Tavis BohlingerGalatians. Not the longest of Paul’s epistles, but in some ways the most forceful. Not always the most beloved of NT writings, but in many ways the most lovely. This epistle that resounds the aria of grace with such brevity has now been...
Nijay GuptaOne scholar has referred to 2 Corinthians as the “sleeping giant” of Paul’s letters—often under-appreciated but packing explosive theological power.
Logos Staff“The kingdom of heaven is like…” With these words, Jesus begins on of many parables, arguably his most-used teaching method. If we don’t know how parables work, we get much of Jesus’ teaching flat wrong. In this video (transcript below), professor...
Scholars have long been fascinated by the window that 1 Corinthians provides into life of the early Christians. In this letter we also have creedal information, gender relationship teachings, and—what’s up with “baptism for the dead” (15:29)...
Nijay K. Gupta, professor of New Testament at Northerm Seminary (PhD, University of Durham), contributed a series on biblical commentaries on the Pauline epistles. Dr. Gupta has written three commentaries (Colossians, 1–2 Thessalonians, Lord’s...
Guest AuthorWords by Mike Aubrey, Photographs by Tavis Bohlinger Both Brill’s new Dictionary of Ancient Greek (GE) and Liddell and Scott Greek–English Lexicon with Revised Supplement (LSJM) are more or less the same size and length. As a publishing decision...
I realize these are widely held views, and that I am going up against some of the titans of biblical scholarship in the 20th century.
"Hebrews is a majestic and disturbing Christian speech that calls its audience to perseverance in its Christian identity" - Jason Whitlark
The new habitus of the Christian community "is always patterned around the death and resurrection of Jesus."
There’s no better way to grow in your faith than to get God’s Word into each day—or rather, to let God’s Word get into you. To gain a truly deep understanding of the Bible, you have to learn to study it inductively—to suspend judgment about a text’s...
by Daniel K. Eng Last week, I gave a talk for an undergraduate course, Introduction to the New Testament, at The King’s College, New York City, per the invitation of my friend Benjamin G. White. In the lecture, I offered an overview of the epistle...
DidaktikosI put some questions recently to John Meade and Peter Gurry regarding their newly launched Text and Canon Institute, based at Phoenix Seminary. In this interview, they discuss the impetus behind the Institute, the significance of textual criticism...
by Adam Winn | University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Rome and Rome’s empire have always been recognized as significant pieces of the New Testament’s background. It was a Roman governor who sentenced Jesus to die on a Roman cross. It was a Roman...
We are thrilled this week to present an interview recently conducted with Steve Reece, Professor of Classical Languages at Saint Olaf College, on his recent book, Paul’s Large Letters: Paul’s Autographic Subscription in the Light of...
Robert MacEwen(A review, by Robert K. MacEwen, of a paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, 18 November 2018) It was standing room only in room 302 of the Denver Convention Center when Dr. Mark Goodacre, Frances Hill Fox...
Here’s some exciting news for Lexham Press: the Lexham Geographic Commentary on the Gospels has topped the list for Christianity Today’s 2019 Book Awards in the Biblical Studies category. The LGCG has also been strongly...
Question: what theological issue has been debated amongst Christians for millennia without a clear winner? Of course, there are many. But one in particular has caused such heated disagreement throughout Church history that people have died for their...
We continue our LNTS 2016 interview series with Nijay Gupta, discussing a volume he co-edited with Kristian Bendoraitis entitled Matthew and Mark Across Perspectives: Essays in Honour of Stephen C. Barton and William R. Telford. This set of...
Photographs by David Gill We are pleased to feature an exclusive interview with the co-editors of an exciting collection of essays on Christianity and the ancient city, The Urban World and the First Christians (UWFC). This interview with Steve...
We continue our LNTS interview series with a stimulating conversation with Dorothea Bertschmann on her book, Bowing Before Christ – Nodding to the State? Dorothea discusses the power of the “political” Paul through examination of two...
In anticipation of Mark Goodacre’s paper at SBL on 18 November (see information below), Alan Garrow has kindly contributed the following article on Ron Huggins, the scholar who coined the term “Matthean Posteriority.” Ron...
I had the great pleasure recently of reading Jamie Davies’ Paul Among the Apocalypses?: An Evaluation of the “Apocalyptic Paul” in the Context of Jewish and Christian Apocalyptic Literature, his contribution to T&T...
Jake MailhotFor years, Mark J. Keown has been teaching New Testament introduction courses at Laidlaw College in Auckland, New Zealand. His praxis of extensive classroom teaching has been distilled into a three-volume set. Discovering the New Testament is a new...
Genevieve ScheeleIntroduction The history of biblical exegesis and hermeneutics is not without controversy, and the apostle Paul’s Epistle to the Romans is no exception. It has more allusions and quotes from the Hebrew Bible than any other New Testament work, but is...
Michael S. HeiserWhen we hear “Moses’ Law,” we think of the story we heard in Sunday school or the scene from The Ten Commandments where Charlton Heston (a.k.a. Moses) gets the two tablets from God. But what if I told you Moses and God weren’t alone? It may come as...
Thomas Schreiner’s BECNT commentary on Romans has just undergone a major revision from the first edition, released 20 years ago. The second edition is a whopping 944 pages of thorough exegetical work, updated with the latest scholarship on...
Photography by Tavis Bohlinger* Welcome to the first in a new series on the Logos Academic Blog (theLAB), in which we discuss everything but the actual content of a book. Design Showcase is a series of interviews with both publishers and designers...
Would you invite a complete stranger into your home? Would it make a difference what color their skin, the language they spoke (or didn’t), or the clothes on their back? How would your answers change if you knew the full depth of biblical...
David EvansThe Gospel of Mark is understood by some as having a low Christology. This is understandable, to some extent, in light of the very human aspects of Jesus in the Gospel: he displays a range of emotions (Mark 1:41; 8:12; 3:5; 6:6); he doesn’t know...
Whatever you think about angels, there’s a good chance it’s wrong. That may sound harsh, but most of us get our perspective of angels from movies, myths, and Valentine’s Day cards—not as much from the Bible. In his new book, Angels, Dr. Michael...