• It has been at least 20 years since I read, The Blessed Hope by George Eldon Ladd. Therefore, I am not going to comment on the particulars of the book. I only give this review because the other two reviewers failed to mention the most important point about this book. Ladd presents the Post Tribulation position in this book and casts it against the other positions, but especially the Pre-Tribulation position. You need to know this before you purchase this book. I gave the book a 4 out of 5 stars because Ladd does give a good presentation of the Post Tribulation position. Should you buy this book? That depends on the purpose in purchasing the book. If you are a Pre-Tribulationist confident in your position then I’d buy it. If you are a Post-Tribulationist I’d say buy it. If you are just studying Eschatology and are trying to make up your mind, I say don’t buy it; at least not yet. The difference between Pre-Tribulation and Post-Tribulation for me boils down to who receives the wrath of God. 1 Thessalonians 1:10 says: “And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come”. Actually, the Present Middle Participle is stating that the present ministry of Jesus Christ is keeping us from the coming wrath of God. It is Jesus Christ himself that is keeping us from the coming wrath of God. Now all you have to do is read, Rev 6:16; Rev 6:17; Rev 11:18; Rev 14:10 or any of the other verses that speak of the wrath of God and ask yourself, “Am I in this group?” I really don’t think the answer is that hard to find.
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    1. Christological Greek Grammar: The Person and Work of Christ in Titus and Philippians by Gary Staats fills a niche. As there are more than one way to skin a cat, we have multiple avenues to learn, refresh our Greek. This resource has some drawbacks in that it doesn't have every verse in the book it covers. It does what it says it will do. It covers the verses Mr. Staats thinks will bring out the "Person and 'work of Christ" and he does this fairly well. Remember, this resource only costs $1.99. If you sight read the NT then this resource is probably not for you but if you need a resource that is biblical (Not made up examples) and helps you cover several verses in the Greek NT quickly, then this might be a help to you. I personally think this resource would work well as a devotional. I may purchase some of Gary's other resources in the future.
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      1. A lot of high ratings but not enough praise for this book. Buy this book if you are interested in knowing how to exegete a Hebrew verse. It's timeless, you will continue to reference this book over and over.
        From Exegesis to Exposition: A Practical Guide to Using Biblical Hebrew
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        1. I just got this resource and am thoroughly enjoying it. I have purchased several resources on Ruth and this one seems to be the jewel I have been looking for. If you have a desire to be able to not only sight read Ruth (Grammar and Vocabulary) but know the text is put together (syntax and linguistics) I think you would be hard pressed to find a better resource. Charles Wright is also forcing me to reconsidering Linguistics as a four letter word. He seems to explain linguistics in a more understandable form than most. Also, the Logos version over paper books cannot be over stated. I'm sure I have a few paper books that would come close to BRH:GCC if I could only see the vowels; the print font is way to small for me. 5 big stars.
          The Book of Ruth in Hebrew: A Grammatical and Critical Commentary
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          1. Murray J Harris is a master teacher able to communicate and unpack difficult texts. Read anything he writes.
            Prepositions and Theology in the Greek New Testament
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            1. I wanted to write a review when LA 151 came out but didn’t. Now that LA 171 is out I just feel as though someone should review this product. First of all, Michael Heiser is to be commended on his effort producing this resource. I believe Dr. Heiser is exceptionally qualified to undertake producing this mobile ed. course. It is hard to rate this product without qualifying my rating. If this course was intended for new believers still doing word studies with a Strongs Concordence book then I would have no problem rating this course as a “4 star”. I just feel as though Faithlife has missed an opportunity to produce an exceptional product that would appeal to a much larger market if it had done things a little different. I suppose the main reason I am writing this review is because after watching both LA 151 and LA 171 many times I just don’t understand Michael Heiser’s comment on Dr. John Walton’s article in NIDOTTE. I don’t understand Faithlife allowing it in the first place nor letting it stand in the new version. If anyone would care to check the facts you would see that John Walton was correct in his statement, “There is no basis in the context, however, for identifying any of these as a nuance of עַלְמָה.” Dr. Walton qualifies this statement later in the article saying, “It is evident that the primary meaning of the word has to do with sexual maturity and, by extension, the age of the young woman, not with sexual experience or the lack of it. That the word may be used of a virgin is evident: it is not used, however, to define her virginity, but to define her capacity for marriage.” Faithlife should apologize to Dr. Walton for letting this go on for this many years.
