Weekly Recap, October 16, 2021
Don’t miss our video interview this week with Drs. Gregg R. Allison (Embodied: Living as Whole People in a Fractured World) and John W. Kleinig (Wonderfully Made: A Protestant Theology of the Body). Both have written relevant works on how…
Archive Spotlight – October 15, 2021
Book Notice: IN DEFENSE OF THE DESCENT: A RESPONSE TO CONTEMPORARY CRITICS, by Daniel R. Hyde
A Brief Book Notice from Books At a Glance by Fred G. Zaspel I just came across this helpful little book today. Hyde provides a brief and perhaps one of the simplest introductions to the study of the notoriously…
Weekly Recap, October 9, 2021
Wanting a resource to help you interpret some of the difficult New Testament texts? Look no further than Murray J. Harris’ book, Navigating Tough Texts: A Guide to Problem Passages in the New Testament. See our Book Notice for a brief…
Archive Spotlight – October 8, 2021
Book Notice: NAVIGATING TOUGH TEXTS: A GUIDE TO PROBLEM PASSAGES IN THE NEW TESTAMENT, by Murray J. Harris
A Brief Book Notice from Books At a Glance by Fred G. Zaspel Murray Harris is among the top Greek scholars of our day, and so when I saw this book become available I had to check it out.…
Weekly Recap, October 2, 2021
Don’t miss our two book notices for this week. The first is J. Daniel Hays’ book, From Every People and Nation: A Biblical Theology of Race and the second is Duane Garrett’s book, Rethinking Genesis: The Source and Authorship of…
Archive Spotlight – October 1, 2021
Book Notice: RETHINKING GENESIS: THE SOURCE AND AUTHORSHIP OF THE FIRST BOOK OF THE PENTATEUCH, by Duane Garrett
A Brief Book Notice from Books At a Glance by Fred G. Zaspel It’s been available for 20 years now, but I just came across this book recently while preparing to teach through Genesis – and what a find…
Book Notice: FROM EVERY PEOPLE AND NATION: A BIBLICAL THEOLOGY OF RACE, by J. Daniel Hays
A Brief Book Notice from Books At a Glance by Fred G. Zaspel As part of my wider reading/preparation for a current series of lessons through Genesis, I have just recently re-read (more carefully this time) Daniel Hays’ excellent…
Weekly Recap, September 25, 2021
How can you share the Gospel with Roman Catholics? What are the key issues to keep in mind? You won’t want to miss our interview this week with Gregg R. Allison over his new book, 40 Questions About Roman Catholicism.
Archive Spotlight – September 24, 2021
Book Notice: TRUSTING GOD IN THE DARKNESS: A GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING THE BOOK OF JOB, by Christopher Ash
A Brief Book Notice from Books At a Glance Some years ago we noted the arrival of Christopher Ash’s stunningly good commentary on Job in the Preach the Word series from Crossway (see here). It was quite simply the…
Scott Christensen Answers the Question: Did God Create Evil?
Scott Christensen’s excellent book on the “problem” of evil is currently the best and most thorough available on the subject. We have featured this book previously. You may want to re-visit our Author Interview, our Book Summary, as well as…
Weekly Recap, September 18, 2021
How should we think through various ethical issues from a Christian perspective? What should inform our thinking and views? See our review of Ken Magnuson’s book, “Invitation to Christian Ethics: Moral Reasoning and Contemporary Issues.”
Archive Spotlight – September 17, 2021
Book Notice: LETTERS FOR THE CHURCH: READING JAMES, 1-2 PETER, 1-3 JOHN, AND JUDE AS CANON, by Darian R. Lockett
A Brief Book Notice from Books At a Glance From the Author’s Introduction The Catholic Epistles give us a unique window into early Christian theology and practice. These letters highlight the centrality of love for not only fellow believers…
Weekly Recap, September 11, 2021
What is the problem of evil and how can it be best explained? Does Calvinism provide the best lens to give an adequate response? See Steve West’s summary of Calvinism and the Problem of Evil, edited by David E. Alexander…