Rube on Roids

The band OK Go (think treadmills) has a new music video for the song “This Too Shall Pass.” Rube would be proud:

“Therefore, whatever is in motion must be put in motion by another. If that by which it is put in motion be itself put in motion, then this also must needs be put in motion by another, and that by another again. But this cannot go on to infinity, because then there would be no first mover, and, consequently, no other mover; seeing that subsequent movers move only inasmuch as they are put in motion by the first mover; as the staff moves only because it is put in motion by the hand. Therefore it is necessary to arrive at a first mover, put in motion by no other; and this everyone understands to be God.”

–St Thomas Aquinas

[HT: Comment by T-Bomb]

Pillar NT Commentaries

Commentaries comprise at least one third of my library. Books that help you better understand the text of Scripture are worth the investment in my opinion. And of all the sets and series that I own I think the Pillar NT series is probably my favorite all around.

In his Guide to Biblical Commentaries (8th ed., 2009) John F. Evans writes this about the Pillar set:

The volumes available are strongly evangelical, well grounded in scholarship, insightful, and warmly recommended. I regard a good half of the series as first choices for pastors: Carson on John, Peterson on Acts, O’Brien on Ephesians, Moo’s two volumes on Colossians-Philemon and James, and Davids on 2 Peter-Jude. … Carson’s editorial work helps keep the standards high. (p. 22)

The series just expanded with the recent addition of Peter T. O’Brien’s anticipated commentary on Hebrews (note: I buy every commentary by O’Brien). For a limited time Westminster books is now offering O’Brien’s commentary at a generous 45% discount ($50.00 / $27.50).

And if you buy at least two Pillar commentaries, Westminster is offing an added 10% discount (offer ends March 9).

Here are the other titles in the series:

• Matthew by Leon Morris — $50.00 / $30.50
• Mark by James R. Edwards, Jr. — $50.00 / $31.50
• John by D. A. Carson — $48.00 / $30.72
• Acts by David Peterson — $65.00 / $39.65
• Romans by Leon Morris — $45.00 / $27.00
• Ephesians by Peter T. O’Brien — $44.00 / $28.16
• Philippians by G. Walter Hansen — $44.00 / $28.16
• Colossians and Philemon by Douglas J. Moo — $44.00 / $24.20
• Thessalonians by Gene L. Green — $45.00 / $28.80
• James by Douglas J. Moo — $34.00 / $20.40
• 2 Peter and Jude by Peter Davids — $36.00 / $23.76
• Letters of John by Colin Kruse — $34.00 / $21.76