William Herzog, Parables as Subversive Speech

The Faith of Jesus Christ, Paternoster

The Faith of Jesus Christ:Exegetical, Biblical and Theological Studies (page 3).

Edited by Michael F. Bird and Preston M. Sprinkle

The Faith of Jesus Christ represents an attempt to grapple with one of the most perplexing problems in Pauline studies, namely that of the phrase pistis christou. Issues of considerable theological import hinge on how we interpret it (does it mean ‘faith in Christ’ or ‘the faithfulness of Christ’?). The topic is now well rehearsed in contemporary scholarship and this volume sheds new light on the question by presenting rigorous exegetical studies from both sides of the debate. It also brings creative new proposals to bear on the problem, and orients the discussion in the wider spectrum of historical, biblical and systematic theology.

The Faith of Jesus Christ represents the most penetrating and comprehensive attempt to date to grapple with the significance of Jesus’ faithfulness and obedience for Christian salvation and the extent to which it is represented in key biblical texts.

Contributors include Francis Watson, Douglas Campbell, Stanley Porter, David DeSilva, Paul Foster, Richard Bell, Joel Willitts, Mark Seifrid, Barry Matlock, Michael Bird, Andrew Pitts, Mark Elliott, Ardel Caneday, Peter Bolt, Bruce Lowe, Bill Salier, Debbie Hunn, Ben Myers, and Preston Sprinkle. Foreword by James D.G. Dunn.

Michael F. Bird is Tutor in New Testament at Highland Theological College, Scotland; Preston M. Sprinkle is Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies, Cedarville University, USA Apr 09 / 978-1-84227-641-9 / £14.99 (est.) / 229 x 152mm / 208pp (est.) / World (excluding North America) / Biblical Studies/New Testament

The book is to be published by Hendrickson in the USA.

The essay that I wrote for the book came out of some of the research that I did while at Tyndale House during my sabbatical during the winter-spring of 2007.

TH Newsletter

Check out the 2009 edition of the Tyndale House Newsletter.

The Race Set Before Us: The Sin of "Unconditional Forgiveness"

The Race Set Before Us: The Sin of "Unconditional Forgiveness"

Tyndale Bulletin Now Online

This is a wonderful way to start off a new year. We may now access online back issues of the Tyndale Bulletin, beginning with 1956.

Thanks to David Instone-Brewer and all at Tyndale House for tackling and completing this massive project. When I was studying at Tyndale House two years ago, at this time, the folks were clearing out closet space by removing boxes of back issues and giving them away as they were beginning the digitizing process.

This project provides a great resource for scholars world-wide. Thanks Tyndale House!

Free online access to all SAGE journals

Free online access to all SAGE journals until October 31, 2008

You can now register for free online access to over 500 SAGE journals with content available from 1999–current, until October 31, 2008!

Earlier this year, SAGE celebrated the launch of the 500th journal site on the SAGE Journals Online platform. SAGE Journals Online provides users access to one of the largest collections of social science, humanities, and scientific, technical, and medical content in the world.

You can register here.

New Book Published

I just received word that A Cloud of Witnesses: The Theology of Hebrews in its Ancient Contexts has just rolled off the presses. This book, edited by Nathan McDonald, Trevor Hart, Richard Bauckham, and Daniel Driver (once all of the University of St. Andrews), derived from papers presented at the University of St. Andrews Conference on Hebrews and Theology held in July 2006.

I was invited to contribute my essay to the book, which I was pleased to do. My essay is "The Eschatological World Already Subjected to the Son: The Οἰκουμενῆ of Hebrews 1:6 and the Son’s Enthronement."