The Logos Bible Software Blog
We often read our Bibles as if Jesus made his first appearance in this world as a baby in the New Testament. Our story as Christians, we sometimes think, starts with the book of Matthew.
But the Bible’s witness to Jesus did not begin there. A common thread runs throughout the pages of our Bibles from the beginning of Genesis to the last page of Revelation: Christ.
Here are 12 New Testament verses that point to Jesus in the Old Testament. [Read more…]
Can we properly interpret the Gospels without cultural scripts? That is, without knowing their historical and cultural background?
Dr. Darrell Bock says no.
Dr. Bock is the Executive Director of Cultural Engagement and Senior Research Professor of New Testament Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary. He’s a pillar of contemporary evangelical scholarship that students of the Word turn to for theological expertise on topics like Luke-Acts, Jewish studies, and dispensationalism. [Read more…]
In my senior year of Bible college, I had two electives to choose from for my final theology class. I saw the option for Puritan Theology but thought, “This will be a very boring class. What could I glean from the Puritans?” [Read more…]
If you love top-ranked commentaries, you’ll want to check out November’s top picks.
The commentary series on sale this month are so popular, you may have a hard time choosing! Since they’re all 40% off, though, you can add them to your library without wiping out your book budget. [Read more…]
What was the secret sauce in Spurgeon’s most powerful sermons?
While the Holy Spirit is the source of true power behind any preacher’s sermon, there’s a craft to sermon writing—and Spurgeon mastered it. And more than anything else, Spurgeon mastered the art of the perfectly placed and eloquently delivered sermon illustration. [Read more…]
Ah, theological journals. They’re outstanding resources for keeping up with scholarship in theology—and so much more.
But until now (with the new Galaxie Theological Journal Library Subscription), there’s been a problem. [Read more…]
What problems are you (or your church) facing right now? What are you itching to study in the Scriptures? [Read more…]
Pastors have a monumental calling.
Acts 20:28 instructs, “Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood.” [Read more…]
Students of the cultural context of the Bible are familiar with the association between animals and idolatry.
The idolatrous worship of the golden calf (egel; Exod 32:1–24) makes the connection explicit. Even after the Israelites entered into a covenant relationship with Yahweh at Sinai, Moses and Aaron had to act to prevent the people from sacrificing to “goat demons” (se’irim) in the wilderness (Lev 17:7). Centuries later, the apostasy of King Jeroboam returned this idolatry to the northern kingdom of Israel (“He appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat idols [se’irim] and for the calves [agalim] that he had made”; 1 Chr 11:15). [Read more…]
Free Commentary on Mark, Plus Savings on Beth Moore, John Piper & More
Whether you’re asking deep, theological questions that would be Greek to most people, or you’re studying actual Greek, or you want to know “What’s God’s will for my life?”, you’ll find something for you in November’s deals. [Read more…]