments on ζῶ. Allison Friederichs discusses grade inflation.

On the web: Randy Kennedy discusses how the current economic crisis in Greece is imperiling local antiquities. Matthew Kalman discusses documentary sensationalism and its impact on the status of biblical archaeology. Charles Jones highlights resources for Macedonian coinage, the Acta Sanctorum, Augustan Rome’s geography, and the Byzantine scholia on Homer’s Iliad. Jim Davila notes Google’s efforts to read unopenable Dead Sea Scrolls. Joel Willitts comments on selections from Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Life Together. Robert Woods discusses wisdom from a Thomistic perspective. Tokens provides part 3 of a series of YouTube clips series from their October 24, 2011 interview with Walter Brueggemann. See here for parts 1 and 2.

On the web: Jim Davila reports the discovery of some previously lost Greek homilies on the Psalms, potentially by Origen ( 1, 2). Peter Williams provides a link to a set of images of the manuscript. Roger Pearse comments on the press release and quotes Jerome’s catalogue of Origen’s writings. Alin Suciu passes along a letter from Lorenzo Perrone, provides several updates on the discussion, and releases a guest post from Mark Bilby. Dirk Jongkind comments on a textual variant in the text’s quotation of 1 Corinthians.

On the web: The Society of Biblical Literature releases Christo Lombaard, ed., The Old Testament and Christian Spirituality: Theoretical and Practical Essays from a South African Perspective. Brian LePort comments on Craig Evans, Joel Lohr, and David Petersen, eds., The Book of Genesis: Composition, Reception, and Interpretation. Michael Kruger anticipates Carl Trueman, The Creedal Imperative.

On the web: Stephen Carlson’s dissertation on Galatians’ textual history is now available online in PDF format. Joel Willitts ponders “what to do with the story of Israel.” Tony Peterson reviews the recent Tokens show at Lipscomb University that featured Miroslav Volf, Saeed Khan, and Fred Gray, among a number of musicians. Brian LePort considers Everett Ferguson’s discussion of Tertullian. Joseph Kelly reviews some recent discussion of the referent(s) of “Torah” when used in the Hebrew Bible. ...

On the Web: Paul Barrett is now blogging (HT: Michael Bird). The Israel Antiquities Authority issues a press release with further information about the recently discovered Bar Kokhba-era coin and jewelry cache (HT: Jim Davila). Ray Bradbury has passed away. Robert Woods posts a brief tribute and considers how Bradbury’s Something Wicked This Way Comes sits within Mortimer Adler’s framework for identifying “Great Books.” Richard Keeling and Richard Hersh argue for the importance of culture change in higher education.

On the web: The new Journal for the Evangelical Study of the Old Testament is openly accessible online (HT: Charles Jones). Keith Williams reflects on the “cloud ed” use of technology in the classroom. Ancient World Online has a new plugin for WordPress.org users. Stephen Carlson reflects on the placement of the “burden of proof.” Mark Goodacre discusses Steve Walton and David Wenham’s treatment of the synoptic problem in their Exploring the New Testament. Colin Kruse’s replacement for Leon Morris’s commentary on Romans in the Pillar New Testament Commentary is soon to be available (HT: Logos Bible Software). Charles Jones notes the availability of a Christian Art index. A Bar Kokhba-era cache of coins and jewelry has been discovered (HT: Jim Davila).

On the web: Mark Goodacre responds to Micheal Bird’s recent post on the synoptic problem. Brian Tucker reviews Trevor Burke and Brian Rosner, eds., Paul as Missionary: Identity, Activity, Theology, and Practice. Michael Kruger comments on obedience and hopefulness.

On the web: Michael Bird interacts with James Crossley’s response to his Evangelical Quarterly article on “Modernizing Jesus” and discusses the Holtzmann-Gundry (three-source) hypothesis. Todd Bolen notes the discovery of a new boundary inscription at Gezer (HT: Jim Davila).

