Books

Basics of Verbal Aspect in Biblical Greek by Constantine R. Campbell

November 9, 2008 by Phil Gons

About two months ago, I happened to catch a Zondervan blog post that mentioned that they were giving away 20 review copies of Constantine Campbell’s Basics of Verbal Aspect in Biblical Greek. I enjoy studying Greek, needed to learn more about the verbal aspect theory, and like free books, so I sent off my email and managed to snag a copy.

I got a friendly email yesterday reminding me that I still needed to write my review and mentioning the week-long series of blog posts on verbal aspect from the book’s author next week at the Zondervan Koinonia blog. It appears that I’m not alone as I’ve seen several other reviews coming out today.

New Edition of the ESV with the Apocrypha

October 10, 2008 by Phil Gons

A friend of mine pointed out to me that Oxford University Press is publishing an new edition of the ESV which includes the Apocrypha. The expected release date is December 31, 2008.

Here’s a selection from the publisher’s description:

This Bible [the ESV] has been growing in popularity among students in biblical studies, mainline Christian scholars and clergy, and Evangelical Christians of all denominations.

Along with that growth comes the need for the books of the Apocrypha to be included in ESV Bibles, both for denominations that use those books in liturgical readings and for students who need them for historical purposes. More Evangelicals are also beginning to be interested in the Apocrypha, even though they don’t consider it God’s Word. The English Standard Version Bible with the Apocrypha, for which the Apocrypha has been commissioned by Oxford University Press, employs the same methods and guidelines used by the original translators of the ESV, to produce for the first time an ESV Apocrypha. This will be the only ESV with Apocrypha available anywhere, and it includes all of the books and parts of books in the Protestant Apocrypha, the Catholic Old Testament, and the Old Testament as used in Orthodox Christian churches. It will have a lovely pre-printed case binding, and will include a full-color map section, a table of weights and measures used in the Bible, and many other attractive features.

Customer Appreciation Sale at CVBBS.com

September 4, 2008 by Phil Gons

Cumberland Valley Bible Book Service is a wonderful place for picking up Reformed books. They carry a wide variety of titles and offer very competitive prices.

Right now they have their annual Customer Appreciation Sale going on. Save 10% on your order, and get free shipping with a $50+ purchase.

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They don’t always beat Amazon, but they’re worth checking out.

Free Matthew, Mark CBC Commentary from Logos

August 26, 2008 by Phil Gons

In an effort to promote the Cornerstone Biblical Commentary series, Logos is giving away the Matthew, Mark volume by David L. Turner and Darrell L. Bock for free—no strings attached! Make sure to use coupon code CORNERSTONE.

NOTE: If you don’t already have a Libronix Customer ID, make sure to download the free Libronix engine and create a Libronix Customer ID before you grab this commentary.

It’s a limited-time offer. Spread the word!

Blomberg: Progressive Dispensationalist or Historic Premillennialist?

August 5, 2008 by Phil Gons

Chad Knudson pointed out a new book from Baker Academic, A Case for Historic Premillennialism: An Alternative to “Left Behind” Eschatology. It’s edited by Craig Blomberg and Sung Wook Chung.1

Here’s the first paragraph of the book description:

Twentieth- and twenty-first-century American evangelicalism, particularly at the popular level, has been virtually saturated with the eschatology of dispensational premillennialism. The distinctive teachings of that system, in particular its affirmation of the pretribulation rapture of the church, have become so pervasive that many evangelicals would be hard pressed to identify an alternative approach. Popular novels that disseminate dispensationalism to a wider readership have only furthered that trend.

The chapters are by Craig L. Blomberg, Oscar A. Campos, Sung Wook Chung, Helene Dallaire, Donald Fairbairn, Richard S. Hess, Don J. Payne, and Timothy P. Weber. [↩]

New Covenant Commentary Series (NCCS)

May 28, 2008 by Phil Gons

Michael Bird announces a new commentary series called The New Covenant Commentary Series (NCCS). The series will be edited by Craig Keener and Michael Bird and published by Wipf & Stock between 2009 and 2014.

Here are the projected volumes and authors:

Matthew, Joel Willitts (North Park University, Chicago)
Mark, Kim Huat Tan (Trinity Theological College, Singapore)
Luke, Jeannine Brown (Bethel Seminary, St. Paul)
John, Jey Kanagaraj (Hindustan Bible Institute & College, India)
Acts, Youngmo Cho (Asia Life University, South Korea)
Romans, Craig Keener (Palmer Seminary, Philadelphia)
1 Corinthians, Bruce Winter (Queensland Theological College, Australia)
2 Corinthians, David deSilva (Ashland Theological Seminary, Ohio)
Galatians, Brian Vickers (Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville)
Ephesians, Lynn Cohick (Wheaton College, Wheaton)
Philippians, Linda Belleville (Bethel College, Indiana)
Colossians, Philemon, Michael Bird (Highland Theological College, Scotland)
1-2 Thessalonians, David Garland (George W. Truett Theological Seminary, Texas)
Pastoral Epistles, Aida Besancon-Spencer (Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Massachusetts)
Hebrews, Tom Thatcher (Cincinnati Christian University, Ohio)
James, Pablo Jimenez (Pastor, Puerto Rico)
1 Peter, Eric Greaux (Winston-Salem State University, North Carolina)
2 Peter, Jude, Andrew Mbuvi (Shaw University Divinity School, North Carolina)
1-3 John, Sam Ngewa (Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology, Kenya)
Revelation, Gordon Fee (Regent College, Canada)

New NSBT Book on the Trinity

May 3, 2008 by Phil Gons

There’s a new book on the Trinity that I’m looking forward to picking up in a couple of months. Andres J. Köstenberger and Scott R. Swain have coauthored Father, Son and Spirit: The Trinity and John’s Gospel, volume 24 in the New Studies in Biblical Theology (NSBT) series, edited by D. A. Carson. It’s 224 pages and due to be released sometime in July.

Here’s how Köstenberger summarizes the book:

Part One situates John’s trinitarian teaching within the context of Second Temple Jewish monotheism. Part Two examines the Gospel narrative in order to trace the characterization of God as Father, Son and Spirit, followed by a brief synthesis. Part Three deals more fully with major trinitarian themes in the Fourth Gospel, including its account of Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, and mission. A final chapter discusses the significance of John’s Gospel for the church’s doctrine of the Trinity, and a brief conclusion summarizes some practical implications.

Moulton on 1 Corinthians 15:28

April 11, 2008 by Phil Gons

I just installed the new Moulton-Howard-Turner Greek Grammar Collection from Logos.

It comes with the four volumes of A Grammar of New Testament Greek:

Vol. 1: Prolegomena by James H. Moulton
Vol. 2: Accidence and Word-Formation by James H. Moulton and Wilbert F. Howard
Vol. 3: Syntax by Nigel Turner
Vol. 4: Style by Nigel Turner

It also includes Turner’s volume Grammatical Insights into the New Testament.