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Journals and Logos: A Review of Master Journal Bundle 3.1

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by David Jones | School of Theology, SWBTS

Modern Theological Research

Today’s researcher does not suffer from a lack of information. Rather, the problem of modern research is finding the best, most relevant information for your questions quickly and efficiently. Speed and efficiency are precisely what Logos brings to searching resources. What is true of books in Logos is true of journal articles, and the Master Journal Bundle 3.1 (henceforth, MJB) provides the best collection of journal articles you can own—for the best price.

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Kill Your Academized Christianity before It Kills Your Students . . . and Their Ministries

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Image credit: Tavis Bohlinger

When students ask for recommended books before entering seminary I usually have Paul Tripp’s Dangerous Calling at the top of my list. Tripp points out many of the common heart problems related to pastoral ministry. But this book isn’t just for students. I think every seminary professor should read it too. Tripp writes out of both professorial and pastoral experience.

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The Joy of Ministry

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Mark L. Strauss  | Bethel Seminary

This is the fourth in a series of five essays looking at the multiple hats we as professors wear, including teaching, research and writing, mentoring students, ministry in the church, and administrative roles. My goal is to stretch you a bit in areas that you may not consider your strengths.

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Preach the OT with Confidence

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David and Goliath, from Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel. Image Source: Wikipedia.

My greatest privilege as a biblical scholar is being called upon by a local church to come preach a sermon (or a series of them) to fill the pulpit, or as part of my home church’s preaching rota. My greatest frustration is finding the time necessary to adequately prepare those sermons.

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Read Plutarch; Think Well, Live Well.

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If I could encourage anyone to do anything that might lift their minds from debase thinking (and their eyes from small black mirrors), it would be this: read Plutarch.

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A Side-by-Side Comparison of Brill’s GE and LSJM: Which is Better?

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Words 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, this introduces an important set of constraints upon GE’s editors, who must make various judgments, comprises, and decisions in what they choose to prioritize.

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Women in Ministry? Read the Journals

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By Mike Aubrey

Controversies and debates concerning the question of women in ministry continue unabated. Entering the fracas, you will quickly discover that both sides have a tendency to declare absolute victory in the scholarly discussion. As the argument goes, some book/blog/sermon is “the final word.” on the matter. Yet journals, as opposed to those other media, are where the critical questions of method, argument, and reason are laid out within the scholarly standard of peer-review. If you want to understand the debate as it’s being argued in the academic stratosphere, read the journals.

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Beauty, and its Non

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Chateau d’Oex, Swiss Alps. Photo credit: Tavis Bohlinger

How can we define what is indefinable outside of itself? That is, how is the human mind able to consider a concept such as beauty, when it can only be known through mediums that are beautiful? In other words, is beauty an adjective, a noun, a Person? And what is our relation, as mortal humans, to a concept like beauty that lies outside the reach of time and death?

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Resisting Empire in Hebrews: An Interview with Jason Whitlark

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We asked a few question recently of Jason Whitlark (Baylor University) regarding his recent book, Resisting Empire: Rethinking the Purpose of the Letter to “the Hebrews” (T&T Clark). Jason’s book is part of the special LNTS series (2016), that you can get for a great price through pre-publication (see below). Enjoy the interview, and leave comments below!

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