Author Archives: Nick Norelli

In the Mail

Posted on May 16, 2013

Eerdmans sent along a copy of Serge Frolov’s Judges in the Forms of Old Testament Literature series. This is my first look at any of the volumes in this series and it looks to be quite different from any of the commentaries … Continue reading →

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Just Ordered

Posted on May 15, 2013

The WTS Bookstore is having a sale for the next week on Sam Storms’ new book Kingdom Come: The Amillennial Alternative. It retails for $29.99 but they’re selling it for $15. I had some WTS gift certificates laying around so … Continue reading →

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A Great Observation

Posted on May 15, 2013

Sigurd Grindheim: When Mark identifies John the Baptist as the preparing messenger, he thereby also identifies him as the eschatological Elijah (cf. also Mk 9.11-13). In Mal. 4.5, God announces that “I will send you the prophet Elijah before the … Continue reading →

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In the Mail

Posted on May 13, 2013

I was very pleased to get home from work and find a copy of Scott R. Swain’s The God of the Gospel: Robert Jenson’s Trinitarian Theology waiting for me courtesy of IVP Academic. I’m very much looking forward to working through … Continue reading →

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Tom Lemke’s Apologetic Journey Thus Far

Posted on May 11, 2013

Read Tom’s testimony here. B”H

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Unapologetically Apologetic

Posted on May 10, 2013

Apologetics gets a bad rap from various sectors. Scholars indebted to historical criticism often see apologetics as the antithesis of scholarship. One cannot be a scholar and an apologist at the same time according to many. Atheists very often view … Continue reading →

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In the Mail

Posted on May 9, 2013

I noted this on Twitter the other day but neglected to mention it on the blog, but my Amazon order arrived. I got: Dogma and Preaching: Applying Christian Doctrine to Daily Life Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week: From the Entrance … Continue reading →

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In the Mail

Posted on May 6, 2013

Eerdmans sent along a copy of Francis Watson’s Gospel Writing: A Canonical Perspective for review. Looks awesome! It’ll be a little while before I get to it but I can hardly wait. B”H

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And?

Posted on May 6, 2013

I’ve just started reading ”The Spirit in Second Temple Jewish Monotheism and the Origins of Early Christology” by Andrew W. Pitts & Seth Pollinger. This essay appears in the recently published second volume of Christian Origins and Hellenistic Judaism: Social and Literary Contexts for … Continue reading →

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In the Mail

Posted on May 3, 2013

Baker Academic sent along a copy of Ronald Heine’s Classical Christian Doctrine: Introducing the Essentials of the Ancient Faith for review. I happen to already own a copy of this book that I won in a Baker Book House giveaway a while … Continue reading →

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