I’ve got a collection of bibles for kids, that I’ll eventually be putting a written and video review of as time allows for me to continue work on the Bible section of the site. If you have any questions on the NIV Adventure Bible, the CSB Explorer Bible or the CEB Deep Blue Bible, feel free to comment below and I’ll respond when I get a chance! This Bible is $50 at Koorong and Reformers, so getting it here for $30 if you have Amazon Prime for free delivery [I believe its $15 otherwise, so at that point not worth it], is a great deal. If you’re looking for a bible for your kid, make sure yo ..read more

Using commentaries are an essential step in study, to make sure that you can get historical background and different perspectives. There are two commentaries that are on sale on Amazon AU at the moment. The following links are not currently affiliate links. I’m just here to help you get the best deals. Craig Keener is the pre-eminent living Pentecostal biblical scholar, who’s widely respected outside Pentecostal circles even being the 2020 President of the Evangelical Theological Society. He’s well known for his four volume commentary of Acts, and his immense historical knowledge reflec ..read more

Logos Bible Software is one of the biggest bible programs. Fairly recently, the newest edition Logos 10 was released. I recommend every church leader have some level of Logos, because of the monthly free  and heavily discounted books, and Lexham Bible Dictionary, a free dictionary which is modern and helpful. For instance, the free books for this month (Nov 22, more books because of Black Friday promo) are Luke (Preacher’s Commentary series) by Bruce Larson, Jon Courson’s Application Commentary: New Testament, Christ and Spirituality in St. Thomas Aquinas and Choosing Gratitude by Nancy ..read more

We’ve had a great variety of deals recently. Here are some new Bible deals for Australians. Make sure you check our last two posts with deals from Koorong and Word, including a brilliant deal on the CSB Study Bible indexed hardback. The Christian Standard Bible has a series of apologetics study bible covering most age ranges, moving from the adult Apologetics Study Bible, through the teen Apologetics Study Bible for Students ending up with this Defend Your Faith study bible. This is mainly a deal for Amazon Prime members, as $15 dollar shipping is significant increase. You can get thi ..read more

We’ve got so many good deals going at the moment from Australian Christian book suppliers. Make sure you check out our Koorong post if you’re looking for child bibles, but make sure you see below for some great prices of some similar bibles. If you’re looking for the standard CSB Study Bible in a hardback, from Koorong you have two options. You can get the normal hardback for $69.99, or you can get the indexed hardback for $29.99. Normally the indexed editions are more expensive, and the only difference is the addition of indexes on the side allowing ease of opening to certain boo ..read more

We’ve begun obtaining a library of study bible and hope to begin filming review videos and writing review articles to help you with your decision of a new study bible. If you’re looking for a new study bible for your young person in high school or recently graduated, we’ll be adding in a bit of youth flavour, to make sure you can weigh up your options. One of the bibles that we will be reviewing you can begin to see here. BUT also, this month there’s quite a few Bibles for primary school aged students that are on sale at Koorong this month, so check out the brief pros and cons of these bibl ..read more

After a long unintended hiatus, we will hopefully be back and launching our Bible Review section including a YouTube channel soon. Here are some current deals that you might want to take advantage of: non-affiliate links and Australian pricing is referenced. The NIRV is the New International Reader’s Version. Similar to the NIV, but translated for younger people and people who speak English as a second language, the NIRV translates rhetorical questions where the answer is assumed, as statements of fact (at least where I’ve checked in Luke 15:8 NIRV and Luke 15:8 NET). But if you’re looking ..read more

It’s been a while since I’ve been able to post here on Learning and Praxis but here’s a new type of post that I’ve been thinking of providing to you, these are Deals posts. Most of the time when there are deals posted they’re for US which doesn’t translate to us down-under. This first one is a great resource for both pastors and scholars, edited by Scot McKnight and Nijay Gupta. The purpose of this book is to update readers on a variety of topics within New Testament scholarship, allowing the current state of the conversation to be available to those in other specialisations or even in the m ..read more

It is common to hear seminaries referred to as cemeteries, places where faith goes to die. Readers who put this book into action will have a harder time having this perspective. One of the best features of this book is that it continually anchors reading of theology in partnership with biblical text and prayer. This book is extremely well written with a significant glossary included to define uncommon language empowering readers new to reading theology. One of the elements that readers new to theology may find frustrating about this book is that it does make the task of reading theology more ..read more

Whenever the book of Revelation is discussed, this book is commonly referred to as well. It brilliantly walks the line to be the best type of accesible, expertly combining academic with popular writing and concerns. For academically minded people footnotes are included to point to further resources.  The prose, for the most part, is easy to read, with technical language well explained although not repeatedly so. This, in addition to included discussion questions, makes it appropriate for a small group study for advanced high school students up. Brilliantly the book is not a commentary b ..read more