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Reviewed by Scott A. Corbin It’s always a profitable exercise to avail oneself of the exegetical writings of the dogmaticians of the church. The reason is not simply to entertain an historical curiosity, but rather to see the relation…
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Reviewed by Elizabeth Woody Roy Gane is Professor of Hebrew Bible and Ancient Near Eastern Languages at Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary. He has completed several written works on the Old Testament, including works focused on the Pentateuch, such as…
Reviewed by Theresa White Christians are often intimidated by the genre of biblical prophecy. They may find these sections of the Bible confusing, draw wrong conclusions, or determine that it is better to leave these texts to the experts. Peter…
Reviewed by Micah McCormick Brandon Crowe has written a wonderful book—The Last Adam: A Theology of the Obedient Life of Jesus in the Gospels. In this book, Crowe aims to “set forth the soteriological significance of the life of…
Review by Andrew Ballitch Thomas Cranmer’s influence on the English Reformation was unequaled. As the architect of the Church of England, he facilitated the split with Rome and later authored the Book of Common Prayer and what would become the…
Reviewed by Matthew J. McMains An integral part of Biblical studies, whether for pastoral purposes, scholarly inquiries, private devotion, or teaching settings, is grasping the structure of the Bible. To aid in this endeavor is precisely the goal of…
Reviewed by Robbie Booth Introduction If you were to ask three New Testament scholars “What is the correct interpretation of Jesus’ teaching on the future?” you would likely receive four or more answers. The end times is a difficult…
Reviewed by Mark Coppenger As a new faculty member at Wheaton College in the 1970s, I was called upon, along with my colleagues in philosophy, to lead church discussions of the Francis Schaeffer film series, How Should We Then Live?:…
Reviewed by Thomas J. Nettles Oliver Crisp continues a theme that clearly is important to him in his literary productions. His hopes for those who consider themselves affectionate toward the Reformed Tradition is a commitment to a broad understanding of…
Reviewed by Andrew J. Spencer Charles Octavius Boothe was born in Alabama in 1845. He was, therefore, born a slave—the property of another human. Boothe was fortunate to learn to read and to be encouraged to do so. Eventually, he…
Reviewed by Gregory E. Lamb Introduction A Theology of Luke and Acts is Darrell Bock’s entry into the Biblical Theology of the New Testament series (hereafter BTNT) edited by Andreas Köstenberger. Other contributors in this series include: David Garland…
Reviewed by Ian Clary A temptation when writing a biography of a past hero is to present an unblemished yet not entirely truthful telling of a life. Though well-meaning, Christian biographers can sometimes present to readers a model for the…
Reviewed by Ryan M. McGraw Many authors have written biographies of Martin Luther. Yet few make Luther come to life as he really was like this one does. This is a gripping and accessible account, not so much of a…
Reviewed by Casey G. McCall Typed in very small print at the bottom of hymnals and in the copyright section of PowerPoint slides, you may come across the name Augustus Toplady. I was familiar with the name and with one…
Reviewed by D. Jeffrey Mooney Michael Lawrence is concerned with the obvious gap between theology proper and practical theology (how our fundamental beliefs appear in the life and structure of the local church). In addressing this matter, he has written…
Reviewed by Guenther (“Gene”) Haas As James K. A. Smith notes in the Foreword to this book, the culture of western society has changed so drastically that the traditional language of the transcendent norms of biblical Christianity no longer communicates…
