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Myriam Klinker-De Klerck on the Pastoral Epistles: authentic Pauline writings

2012-01-10T19:45:00.002Z

The following article is now available in PDF thanks to the kind permission of the author:

Myriam Klinker-De Klerck, "The Pastoral Epistles: authentic Pauline writings," European Journal of Theology 17.2 (2008): 101-108.

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P.H.R. van Houwelingen on the Authenticity of 2 Peter: Problems and Possible Solutions

2011-12-30T20:08:00.002Z

Professor Houwelingen recently contacted me and asked me to place the following article on-line on his behalf:

P.H.R. van Houwelingen, "The Authenticity of 2 Peter: Problems and Possible Solutions," European Journal of Theology 19.2 (2010): 119-129.

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Theology on the Web Year End Round-Up 2011

2011-12-27T20:38:00.002Z

2011 has been a busy year that has seen a number of milestone developments in the websites.

For many years I have worked on The Evangelical Quarterly in a piecemeal manner, adding a few articles at a time as originals became available to scan. This year I decided to make concerted effort to digitise at least the last 60 years and to contact the authors for permission to place them on-line. There are still a few gaps as a small number of authors declined permission and some did not respond but nevertheless a substantial proportion of the back-issues are now freely available. An unexpected bonus from the process of contacting authors was an introduction to a new journal - Scottish Reformation Society Historical Journal. I contacted the editor and now have a number of its articles on-line.

The digitisation of the Indian Journal of Theology is now complete as far as I can take it, the remaining issues being unavailable for scanning at this point in time. If anyone can help to fill the gaps, please let me know.

One project which proved extremely popular was the digitisation of the works of the late H.L. Ellison, thanks to the kind permission of The Paternoster Press. Ellison wrote a number of studies on OT history and prophecy, such as From Babylon to Bethlehem. The People of God from the Exile to the Messiah which have all received a significant number of downloads.

I became a Christian at university and so owe a debt of gratitude to the work of the Universities and Colleges Christian Fellowship (UCCF). UCCF began in the UK as Inter-Varsity Fellowship and published a vast number of magazines for students from the 1920s (if not earlier) onwards. Its work, particularly among theology students through its specialist organisation Religious and Theological Students' Fellowship (RTSF), had a significant influence on the development and spread of evangelicalism in the UK. Many of the key Christian leaders of the 20th Century were impacted by it, including John R.W. Stott, Jim Packer, Michael Green, David C.K. Watson and Roger Foster. The early publications such as, Inter-Varsity Magazine and Christian Graduate later gave way to Themelios and the Tyndale Bulletin, which are still in production today. Although RTSF passed away a few years ago, its archive contains much significant material which is in the process of being sorted and catalogued. I have already begun to make some of it on-line, including some of the RTSF Monographs and TSF Bulletin, but hope to do more in this next year.

Perhaps the highlight of the year came about through the digitisation of the Transactions of the Baptist Historical Society / The Baptist Quarterly. The opportunity to do this arose from my ongoing work in partnership with the Keston Institute placing Religion in Communist Lands and Religion, State and Society on-line and resulted in an article in The Baptist Times on the 5th August. Since completing the journal I have been asked to take on the digitisation of a similar journal published by another denomination - more details on this early next year.

All in all the tenth year of the "Theology on the Web" project has been extremely productive and I look forward to seeing what 2012 will bring. A big thank you to all of you for your ongoing support, prayer and encouragement.

Thanks to those who installed DropBox

2011-11-21T09:33:00.001Z

I wanted to post a quick note tot hank those who have installed DropBox using my referral link. I mentioned a while ago just how helpful the software is proving, allowing me to synchronise my work across three computers. The additional free space that referrals provide will prove extremely useful as I take on several new projects over the next year.

