BiblicalStudies.org.uk

Reformation & Revival Volume 7 now on-line

2009-11-12T00:01:00.000Z

Biblemesh Project seeks Beta-Testers

2009-11-10T10:58:00.004Z

I have been asked by one of the team working on Biblemesh to assist them in finding 2,000 - 3,000 beta-testers for the project. Here is a copy of invitation e-mail they are sending out:

I am happy to report that at long last the Biblemesh project is nearing completion of its first course--The Biblical Story--which we hope that we will launch publicly soon. Biblemesh uses a combination of professionally-produced videos, with which you are familiar with, a proprietary e-learning technology, scholarly content and social networking tools to teach an overview of the Bible as a single narrative. We hope it will be a helpful Bible introduction for the new Christian, ideal refresher course for the entire congregation, and even an evangelistic tool for those who've never read the Bible.

We are now soliciting assistance as we begin the website’s, developmental-testing, namely the Beta phase. For this closed Beta test, we would like to invite Christians of all sorts to go through the Biblical Story course and provide us with important feedback, so that we might refine the website prior to public launch. This Beta test period will last about a month and will require around 1-2 hours per week for each user in order to complete the survey which each participant will be asked to complete, at the end of this period, about their experience, thus helping us to make needed adjustments prior to our projected December launch.

We anticipate that BibleMesh.com will proceed on a subscription basis, with new courses being released periodically. In appreciation of the time provided by the Beta testers who complete the review and survey, we offer them a 2-year account with free access to the website.We will be very grateful for your critical assistance in this endeavor.

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For more information visit Register at the Biblemesh website: http://alpha.biblemesh.com/

I will be interested to see how the site develops and if they succeed using a subscription model for funding the work. I am not sure how this will work if the site is to be used as an evangelistic tool, but wish them every success.

Reformation & Revival Volume 6 now on-line

2009-11-09T00:01:00.001Z

Reformation & Revival Volume 5 now online

2009-11-04T00:01:00.000Z

October's Top Ten Article Downloads on BiblicalStudies.org.uk

2009-11-02T00:01:00.003Z

There were just over 50,000 visitors to BiblicalStudies.org.uk from around 190 countries in October, which is very encouraging. Here are the 10 Top Downloads on BiblicalStudies.org.uk for last month:

1) George Huttar, "The Use of Language and Biblical Interpretation," Bulletin of the Evangelical Theological Society 5.4 (Fall 1962): 116-120. = 4.302 hits.

2) Figures of Speech by Rob Bradshaw = 3.616 hits.

3) Curt Daniel, "Prayer and the Sovereignty of God," Reformation & Revival 1:3 (Summer 1992): 89-102. = 2, 438 hits.

4) Chrys C. Caraounis, "The Biblical Attitude to Homosexuality Against its Ancient Background," Vox Evangelica 27 (1997): 27-44. = 2.354 hits.

5) The Purposes Behind Paul’s First Epistle to the Thessalonians by Rob Bradshaw = 1,846 hits.
6) F. F. Bruce, “The History of New Testament Study,” I. Howard Marshall, ed., New Testament Interpretation: Essays on Principles and Methods, 1977. Carlisle: The Paternoster Press, revised 1979. Pbk. ISBN: 0853644241. pp.21-59. = 1782 hits.

7) J. Daniel Hays, "Applying the Old Testament Law Today," Bibliotheca Sacra 158: 629 (2001): 21-35. = 1,293 hits.

8) Leslie C. Allen, “The Old Testament in Romans I-VIII,” Vox Evangelica 3 (1964): 6-41. = 1.276 hits.

9) Douglas Stuart, "The Old Testament Prophets' Self Understanding of Their Prophecy," Themelios 6.1 (September 1980): 9-14. = 1,171 hits.

10) Elijah by Rob Bradshaw = 1,118 hits.

November Giveaway - Ralph P. Martin's "An Early Christian Confession"

2009-11-02T00:00:00.002Z

I am offering a copy of Ralph P. Martin's Tyndale Monograph on Philippians 2:5-11, which is online here:

Ralph P. Martin, An Early Christian Confession. Philippians II. 5-11 in Recent Interpretation. London: The Tyndale Press, 1960. pp.69.

For a chance to win a copy of this rare little booklet just leave a comment below, including your name and e-mail address (remember to substitute "at" for "@" to avoid spam). Once entry per person please - multiple entries will be ignored. I will draw a winner at random on the evening of 15th November.

Reformation & Revival Volume 4 now on-line

2009-10-28T00:01:00.002Z

Winner of Second October Giveaway

2009-10-26T00:02:00.000Z

The winner of the second October giveaway is Jonathan McCormick. Well done Jonathan!

