– Mason Slater asks if we are missing the point of Genesis 1.

– Dan Wallace addresses the problem of Abathar in Mk 2.26.

– Ben Witherington is interviewed about the trustworthiness of Scripture and the historical Jesus.

– Bruce Chilton discusses Mary, the mother of Jesus.

– Tim Gombis explores Romans 1.16-17 and Paul’s use of Habakkuk.

– Tim Kimberley writes a mini-bio on Anselm.

– Andrew Perriman says you won’t go to heaven when you die.

– John Bergsma defends the “biblical basis for the papacy”.

– Marc Cortez provides a post-graduate survival guide.

– Steven Chaparro asks where creative people fit in the church.

– Rodney Thomas begins reviewing Larry Hurtado’s Lord Jesus Christ.

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

Cheryl B. Anderson
Ancient Laws and Contemporary Controversies: The Need for Inclusive Biblical Interpretation
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=7761
Reviewed by William R. G. Loader

Joshua Blau
Phonology and Morphology of Biblical Hebrew: An Introduction
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=7654
Reviewed by Jeremy M. Hutton

J. Harold Ellens
The Son of Man in the Gospel of John
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=7731
Reviewed by Cornelis Bennema

Shelly Matthews
Perfect Martyr: The Stoning of Stephen and the Construction of Christian Identity
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=7840
Reviewed by Robert Brawley
Reviewed by Richard I. Pervo

Allan J. McNicol, David B. Peabody, J. Samuel Subramanian, eds.
Resourcing New Testament Studies: Literary, Historical, and Theological Essays in Honor of David L. Dungan
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=7659
Reviewed by M. Eugene Boring

Daniel C. Snell
Religions of the Ancient Near East
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=7891
Reviewed by Gert T. M. Prinsloo

Robert B. Stewart, ed.
The Reliability of the New Testament: Bart Ehrman and Daniel Wallace in Dialogue
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=7905
Reviewed by Tony Costa
Reviewed by Michael R. Licona

Bruce K. Waltke and James M. Houston, with Erika Moore
The Psalms as Christian Worship: A Historical Commentary
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=7903
Reviewed by Eduan Naudé