Expository Times latest

The latest issue of Expository Times is now available to subscribers. Here are details of the articles of interest on the NT:

Expository Times
1 October 2008; Vol. 120, No. 1

Matthew and the History of its Interpretation
Dale C. Allison, JR
The Expository Times 2008;120 1-7
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/120/1/1?etoc

`For those Outside, Everything Comes in Parables': Recent Readings of the Parables from the Inside
Alison Jack
The Expository Times 2008;120 8-15
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/120/1/8?etoc

The Historical Jesus for Beginners:
James H. Charlesworth, The Historical Jesus: An Essential Guide (Nashville, TN: Abingdon, 2008)
Paul Foster
The Expository Times 2008;120 33
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/120/1/33?etoc

Earliest Christianity in a Roman Context:
E. A. Judge. The First Christians in the Roman World (WUNT 229; Tubingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2008)
Paul Foster
The Expository Times 2008;120 40
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/120/1/40?etoc

Book Review: A COMPENDIUM OF NEW TESTAMENT ETHICS
J. G. van der Watt (ed.), Identity, Ethics, and Ethos in the New Testament (BZNW 141; Berlin/New York: de Gruyter, 2006)
Tobias Nicklas
The Expository Times 2008;120 45-46
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/120/1/45-a?etoc

Book Review: JUSTIN MARTYR IN CURRENT PERSPECTIVE
Sara Parvis and Paul Foster (eds), Justin Martyr and His Worlds (Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2007)
Michael Holmes
The Expository Times 2008;120 46-47
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/120/1/46?etoc

Book Review: LAYING THE FOUNDATIONS OF A CRITICAL READING OF THE BIBLE.
John Holdsworth, Getting Started with the Bible (London: Canterbury Press, 2007)
A. Leslie Milton
The Expository Times 2008;120 47
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/120/1/47?etoc

Book Review: IMPROVE THE TEXT OF THE NEW TESTAMENT: ERASMUS AND BEZA
Jan Krans, Beyond What Is Written: Erasmus and Beza as Conjectural Critics of the New Testament (Leiden: Brill, 2006)
Dirk Jongkind
The Expository Times 2008;120 49
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/120/1/49?etoc

Expository Times Latest

A new issue of The Expository Times has been made available:

1 June 2008; Vol. 119, No. 9

URL: http://ext.sagepub.com/content/vol119/issue9/?etoc

NT related pieces include:

Talking Points from Books
John Riches
The Expository Times 2008;119 417-421
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/119/9/417?etoc

RELIGION PAST AND PRESENT -- VOLUME 3 H. D. Betz, D. S. Browning, B. Janowski and E. Jungel (eds), Religion Past and Present, Volume 3 (Chu-Deu) (Leiden: Brill, 2007. {euro}249.00/$279.00. pp. ii + 795. ISBN 978--90--04--13979--4)
Paul Foster
The Expository Times 2008;119 421
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/119/9/421?etoc

An Overview of Recent Scholarly Literature on Philippians
Todd D. Still
The Expository Times 2008;119 422-428
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/119/9/422?etoc

BIBLICAL EXEGESIS -- NOT JUST FOR BEGINNERS: J. H. Hayes and C. R. Holladay, Biblical Exegesis: A Beginners' Handbook (Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2007. {pound}13.99. pp. 236. ISBN 978--0--664--22775--3)
Christopher Tuckett
The Expository Times 2008;119 428
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/119/9/428?etoc

STORING UP TREASURES IN HEAVEN Stephen R. Johnson (ed.), Q 12:33--34: Storing Up Treasures in Heaven (Documenta Q 8; Leuven: Peeters, 2007. {euro}68.00. pp. xxxiii + 213. ISBN 978--90--429--1949--5)
Paul Foster
The Expository Times 2008;119 436
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/119/9/436?etoc

Living Text or Exquisite Corpse?
John C. Poirier
The Expository Times 2008;119 437-439
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/119/9/437?etoc