On the web: Matthew Montonini and Chris Tilling highlight the availability of recordings from the recent King’s College conference devoted to Doug Campbell’s Deliverance of God. Brian Tucker favorably reviews BibleWorks 9, especially commenting on the value of the: BibleWorks Manuscript Project [that] allows the user to compare original manuscripts, with high quality digital images of the texts that are fully searchable. . . . BibleWorks 9 includes, among others, Sinaiticus, Vaticanus, Alexandrinus, and Bezae. These have full transcriptions (and notes), digital images, verse tags, comparison tools, and, though incomplete, some morphological tags (with more to come). Furthermore, the New Testament Critical Apparatus from the Center for New Testament Textual Studies is also included, securing for BibleWorks a place as the preeminent electronic resource for detailed manuscript analysis and textual criticism. ...

On the web: Mark Goodacre starts reviewing Brice Jones’s Matthean and Lukan Special Material. Matthew Montonini comments on Frank Matera’s God’s Saving Grace, Murray Harris’s Prepositions and Theology, and the Evangelical Exegetical Commentary. Brian LePort reviews Craig Evans’ volume on Matthew in the New Cambridge Bible Commentary.

On the web: Michael Bird excerpts Oscar Cullmann on poor biblical interpretation. Joel Willitts notes the discovery of a seal bearing the name “Bethlehem.” Chris Brady continues discussing character and motivation in Ruth. Rod Decker comments on a few Greek palindromes.

Socrates in the City has made available Eric Metaxas’s April 9, 2010 lecture that digests his then newly released Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy (Thomas Nelson, 2010). After the introductory farce, the lecture proper commences at about 12:45. [vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/11208555 w=400&h=300] ...

On the web: Matthew Montonini notes the updated location for this fall’s Jesus, Criteria, and the Demise of Authenticity Conference. Mike Aubrey considers some contemporary difficulties in receiving Stoic testimony about the Greek verbal system. Rafael Rodrodríguez discusses referential consistency in uses of the phrase “the historical Jesus.” Peter Williams and Simon Gathercole discuss faith and scholarship (HT: Michael Bird).

Via Michael Bird:

Apparently, Michael Kruger, Professor of New Testament at Reformed Theological Seminary, is now blogging at Canon Fodder and tweeting @michaeljkruger (HT: Lane Keister). ...

On the web: Andrew Criddle comments on an excerpt from Ephrem about the Gospels’ composition. Justin Milhoc reviews Andrew Cain’s The Letters of Jerome: Asceticism, Biblical Exegesis, and the Construction of Christian Authority in Late Antiquity (Oxford, 2009). Charles Jones notes the Roman Provincial Coinage Online database. Eric Sowell highlights the availability of much of J.-P. Migne’s Patrologia graeca online. Jim Davila mentions a list of biblical verses cited in the Talmud, an update about the Afghanistan manuscripts, Devorah Dimant’s recently released Dead Sea Scrolls in Scholarly Perspective, Lina Broydo’s discussion of the Dead Sea Scrolls online and in Israel. Nijay Gupta briefly reviews Joel Green’s Practicing Theological Interpretation.

