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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From the back cover: The book of Job, Proverbs and Ecclesiastes are rooted in the order created by the one true God. Their steady gaze penetrates to the very nature of created reality and leads us toward peace and human flourishing. Craig Bartholomew and Ryan O’Dowd tune our ears to hear once again Lady Wisdom [...]

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I was excited to receive a copy of Arthur G. Patzia’s The Making of the New Testament: Origin, Collection, Text & Canon, Second Edition from the kind folks at IVP Academic.  I am always on the lookout for new books relating to scribal practice and textual development, so this book will be a welcome addition [...]

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Many thanks to Adrianna Wright for sending along a copy of The Challenge of Jesus (with DVD) by N.T. Wright.  In this volume, N.T. Wright joins in the quest for the historical Jesus, challenging his readers to both grow in their understanding of Jesus within the context of first century Palestine and to follow Jesus [...]

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Book Details: General Editor: Thomas C. Oden Category: Reference, Commentary Publisher: InterVarsity press (September 2010) Binding: CD-ROM ISBN: 978-0-8308-2480-9 Recommendation: Review Date: 2/6/2011 by Shaun Tabatt Rating: Highly recommended Review: If you have followed the reference works published by InterVarsity Press over the past few years, you have no doubt noticed that they are making [...]

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