Reformation Day Media

This is a little inane, but why not?

You can enjoy the movie Luther this reformation with your friends. Just don't forget the Diet of Worms chip dip!

Monergism.com and Free eBooks

There are quite a few places I troll to find free (and good) resources. One of them is monergism.com, a great reformed site (and don't forget the bookstore). They have a bunch of amazing theology resources, including an extensive mp3 archive full of some incredible teaching. If you are going on a long car ride, I heartily suggest downloading a longer-than-necessary playlist and let the miles just fly by.

They also have a bunch of free ebooks in both .mobi and .epub formats. Authors range from Augustine to Van Til. Their bookstore has more ebooks, the most beneficial of which are the massive omnibus editions that compile everything you ought to know about ________. These can range from heady topics like Justification to more general things like Calvinism. Because there are typically about 8-12 full length books in each omnibus, they do charge a bit for them, but to have all of those resources together is worth a few bucks.

Keller on Preaching

Here are the various distillations of Tim Keller's series on preaching called Preaching to the Heart.

Most familiar with Keller on this topic will think of the 6 part series he gave at Gordon-Conwell. GC only sells CD's, so if you are interested in listening to them, you'll have to wait for them to ship it (not to mention having to pay for it *gasp*). Luke Simmons, a church planter in the Phoenix area says they are so good they would be worth 10x the cost (currently $25). Another church planter, Pete Williamson, agrees that paying for them in a world of free messages is still worth it.

For those not willing to spend money, there is a shorter, two-message version available for free. If that littler series whets your appetite, then I've been told that all of these messages are based on the D.Min class, Preaching Christ in a Post-Modern World, that Keller taught with Edmund Clowney, over at Covenant. Here is the 189pg syllabus for the class

***Update***
It appears the syllabus is actually for a class Keller taught at RTS and not at Covenant. While I'm sure there will be much in over-lapping content, the syllabus may not match up with the lectures exactly..

***Update 2***
I found a source required by Keller on page 12 of the syllabus: Keller, Tim; "Preaching to the Secular Mind" The Journal of Biblical Counseling 14:1 (Fall 1995), 54-62.

Loeb Collection Online

This isn't really breaking news, but then, I never said that was the purpose of this website.

The Loeb collection, being out of copyright, is now freely available for peering eyes to see. For those poor souls unfamiliar with Loeb, allow a short introduction: Any college worth it's salt will have the Loeb Classics Library. They are easily recognizable by their stoutness (half the length of a normal book) and their color—the color of the cover gives away the language inside. They are great for the student because they have the original language on the right page and the English translation on the left.While not especially helpful for word studies (for that, see Perseus, or Perseus for Logos), they are great for immersing yourself in the literature that was readily known in bible times. Check out this great, free resource.

Digital Dead Sea Scrolls Now Online

Many thanks to the Jerusalem Museum for making these important resources freely available. Also, my hat tip to Biblical Studies and Technological Tools for making me aware of it. The Great Isaiah Scroll, the War Scroll, the Temple Scroll, the Community Rule Scroll, and the Commentary on Habakkuk Scroll are currently available with more to come. Google has done some incredible coding to highlight versification when you are reviewing the scroll at its most 'zoomed-out-ness,' as well as an English translation of the MT to give you the gist of what is being said.

See the Scrolls!.

Octavius Winslow - A whole Library!

The complete works of the post-puritan Calvinistic Baptist Octavius Winslow are now available online and in epub and mobi format here. To learn a little bit more about Mr. Winslow read this. I give my thanks out to the former website for all the work they did to make these resources available.

Preaching Christ from the OT with D. Murray

Just found this resource -- Preaching Christ from the OT -- the first 6 lectures from David Murray's class on the same. He is a professor at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary. Here is a direct link to the audio in case the blog links go dead. His blog has lecture notes which seem to be rather useful.

Which books/lectures have you found useful in learning how to preach Christ from the OT?