Reviews
Basics of Verbal Aspect in Biblical Greek (Campbell)
A review of Basics of Verbal Aspect in Biblical Greek, by Constantine Campbell:Light All Around
I recently got a copy of Light All Around by the Master’s Chorale – it is quite a delight! I’ve enjoyed listening to it repeatedly. The CD has a refreshing variety of pieces and a sound that nicely combines good training and understandability. This album made it to my iPod Touch right away!Book Bargains!
Today I stopped by a local Christian book store and checked out their shelves full of “rejected” books. I found several books for under half-price. I’m looking forward to reading (someday!) these:
Basics of Verbal Aspect in Biblical Greek
Basics of Verbal Aspect in Biblical Greek, by Constantine Campbell. This new book from Zondervan will be available in November. Zondervan is giving away twenty copies to bloggers who will read and review it. I’m looking forward to receiving my copy in a couple of weeks – this is an area of recent development in our understanding of biblical Greek, a study that will be an excellent guide in accurate exegesis. As soon as I have that read, I’ll be posting a review here.Free Bible Study Resources
As many Logos users have noted on their blogs, Logos is currently offering a free copy of the new Cornerstone Biblical Commentary’s volume on Matthew & Mark (by Walker & Zuck). You can download that here while supplies last.
Recommendations
Here are some of the more profitable links I’ve visited over the last week or so:
BestCommentaries.com
I’m accumulating a library and frequently find myself desiring more books than I have budget to accommodate. I appreciate any advice I’m offered that helps me discriminate between a good commentary and a great one.
Review of Interpreting the Psalms
Part of the new Handbooks for Old Testament Exegesis series, Mark D. Futato’s Interpreting the Psalms fills an important place on the shelf of the serious Bible student. Explaining and building on foundational principles, Futato takes the reader beyond a simplistic explanation of Hebrew poetry. He incorporates the results of current scholarship as he helps the reader unfold the meaning of the Psalms.
Review of Basic Greek and Exegesis
I just finished Dr. Richard B. Ramsay’s recent book Basic Greek and Exegesis. Having taught introductory NT Greek and having studied exegesis on the seminary level, I was glad for the opportunity to read this book. This book is the text that Ramsay uses to teach the class (with the same name) at Miami International Seminary, his online school. In this book, Ramsay sets three goals and two objectives:Review of The Story Keepers
Tonight I watched volume 5 of Zondervan’s children’s series The Story Keepers. The two episodes “Betrayed” and “Nabbed by Nero” tell the story of a first-century Christian family (a baker, his wife, and four adopted children) who face Nero’s persecution and help other Christians do the same. Throughout the drama of Ben (the baker) and his family, stories from the Gospels are told (usually by Ben, and in these episodes, all from the crucifixion narrative). The “stories” are nearly always told in response to a crisis in the plot, and usually to allay some character’s fear by pointing out that Christ or the disciples faced a similar situation. While the “stories” are brief and frequently abridged, they keep to the biblical narrative without adding much. The urgency of passing the “stories” down from generation to generation is emphasized in the interaction between Ben and one of his adopted sons. It appears that one purpose of this series is to attempt to shed light on the process of passing down oral tradition.