TSF Bulletin Digitisation Project Begins

2011-11-18T02:00:00.000Z

The Theological Students' Fellowship Bulletin ran between 1951 and 1975 when it became Themelios. It was aimed at strengthening the faith of theological students in the UK As you can see from the Table of Contents many of the contributors are well-known for their contributions to Biblical Scholarship. In order that this work is not lost I am commencing the digitisation of the series and will be seeking permission from the copyright holders (which would be the authors, or their executors if deceased, in most cases) in due course with the aim of getting as much as possible on-line. I already have permission from a number of the authors, but if you know any of the contributors personally please encourage them to contact me.

Paul Ellingworth on the Theory and Practice in Bible Translation

2011-11-09T19:44:00.000Z

With thanks to Dr Ellingworth for his kind permission, the following article is now available on-line in PDF:

Paul Ellingworth, "Theory and Practice in Bible Translation," The Evangelical Quarterly 55.3 (July-Sept. 1983): 159-168.

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More Ways to Support Theology on the Web

2011-11-09T00:30:00.000Z

Download the new poster

Each month www.biblicalstudies.org.uk receives around 40,000 visitors from all around the world who downloaded (last month) 65 GB of material, mostly in the form of PDF files, free of charge. In order to cover expenses I have been adding to the ways in which visitors can support the sites here. There are now 14 different ways to do this and only three involve sending money directly. Some will even save you time and money. For example, you can download and install DropBox (this gets me - and you - an extra 500 MB of storage space), you can sign up to Top Cash Back (which gets me a £5.00 bonus), or you could download and print out my new poster (right). Visit the Support page for more suggestions.

More Free Resources for Students in the Majority World

2011-11-08T01:00:00.000Z

Charles Davis has compiled the following list of free on-line resources for students in response to my request for suggestions in my earlier post on this subject which you can read here. Thanks Charles.

Judeo-Christian:
http://www.ccel.org/search
http://www.tertullian.org/fathers/index.htm
http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/
http://www.library.upenn.edu/cajs/etexts.html
http://www.library.yale.edu/judaica/site/researchtools/resources.php
http://www.auss.info/article.php?id=16

Historical:
http://www.livius.org/catalogue.html
http://www.marquette.edu/maqom/
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/collections
http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/
http://classics.mit.edu/Browse/index.html
http://www.iranicaonline.org/

Databases:
http://www.etana.org/
http://library.case.edu/digitalcase/search.aspx
http://cdli.ucla.edu/

Out of print books:
http://www.archive.org/advancedsearch.php
http://www.gutenberg.org/catalog/

Two articles by Anthony Buzzard on the Kingdom of God

2011-11-05T19:38:00.000Z

My thanks to Dr Buzzard for his kind permission to place on-line the following articles in PDF:

Anthony Buzzard, "The Kingdom of God in the Twentieth-Century Discussion and the Light of Scripture," The Evangelical Quarterly 64.2 (Apr.-June 1992): 99-115.

Anthony Buzzard, "Acts 1:1-6 and the Eclipse of the Biblical Kingdom," The Evangelical Quarterly 66.3 (July-Sept. 1994): 197-215.

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Michael E.W. Thompson on New Life Amid the Alien Corn: The Book of Ruth

2011-11-05T19:11:00.002Z

My thanks to Rev Thompson for his kind permission to place on-line the following article in PDF:

Michael E.W. Thompson, "New Life Amid the Alien Corn: The Book of Ruth," The Evangelical Quarterly 65.3 (July-Sept. 1993): 197-210.

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Nicholas M. Railton on Gog and Magog: The History of a Symbol

2011-11-03T19:46:00.001Z

With thanks to Dr Railton for his kind permission, the following article is now available on-line in PDF:

Nicholas M. Railton, "Gog and Magog: The History of a Symbol," The Evangelical Quarterly 75.1 (Jan-Mar. 2003): 23-43.

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William R. Baker on the Christology and Soteriology of the Epistle of James

2011-11-02T04:00:00.000Z

Thanks Dr Baker for his kind permission the following articles are now available on-line in PDF:

William R. Baker, "Christology in the Epistle of James," The Evangelical Quarterly 74.1 (Jan-Mar. 2002): 47-57.

