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Free NT Resources Master List in response to COVID-19

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A number of publishers and resource providers have made their journal articles and books available freely on the internet during the present coronavirus pandemic. Steve Walton has compiled those which are relevant to New Testament Studies into an editable Google doc.

Anyone with the link can access the document, and others are invited to add links to other freely available resources for New Testament studies, so that we can help each other in the present situation.

Also, Logos is currently producing a Remote Learning Library that includes all Mobile Ed courses, all Lexham resources (including commentaries and monographs), a Classical Scholarship Collection, and some additional journals. Stay tuned for more, a link will be posted here soon.

Stay safe everyone, and let’s all use this time of isolation productively, both in our research and with our families.

What are the Best NT Introductions?

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Students and pastors should have a few really good introductions to the New Testament in their personal library. The good news is that there are lots to choose from. But with such a wide selection comes questions about preferred academic level, theological distinctives, methodological preferences, and “best bang for your buck.”

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The Grassroots Ablaze: An Interview with Mark Ward about His Book, Authorized: The Use and Misuse of the King James Bible

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Dr. Mark Ward has written a fantastic book recently addressing numerous issues around the use of the King James Version of the Bible in the church today. Mark’s work is thorough, gracious, and scholarly, and I welcomed the chance to sit down with him recently to talk about Authorized: The Use and Misuse of the King James Bible. As you’ll see, his answers are robust. Check it out, and leave comments below.

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The Heart of Our Faith is a Person: Cyril and Protestants Today

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Athanasius and Cyril. Wikipedia commons.

by Calvin Goligher | Pastor, First Orthodox Presbyterian Church, Sunnyvale, CA

Protestants are catching a wave of interest in the early Church. For many, however, this interest quickly turns into bewilderment at the massive, complex, and unfamiliar terrain of the fathers’ writings. One way to overcome this challenge is to pick one father to read and study. For this strategy to work, it is important to choose a father whose theology is reliably orthodox and biblical, and whose writing is accessible and helpful. Many of the Church fathers fit this description, but none more so than Cyril of Alexandria. His writings are an especially good place to start learning about and benefitting from the early Church.

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Review: Mounce’s 4th edition of Basics of Biblical Greek Grammar

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By Daniel K. Eng | University of Cambridge

Earlier this year, William D. Mounce released the fourth edition of his widely-used Basics of Biblical Greek Grammar (Zondervan), in time to be used for instruction in summer courses. I taught first-year Greek at an evangelical seminary this summer 2019 using this new edition. Here is my review of this introductory grammar. 

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Larry Hurtado was my Mentor: A Eulogy

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by Mark Zhakevich | The Master’s Seminary and University

As I reflect on the life of my Doktorvater, Professor Larry Hurtado, a fitting description for his legacy is Pastor-Scholar. Before Professor Hurtado became a renowned New Testament scholar, he was a pastor.

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Interview: Mike Bird on his new NT Intro

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The short window is closing in which to pre-order Mike Bird’s newest book, co-authored with N. T Wright, so we reached out to Mike to hear a new perspective on the book that is set to change how the NT is studied in the English-speaking world.

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Free Book: R. T. France’s Mark in the NIGTC

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Free books are always a good thing. Especially if you’re a lover of books like most scholars and pastors. But some free books are better than others. November’s free book of the month from Logos is R. T. France’s acclaimed commentary on the Gospel of Mark in the outstanding NIGTC series. Why is this such a good book choice? Because France is a premier example of a pastor/theologian and his commentary demonstrates how to couple intimate knowledge of the Greek text with spiritual profundity.

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How to Write a Commentary on Revelation

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Earlier this month, Ian Paul gave a paper at the annual meeting of the British New Testament Society, in the Revelation seminar group, on his experience of writing a commentary. This is what he said.

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Teaching New Testament Intro in the Information Age: Using Logos and The New Testament in its World in the Classroom

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Dr. Michael F. Bird | Ridley College

The information age is changing how we deliver teaching and learning in seminary education. Accordingly, our pedagogy needs to catch up with the technology and the needs of our students. My mind changed on this very slowly and very reluctantly, but several observations over the last decade have convinced me that we need to adapt to a fluid learning environment.

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