Archive Spotlight – January 29, 2021

REDEMPTIVE HISTORY AND THE NEW TESTAMENT SCRIPTURES, by Herman N. Ridderbos

Editor’s Note:  Only occasionally we select an older work, as we have here, because of its significance and contribution to biblical understanding. This small book by Herman Ridderbos, originally published in Dutch in 1955 and first appearing in English in…

DISCRIMINATION AND DISPARITIES, by Thomas Sowell

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Benjamin Montoya   Editor’s Note:  This “Bonus” Book Summary continues our series on culture. We hope our members are enjoying these “extra” summaries and the quick learning they afford.  …

THE QUEST FOR THE TRINITY: THE DOCTRINE OF GOD IN SCRIPTURE, HISTORY, AND MODERNITY, by Stephen R. Holmes

A part of an ever-growing body of recent literature on the most important doctrine of the Christian Faith, that is, that the true and living God is a triune Being, this comprehensive study by Stephen Holmes, senior lecturer in theology…

THE CRUCIFIED KING: Atonement and Kingdom in Biblical and Systematic Theology, Jeremy Treat

We cannot read the New Testament even cursorily without noticing the prominence of the themes of both the kingdom of God and the cross of Christ. We can scarcely miss that Jesus is presented both as reigning king and as crucified in…

Interview with Alec Motyer, A CHRISTIAN'S POCKET GUIDE TO LOVING THE OLD TESTAMENT

Pastors, professors, and Bible students everywhere are grateful for the long and faithful work of Alec Motyer. His various works have demonstrated not only an unusual proficiency in the Old Testament but also an unusual grasp of “whole Bible” theology,…

Kristin Stiles' Review of DON'T BLAME THE MUD, by Marty Machowski

A Book Review from Books At a Glance By Kristin Stiles   Sin is a foreign concept to most kids. They know they do bad stuff and that they get in trouble with Mom and Dad, but the causes and…