William R. Baker, "Who's your daddy? Gendered birth images in the soteriology of the Epistle of James (1:14-15, 18, 21)," The Evangelical Quarterly 79.3 (July-Sept 2007): 195-207.

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Martin Emmrich on the Temptation Narrative of Genesis 3:1-6

2011-11-02T03:00:00.000Z

With thanks to Professor Emmrich for his kind permission the following article is now available on-line in PDF:

Martin Emmrich, "The Temptation Narrative of Genesis 3:1-6: A Prelude to the Pentateuch and the History of Israel," The Evangelical Quarterly 73.1 (Jan.-Mar. 2001): 3-20.

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Arthur J. Rowe on 1 Corinthians 12-14: the Use of a Text for Christian Worship

2011-11-02T02:30:00.000Z

Thanks to the kind permission of Dr Rowe the following article is now available on-line in PDF:

Arthur J. Rowe, "1 Corinthians 12-14: the Use of a Text for Christian Worship," The Evangelical Quarterly 77.2 (Apr.-June 2005): 119-128.

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Johan Ferreira on the Plan of God and Preaching in Acts

2011-11-02T01:30:00.000Z

My thanks to Dr Ferreira for his kind permission to place the following article on-line in PDF:

Johan Ferreira, "The Plan of God and Preaching in Acts," The Evangelical Quarterly 71.3 (Jul.-Sept. 1999): 209-215.

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Mark W. Karlberg on Paul's Letter to the Romans in the New International Commentary on the New Testament and in Contemporary Reformed Thought

2011-11-02T01:00:00.000Z

Dr Marklberg has kindly granted permission for the following article to be placed on-line in PDF:

Mark W. Karlberg, "Paul's Letter to the Romans in the New International Commentary on the New Testament and in Contemporary Reformed Thought," The Evangelical Quarterly 71.1 (Jan.-Mar. 1999): 3-24.

The articles as been reprinted in Mark W. Karlberg, Covenant Theology in Reformed Perspective. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2000.

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Gareth Lee Cockerill on Melchizedek or 'King of Righteousness'

2011-11-02T00:30:00.000Z

Thanks to Professor Cockerill for his kind permission, the following article is now on-line in PDF:

Gareth Lee Cockerill, "Melchizedek or 'King of Righteousness'," The Evangelical Quarterly 63.4 (Oct.-Dec. 1991): 305-312.

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Kent E. Brower on Jesus and the Lustful Eye: Glancing at Matthew 5:28

2011-11-01T20:45:00.002Z

Thanks to the kind permission of Dr Brower for his kind permission the following article is now on-line in PDF:

Kent E. Brower, "Jesus and the Lustful Eye: Glancing at Matthew 5:28," The Evangelical Quarterly 76.4 (Oct.-Dec. 2004), 291-309.

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William Lane Craig on Inspiration and the Freewill Defense Revisited

2011-11-01T20:27:00.000Z

My thanks to Dr Lane for his kind permission to place the following article on-line in PDF:

William Lane Craig, "Inspiration and the Freewill Defense Revisited," The Evangelical Quarterly 73.4 (Oct.-Dec. 2001): 327-339.

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Professor Duncan Derrett on John, Mark, Luke and 1 Corinthians

2011-11-01T02:00:00.000Z

Professor Duncan Derrett has kindly allowed me to place of of his many contributions to Evangelical Quarterly on-line in PDF and assures me that even though he is now in his 90s we still can expect more articles to come.

J. Duncan M. Derrett, "The Samaritan Woman's Purity (Jn. 4:4-42)," The Evangelical Quarterly 60.4 (Oct.-Dec. 1988): 291-298.

J. Duncan M. Derrett, "Circumcision and Perfection: a Johannine Equation (John 7:22-23)," The Evangelical Quarterly 63.3 (July-Sept. 1991): 211-224.

