(sung to the tune of 12 Days of Christmas)

On the 6th day before Christmas, Bible Geek Gone Wild gave to me a chance to win a book from B & H Academic hopefully…

Welcome to day 7 of Bible Geek Gone Wild’s 2nd Annual 12 Days Before Christmas. Today’s contest is sponsored by B & H Publishing Group.  From its original core of Bibles, textbooks, and reference titles, B&H has blossomed into a major publisher of Christian living, fiction, homeschool, youth, history, and other categories.  There will be two winners in today’s contest.

The End of the Law by Jason C. Meyer

Commonly understood as the first theologian of the Christian faith, Paul set forth the categories by which we describe our relationship with Christ. Did he understand the new covenant Jesus announced at the Last Supper primarily as a replacement of the old Mosaic covenant God made with Israel, or as a renewal and completion of the old? Jason Meyer surveys the various differences that have been argued between the two covenants in The End of the Law, carefully and inductively perfoming a semantic, grammatical, and contextual analysis of all the Pauline texts dealing with covenant concepts.

Book seven of the New American Commentary Studies in Bible & Theology series, an extension of the long-respected New American Commentary.

Question 1 answer link:  LINK

The Cradle, The Cross, And The Crown by Kostenberger, Kellum, Quarles

Although Scripture cannot be reduced to a mere piece of human writing, there is much to gain by paying careful attention to the historical, literary, and theological dimensions of the biblical text. For this reason, The Cradle, the Cross, and the Crown is offered to the serious New Testament student who seeks to better understand and share God’s word of truth (2 Timothy 2:15). Across nearly one thousand pages, it thoroughly introduces all twenty-seven New Testament books and closely examines Christ’s incarnation and virgin birth, the heart of His ministry shown so vividly in the Gospels’ Passion Narratives, and the triumphant return of Jesus and our eternal reign with Him as depicted in Revelation.

Question 2 answer link:  LINK

Contest Details

The object of today’s contest will be to answer two questions. The answers to the questions can be found using the links at the end of each product description. Winners will be chosen from the entries with correct answers using the random number generator at random.org. Following the close of the contest, winners will be contacted via e-mail. Good luck!

Terms and Conditions

* This contest is limited to residents of the 48 state continental United States.
* Contestants may submit one entry per contest per day.
* The winner or winners will be announced following the close of each contest.
* Prizes will be shipped within several days of the close of each contest.

This contest has ended. Winners will be announced soon.

Many thanks to the kind folks at B & H Academic for sending along an andvance copy of The End of Christianity:  Finding a Good God in an Evil World by William A. Dembski.  You can expect to see this book on store shelves in November 2009.  In the meantime, browse on over to the B & H Academic website to learn more about this upcoming release:  LINK.

The kind folks at B & H Academic sent along some review books that showed up on my doorstep today.

Format:  Trade Paperback
Page Count:  404
Publisher: Holman Reference
Publication Date:  October 2007
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1586403133
ISBN-13: 978-1586403133
List Price:  $9.99

Many thanks to the kind folks at B & H Academic for giving me the opportunity to review the Holman Illustrated Pocket Bible Handbook:  Pocket Reference Edition.

Do you own a Bible?  Do you read your Bible?  Have you ever wanted to read a brief overview of a Biblical book before diving into the text?  If you answered yes to any or all of the above questions, this compact volume may be just what you’ve been looking for.

The Holman Illustrated Pocket Bible Handbook is designed to give you a glimpse into the key elements, message, historical setting, and literary features that make up each book of the Bible.  The information for each book is presented over the course of six pages and is organized as follows:

Page 1:  Explanation for the name of the book, Key Text, Key Term, One Sentence Summary

Page 2:  God’s Message in the Book, Purpose, Christian Worldview Elements, Teachings about God, Teachings about Humanity, Teachings about Salvation

Page 3:  Christ in ‘book Name’, God’s Story, When the Events of this Book Happened, How ‘Book Name’ fits into God’s “story”

Page 4:  Original Historical Setting, Author and Date of Writing, First Audience and Destination, Occasion

Page 5:  Relevant Photo, Map, or Charts

Page 6:  Literary Features, Genre and Literary Style, Themes, Books Features and Structure

This concise and well organized presentation makes the text easy and quick to read.  The visual elements (color photos, maps, charts) contained throughout the book serve to both educate and visually stimulate the reader.  The book is very compact, making it just as easy to fit into a laptop bag as it is to keep it out as a permanent desk reference.  At just under ten dollars, this compact volume is a great value and will be a very affordable and useful addition to your personal library.

Many thanks are in order to the kind folks at B & H Publishing Group providing me with a review copy and several additional promotional copies of The Love Dare.  This book is a central part of the plot in this fall’s surprise hit movie Fireproof.  If you haven’t had an opportunity to see Fireproof, be sure to give it a chance.  I highly recommend it.  While it may be difficult to find it in theaters, the DVD will be available on January 27, 2009.  Coincidentally that’s my birthday, should somebody want to buy it for me as a gift.  ; )  You can look for The Love Dare to be featured in a promotion we’ll be running in mid-December.  Review to follow very soon.

Thanks to Robert Jimenez for pointing this out.  For a limited time B & H Leadership is offering Essential Church? Reclaiming a Generation of Dropouts as a free PDF download.  Learn more here:  LINK.

Upon my return home today, I discovered that the UPS man had graced my home with his presence earlier in the day.  Thanks are in order to my friends at B & H Publishing Group for furnishing me with the following review titles: