A Complete Handbook of Literary Forms in the Bible

Leland Ryken is a professor of English emeritus at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois.  He has contributed several works to the study of biblical and Christian literature.  Ryken was the literary stylist for the English ...

Four Branches – August 2020

Jump to: Exegetical Systematic Historical Practical Exegetical Theology: Rebuilding After Exile III: Pointing to Jesus The prophet Zechariah preached the good news of the coming Messiah to motivate the returned exiles to continue rebuilding the ...

On Interpreting Sacred Scripture and Method of Theological Study

This book is the eleventh out of seventeen planned volumes of Johann Gerhard’s Theological Commonplaces.  It contains the first two of Gerhard’s commonplaces:  On Sacred Scripture[1] and On Interpreting Sacred Scripture, both originally published in ...

“Thank You, Father!”

King Herod had thrown a huge party for himself and his guests. As part of it, he “invited” his step-daughter to dance for them. She danced so well that Herod made a rash – and ...

Photo Companion to the Bible: The Gospels

Dr. Steven Anderson earned his Ph.D. from Dallas Theological Seminary. Mr. A.D. Riddle is completing his Ph.D. in Old Testament and Ancient Near East studies at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (Chicago, IL). Dr. Christian Locatell ...

Four Branches – July 2020

Jump to: Exegetical Systematic Historical Practical Exegetical Theology: Rebuilding After Exile II: Putting Home Improvement in Its Place Perhaps the COVID regulations that deemed Home Depot but not public worship to be “essential” have encouraged ...

The Plot-structure of Genesis

Todd L Patterson, Ph. D. (2012), Trinity International University, is Assistant Professor of Old Testament at Matej Bel University, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia. Overview There are two main questions that Patterson takes up as he writes ...

Did I Sign Up for This?!

“Did I sign up for this?” I know I asked that question on occasion. You too? The Gospel reading for this Sunday is the end of a lengthier segment. Jesus is about to send out ...

Four Branches – June 2020

Jump to: Exegetical Systematic Historical Practical Exegetical Theology: Rebuilding After Exile I: Fearless Yet Concerned for Legality As we return from the brief coronavirus exile, we can find much fodder for reflection in the history ...

Preach the Word – July/August 2020

Volume 23, Number 6 Delivery Matters I can still remember my first real “preaching” opportunity—evening chapel at MLC during my senior year. I triumphantly finished writing my manuscript. It felt so good to be done! ...