In Part 1 of my review of God’s Word in Human Words by Kenton Sparks, I set out what I saw as the central tenets of the book. We now continue with my report on a panel discussion of the book in which I participated this past fall. PART 2: SBL Panel Discussion On November [...]
Here’s another video from my interview with Zondervan Academic:
The IVP Dictionary of the Old Testament: Wisdom, Poetry, and Writings (which I co-edited with Tremper Longman III) was recently named “2009 Book of the Year” in the Bible Study and Reference Category by the Evangelical Christian Publisher’s Association. This volume was previously honored with an Award of Merit by Christianity Today.. See all the [...]
I respond to Ken Schenck’s review of Inspiration and Incarnation.
[Note: Have a comment or question about this article? Email it to me at OTProf@mac.com. If your question is of general interest, I try to respond to it in a follow-up post here.] A few days ago I received the following email from an agnostic reader of this website. The email is copied here in [...]
I’ve just posted a review of The Bible, Rocks and Time: Geological Evidence for the Age for the Earth by Davis Young and Ralph Stearly. Read it here
I realize I have not posted for a while. I’ve been busy watching the Yankees limp to the end of the season and their Stadium to non-existence. It’s been a rough summer. I left off in the middle of a series of posts on responses to some general criticisms of I&I. I will continue that [...]
With kind permission of the Westminster Theological Journal, I’ve now posted a 2001 article I wrote along with Westminster New Testament professor Dan McCartney titled “Matthew and Hosea: A Response to John Sailhamer.” You’ll find it on the Articles page. Scroll down a bit; the articles are posted in reverse-chronological order (most recent at the [...]
My review of Richard Hess’s Israelite Religions: An Archaeological and Biblical Survey (Baker, 2007) is now posted on the Reviews page. Click here to go straight to the review.
I don’t presume to be able to comment on something as amorphous as “Contemporary Christianity,” at least not in the depth that others are carrying out the discussion. Rather, I would like to put forth a recent experience I had that has helped confirm other experiences and observations I have had over the years, and [...]
