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Palestine in the Time of Jesus, Hanson & Oakman
K. C. Hanson and Douglas E. Oakman, Palestine in the Time of Jesus: Social Structures and Social Conflicts, 2nd ed. (Minneapolis: Fortress, 2008). This interesting work, developed as a textbook for co… more →
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Palestine in the Time of Jesus, Hanson & Oakman
chuckbumgardner wrote 1 week ago: K. C. Hanson and Douglas E. Oakman, Palestine in the Time of Jesus: Social Structures and Social Con … more →
Calvin Stapert, A New Song for an Old World, Part 2
chuckbumgardner wrote 1 week ago: After Stapert’s introductory chapter, he addresses “The Song of the Church in the New Te … more →
Calvin R. Stapert, A New Song for an Old World, Part 1
chuckbumgardner wrote 2 weeks ago: Calvin R. Stapert, A New Song for an Old World: Musical Thought in the Early Church (Grand Rapids: … more →
Scribes and Synagogues
chuckbumgardner wrote 2 months ago: I recently enjoyed this short article: Lester L. Grabbe, “Scribes and Synagogues,” in The Oxford Ha … more →
David deSilva and "Socio-Rhetorical Interpretation"
chuckbumgardner wrote 3 months ago: David deSilva, in An Introduction to the New Testament (2004), suggests a full-orbed exegetical meth … more →
Calvin on Ecclesiastical Separation
chuckbumgardner wrote 6 months ago: One can argue (rightly, I opine) that a person leaving a church for doctrinal / ethical issues is a … more →
Calvin on church discipline
chuckbumgardner wrote 6 months ago: Some quotes from Institutes, Book 4, chapter 12: “Of the discipline of the church, and its pri … more →
Fee on the Disorderly in Thessalonica
chuckbumgardner wrote 7 months ago: I obtained today portions of a pre-publication edition of the forthcoming NICNT commentary on Thessa … more →
Luke the Researcher
chuckbumgardner wrote 7 months ago: Luke is the only writer of a canonical gospel who gives us insight into how he put together his gosp … more →
Antony and Prayer for the Sick
chuckbumgardner wrote 7 months ago: I enjoyed Athanasius’s admiring words regarding Antony’s practice of prayer for the sick … more →
Bookman on Lies
chuckbumgardner wrote 1 year ago: Came across this thought-provoking tidbit by Doug Bookman: The power of a lie is not intrinsic in it … more →
Calvin on Church Fellowship
chuckbumgardner wrote 1 year ago: When we say that the pure ministry of the word and pure celebration of the sacraments is a fit pledg … more →
Howard Ervin on 2 Corinthians 6:14 - 7:1
chuckbumgardner wrote 1 year ago: In perusing Larry Oats’s doctoral dissertation (“The Relationship of Ecclesiology to the … more →
Quotable Tozer 2
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chuckbumgardner wrote 1 year ago: More quotes from The Quotable Tozer: Wise Words with a Prophetic Edge, ed. Harry Verploegh (Christia … more →
Baxter on the Oversight of the Flock
chuckbumgardner wrote 1 year ago: Every pastor ought to read Richard Baxter. (I’m glad my pastor has!) Here are a few selectio … more →
Quotable Tozer
chuckbumgardner wrote 1 year ago: Some selections from The Quotable Tozer: Wise Words with a Prophetic Edge, ed. Harry Verploegh (Chri … more →
The Family Worship Book, Terry L. Johnson
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chuckbumgardner wrote 1 year ago: May I recommend a resource for times of family worship? Writing from a Reformed perspective, Terry … more →
Ham's Sin Against Noah
chuckbumgardner wrote 1 year ago: In an intriguing article, John Sietze Bergsma and Scott Walker Hahn argue that Ham’s sin again … more →
New Testament Studies, January 2008, Contents
chuckbumgardner wrote 1 year ago: “Spit in Your Eye: The Blind Man of Bethsaida and the Blind Man of Alexandria,” Eric Eve … more →
