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something old, something new: Jewish Publication Society, Tanakh. The Holy Scriptures, The New JPS Translation According to the Traditional Hebrew Text

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Picture a handsome leather-bound volume with a column of attractively-set Hebrew text on the right side of each page and a superb English translation in very readable typeset on the left side. This is what you get in the two leather-bound versions of the 1999 Hebrew-English Bible published by the Jewish Publication Society. I own the large version for reading at home and a handly but vision-challenging small version for the road. I travel a lot and it goes with me on many of those trips. (more…)

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The standard critical text of the New Testament: Nestle-Aland, Greek New Testament W/concise Dictionary

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The 27th edition of the Greek New Testament text in a critical edition is one of two standard presentations of the Greek text used by scholars. The other is published by the United Bible Societies. Think of them as Windows and Macintosh. Both do the same job and do it well, but they use different techniques to achieve their goals. Publishing New Testament scholars use both critical editions. (more…)

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The Mercedes-Benz for birders: Roger Tory Peterson, A Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern and Central North America

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The Peterson Field Guides are something of an institution among birdwatchers. ‘Remember that silver Mercedes that slid past you in the passing lane yesterday on the way home? Not too fast, certainly not slow. ‘Just smooth as it gets and all class? (more…)

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welcome to the Heartland: Stan Tekiela, Birds of Indiana Field Guide

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Two years ago my family and I moved from Costa Rica to Indianapolis. From one of the world’s great bird paradises to an endless succession of corn field bejeweled with a gray ring road.

Or so we thought. (more…)

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cute little leathery mammal guys: Kim Williams, Stokes Beginner’s Guide to Bats

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The fact that you’re reading this review indicates that you already know that bats are good guys, not bad guys. ‘Nuff said.

Next thing, you’d probably like to have a bunch (like paper towels at Costco, they only come in quantities) in your yard. OK, then start with this Stokes Guide. (more…)

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whet your appetite for a fascinating region of the Americas: John Kricher, A Neotropical Companion

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Kricher’s Neotropical Companion is not the kind of ‘field-guide-for-dummies’ that many of us depend on to find our way around Central and South America’s flora and fauna. Rather, it’s the next step for people who’ve become familiar with that kind of guide and want to understand at a deeper and occasionally more abstract level why the natural life around them is what it is. (more…)

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the shadow of no parting: Charles Dickens, Great Expectations (Penguin Classics)

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It is impossible to exaggerate the satisfaction this book gives to its reader and the power of its deep human sympathy. If you were to read only ten books in your lifetime, Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations should be one of them. (more…)

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the standard critical text of the Hebrew Bible: Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia

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In the field of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies, ‘BHS‘ carries a well-deserved resonance, much like ‘Mercedes’ or ‘Beamer’ does among enthusiasts of quality cars that are within the mainstream. (more…)

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conflict and pathos: 2 Corinthians 2

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It is extraordinary that we should stand at a distance of two millennia and still retain insight into the drama that the apostle Paul delineates in these terms:

So I made up my mind not to make you another painful visit. For if I cause you pain, who is there to make me glad but the one whom I have pained? And I wrote as I did, so that when I came, I might not suffer pain from those who should have made me rejoice; for I am confident about all of you, that my joy would be the joy of all of you. For I wrote you out of much distress and anguish of heart and with many tears, not to cause you pain, but to let you know the abundant love that I have for you. But if anyone has caused pain, he has caused it not to me, but to some extent—not to exaggerate it—to all of you. This punishment by the majority is enough for such a person; so now instead you should forgive and console him, so that he may not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow. So I urge you to reaffirm your love for him. I wrote for this reason: to test you and to know whether you are obedient in everything. Anyone whom you forgive, I also forgive. What I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, has been for your sake in the presence of Christ.

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Honestly, a *burst*: Jaci Velasquez, Jaci Velasquez (Myrrh)

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I cringe as I say so, but with this 1989 CD Jaci Velasquez really did burst upon the music scene. I know, I know, people don’t do that anymore. But she did. Really. (more…)

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