SALVATION OF THE GENTILES M. F. Bird, Jesus and the Origins of the Gentile Mission (LNTS 331; London: T&T Clark -- A Continuum imprint, 2006. {pound}70.00. pp. xi + 212. ISBN 978--0--567--04473--0)
Paul Foster
The Expository Times 2008;119 439
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/119/9/439?etoc

BOOK OF THE MONTH -- The Apostolic Fathers: A Landmark Edition: Michael W. Holmes, The Apostolic Fathers: Greek Texts and English Translations (3rd edn; Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2007. $42.99. pp. xxv + 801+ maps. ISBN 978--8010--3468--8)
Paul Foster
The Expository Times 2008;119 440-441
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/119/9/440?etoc

ERRORISTS AT COLLOSAE I. K. Smith, A Study of the Apostle Paul's Response to a Jewish Mystical Movement at Colossae (LNTS 326; London: T&T Clark-- A Continuum imprint, 2006. {pound}65.00. pp. xxi + 254. ISBN 0--567--03107--1)
Paul Foster
The Expository Times 2008;119 449
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/119/9/449?etoc

ISAIAH IN LUKE--ACTS P. Mallen, The Reading and Transformation of Isaiah in Luke-Acts (LNTS 367; London: T&T Clark -- A Continuum imprint, 2007. {pound}65.00. pp. xii + 245. ISBN 978--0--567--04566--9)
Paul Foster
The Expository Times 2008;119 451
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/119/9/451?etoc

BOOK REVIEWS -- MARY MAGDALENE Esther De Boer, The Mary Magdalene Cover-Up:
The Sources Behind the Myth (London and New York: T&T Clark, 2007. {pound}12.99. pp. 213. ISBN 978--0--567--03182--2)
Christopher Tuckett
The Expository Times 2008;119 454
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/119/9/454?etoc

Book Review: THE SOURCES OF THE CHRISTIAN SOURCES Andrew Carriker, The Library of Eusebius of Caesarea (Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae 67; Leiden: Brill, 2003. {euro}97,00. pp. xvi + 358. ISBN 90--04--13132--9)
Ulrich Volp
The Expository Times 2008;119 455-456
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/119/9/455?etoc

Book Review: SAHIDIC COPTIC FOR BEGINNERS Bentley Layton, Coptic in 20 Lessons: Introduction to Sahidic Coptic With Exercises & Vocabularies (Leuven: Peeters, 2007. {euro}27.00. pp. viii + 204. ISBN 978--90--429--1810--8)
Paul Foster
The Expository Times 2008;119 457-458
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/119/9/457?etoc

Book Review: NEW TESTAMENT HISTORY AND THE SYNOPTIC PROBLEM Martin Mosse, The Three Gospels: New Testament History Introduced by the Synoptic Problem (Milton Keynes: Paternoster, 2007. {pound}24.99. pp. xxxii+ 364. ISBN 978--1--84227--520--7)
Paul Foster
The Expository Times 2008;119 458-459
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/119/9/458?etoc

Book Review: SOCIO-RHETORICAL COMMENTARY -- PASTORAL AND JOHANNINE EPISTLES Ben Witherington III, Letters and Homilies for Hellenized Christians, Volume 1: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary on Titus, 1--2 Timothy and 1--3 John (Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic/Nottingham: Apollos, 2006. {pound}21.99. pp. 623. ISBN 0--8308--2931--8)
Will Rutherford
The Expository Times 2008;119 463-464
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/119/9/463?etoc

Expository Times, May 2008

The Expository Times for May 2008 includes the following articles of relevant to the NT:

The Expository Times
1 May 2008; Vol. 119, No. 8

URL: http://ext.sagepub.com/content/vol119/issue8/?etoc

Beyond the Shade of the Oak Tree: The Recent Growth of Johannine Studies
Paul N. Anderson
The Expository Times 2008;119 365-373
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/119/8/365?etoc

Reassessing a Rhetorical Approach to Paul's Letters
Dr Michael F. Bird
The Expository Times 2008;119 374-379
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/119/8/374?etoc