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              1. Rod, I think your review would be much more helpful- to someone like me who does not know the original languages of the Bible-if you would have explained what it was like taking this course. Rather than focusing on one particular issue you had with an article, that to a beginner like me would not find much interest in. (Perhaps one day we may find it insightful) Such a review that would be beneficial to a beginner is, would this course be helpful for beginners, or would it be just for intermediate and and advanced level Bible students? What are the advantages of using this course? Would a course like this be good for Logos users just looking to do word studies? Even if you had nothing else to compare it to, your experience with it can be helpful to a lot of people. I just wanted to share this with you.

              2. Honestly, JesusisKing, I thought it was obvious that I was not writing my review to cover all scenarios of those who would benefit from this course. My intent mainly was to expose what I believe to be a travesty. In my opinion Dr. Heiser made an unnecessary pot-shot at Dr. Walton. That may be insignificant to you but it doesn’t sit well with me. Beyond all this I just happen to agree with that which Dr. Walton says. I believe Dr. Walton is spot on in which he comments on. I believe it is Dr. Heiser who has misunderstood the situation here. I hope I have not been misunderstood either. I am not judging why Dr. Heiser made his comment; all I am doing is expressing my feelings for what I feel is unwarranted and in error.             Maybe I can be of some help to you. I did state that “If this course was intended for new believers still doing word studies with a Strongs Concordence book then I would have no problem rating this course as a “4 star”.” You say that you are a beginner and yet “beginner” covers a pretty wide area of where you might actually be. Here is my advice to you, if you can access this course as a free mobile ed course from a Faithlife account then I say go for it. Will you profit from it? I think you could and yet I’m not sure you are up for the extent of grammar and syntax which is introduced in this course. I just happen to believe we as Christians rely too much on commentaries. If you are going to read commentaries at least read exegetical commentaries dealing with the original language. If you plan on doing that, then yes you need to take a class like Dr. Heiser’s.             Here again there is more to this story. I have studied the Virgin Birth doctrine and the Incarnation for 11 years now and while I am no “theologian” I think I have been around the block at lease once. I find profit in all kinds of literature and theological articles, not just the ones that I agree with. You know the old saying, “Keep your friends close and your enemies closer”. Don’t make more of that than is necessary. You just need to know what you believe and why you believe it. I think you also need to know why you disagree with some other doctrines. That is a well rounded Christian who can give a reason for the hope that lies within him at a moments notice.             I would ask a favor of you if you do decide to take this course. Pay attention to what Dr. Heiser says. I mean real close attention. As he goes through his word study I believe his methodology is sufficient to get the job done. I would ask you one question when you get done, “Did Dr. Heiser follow his own methodology in the end?” Let me explain. Dr. Heiser is doing a word study on the word עַלְמָה (ALMAH) and is attempting to come to the correct translation of Isaiah 7:14. In doing so he makes reference to the passage in Genesis 24 and the search for the wife for Isaac. Dr. Heiser states that עַלְמָה may legitimately be translated as virgin in verse 43 because Rebecca is said to be virgin in verse 16. Excuse me but that is exactly where Dr. Heiser and Dr. Walton part company. Dr. Walton believes in a virgin birth and yet he is honest enough to admit that he cannot grammatically/exegetically prove this.             Dr. Heiser is wrong to state that עַלְמָה can be legitimately translated as “virgin” and Dr. Walton is correct when he says, “It is evident that the primary meaning of the word has to do with sexual maturity and, by extension, the age of the young woman, not with sexual experience or the lack of it. That the word may be used of a virgin is evident: it is not used, however, to define her virginity, but to define her capacity for marriage. So … it may also refer to a married young woman (until the birth of her first child) (Bratcher, 98).”. Dr. Heiser should apologize to Dr. Walton for his comment. That is what a Christian should when he is shown to be wrong. Sorry, that is my opinion. I hope this helps.