I read in a biography of Calvin somewhere that Calvin began all of his lectures with the same prayer, which was this: May the Lord grant tha...

When it comes to dating sources, Ernst Käsemann wrote: "Wenn echt, um des Inhalts und des Stiles willen so spät wie möglich, wenn unech...

My colleague Scot McKnight has written an extremely insightful blog, "Writing--On the Side" at Jesus Creed . I think Mike Bird my ...

While I'm at it I thought I might plug the book by Stan Porter on Romans. This new addition to the Readings series of commentaries, expo...

Less than a week until I head off for Washington D.C. and here it is what is on my shopping list. Stanley E. Porter, Romans J.K. Elliott, Th...

As the tragic saga of the secret life of Ted Haggard unfolds, I'm reminded of the words of the Scottish Preacher Robert Murray McCheyne:...

I spent part of my Friday evening reading through R. McL. Wilson's ICC commentary on Colossians and Philemon with a glass of Wolf Blas...

Several persons have been posting thoughts on how to survive or get through ETS/SBL including Sean Winter , John Lyons , and the blog-father...

Is eternal functional subordination within the Trinity a heresy? Is the Son eternally subordinate to the Father in function? In my mind ther...

Update: The "Faith of Jesus Christ" Bibliography has been posted on Jim West's site Biblical Studies Resources . We will prob...

My deepest thanks to all of those who have purchased books, DVDs, and misc. items through my Amazon.com links. With the revenue it generates...

Patrik Hagman of the blog God in a Shrinking Universe has a fascinating post about Christians in Syria . Christ was born in Palestine, but ...

Willi Marxsen advocated that Matthew was a legalistic because in the Sermon on the Mount, Matthew presents Jesus as giving moral imperatives...

Towards the end of last week I had some correspondence with Wade Burleson (Pastor at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Oklahoma and a Trustee of th...

Craig A. Evans Ancient Texts for New Testament Studies: A Guide to the Background Literature Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2005 $35 USD // £ 20...

Michael F. Bird The peril of modernizing Jesus and the crisis of not contemporizing the Christ Anna M. Robbins Something in common? The huma...

I'm reading through Bart Ehrman's Lost Christianities , and I'm shaking my head against the view that a cartel of proto-orthodox...

Karla and I are visiting some friends up in the Twin Cities (that's Minneapolis-St Paul for our non-Americans) this weekend--North Park ...

During a game of trivial pursuit I once came across a question which asked, "What colour hair did Judas Iscariot have?" I have re...

Here at the Highland Theological College we are seeking a Development Officer to add to our staff. The Development Officer will be responsi...