C. H. Dodd and the Welsh Bible: A Fading Influence
Iwan Rhys Jones
The Expository Times 2008;119 380-384
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/119/8/380?etoc

Critical Edition -- Gospel of Judas: Rodolphe Kasser and Gregor Wurst (eds.), The Gospel of Judas, Critical Edition: Together with the Letter of Peter to Philip, James, and a Book of Allogenes from Codex Tchacos (Introductions, Translations and Notes by R. Kasser, M. Meyer, G. Wurst and F. Gaudard; Washington DC: National Geographic, 2007. $45.00. pp. 378. ISBN 978--4262--0191--2)
Paul Foster
The Expository Times 2008;119 391
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/119/8/391?etoc

The Parables of Jesus: Klyne R. Snodgrass, Stories with Intent: A Comprehensive Guide to the Parables of Jesus (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2008. $50.00/{pound}27.99. pp. xviii + 846.
ISBN 978--0--8028--4241--1)
Paul Foster
The Expository Times 2008;119 393
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/119/8/393?etoc

The Ancient Synagogue: A. Runesson, D.D. Binder and B. Olsson, The Ancient Synagogue from its Origins to 200 C.E., AJEC 72 (Leiden: Brill, 2008. {euro}139.00/$199.00. pp. xi + 328 + 1 map. ISBN 978--90--04--16116--0)
Paul Foster
The Expository Times 2008;119 403
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/119/8/403?etoc

Book Review: Judaism in the Second Temple Period: George W. E. Nickelsburg, Jewish Literature Between the Bible and the Mishnah (2nd edn; Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2007. {pound}16.99. pp. 445+ CD ROM. ISBN 0--800--63779--8)
Timothy H. Lim
The Expository Times 2008;119 408-409
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/119/8/408-a?etoc

Book Review: Jewish Christians: Oskar Skarsauna and Reidar Hvalvik (eds.), Jewish Believers in Jesus: The Early Centuries (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2007. $49.95/{pound}27.99. pp. xxx +930. ISBN 978--1--56563--763--4)
Paul Foster
The Expository Times 2008;119 409
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/119/8/409?etoc

Book Review: Acts According To Codex Bezae: Josep Rius-Camps and Jenny Read-Heimerdinger, The Message of Acts in Codex Bezae: A Comparison with the Alexandrian Tradition. Volume 2, Acts 6:1--12:25: From Judaea and Samaria to the Church in Antioch (London: T&T Clark, 2006. {pound}70.00. pp. xiii + 400. ISBN 978--0--567--04012--1); Volume 3, Acts 13:1--18:23: The Ends of the Earth First and Second Phases of the Mission to the Gentiles (London: T&T Clark, 2007. {pound}65.00. pp. xiii + 401. ISBN 978--0--567--03248--5)
Paul Foster
The Expository Times 2008;119 409-410
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/119/8/409-a?etoc

Book Review: Reading the Bible Against the Grain: Bob Ekblad, Reading the Bible with the Damned (Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2005. $17.95. pp. 203. ISBN 0--664--22917--4)
Claude F. Mariottini
The Expository Times 2008;119 411-412
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/119/8/411-a?etoc

Book Review: Codex Tchacos -- a Critical Edition: J. Brankaer and H.-G. Bethge (eds.), Codex Tchacos: Texte und Analysen (TU 161; Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 2007. {euro}128.00. pp. vii + 485. ISBN 978--3--11--019570)
Paul Foster
The Expository Times 2008;119 412-413
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/119/8/412?etoc

Book Review: Interpreting the Biblical Text: John Barton, The Nature ofBiblical Criticism (Louisville. KY: WJK, 2007. $13.99 pp. 206. ISBN 978--0--664--22587--2)
John J. Collins
The Expository Times 2008;119 413
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/119/8/413?etoc

Book Review: An Apologia for Canonical Interpretation: Craig Bartholomew, Scott Hahn, Robin Parry, Christopher Seitz and Al Wolters (eds.), Canon and Biblical Interpretation (Scripture and Hermeneutics Series 7; Milton Keynes: Paternoster, 2006. {pound}19.99. pp. 445. ISBN 978--1--84227--071--4)
Jennifer Wright Knust
The Expository Times 2008;119 413-414
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/119/8/413-a?etoc

