The Biblical Foundations Book Award The Center for Biblical Studies and Biblical Foundations is pleased to announce the following finalists for best books in Old Testament Studies in 2019 for the Biblical Foundations Book Award (listed in no particular order). We congratulate each of the authors for their outstanding work. MAJOR WORKS Urban Legends of… Read More
Does the Bible Reflect a Patriarchal Bias?
For many decades, feminists have characterized the Old Testament’s teaching on gender roles in terms of patriarchy, the control and domination of the father in exercising an authoritative, if not oppressive or even abusive, rule over his wife and family. What is more, feminists have often alleged that the Bible is laced with a patriarchal… Read More
Failure, the Backdoor to Success
Many years ago, I read Chicago pastor Erwin Lutzer’s little book Failure, the Back Door to Success. The title sums up the underlying message perfectly: while none of us welcomes failure, many times we must fail before we can succeed. In God’s terms, suffering and testing will often precede glory and success. No passage in the… Read More
How Does the New Testament Use the Old Testament? A Study in Testament Relationships
Even in a day when dictionaries proliferate, the publication of the Dictionary of Biblical Criticism and Interpretation (ed. Stanley E. Porter; London/New York: Routledge) is a welcome development. The reference work features entries on major figures in biblical interpretation (e.g. J. Barr, K. Barth, F. C. Baur, R. E. Brown, R. Bultmann, O. Cullmann, J…. Read More