Merrill C. Tenney on Reversals of New Testament Criticism

The following article is available in both iPaper and PDF:

Merrill C. Tenney, "Reversals of New Testament Criticism," Carl F.H. Henry, ed., Revelation and the Bible. Contemporary Evangelical Thought. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1958 / London: The Tyndale Press, 1959. pp.353-367.

Herman Ridderbos on the Canon of the New Testament

The following article is now available as both iPaper and PDF:

Herman Ridderbos, "The Canon of the New Testament," Carl F.H. Henry, ed., Revelation and the Bible. Contemporary Evangelical Thought. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1958 / London: The Tyndale Press, 1959. pp.189-201.

Forthcoming Event - The Bible and Recent Discoveries - 25th April 2009

The Bible and Recent Discoveries
Saturday 25 April 2009
Dr Martin Heide
University of Marburg

We live in an age when many discoveries are being made and when sensational and misleading claims about what has been discovered catch the public eye. This day conference with a leading expert, well experienced in evaluating and explaining discoveries for lay audiences, will seek to equip Christians to understand the historical basis of the Christian faith and to share that with others.

Alongside a long involvement in church leadership in southern Germany, he has two doctorates in Semitic studies. He has published previously unknown material in Arabic, Ethiopic, and Hebrew, and carries out research in a large range of ancient languages.

Programme:
10.30-12.15, The Old Testament and recent discoveries I

12.15-13.15, lunch (lunch provided for all who preregister)

13.15-14.45, The Old Testament and recent discoveries II

14.45-15.15, tea

15.15-17.00, The New Testament and recent discoveries

Further details:

The event will be held at Tyndale House, 36 Selwyn Gardens, Cambridge, CB3 9BA; http://www.tyndale.cam.ac.uk/. Coffee will be available from 10.00.

For contact details and a booking form click here. If anyone is planning to go please let me know, especially if you are travelling from Kings Cross to Cambridge by train.

W. Ward Gasque on Sir William M. Ramsay

The following book is now available in PDF:

W. Ward Gasque, Sir William M. Ramsay: Archaeologist and New Testament Scholar. A Survey of His Contribution to the Study of the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1966. pp.95.

The contribution of Sir William Ramsay to New Testament studies is often overlooked. Ward Gasque's study illustrates Ramsay's significance in the Nineteenth Century and the continuing impact of his research.

David Wenham's brief primer on the art and science of Source Criticism on-line

The following article is now on-line in PDF:

David Wenham, “Source Criticism,” I. Howard Marshall, ed., New Testament Interpretation: Essays on Principles and Methods, 1977. Carlisle: The Paternoster Press, revised 1979. Pbk. ISBN: 0853644241. pp.139-152.

David Wenham gives brief introduction to source criticism.

I. Howard Marshall on the Historical Criticism of the New Testament

The following article is now on-line in PDF:

I.H. Marshall, "Historical Criticism," I. Howard Marshall, ed., New Testament Interpretation: Essays on Principles and Methods, 1977. Carlisle: The Paternoster Press, revised 1979. Pbk. ISBN: 0853644241. pp.126-138.

Howard Marshall provides an introduction to historical criticism of the New Testament.

F.F. Bruce on Trends in New Testament Interpretation

The following article is now available in PDF:

F.F. Bruce, "Trends in New Testament Interpretation," Journal of the Transactions of the Victoria Institute 87 (1955): 37-48.

F.F. Bruce gives us a snapshot of New Testament interpretation as it stood in the mid-1950's. Many of the books he comments on are still "required reading" today.

Five Articles by F.F. Bruce from Eternity Magazine

I have just uploaded the following articles in PDF:

F.F. Bruce, "A British Scholar Looks at the RSV Old Testament," Eternity (May 1954): 12-13, 42-47.

F.F. Bruce, "A Second Look at the Dead Sea Scrolls," Eternity (October 1956): 14-15, 29-30.

F.F. Bruce, "The Apocrypha, Revised and Introduced," Eternity (November 1957): 18-19, 42.

F.F. Bruce, "On Dating the New Testament," Eternity 23 (June 1972): 32-33.

F.F. Bruce, "Are The Gospels Anti-Semitic?" Eternity 24 (November 1973): 16-18.

This last article is as topical now as it was in 1973!

My thanks to Rich Poll of Apologia for kindly providing me with photocopies of these articles.

I am currently working on the previously unpublished Ph.D. Thesis of the OT scholar Edward J. Young. This, and the table of contents of various journals, mean that the number of new articles going on-line may be lower than usual over the next few weeks. Remember to subscribe to my blog feed so as not to miss new items.

F.F. Bruce on New Testament Archaeology

The following booklet is now on-line in PDF:

F.F. Bruce, Archaeology and the New Testament. London: Church Book Room Press, 1947. pp.24.

My thanks to the Church Society for their lind permission to reproduce this booklet, which still makes good reading after 60 years!

New Biblical Studies Journal

I received this email today and thought that it would be of interest to others:

THE ORTHODOX CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF BIBLICAL STUDIES (OCABS) is pleased to announce the launching of its new, on-line academic journal, The Journal of the Orthodox Center for the Advancement of Biblical Studies (JOCABS).

The mission of JOCABS is to promote scholarship in biblical studies, homiletics, and religious education among Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Christians around the world.

Although submissions in English are preferred thus ensuring greater accessibility, academic papers in other languages (especially Arabic, Armenian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, and Spanish) will be considered by our multi-lingual editorial board and its international associates.

Articles may be submitted in the following areas:

• Old Testament and Cognate Studies. Including (but not limited to) critical studies in Hebrew Bible; Septuagint; Pseudepigrapha; Ancient Near Eastern History and Culture; Syro-Palestinian Archaeology.
  
• New Testament and Cognate Studies. Including (but not limited to) critical studies in New Testament; Early Christian Literature; Apocryphal Literature and Traditions; Classical Studies; Archaeology of the Hellenistic and Roman periods.
  
• The Bible in Homiletics and Christian Education. Including theoretical and methodological studies dedicated to the practical applications of biblical scholarship to both preaching and pedagogy.
  
• Book Reviews. Submissions of critical reviews of books related to the field of biblical studies will be accepted and invited.

JOCABS is committed to promoting scholarship among scholars and graduate students and encourages them to submit papers to its peer-reviewed process. The first issue will appear in the Summer of 2008, and semiannually thereafter.

For additional information, please contact Dr. Nicolae Roddy, at nroddy@creighton.edu or Fr. Vahan Hovhanessian, at vartabed@stnersess.edu.

To submit an article online, please visit http://www.ocabs.org/journal/.

F.F. Bruce on the History of New Testament Study

The following article is now available online in PDF:

F.F. Bruce, "The History of New Testament Study," I. Howard Marshall, ed., New Testament Interpretation: Essays on Principles and Methods, 1977. Carlisle: The Paternoster Press, revised 1979. Pbk. ISBN: 0853644241. pp.21-59.

This is an excellent overview of the history of New Testament study.

New Testament Interpretation: Essays on Principles and Methods (1977) to be on-line

I am pleased to announce that Paternoster Press have given me permission to republish on-line the entire contents of I. Howard Marshall, ed., New Testament Interpretation: Essays on Principles and Methods, 1977. Carlisle: The Paternoster Press, revised 1979. Pbk. ISBN: 0853644241. pp.406.

The Howard Marshall's Foreword and Introduction and now available and the rest of the chapters will be gradually added in the New Year.