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QOHELETH: A HANDBOOK FOR THE HEBREW TEXT, by Robert H. Holmstedt, John A. Cook, and Phillip S. Marshall

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Eric J. Tully   There is no substitute for a detailed analysis of the Hebrew text in interpretation of the Old Testament. So many key details of the text are lost…

DWELL: LIFE WITH GOD FOR THE WORLD, by Barry D. Jones

Reviewed by Alex Gowler   Introduction What do you get when you cross missional theology with a primer on spiritual formation? The answer is Barry D. Jones’ book Dwell: Life With God For the World. Jones serves as Professor of…

BIG PICTURE BIBLE CRAFTS: 101 SIMPLE AND AMAZING CRAFTS TO HELP TEACH CHILDREN THE BIBLE, by Gail Schoonmaker

Reviewed by Kristin Stiles   Big Picture Bible Crafts by Gail Schoonmaker is a companion resource for The Big Picture Story Bible. Schoonmaker is the illustrator for both of these books and so there is a clear crossover between them.…

CYPRIAN OF CARTHAGE: HIS LIFE AND IMPACT, by Brian J. Arnold

Reviewed by Paul Sanchez   Cyprian of Carthage: His Life and Impact is part of the Early Church Fathers series, edited by Michael A. G. Haykin. The series aims to reintroduce the church fathers to evangelicals—to bring the ancient church…

YOUR DAYS ARE NUMBERED: A CLOSER LOOK AT HOW WE SPEND OUR TIME AND THE ETERNITY BEFORE US, by John Perritt

Reviewed by Paul Tautges The premise of this little book is this: “Jesus Christ redeemed our time.” For the Christian, this is a fundamental truth impacting every one of our decisions, including how we use our time. Since the believer…

EQUIPPING FOR LIFE: A GUIDE FOR NEW, ASPIRING AND STRUGGLING PARENTS, by Andreas and Margaret Köstenberger

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Mark Baker Very few people could have written this book. It is co-authored by a married couple who both have doctoral degrees and have raised four now-grown children. Furthermore, the Köstenbergers…

SOME PASTORS AND TEACHERS, by Sinclair B. Ferguson

Reviewed by Ryan M. McGraw   Most of the best books in the history of the church that have stood the test of time have come from the studies and prayerful labors of busy pastors. Calvin, Owen, Bunyan and a…

THE MAJESTY ON HIGH: INTRODUCTION TO THE KINGDOM OF GOD IN THE NEW TESTAMENT, by S.M. Baugh

Reviewed by Jimmy Roh   Since the release of George Eldon Ladd’s ground-breaking work, The Gospel of the Kingdom, first published in 1959, the phrase “already and not yet”—used to describe the biblical teaching on the kingdom of God—has become…

JUSTICE FOR ALL: HOW THE JEWISH BIBLE REVOLUTIONIZED ETHICS, by Jeremiah Unterman

Reviewed by Andrew J. Spencer   The Old Testament generally gets a bad rap when it comes to discussions of ethics in the public square. Some people talk as if the Old Testament is simply a hodgepodge of disconnected laws…

STEPS TOWARDS HEAVEN, by J.C. Ryle

Reviewed by Ben Rogers   In 1877 J. C. Ryle published Old Paths, which set forth the “leading truths of Christianity which are necessary to salvation.” The five chapters that make up this new work, Steps Towards Heaven, are taken…

Review of Exegetical Guides to the New Testament

Review of Exegetical Guides to the New Testament Exegetical Summaries, Summer Institute of Linguistics Exegetical Guides to the Greek New Testament, B&H Academic Baylor Handbook on the Greek New Testamnet, Baylor   Reviewed by Tim Miller A local pastor recently…

FLAME IN THE MOUNTAINS: WILLIAMS PANTYCELYN, ANN GRIFFITHS AND THE WELSH HYMN, by E. Wyn James

Possibly my first exposure to Welsh Evangelicalism came through the writings of D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, who regularly turned to such eighteenth-century preachers as Daniel Rowland and Howel Harris for inspiration and encouragement. Once authors like these men were read, I…

THE EPISTLE TO THE EPHESIANS, by Karl Barth

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…

OLD TESTAMENT LAW FOR CHRISTIANS: ORIGINAL CONTEXT AND ENDURING APPLICATION, by Roy E. Gane

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…

HOW TO READ AND UNDERSTAND THE BIBLICAL PROPHETS, by Peter J. Gentry

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…

THE LAST ADAM: A THEOLOGY OF THE OBEDIENT LIFE OF JESUS IN THE GOSPELS, by Brandon Crowe

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…