Reformation & Revival Volume 3 now online

2009-10-26T00:01:00.001Z

Reformation and Revival Journal Vol. 2 Nos 2-4 now on-line

2009-10-22T00:01:00.001Z

The following articles are now available on-line in PDF:

Vol. 2. No 2 - Theme: The Person of Christ

John H. Armstrong, "Editor's Introduction," Reformation & Revival 2:2 (Spring 1993): 9-14.

James M. Boice, "Alpha and Omega," Reformation & Revival 2:2 (Spring 1993): 15-28.

S. Lewis Johnson, Jr., "God's Last Word to Men," Reformation & Revival 2:2 (Spring 1993): 29-44.

Tom Wells, "Made Like His Brothers," Reformation & Revival 2:2 (Spring 1993): 45-54.

John Blanchard, "The Humanity of Christ," Reformation & Revival 2:2 (Spring 1993): 55-66.

Donald Garlington, "Christ in the Wilderness," Reformation & Revival 2:2 (Spring 1993): 67-84.

John H. Armstrong, "The Unique Christ and the Modern Challenge," Reformation & Revival 2:2 (Spring 1993): 85-100.

Richard C. Leonard, "Worship of Christ and the Biblical Covenant," Reformation & Revival 2:2 (Spring 1993): 101-120.

Anonymous, "An Annotated Bibliography," Reformation & Revival 2:2 (Spring 1993): 121-124.

Anonymous, "Book Reviews," Reformation & Revival 2:2 (Spring 1993): 125-144.

Vol. 2 No 3 - Theme: Evangelism

John H. Armstrong, "Editor's Introduction," Reformation & Revival 2:3 (Summer 1993): 9-12.

John Blanchard, "Evangelistic Preaching for Today," Reformation & Revival 2:3 (Summer 1993): 13-28.

James M. Boice, "Witnessing: The Progress of Revival," Reformation & Revival 2:3 (Summer 1993): 29-44.

James I. Packer, "Reformation of the Church," Reformation & Revival 2:3 (Summer 1993): 45-57.

Jim Elliff, "Global Evangelization and God's Sovereignty," Reformation & Revival 2:3 (Summer 1993): 58-73.

Jim Ehrhard, "The Dangers of the Invitation System," Reformation & Revival 2:3 (Summer 1993): 75-94.

Norman P. Anderson, "The Church Growth Movement and the Megachurch Model," Reformation & Revival 2:3 (Summer 1993): 95-112.

John H. Armstrong, "An Annotated Bibliography," Reformation & Revival 2:3 (Summer 1993): 113-116.

Anonymous, "Book Reviews," Reformation & Revival 2:3 (Summer 1993): 117-144.

Vol. 2 No. 4 - Theme: REVIVAL: Problems & Blessings

John H. Armstrong, "Editor's Introduction," Reformation & Revival 2:4 (Fall 1993): 9-12.

Eifion Evans, "The Welsh Revival of 1904: Problems and Blessings," Reformation & Revival 2:4 (Fall 1993): 13-28.

Erroll Hulse, "Global Revival: Should We Be Involved," Reformation & Revival 2:4 (Fall 1993): 29-56.

Eric J. Alexander, "Pleas for Revival," Reformation & Revival 2:4 (Fall 1993): 57-68.

Richard Owen Roberts, "Spiritual Drunkeness," Reformation & Revival 2:4 (Fall 1993): 69-92.

Kurt R. Linde, "The Dangers of an Unconverted Ministry," Reformation & Revival 2:4 (Fall 1993): 93-98.

John F. Thornbury, "God's Universal Call to Men," Reformation & Revival 2:4 (Fall 1993): 99-114.

John H. Armstrong , "An Annotated Bibliography," Reformation & Revival 2:4 (Fall 1993): 115-118.

Anonymous, "Book Reviews," Reformation & Revival 2:4 (Fall 1993): 119-144.

I currently have no access to issue 2.1 - if anyone can help, please contact me.

Robin Routledge on "An Evil Spirit from the Lord" (1 Samuel 16:14)

2009-10-21T00:01:00.001Z

The following article is now on-line in PDF:

Robin Routledge, "'An Evil Spirit from the Lord'-Demonic Influence or Divine Instrument? ," The Evangelical Quarterly 70.1 (Jan.-Mar. 1998): 3-22. [1 Sam. 16:14]

My thanks to Dr Routledge for his kind permission to reproduce this article.

