So far I have been privileged to give away 3 copies of The Cradle, the Cross, and the Crown: An Introduction to the New Testament by Andreas J. Köstenberger, L. Scott Kellum and Charles L. Quarles (B&H Academic, August 2009). The first was awarded to a friend who teaches a NT survey class who interacted with me on Facebook concerning my post: A Twofold Dynamic to Understanding the NT. The second was sent to a Baptist, preacher friend who has contributed greatly to my TheoSource bibliography project (see especially his bibliography of the works of G. Campbell Morgan: here and here). The third was given away this morning to Armenian Calvinist. Congratulations to all of you!This, for me, has been the most exciting Giveaway made available here at TheoSource. This is a large and extremely useful volume. CCC contains 976 pages, weighs a little over 4 lbs., and sells for $45-$50 depending on which store you shop. As I mentioned in an earlier post, I've been anticipating this volume for a couple of years and my expectations have been exceeded. I have already benefited from reading and referencing this volume for sermon preparation. CCC's primary purpose is to be used as a textbook for colleges and seminaries, but it will reward Bible students of all types--from laypersons to pastors.
I still have a couple more copies to give away. Please visit and read the Giveaway post, follow the simple instructions, and leave a comment on that post (if you are reading this post on Facebook, please leave a comment here). This giveaway is open to anyone willing to discuss this volume. My primary criterion is interaction. If a handful of you begin to interact, I will draw a name using Random.org.
I'm looking forward to hearing from you.
UPDATE: Congratulations to Mark and pastorlamusings. I will be sending out complimentary copies of CCC to these men for their participation in this book giveaway. Thank you very much! With that the giveaway comes to a CLOSE.
I'm continuing to peruse through CCC via the Google Preview. I also skimmed through the sample chapter of Acts. I've already mentioned this, but I really like the Sidebars and "Something to Think About" sections.
ReplyDeleteSidebar 8.1 give excellent notes about textual issue regarding Acts. In addition, the sidebar has footnotes to it!
The bibliography references alone set this book apart.
Although the book has just been release, I wonder how long it will take for seminaries to adopt this book at part of their NT curriculum. I suspect not very long.
My suspicion is that the Southern Baptist seminaries will be among the first to adopt this text. I expect that SEBTS will be the first. I'll see what I can find out. I'm interested too.
ReplyDeleteBTW, please email me your mailing address. I'd like to send you a complimentary copy. Thanks for previewing this book and discussing it with me!