Weekly Recap Feb 11

BIBLICAL AUTHORITY AFTER BABEL: RETRIEVING THE SOLAS IN THE SPIRIT OF MERE PROTESTANT CHRISTIANITY, by Kevin J. Vanhoozer

A Brief Book Summary from Books at a Glance   About the Author Kevin J. Vanhoozer (PhD, University of Cambridge), one of the world’s top theologians, is research professor of systematic theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois.…

Interview with Matt Waymeyer, author of AMILLENNIALISM AND THE AGE TO COME

What is the millennium? And when should we expect it? Is it today? Is it a time yet to come? And where does it fit in relation to the “two ages” of biblical prophecy? Hi, I’m Fred Zaspel, editor here…

FAITH ALONE - THE DOCTRINE OF JUSTIFICATION: WHAT THE REFORMERS TAUGHT. . .AND WHY IT STILL MATTERS, by Thomas R. Schreiner

Reviewed by Nathan Sundt   Introduction No theological synthesis or formulary from the Reformation stands out quite as memorably as the “Five Solas,” and of these five Solas, no jewel of the crown shines more brightly than “faith alone,” the…

BIBLICAL DOCTRINE: A SYSTEMATIC SUMMARY OF BIBLE TRUTH, by John MacArthur and Richard Mayhue

John MacArthur and his long-time comrade Richard Mayhue have teamed up to write a new textbook of Bible doctrine. They have “waited until the evening hours” of their lives to undertake this massive project of 1008 pages in which they…

THE STORY OF REALITY: HOW THE WORLD BEGAN, HOW IT ENDS, AND EVERYTHING IMPORTANT THAT HAPPENS IN BETWEEN, by Gregory Koukl

  I love books that sketch out the big picture – seeing the forest is so vital to understanding the trees. In recent years several books have been given to sketch the big picture of the Bible, presenting its story…