Volume 1 of Reformation and Revival Journal now on-line

2009-10-20T08:00:00.003Z

David F. Payne on the Place of Daniel in Old Testament Eschatology

2009-10-19T00:02:00.000Z

The following article is now on-line in PDF:

David F. Payne, "The Place of Daniel in Old Testament Eschatology," Themelios 4.1 (1967): 33-40.

All reasonable efforts have been made to contact the copyright holder without success. If you hold the rights to this article please contact me.

Second October Giveaway - F F Bruce on The Teacher of Righteousness in the Qumran Texts

2009-10-19T00:01:00.002Z

I visited Book Aid last Friday and found another copy of F.F. Bruce's Tyndale Monograph on The Teacher of Righteousness in the Qumran Texts. Although I placed this on-line some years ago I am sure that many of my readers would be interested in having their own copy of this rare booklet.

To enter the giveaway just leave you name and e-mail address in a comment (remember to substitute "at" for "@" to avoid spammers). I will draw a winner at random on 25th October and announce the winner on the 26th.

David F. Wright on Rewards in the Teaching of Jesus

2009-10-17T14:41:00.002Z

The following article is now on-line in PDF:

David F. Wright, "Rewards in the Teaching of Jesus," Themelios 4.1 (1967): 24-32.

My thanks to Mrs Anne-Marie Wright for her kind permission to place this article on-line.

Edward J. Young on the Authorship of Isaiah

2009-10-15T20:20:00.002Z

The following article is now available on-line in PDF:

Edward J. Young, "The Authorship of Isaiah," Themelios 4.3 (1967): 11-16.

My thanks to Dr Young's son and daughter for their kind permission to reproduce this article.

Winner of October Giveaway

2009-10-12T00:01:00.000Z

Thanks to everyone who entered the October blog Giveaway, I enjoyed reading your comments. This months winner is Rachel Marszalek - congratulations Rachel!

There will be another giveaway next month.

F.F. Bruce on St Paul in Macedonia

2009-10-07T00:01:00.001Z

The following article in now available online in PDF:

F.F. Bruce, "St. Paul in Macedonia," Bulletin of the John Rylands University Library of Manchester 61.2 (1979): 337-354.

My thanks to the Trustees of the John Rylands University Library of Manchester for their kind permission to reproduce this article.

Vox Evangelica Volume 27 now on-line

2009-10-05T00:01:00.003Z

The following articles are now available on-line in PDF:

Derek J. Tidball, "Editorial Note: Vox Evangelica 1962-1997," Vox Evangelica 27 (1997): 6.

Stanley J. Grenz, "Christian Integrity in a Postmodern World (The Laing Lecture for 1997)," Vox Evangelica 27 (1997): 7-26.

Chrys C. Caraounis, "The Biblical Attitude to Homosexuality Against its Ancient Background," Vox Evangelica 27 (1997): 27-44.

Peter James Cousins, "Great Lives in Troubled Times: The Date and Settings of the Octavius by Minucius Felix," ," Vox Evangelica 27 (1997): 45-56.

Peter G. Riddell, "Islamic Variations on a Biblical Theme as Seen in the David and Bathsheba Saga" Vox Evangelica 27 (1997): 57-74.

Max Turner, "The Spirit in Luke-Acts: A Support or a Challenge to Classical Pentecostal Paradigms," Vox Evangelica 27 (1997): 75-101.

This bring the digitisation of this journal, begun in 2006, to a conclusion. My thanks once againt London School of Theology for their permission and especially to Dr Anthony Billington for his assistance.

Forthcoming Event - Jesus and the Eyewitnesses Conference - 29 January 2010

2009-10-02T00:01:00.000Z

Spurgeon's College is pleased to announce details of a study day led by Richard Bauckham, Professor Emeritus at St Mary's College, University of St Andrews.

Professor Bauckham will present two papers on the Gospels and eyewitness testimony, and a further paper on the Bible and ecology.

Dr Nigel G. Wright and Dr Stephen I. Wright will offer short responses to the papers. It is also envisaged that there will ample time for questions 'from the floor'.

Delegates must pre-book their places. For further details and a booking form, please contact Dr Terry J. Wright at rjbconference(at)aol.com.

Date: Friday, 29 January 2010

Time: 10:15 - 16:30

Location: Spurgeon's College, London, UK

Themelios Old Series Table of Contents Now Under Development

2009-10-01T07:08:00.004Z

I have started work on a table of contents for the old series of Themelios (1962-1975) as you will see here. I will be working with the Gospel Coalition to place as many of these articles online. However, I'm having trouble locating a full set that I can scan, so if anyone has any copies that they would be prepared to donate, loan or sell to me, please let me know: rob(at)biblicalstudies.org.uk.