On the Web: Alin Suciu provides a PDF of the now public-domain R. Draguet, Julien d’Halicarnasse et sa controverse avec Sévère d’Antioche sur l’incorruptibilité du corps du Christ(Louvain: Smeesters, 1924). The bibliographic entry is available here (BibTeX). Google Books has Adolf Deissman’s Bible Studies(trans. Alexander Grieve; Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1903) available for download in PDF format. The bibliographic entry is available here (BibTeX). Logos 4.5 (SR1) is available with some minor bug fixes, and Evernote for Windows gets a major update for its PDF handling. Jim Davila notes a couple updates about recent stories of Jewish manuscript finds in Afghanistan ( 1, 2), as does John Byron. John Byron reflects on a selection from Thomas à Kempis and lectures on rewritten Bible. Marc Cortez discusses “How to Reject a Rejection Letter,” announces a series on the value of blogging, and begins this series by considering how blogging can improve writing. Richard Hays delivers lectures on “Torah Reconfigured: Reading Scripture with Matthew” and “The One Who Redeems Israel: Reading Scripture with Luke” (HT: Kerry Lee). Matthew Montonini notes some new Durham University dissertations that are available and collects links to audio resources by Rikk Watts. Charles Jones mentions the website of the Berliner Papyrusdatenbank, which includes some papyrus images. Robert Woods discusses C. S. Lewis’s “Reading of Old Books.” For links to the essay’s full text, please see here. Larry Hurtado considers “Bousset and ‘Early High Christology.’” Brian LePort notes an interview with Peter Williams on the Gospels’ reliability. Greg Goswell has the latest article in the Journal of Greco-Roman Christianity and Judaism, “An Early Commentary on the Pauline Corpus: The Capitulation of Codex Vaticanus.” For the full text of the article, please see the JGRChJ’s current volume page.

On the web: Duane Smith repeats Jim Davila’s recent excerpt about the availability of the Babylonian Talmud online ( English, Hebrew-Aramaic). The basic bibliographic entry for the Soncino version is available here ( BibTeX). Jim Davila notes the completion of Sheffield’s Dictionary of Classical Hebrew. Daniel Roth highlights five articles about SOPA, including John Gaudiosi’s report of the White House’s disapproval of the bill as it stands. ...

On the web: Andrew McGowan interacts with N. T. Wright about the nature of the narratives of Jesus’ birth, especially in Matthew. Robert Woods reflects on Desiderius Erasmus and Eva Brann’s Logos of Heraclitus. Chris Brady and Bob Cargill startup “Sacred Techs.” Chris Brady uploads a discussion of footnotes and endnotes. Tim Gombis considers Sherry Turkle’s Alone Together. Mark Goodacre notes that The Star of Bethlehem (1912) is available online. Rich Brannan mentions the availability of the Cascadia series’ Syntactic Analysis of the Septuagint on Logos Bible Software’s prepublication program. Joel Willitts comments on “Jewish Identity Markers in the Pre-exilic Period.” Michael Bird ponders the timing of Gal 1:4. John Byron and Jim Davila ( 1, 2) comment on some recent manuscript and archaeological discoveries. Matthew Montonini notes the possibility of a free Ephesians ebook commentary offering on Monday. ...

On the web: Nijay Gupta excerpts Dietrich Bonhoeffer on Advent. Robert Woods reflects on Basil the Great, John Chrysostom, Bonaventure, and their relevance for liberal arts education. Jim Davila notes an announcement from the Israel Antiquities Authority about the recent discovery of a Second Temple era purity “voucher,” and John Byron picks up the same story from the Israel National News. Larry Hurtado discusses the dating of early Christian manuscripts. Tony Burke notes a couple recent 60 Minutes specials on Mount Athos and the Vatican Library. Jim Davila notes the availability of a new Talmud index. The index is currently available by subject in both Hebrew and English. Matthew Emadi discusses Augustine’s hermeneutic.

On the web: John Byron passes along some advice for seminary from a graduating seminarian. N. T. Wright reviews Benedict, Casey, and Fisk’s recent works on Jesus (HT: Michael Bird). Dove Booksellers has available, as of this writing, 133 volumes from Richard Longenecker’s library (HT: Michael Bird). Dirk Jongkind comments on Vaticanus’s regular preference for reading “Christ Jesus” rather than “Jesus Christ” in the Pauline letters. Google Books now supports offline reading in Google Chrome. Logos Bible Software adds online resource previews. Robert Woods reflects on Hugh of St. Victor’s Didascalicon. ARTStor makes images of Dura-Europos documents available online (HT: Jim Davila). Marc Cortez reflects on Augustine’s comments on “monsters.” Joseph Kelly digests the Hebrew Bible’s references to “extra-biblical literary sources.” Mark Goodacre discusses the Protevangelium of James.