Book Review: Faith and Christ: Desta Heliso, Pistis and the Righteous One (WUNT 2.235; Tubingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2007. {euro}59.00. pp. 292. ISBN 978--3--16--149511--3)
Michael F. Bird
The Expository Times 2008;119 415
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/119/8/415?etoc

Expository Times Latest

The latest issue of The Expository Times was announced on 1 July:

1 July 2007; Vol. 118, No. 10, http://ext.sagepub.com/content/vol118/issue10/?etoc

Articles of relevance to the NT include:

The Gospel of Thomas
April D. Deconick
The Expository Times 2007;118 469-479
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/118/10/469?etoc

Salvation Language in the Pastoral Epistles: George M. Wieland, The
Significance of Salvation: A Study of Salvation Language in the Pastoral
Epistles (Paternoster Biblical Monographs; Milton Keynes: Paternoster,
2006. £24.99. pp. xxii + 344. ISBN 1--84227--257--8)
Lloyd K. Pietersen
The Expository Times 2007;118 487
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/118/10/487?etoc

Robert Henry Lightfoot (30th September 1883 -- 24th November 1953)
John M. Court
The Expository Times 2007;118 488-492
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/118/10/488?etoc

The Jesus of Testimony: Richard Bauckham, Jesus and the Eyewitnesses: The
Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2006.
£18.99/$32.00. pp. xiii + 538. ISBN: 0--8028--3162--1)
Paul Foster
The Expository Times 2007;118 493-494
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/118/10/493?etoc

STILL UP TO DATE Robert A. Spivey, D. Moody Smith and C. Clifton Black,
Anatomy of the New Testament (Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2007.
$57.33. pp. xxix + 499. ISBN 0 --13--189703-- 9)
P.J. Williams
The Expository Times 2007;118 500
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/118/10/500?etoc

Book Review: The Gospel of Mark and Ancient Historiography
Tobias Nicklas
The Expository Times 2007;118 510
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/118/10/510?etoc

Book Review: Getting To Know the Dead Sea Scrolls
Geza Vermes
The Expository Times 2007;118 510-511
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/118/10/510-a?etoc

Book Review: A Commentary On 4 Maccabees
Michael F. Bird
The Expository Times 2007;118 511
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/118/10/511?etoc

Book Review: The Gospel of Judas
Paul Foster
The Expository Times 2007;118 511-512
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/118/10/511-a?etoc

Book Review: JUDAISM IN THE ROMAN WORLD Martin Goodman, Judaism in the
Roman World
Paul Foster
The Expository Times 2007;118 512-513
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/118/10/512-a?etoc

Book Review: Thinking Greek
Nicholas King
The Expository Times 2007;118 513
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/118/10/513?etoc

Book Review: Isaiah in the New Testament
Hon Lee Kwok
The Expository Times 2007;118 515-516
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/118/10/515?etoc

Book Review: 1 Corinthians -- Short[Ish] But Not Lite
Paul Foster
The Expository Times 2007;118 516
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/118/10/516?etoc

Book Review: The Communicative Aspect of Early Christian Prayer
Tobias Nicklas
The Expository Times 2007;118 516-517
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/118/10/516-a?etoc

Book Review: The Spirit Emerges From the Apocalypse
Siang-Nuan Leong
The Expository Times 2007;118 517-518
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/118/10/517-a?etoc

Book Review: Socio-Rhetorical Approach To Thessalonian Correspondance
Paul Foster
The Expository Times 2007;118 518-519
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/118/10/518?etoc

Expository Times latest

Latest issue of The Expository Times is available to subscribers; the link is below, along with articles under the NT heading:

Expository Times
1 March 2007; Vol. 118, No. 6
URL: http://ext.sagepub.com/content/vol118/issue6/?etoc

Papyrus Egerton 2 - the 'Unknown Gospel'
Tobias Nicklas
The Expository Times 2007;118 261-266
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/118/6/261?etoc

