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Enter to Win Alter’s Hebrew Bible & Commentary (3 vols.)
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Robert Alter’s Translation of the Hebrew Bible
Robert Alter’s New Translation of the Hebrew Bible is an important work of scholarship for biblical exegesis. What exactly is the Hebrew Bible? That is a harder question to answer than one might initially think. The Hebrew Bible is a…
Four Dispensationalist Seminaries to Know about
Here are four Dispensationalist seminaries to know about if you want to attend. Dispensationalism is an hermeneutical framework which, while not entirely modern, has been defined and promulgated most sharply since the 19th Century. It has strong links to premillennialism…
Five Seminary Scholarships for Current and Future Pastors
It’s scholarship season! If you are interested in applying for any of the scholarships listed here, make sure you contact the seminary or read the fine print; you may need to apply and be admitted before qualifying for scholarships. Some scholarships have…
Five Lifelines for Seminary Students
Seminary is one of greatest privileges (besides that of bringing the Word of God to different congregations) that you can have. It is a great blessing from the Lord and we should be grateful to Him for that opportunity. Those who are already…
50% Off the New Studies in Biblical Theology series
[EDIT] This promotion is now over — I hope you could pick up some new volumes for your shelves! The New Studies in Biblical Theology series (edited by D. A. “The Don” Carson) is, in my opinion, one of the most…
Dr. Michael Allen on the Theology and Importance of Karl Barth
Five years ago today I had the privilege of interviewing Dr. Michael Allen (who is now the Academic Dean and John Dyer Trimble Professor of Systematic Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary) on Karl Barth. Dr. Allen studied Barth in great…
What Is Dispensationalism?
Dispensationalism is an hermeneutical framework which, while not entirely modern, has been defined and promulgated most sharply since the 19th Century. It has strong links to premillennialism — that is, dispensationalists are premillennialists, but not all premillennialists are dispensationalists —…
Scholar’s Bookshelf: Dr. Vern Poythress, Westminster Theological Seminary
Vern Sheridan Poythress is the Professor of New Testament Interpretation at Westminster Theological Seminary, in Pennsylvania. Dr. Poythress holds a BS in Mathematics from California Institute of Technology, a PhD in mathematics from Harvard University, an MDiv and a ThM…