J. Duncan M. Derrett, "Getting on Top of a Demon (Luke 4:39)," The Evangelical Quarterly 65.2 (Apr.-June 1993): 99-109.

J. Duncan M. Derrett, "John 9:6 read with Isaiah 6:10; 29:9," The Evangelical Quarterly 66.3 (July-Sept. 1994): 251-254.

J. Duncan M. Derrett, "'On that Night': Luke 17:34," The Evangelical Quarterly 68.1 (Jan.-Mar. 1996): 35-46.

J. Duncan M. Derrett, "Paul as Master-Builder [1 Corinthians 3:10-13; Romans 15:20; 2 Corinthians 10:13-16]," The Evangelical Quarterly 69.2 (Apr.-June 1997): 129-137.

J. Duncan M. Derrett, "Modes of Renewal (Mark 2:21-22)," The Evangelical Quarterly 72.1 (Jan.-Mar. 2000): 3-12.

J. Duncan M. Derrett, "Preaching to the Coast (Mark 4:1)," The Evangelical Quarterly 73.3 (July-Sept. 2001): 195-203.

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H.H. Drake Williams, III on Living as Christ Crucified

2011-10-31T20:45:00.002Z

Thanks to the kind permission of Dr Drake, the following article is now online in PDF:

H.H. Drake Williams, III, "Living as Christ Crucified: The Cross as a Foundation for Christian Ethics in 1 Corinthians," The Evangelical Quarterly 75.2 (Apr.-June 2003): 117-131.

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Archie W.D. Hui on John the Baptist and Spirit-Baptism

2011-10-31T13:40:00.001Z

My thanks to Dr Hui for his kind permission to place on-line the following article in PDF:

Archie W.D. Hui, "John the Baptist and Spirit-Baptism," The Evangelical Quarterly 71.2 (Apr.-June 1999): 99-115.

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Free Theological Resources for Students in the Majority World

2011-10-30T00:30:00.000Z

I recently received the following question from a site visitor:

Could you also tell me about your site and others that you know of. I am helping start a Ph.D program at a large university in India that does not yet have many resources in theology. What online networks are you familiar with that could/would provide free resources to these students? ... These students are exactly the persons you are targeting. They will be extremely grateful not only for your site, but also for others you can recommend.

Ironically because so much of my time is spent placing resources on-line I am not as aware as I should be of other sites out there that are doing the same thing, but I think my starting point when searching for online resources would always be Tyndale House Library's periodical listing. Not only does this catalogue a vast number of theological journals but it also indicates those which are available online for free access. The listing also shows which journals are available through paid subscription via commercial on-line databases. This is usually, but not always, an indication that these journals cannot now be made freely available on the Web and that they are instead available only to students studying at subscribing educational institutions. The Tyndale House website also hosts the Tyndale Bulletin, digitised by Dr Ted Hildebrandt of Gordon College. Ted has also digitised the Bulletin for Biblical Research, whilst his own website is home to a huge collection of articles from a wide range of Evangelical journals.

Before I leave Tyndale House I must mention perhaps their most significant offering as far as scholarship in the developing is concerned, the STEP Project. In this video Dr David Instone-Brewer introduces and explains the aims of the Project:

I should also say that besides www.biblicalstudies.org.uk, my other sites under the www.theologyontheweb.org.uk banner are worth exploring:

http://www.earlychurch.org.uk/

http://www.medievalchurch.org.uk/

http://www.theologicalstudies.org.uk/

http://www.biblicalarchaeology.org.uk/

That covers the free resources for on-line peer-reviewed theological journals I am aware of. Can anyone else add to the list or suggest other types of resources for Ph.D students? Please feel free to post links and descriptions in the comments.

Mark J. Cartledge on the Nature and Function of New Testament Glossolalia

2011-10-28T13:34:00.001Z

Dr Cartledge has granted permission for the following article to be placed on-line on PDF:

Mark J. Cartledge, "The Nature and Function of New Testament Glossolalia," The Evangelical Quarterly 72.2 (Apr.-June 2000): 135-150.

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