The Nature of Preaching and the Gospel of John
Angus Paddison
The Expository Times 2007;118 267-272
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/118/6/267?etoc

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Mark: Storyteller, Interpreter, Evangelist
William R. Telford
The Expository Times 2007;118 282-283
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/118/6/282?etoc

Reading the Parable of Vineyard Tenants with Realism
Paul Foster
The Expository Times 2007;118 286
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/118/6/286?etoc

The Last Enemy 1 Corinthians 15:19-26, John 20:1-18
Joel Marcus
The Expository Times 2007;118 287-288
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/118/6/287?etoc

Exegetical Notes: John 21:1-19
Angus Paddison
The Expository Times 2007;118 292-293
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/118/6/292?etoc

Collection of Non-Canonical Gospel Texts
Paul Foster
The Expository Times 2007;118 296
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/118/6/296?etoc

Book Review: Peter as Paraenesis
David G. Horrell
The Expository Times 2007;118 303-304
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/118/6/303-a?etoc

Book Review: Josephus on the Afterlife
Stuart Chepey
The Expository Times 2007;118 304
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/118/6/304?etoc

Book Review: A Gender-Conscious Dialogue on Romans
Atsuhiro Asano
The Expository Times 2007;118 305-306
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/118/6/305-a?etoc

Book Review: Herodian Judaism, Christian Origins, and Modern British New Testament Scholarship
Thomas J. Kraus
The Expository Times 2007;118 306-307
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/118/6/306-a?etoc

Book Review: Essays on 'Wilderness' in Honour of Frances M. Young
Thomas J. Kraus
The Expository Times 2007;118 308
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/118/6/308?etoc

Expository Times latest

The latest Expository Times is out, details and NT related highlights below:

Expository Times
1 February 2007; Vol. 118, No. 5

The Gospel of Judas
Simon Gathercole
The Expository Times 2007;118 209-215

Three Followers of Jesus
Paul Foster
The Expository Times 2007;118 227

Major Critical Tool for Studying the Nativity
Paul Foster
The Expository Times 2007;118 233

Exegetical Notes on John 12:1-8: The Anointing of Jesus
Susan Miller
The Expository Times 2007;118 240-241

Surveying Lukan Scholarship
Andrew Gregory
The Expository Times 2007;118 241

Book Review: Books on the Dead Sea Scrolls and Second Temple Judaism
Timothy H. Lim
The Expository Times 2007;118 249-250

Book Review: Disciples as the New Covenant Community in John?
Andrew Lincoln
The Expository Times 2007;118 251

Book Review: The Historical Jesus and the Final Judgment
Paul Foster
The Expository Times 2007;118 252

Book Review: New Loeb Edition of the Life of Apollonius of Tyana
Mary-Rose Wyles
The Expository Times 2007;118 253-254

Book Review: The Thessalonian Epistles
Angus Paddison
The Expository Times 2007;118 254

Book Review: A Fine Commentary on Romans
A. J. M. Wedderburn
The Expository Times 2007;118 254-255

Book Review: Social Memory and Early Christianity
Chris Keith
The Expository Times 2007;118 255

Book Review: Origins of Rabbinic Judaism
Kevin Sullivan
The Expository Times 2007;118 256

Book Review: Keeping it in the Family
Helen K Bond
The Expository Times 2007;118 257-258

Book Review: Index of Books Reviewed
The Expository Times 2007;118 259

Burnett Hillman Streeter by John Court

The latest Expository Times (Volume 118, no. 1, October 2006) is announced today and it includes a most enjoyable piece on the life of B. H. Streeter:

Burnett Hillman Streeter (17th November 1874–10th September 1937)
By JOHN M. COURT

Abstract: B. H. Streeter was one of the most distinguished of his generation of English New Testament scholars who wrote the standard work on the sources of the four Gospels, in which he drew heavily on German scholarship but also introduced ideas of his own. He was an academic and a churchman, a canon of Hereford Cathedral who was also attracted to Moral Rearmament.