On the web: Logos Bible Software is developing their edition of Meyer’s New Testament commentary under development, and releases several plugins for Biblia.com. Robert Holmstedt and John Cook discusses “Genesis 1.1 and Topic-fronting before a Wayyiqtol.” Robert Woods discusses Stratford Caldecott’s Beauty for Truth’s Sake. Larry Hurtado highlights Ragnar Leivestad’s “Exit the Apocalyptic Son of Man,” New Testament Studies 18 (1971), 243–67. Tommy Wasserman discusses the new Parallel Pericopes of the Synoptic Gospels volume in the Novum Testamentum Graecum Editio Critica Maior series. Mary Crane and Thomas Chiles consider “Why the Liberal Arts Need the Sciences (and Vice Versa).”

On the Web: Cliff Johnson reproduces, with permission, C. S. Lewis’s keen essay “Meditation in a Toolshed.” The Society of Biblical Literature releases Klaus Wachtel and Michael Holmes, ed., The Textual History of the Greek New Testament: Changing Views in Contemporary Research, about which Tommy Wasserman provides some additional information and links. Andy provides the tables of contents for this year’s Journal for the Study of Paul and His Letters ( spring, fall). Courtesy of Broadman and Holman, the Evangelical Theological Society now has its own program apps available in the App Store and Android Market. The Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts has released a DVD of the recent Ehrman-Wallace debate (HT: Tommy Wasserman). Jim Davila comments on a recent article about the Digital Dead Sea Scrolls Project.

On the web: Larry Hurtado discusses historical Jesus research. Brian LePort notes that Kevin Vanhoozer has returned to Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Jim Davila highlights a Jerusalem Post article on the significance of the Talmud for liberal arts education. The bibliobloggers decide on a time and place to meet for dinner during the SBL Annual Meeting. Through November 16, the Westminster Bookstore is offering Köstenberger and Patterson’s new Invitation to Biblical Interpretation(Kregel, 2011) for 50% off. A sample PDF containing, the endorsements, the table of contents, the first chapter, and part of the second chapter are available from the book’s product page.

On the web: David Croteau compiles a recent Liberty University symposium on Bible translation, featuring Ray Clendenen (HCSB), Wayne Grudem (ESV), and Douglas Moo (NIV; HT: Rod Decker). Michael Kruger discusses the Gospels’ authorship (HT: Brian LePort). Tim Henderson highlights a new German edition of Hennecke-Schneemelcher’s Christian Apocrypha. Charles Jones reflects on the first year of Ancient World Online.

On the web: The Nomad Podcast interviews N. T. Wright (HT: Brian LePort). Michael Halcomb discusses “‘Appealing To The Greek’ or ‘How (Not) To Do A Word Study.’” Tommy Wasserman considers Bart Ehrman and intrinsic evidence. Michael Bird highlights a performance of Hebrews. Robert Holmstedt comments on biblical Hebrew diachrony. Charles Jones notes papyri images online at the University of Groningen.

On the web: Larry Hurtado discusses the “staurogram.” Jason Jewell considers Paul Gottfried’s recent article on the “Death of the Classics.” Rod Decker notes an erratum in BDF. Mike Aubrey survey’s G. B. Winer’s Greek Grammar (English trans., 1825). LibreOffice announces a prototype web application version. Amazon releases some key updates for how Kindle 3 and 4 handle personal documents. Matthew Montonini considers some comments from Epictetus on the proper treatment of slaves.

On the web: Michael Bird and Marc Cortez discuss comments from D. A. Carson and Tim Keller about confessionalism. Mark Goodacre discusses “The Walking, Talking Cross in the Gospel of Peter.” Brian LePort identifies some favorite scholar-bloggers and solicits thoughts about other academics who might be engaging to have in the biblioblogosphere. Tim Gombis comments on an excerpt from N. T. Wright’s 1978 Tyndale lecture.