Posted in Biblical Meditation, Book Review, Christianity, Devotional, Joel Beeke, Puritans, Scripture Meditation, Theology, tagged Bible, book review, Christianity, God, Reformed, Septuagint, Theology on February 6, 2023|
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NOTE: This book was provided to me free by Crossway without any obligation for a positive review. All opinions offered above are mine unless otherwise stated or implied.

Gregory Lanier and William Ross. https://amzn.to/3DOcmVFThe Septuagint: What It Is and Why It Matters. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, November 2, 2021. 216 pp.
5 out of 5
Purchase: Westminster | Amazon
Does the Greek translation of the Old Testament fascinate you, and you want to learn more about it? The two authors for this book, Gregory Lanier and William Ross, does an excellent job giving readers an accessible introduction to the Greek Old Testament. Often the term Septuagint is used to say Greek Old Testament and the book goes over what is the Septuagint, if it is even proper to say “the Septuagint says…” and why the Greek translation of the Old Testament is important. The two authors are both capable specialists in writing on this subject, both having their PhD from Cambridge and both being professors who are professors at Reformed Theological Seminary who hold a high view of the Bible and write academic papers and books. I am so glad they wrote this book and so glad the publisher was willing to have a book on this subject be published since some can think this is an obscure subject, though I don’t think it should be an obscure topic! I wished this book was available when I was taking an Old Testament textual Criticism class during my second master’s program. It was so good that I wish the publisher can published books using the same format and structure as this book but for other ancient translations of the Bible such as the Latin Vulgate, Aramaic Targum, Syriac Peshitta, etc.
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Reviews of Commentaries on Exodus
Posted in Bible Commentary, Book Review, Christianity, Duane Garrett, exegesis, Exodus, Kregel Academic, Kregel Exegetical Library, Theology on February 28, 2023| 30 Comments »
It took a long time but I finally got done with teaching my girls through the entire book of Exodus as part of our home Bible study!
I thought it be a good idea to review the Bible commentaries on Exodus that I found helpful!
5 out of 5
Purchase: Westminster | Amazon
Looking for a devotional commentary on Exodus? I highly recommend this one by Philip Graham Ryken! It is a massive work (1247 pages!) but don’t let the size scare you; general Christian readers and also Bible teachers will benefit from this book by an esteemed pastor. The book is an exceptional expositional commentary that is something in the middle between a devotional and an exegetical technical commentary and yet sometimes some of the insights in this book point out great points from the biblical texts that other technical commentaries might have missed. I recommend this commentary as personal devotional or resources for Bible study leaders, Sunday school teachers and preachers and pastors.
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