Two books worth noting in IVP’s Academic update are A Week in the Life of Corinth and Christ-Centered Biblical Theology: Hermeneutical Foundations and Principles. I highly recommend subscribing to IVP’s Academic update to stay informed on all of their exciting new titles. You can subscribe here:  LINK. A Week in the Life of Corinth By Ben [...]

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The good folks at InterVarsity Press sent along a review copy of Ezekiel, Daniel, Volume XII in the Reformation Commentary on Scripture series, edited by Carl L. Beckwith (Ph. D., University of Notre Dame). This latest addition to the series was preceded by Reading Scripture with the Reformers, written by series general editor Timothy George and [...]

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The good folks at InterVarsity Press sent along a review copy of Mark: The Gospel of Passion by Michael Card. This is the second book in the Biblical Imagination Series. Luke: The Gospel of Amazement, the first book in the series was released in 2011. Forthcoming titles include Matthew: The Gospel of Fulfillment and John: The Gospel of [...]

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Craig L. Blomberg recently appeared on The Janet Mefferd Show (2/3/2012). The interview is about twenty minutes long and focuses on questions raised in The Historical Reliability of John’s Gospel: Issues and Commentary (IVP Academic, 2011). Topics covered in the interview are: Why should we care?  Opinions raised by scholars in the past several decades. Why [...]

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Happy Monday! No new books in the mail today, but I did get the IVP Academic Catalog for spring 2012. Below is my list of “must haves” from the catalog: Ezekiel, Daniel (Reformation Commentary on Scripture), Edited by Carl L. Beckwith (March 2012) The Wonder of the Universe, Karl W. Giberson (April 2012) A Week [...]

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Head over to Cross Focused Reviews for day 9 of the 4th Annual 12 Days Before Christmas Book Giveaway. Today’s giveaway is sponsored by Baker Books, InterVarsity Press, and Zondervan.

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Welcome to day 4 of the 4th Annual 12 Days Before Christmas Book Giveaway! Today’s giveaway is sponsored by Accordance Bible Software, InterVarsity Press and Zondervan. We have three prize packs up for grabs, which will be explained below. The resources featured in today’s giveaway are:   The Scholar’s 9 Introductory Level offers a basic [...]

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Below are the books that caught my eye in the Winter 2012 IVP Academic Catalog. You can view the full catalog below: Open publication – Free publishing

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Many thanks to the kind folks at InterVarsity Press for sending along a review copy of Early Libyan Christianity: Uncovering a North African Tradition by Thomas C. Oden.  This is the third book in a series that calls the western church to consider the rich church history to be found on the continent of Africa.  [...]

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I have come to strongly respect the scholarship of Thomas C. Oden during my previous encounters with his work including How Africa Shaped the Christian Mind (IVP, 2008) and the Ancient Christian Commentary Series (IVP, 2010).  Many thanks to the kind folks at InterVarsity press for sending me a copy of this new title for [...]

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