Monthly Archives: February 2011

A Question for All You Twits

Posted on February 28, 2011 by

For all the Twitterers: When you tweet from your phone do you have to have a data plan? Or is it like sending a text message? B”H

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In the Mail

Posted on February 28, 2011 by

I was quite pleased to open the mailbox and find a nice shiny new review copy of Scot McKnight’s The Letter of James [Amazon | Eisenbrauns | CBD] in the NICNT series from Eerdmans. About a month ago I called … Continue reading →

Posted in In the Mail, Review Books | 7 Comments

Comment Etiquette

Posted on February 28, 2011 by

WordPress.com Editorial Producer Erica Johnson wrote a piece a couple of weeks ago on comment etiquette. I’ve just seen it today and I agree with pretty much everything she said. Her five main points of etiquette are: Be specific Don’t … Continue reading →

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eBook Bulk Buying

Posted on February 27, 2011 by

I was just wondering about something… I know that it takes almost as much money to produce ebooks as it does to produce physical books. I know people have a hard time believing this, but it’s true, even Dan Reid … Continue reading →

Posted in Books (Misc.), Random Thoughts, Technology | 21 Comments

Forged: Writing in the Name of God—Why the Bible’s Authors Are Not Who We Think They Are

Posted on February 26, 2011 by

Ehrman, Bart D. Forged: Writing in the Name of God—Why the Bible’s Authors Are Not Who We Think They Are Uncorrected Proof1 New York: HarperOne, 2011. Pp. viii + 291. Paper. $25.99. Amazon | CBD . . With thanks to … Continue reading →

Posted in Biblical Studies, Book Reviews, Canon, New Testament, Old Testament, Scripture | 72 Comments

In the Mail

Posted on February 26, 2011 by

Oxford University Press just sent along a copy of Andrew Louth’s The Origins of the Christian Mystical Tradition: From Plato to Denys for review. Looks like a good one. B”H

Posted in In the Mail, Review Books | 6 Comments

Just Ordered

Posted on February 26, 2011 by

I just got a nice Amazon gift certificate so I immediately placed an order for some books and a couple of video games for my daughter. Here’s what I got: Books Brant Pitre, Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the … Continue reading →

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Hermeneutical Virtue

Posted on February 25, 2011 by

Bryan said the following in a comment to my review of Peter Leithart’s Deep Exegesis: I think overreading does still make me nervous. It reminds me of Dale Allison’s confession of being able to find all these intertextual allusions in … Continue reading →

Posted in Biblical Studies, Quotes, Scripture, Theology | 2 Comments

Deep Exegesis: The Mystery of Reading Scripture

Posted on February 24, 2011 by

Leithart, Peter J. Deep Exegesis: The Mystery of Reading Scripture Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, 2009. Pp. viii +254. Paper. $29.95. Westminster Bookstore | Amazon | CBD | Eisenbrauns . . . With thanks to Baylor University Press for this … Continue reading →

Posted in Biblical Studies, Book Reviews, Language/Translation, New Testament, Old Testament, Philosophy, Scripture, Theology | 20 Comments

In the Mail

Posted on February 24, 2011 by

Bethany House sent along a copy of Norman Geisler’s If God, Why Evil?: A New Way to Think About the Question for review. It remains to be seen if he really offers a new way of thinking about the question … Continue reading →

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