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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 →
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 →
Book Review: The Future of Justification
nateclaiborne wrote 7 months ago: In writing The Future of Justification, John Piper is essentially making a rather direct response to … more →
Book Notice: Peoples of the NT World (Simmons)
Nijay Gupta wrote 7 months ago: This really interesting ‘illustrated guide’ to Peoples of the New Testament World (Hendr … 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 →
NT Background Tidbits
chuckbumgardner wrote 8 months ago: Interesting tidbits I’ve gleaned in NT background recently. . . . according to the witness o … more →
Orality of New Testament Documents
chuckbumgardner wrote 1 year ago: Ben Witherington, lecturing on the necessity of rhetorical criticism in NT interpretation: So far as … more →
2 Thessalonians 3: "Idle" or "Disorderly"?
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chuckbumgardner wrote 1 year ago: In discussing the church discipline scenario of 2 Thessalonians 3 (and its implications for ecclesia … more →
Köstenberger Resources
chuckbumgardner wrote 1 year ago: A few resources of interest linked from Andreas Köstenberger’s blog: “‘Will a M … more →
Todd Bolen's Bible Places Newsletter
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chuckbumgardner wrote 1 year ago: If you haven’t come across it yet, I’d recommend subscribing to Todd Bolen’s free … more →
Resources on Luke the Physician
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chuckbumgardner wrote 1 year ago: Interested in background to Luke the Physician (Col 4:14)? You’ll find references to early … more →
What Is the Apostolic Tradition?
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chuckbumgardner wrote 1 year ago: In my thesis passage, 2 Thessalonians 3:6-16, the term “tradition” plays an important ro … more →
Chiasmus and New Testament Study
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chuckbumgardner wrote 1 year ago: First, as an example of what follows, here is a recapitulation of the chiasm in Hebrews 12:1-2 po … more →
Athletic Metaphors in Paul
chuckbumgardner wrote 1 year ago: I’ve been looking through the very helpful volume Paul’s Metaphors: Their Context a … more →
Marshall on the Lord's Supper
chuckbumgardner wrote 1 year ago: In his book Last Supper and Lord’s Supper (Eerdmans, 1980), I. Howard Marshall seeks to explic … more →
Christian Love and Christian Hospitality
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chuckbumgardner wrote 2 years ago: In Greco-Roman culture, hospitality was thought of somewhat differently than we think of it today; i … more →
Exegetical Gymnastics in Romans 1
chuckbumgardner wrote 2 years ago: As I continue through David L. Balch’s article, “Paul, Families, and Households” ( … more →
Differences in Western and Ancient Roman Households
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chuckbumgardner wrote 2 years ago: David L. Balch’s article, “Paul, Families, and Households,” (in Paul in the Greco- … more →
