My WTS order just arrived containing:
- The Climax of the Covenant: Christ and the Law in Pauline Theology — N. T. Wright
- Two Horizons: New Testament Hermeneutics and Philosophical Description – Anthony Thiselton
- New Horizons in Hermeneutics: The Theory and Practice of Transforming Biblical Reading — Anthony Thiselton
- Biblical Words and Their Meaning: An Introduction to Lexical Semantics — Moisés Silva
- Linguistics and Biblical Interpretation — Peter Cotterell & Max Turner
- In the Beginning Was the Word: Language, A God-Centered Approach — Vern Poythress
It’s nice to live so close to the Westminster Bookstore. If I play my cards right and place the order early enough in the day then I receive the shipment the next day. I can’t complain about that.
B”H
Did anyone ever figure out why you got your payout early?
By: Matt on November 10, 2009
at 1:31 pm
Matt: I don’t think that I did.
By: Nick Norelli on November 10, 2009
at 1:47 pm
Nice Norelli. I can’t wait to see some of your thoughts on these, especially Thiselton and Wright. Although a Wright fan, I haven’t had an opportunity to read that one yet.
By: Michael Metts on November 10, 2009
at 2:14 pm
I am finally getting a certificate! though it won’t be coming until December. :(
By: brianfulthorp on November 10, 2009
at 2:33 pm
Michael: I’m going to read part of Wright’s book today. For years I’ve been after his article on harpagmos in Phil. 2:5-11 and I’ve never been able to find the original, so it’s nice that it’s reproduced in this book.
Brian: Congrats! At least you’ll have some time to decide what you want. ;-)
By: Nick Norelli on November 10, 2009
at 2:51 pm
The last 3 look extremely interesting to me since that is much of what I am studying right now. Nice set of books Nick!
By: Robert Jimenez on November 10, 2009
at 5:19 pm
Quite a bit of reading you’ve got to do there! At least there’s not the pressure of reviews (for these anyway!).
By: Jason on November 10, 2009
at 10:53 pm
Robert: I’ve had my eye on those books for a while, well, at least the first two, and since reading D. A. Carson’s Exegetical Fallacies I’ve been more interested in linguistics so it made sense. I hope they’re good.
Jason: Yeah, it’s always nice to be able to read at my own leisure.
By: Nick Norelli on November 11, 2009
at 12:36 am
Hi Nick,
Wright’s chapter on Phil 2 is very good, though I’m not convinced at all about the Adam-Israel layer he adds to his incarnational approach. But, linguistically, his approach (building on Hoover) that “oux harpagmon hegesato” means “not taking advantage of something one already possesses” seems to be pretty much accepted now (cf. recent comments to that effect by Fee [Pauline Christology, p.383], Martin [Where Christology Began, p.1] etc.) – though with a few significant dissenters (e.g., Dunn). But more than anything, Wright is just interesting to read, agree or not. You’ll also like his other essays on Christology. In fact, “Climax” is very thought-provoking, period.
By: Jonathan on November 11, 2009
at 3:33 am
Jonathan: Yes, I’ve read both Fee and Martin, and I’m familiar with Wright’s position through others who have quoted him or referred to his work, but it’s always nice to get to the source, ya know? I’m glad that you speak highly of this book because it’s the one I had the most difficult time in deciding on buying. Hopefully I’ll be able to work through the entire volume soon, but if not then chapter 4 will have to suffice for a while.
By: Nick Norelli on November 11, 2009
at 3:44 am
Oh you won’t regret it. Wright is always stimulating.
By: Jonathan on November 11, 2009
at 3:49 am