Elsewhere (05.27.2011)

- Ray Hollenbach ponders why Jesus didn’t go straight to heaven after the resurrection here.

- T.C. Robinson addresses God’s sovereignty in light of natural disasters here.

- Bobby Grow lists the various strands of Calvinism here.

- Kevin DeYoung thinks theologically about Memorial Day here.

- Dan Martin says we shouldn’t display the nation’s flag in the sanctuary here. I concur!

- Roger Olson explains American Christianity here.

- Marc Cortez tells us about eleven things we shouldn’t have to learn from mega churches here.

- Chris Ritter explains the gospel of Oprah here.

- Jim DeYoung’s sixth entry on Love Wins is available here.

The following new reviews have been added to the Review of Biblical Literature and listed on the RBL blog (http://rblnewsletter.blogspot.com/):

James K. Beilby and Paul Rhodes Eddy, eds.
The Historical Jesus: Five Views
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=7322
Reviewed by Pieter F. Craffert

Corrine L. Carvalho
Encountering Ancient Voices: A Guide to Reading the Old Testament
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=7444
Reviewed by Achim Mueller

Jeremy Corley, ed.
New Perspectives on the Nativity
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=7568
Reviewed by Mark R. C. Grundeken

Thomas B. Dozeman, ed.
Methods for Exodus
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=7597
Reviewed by Brian D. Russell

Yael S. Feldman
Glory and Agony: Isaac’s Sacrifice and National Narrative
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=7778
Reviewed by Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer

Norman K. Gottwald; Rebecca J. Kruger Gaudino, ed.
The Hebrew Bible: A Brief Socio-Literary Introduction
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=7197
Reviewed by David M. Maas

Hans-Josef Klauck, Bernard McGinn, Paul Mendes-Flohr, Choon-Leong Seow, Hermann Spieckermann, Barry Dov Walfish, Eric Ziolkowski, eds.
Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception: Volume 1: Aaron-Aniconism
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=7995
Reviewed by Christoph Stenschke

Laura Nasrallah and Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza, eds.
Prejudice and Christian Beginnings: Investigating Race, Gender, and Ethnicity in Early Christianity
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=7341
Reviewed by Hal Taussig

Raymond F. Person
The Deuteronomic History and the Book of Chronicles: Scribal Works in an Oral World
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=7736
Reviewed by Frank H. Polak

Jerome T. Walsh
Old Testament Narrative: A Guide to Interpretation
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=7527
Reviewed by John E. Anderson

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