October Giveaway - The NT and the Jewish Lectionaries by Leon Morris

2009-10-01T06:47:00.005Z

I put this book online some time ago:

Leon Morris, The New Testament and the Jewish Lectionaries. London: The Tyndale Press, 1964. Pbk. pp.78.

For a chance to win an original copy of this rare and useful little book just leave a comment below. Remember to include a contact email address, replacing "@" with "(at)" to avoid spam. I am having to ask for contact details because so many of my previous winners have checked back and claimed their prize. I will draw a winner at random on the 11th October and post the winning name here.

F.F. Bruce on St John at Ephesus

2009-09-30T00:01:00.001Z

The following article is now available on-line in PDF:

F.F. Bruce, "St. John at Ephesus," Bulletin of the John Rylands Library Manchester 60.2 (Spring 1978): 339-361.

My thanks to the Trustees of the John Rylands University Library of Manchester for their kind permission to reproduce this article.

Vox Evangelica Volume 26 now online

2009-09-28T00:01:00.000Z

The following articles are now available in PDF:

David Cook, "Code Breaking: Genetic Engineering and Ethics (The Laing Lecture 1996)," Vox Evangelica 26 (1996): 7-22.

David Gibb, "Look Back in Wonder? Reviewing the Power Evangelism of John Wimber," Vox Evangelica 26 (1996): 23-42.

Mark Greene, "The Billy Graham Global Mission Sermons: The Power of Belief," Vox Evangelica 26 (1996): 43-68.

Colin Sedgwick, "Predestination, Pauline and Islamic," Vox Evangelica 26 (1996): 69-91.

Reformation & Revival Journal to be placed on-line

2009-09-23T06:00:00.001Z

Following a very positive conversation via Facebook with the editor, Dr James H. Armstrong, it has been agreed that Reformation & Revival journal (1992-2005) will be made freely available via the Web. Dr Armstrong has kindly offered to supply me with a full set of back-issues and digitisation work will start in earnest when these arrive in a few weeks time.

In the meantime I have already completed Volume 4.1 and the contents are now available below in PDF. Each issue of Reformation & Revival focused on a specific theme aimed at "the intelligent layman" and one covers Spiritual Warfare.

Several of the articles here provide a clear biblical critique of the idea that Christians can be possessed (controlled, infested, attached, entered, inhabited, indwelt, bound or enslaved) by demons and concentrate mainly on the teaching of Neil T. Anderson in this area. However, the critiques are equally applicable to the works of Peter Horrobin and Ellel Ministries and are well-worth reading.

Book Aid [del.icio.us]

2006-11-14T14:42:14-08:00

Not to be confused with Book Aid International - a more recent secular imitator. Book Aid collected Christian Books to be sent out to Africa where they are in short supply.

Web Style Guide, 2nd Edition [del.icio.us]

2006-11-14T14:39:53-08:00

Should be recommended reading for all webmasters!

Welcome to the Wipf and Stock Publishers [del.icio.us]

2006-11-14T14:35:02-08:00

Reprint a large number ofotherwise unobtainable titles

Biblical Studies Rare Books [del.icio.us]

2006-11-14T14:29:25-08:00

Another sources of freely downloadable books

The Tertullian Project [del.icio.us]

2006-11-14T14:23:14-08:00

All you ever wanted to know about Tertullian - and much more

Early Church Fathers - Additional Works in English Translation unavailable elsewhere online [del.icio.us]

2006-11-14T14:21:01-08:00

A superb site hosted by Roger Pearce. Roger share's my interest in making important dicuments available to everyone at no cost.

The New Testament Gateway [del.icio.us]

2006-11-14T14:12:53-08:00

A tremendous resource for an serious student of theology

Tyndale House, Doorway to Biblical Studies [del.icio.us]

2006-11-14T14:11:30-08:00

One of the finest library of evangelical titles in Europe.

bible.org [del.icio.us]

2006-11-14T14:08:49-08:00

Provide an excellent in-depth Bible training course

TheologicalStudies.org.uk: An Introduction to the Site [del.icio.us]

2006-08-21T01:02:54-07:00

http://www.medievalchurch.org.uk/ [del.icio.us]

2006-08-21T01:02:31-07:00

EarlyChurch.org.uk: An Internet Resource for the Study of the Early Centuries of Christianity [del.icio.us]

2006-08-21T01:02:10-07:00

BiblicalStudies.org.uk: Making Biblical Scholarship Accessible [del.icio.us]

2006-08-21T01:01:52-07:00

Extensive bibliographies and many full-text theological articles and books.