I'm afraid that access is only to subscribers and subscribing institutions, but if you get a chance, do give it a read. It prevents a vivid, rounded picture of the man and his achievements and has several nice little anecdotes in there too, for example:

A personal impression of Streeter, on a visit to Cambridge, is contained in this anecdote by Christopher Evans. He describes how in 1931 he was

reading an essay to Hoskyns at a supervision on a Saturday morning when there was a knock on the door and Hoskyns said ‘Just a minute, Evans. You are about to see the largest pair of feet in the Church of England. Come in Streeter.’ He had come to preach on the Sunday, a terrible sermon because he said ‘Er’ every other word. I counted fifty and then gave up.

I was also amused by the following:

In support of his interests he travelled widely, with extensive tours of China and Japan, as well as visits to India and the USA. He never went to Jerusalem; he commented: ‘I don’t think my faith’s robust enough to go there. It was hopeless in the time of Christ and it has degenerated ever since!’

The only thing that slightly spoilt my enjoyment of the article was the following comment, which I thought unnecessary:

On the internet it is this work [on the Synoptic Problem] which still receives prominent documentation, as on the Stephen C. Carlson web pages dedicated to the Synoptic Problem:

The magnus (sic.) opus of B. H. Streeter, this book is responsible for firmly establishing the 2 Source Hypothesis in the English speaking world. A must-read for its influence and rhetoric, even if its main arguments have been shown to be fallacious.

Such a sweeping and somewhat illiterate judgment would have offended Streeter greatly; a more balanced assessment of his Synoptic work can be seen below.

Stephen Carlson's comment (which is not referenced) is of course "sweeping" in that it is a sentence in part of an Annotated Bibliography, which is necessarily succinct. The notion that it is "illiterate" will strike anyone who knows Carlson's work as particularly unfair. If that characterization is to do with the "magnus" typo, then I think it is an odd overstatement, especially as the typo is not present where Streeter's magnum opus is discussed in context (Two-Source Hypothesis).

But with that odd sentence aside, it's a super article and I am most grateful to John Court for a fine appreciation of the great man.

Expository Times, September

No sooner had I received the August Expository Times alert earlier today than the September one arrives. Below are articles with an NT theme. As usual there are also bags of book reviews. Links below take you to abstracts; full text available for subscribers and institutional subscriptions:

Expository Times
1 September 2005; Vol. 116, No. 12

The Damned Rich (Mark 10:17-31)
James G. Crossley
The Expository Times 2005; 116 397-401

Familiar Friend or Alien Stranger? On Translating the Bible
David G. Horrell
The Expository Times 2005; 116 402-408

Book of the Month: Insights into Ephesian Christianity
Paul Foster
The Expository Times 2005; 116 412-414

Expository Times, August

Jim West has mentioned the latest edition of Expository Times on Biblical Theology. Here is the link to the journal and articles that will be of particular interest to NT folk. It's subscription or institutional subscription only on the full text:

The Expository Times
1 August 2005; Vol. 116, No. 11

Sinlessness and Uncertainty in Jesus
Graham Neville
The Expository Times 2005; 116 361-365

The Canonical Approach and the Idea of 'Scripture'
John C. Poirier
The Expository Times 2005;116 366-370

Book of the Month: Bridging the Gap between New Testament and Textual Criticism: The Legacy of T. C. Skeat
Michael J. Kruger
The Expository Times 2005; 116 374-376

There is a whole bunch of book reviews too, which you can access by going to the link at the top of this entry.

Journals, Sage and Free PDFs

I've made lots of changes to the New Testament Gateway Journals page:

Journals

I've adjusted information for Brill journals like Biblical Interpretation and Novum Testamentum, I've fixed some URLs and changed some information and, most importantly, I've changed all the links from the old Continuum journals (all dead), to the new links at Sage Journals, which incorporate Currents in Biblical Research, Expository Times, Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus, Journal for the Study of the New Testament and Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha.

Now Sage have made available for most of these a free sample issue in PDF format. I've added links to all of these on the Journals page too. For convenience I'll list them here too:

Currents in Biblical Research 3.1 (October 2004)

Expository Times 116/2 (November 2004)

Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus 2.2 (June 2004)

Journal for the Study of the New Testament 26.4 (2004)

Sage Journals

Having just blogged on the Journal for the Historical Jesus, it occurs to me that I don't think I have kept up to date in this blog with these developments. For those who have not heard, Continuum / T and T Clark International sold their journals to Sage, who are experts in the journals field, last November. There is a press release about it on Sage's website here:

Press Release (PDF)

Included among the journals are several of interest to the NT scholar, Journal for the Study of the New Testament, Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus and Expository Times among them. See also this general listing:

Theology and Biblical Studies

Sage have got the materials up pretty quickly here, though it does not look like they have yet got the electronic journal access going. Presumably in due course that access will include some backlog from T and T Clark International too.

Now this impacts on other areas back at T and T Clark International including one I am directly involved with. Clearly we can't any longer have a Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement if the Journal for the Study of the New Testament itself is located elsewhere. So we are rebranding JSNTS as Library of New Testament Studies. Similarly, the former JSOTS becomes Library of Hebrew Bible / Old Testament Studies. There will be more on this in due course; I'll put up a notice when the rebranding of the series is fully underway.

Relaunch of The Expository Times

Alison Jack, the executive editor of the Expository Times, has sent me this information about the relaunch of the journal. I asked if I might also make it available on the blog and she was happy to agree:

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Relaunch of The Expository Times

For over a century The Expository Times has enjoyed a reputation for its thought-provoking articles, helpful sermons and stimulating book reviews.

The Journal has large and dedicated following all over the world and many of our readers subscribe to The Expository Times throughout their working life.

With its roots in biblical scholarship, The Expository Times provides a valuable service in the continuing education of the ministry and over the years has evolved to reflect this.

In the Spring of 2005 The Expository Times will be re-launched to meet the demands of a 21st century readership. The re-launch will be accompanied by an extensive marketing campaign to thousands of ministers, colleges and seminaries worldwide.

We are therefore now inviting friends and colleagues to contribute articles to the new look Expository Times.

The ingredients which have made The Expository Times popular and successful over the years will still be very much in evidence in the new journal and The Expository Times’ principal focus will remain biblical. However, we are looking to expand the remit of the journal to cover other areas of interest to our readership. Our readers have indicated to us that they are interested in a wide range of scholarly issues covering aspects of current debate in academic circles but written in a clear and accessible way.

Expository Times’ readers are highly educated and informed and we want at all costs to maintain the academic credibility of the journal but we also need to adapt to appeal to the demands of a minister working in a busy environment. Therefore we are looking for stimulating and informative articles of 3-4000 words in length, on the bible and theology, in particular, relating to the ministry and avoiding any unnecessary academic jargon.

The format of the journal, which will be familiar to many of you, will remain relatively unchanged. Roughly divided into three sections the journal will feature articles, a worship resources section (including commentaries and sermons) and book reviews.

The journal appeals to an international, interdenominational audience, with a wide range of theological viewpoints, and articles should reflect this. The following offers a rough guide to the themes we are looking for but is by no means exhaustive:

· The bible and contemporary society
· Apocryphal writings
· New and Old Testament history and background
· Social issues including gender and race
· Ethical dilemmas
· Liturgy and worship including history and liturgical change
· Pastoral matters
· Practical Theology
· Contemporary issues affecting the Church
· Surveys of literature in the field
· Hymns and hymn writers
· Using multimedia in sermons
· Practical preaching tips
· Preaching on themes
· Preparing sermons for various audiences, eg children, teenagers, racially mixed audience etc
· Using the internet
· Interfaith issues
· Biography
· Autobiographical articles, charting the evolution of the thinking of a theologian or biblical scholar

We very much hope that you will want to contribute an article and would like to invite you to contact us to let us know what you would be willing to offer.

In particular, we are looking for contributions to be published in April, May and June 2005 for which copy will be needed by the beginning of November, December 2004 and January 2005.
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You can contact the editor on a.jack@ed.ac.uk.