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ZECHARIAH (THE NEW INTERNATIONAL COMMENTARY ON THE OLD TESTAMENT), by Mark J. Boda

  Reviewed by Jeremiah Zuo   Author Mark J. Boda is Professor of Old Testament at McMaster Divinity College, where he has taught for the past thirteen years.  He is the author of nine books, the editor of 17 more,…

OLD TESTAMENT CRITICISM: A PRACTICAL INTRODUCTION, SECOND EDITION, by Ellis R. Brotzman and Eric J. Tully

A Review and a Response   Reviewed by John D. Meade Ellis Brotzman’s first edition of Old Testament Textual Criticism was published in 1994 as a practical entree into the field of textual criticism of the Old Testament. The book…

HABITS OF GRACE: ENJOYING JESUS THROUGH THE SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES, by David Mathis

  Reviewed by Kirk Miller   In February of this year, Crossway released Habits of Grace: Enjoying Jesus through the Spiritual Disciplines, by David Mathis, pastor at Cities Church in Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN, executive director at Desiring God, and adjunct…

BACH: MUSIC IN THE CASTLE OF HEAVEN, by John Eliot Gardiner

  Reviewed by Ben Rogers   Introduction Most evangelicals, even extremely non-musical evangelicals, are familiar with the music of J. S. Bach. It’s almost impossible not to be. After Mendelssohn’s “Wedding March,” no piece of wedding music is more popular…

THE PSALMS AS CHRISTIAN WORSHIP: A HISTORICAL COMMENTARY, by Bruce Waltke and James Houston

Reviewed by Matthew David Searles   Introduction The goal of the book may be seen in two things that the authors deplore: ‘We deplore the confessional reductionism in much contemporary Biblical scholarship, which overlooks two thousand years of Christian devotion…

THE PSALTER RECLAIMED: PRAYING AND PRAISING WITH THE PSALMS, by Gordon Wenham

  Reviewed by Matthew David Searles   Introduction The Psalter Reclaimed is a collection of lectures on the Psalms given by Gordon Wenham between 1997 and 2010. Wenham is a respected scholar of the Old Testament who has authored numerous…

THE EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS, by Richard N. Longenecker

Reviewed by John D. Harvey About the Author Richard N. Longenecker is professor emeritus of New Testament at Wycliffe College, University of Toronto. His other books include Paul, Apostle of Liberty, The Christology of Early Jewish Christianity, Biblical Exegesis in…

PREPARATION FOR MINISTRY, by Allan Herman

Reviewed by Kirk M. Wellum Every once in a while one comes across a little gem of a book that is short and to the point, but very helpful precisely for those reasons. This is what the reader will find…

MIND THE GAPS: ENGAGING THE CHURCH IN MISSIONARY CARE, by David J. Wilson

Reviewed by Micah McCormick Summary Mind the Gaps is a book about missions. Many books have been written about missions, but this book occupies quite a small shelf in the library of missions books. Specifically, the authors seek to “show…

WHY EVERYTHING MATTERS: THE GOSPEL IN ECCLESIASTES, by Philip G. Ryken

Reviewed by Justin Dunton Summary Herman Melville, the famous author of Moby Dick, once wrote that “the truest of all books is Solomon’s, and Ecclesiastes is the fine hammered steel of woe.” Against the backdrop of an American church that…

LEON MORRIS: ONE MAN'S FIGHT FOR LOVE AND TRUTH, by Neil Bach and CONSTANTINE TISCHENDORF: THE LIFE AND WORK OF A 19TH CENTURY BIBLE HUNTER, by Stanley E. Porter

Reviewed by Andreas J. Kӧstenberger During the course of a busy academic year, I often find it difficult to read certain books that I am not required to read for my scholarly writing or teaching. So I put those aside…

THE STORY OF MONASTICISM: RETRIEVING AN ANCIENT TRADITION FOR CONTEMPORARY SPIRITUALITY, by Greg Peters

Reviewed by J. Stephen Yuille Greg Peters is an Anglican minister and a historian of Christian spirituality at Biola University. In The Story of Monasticism, he traces the monastic movement through four time periods: Anthony to Benedict, Benedict to Bernard,…

THE CHURCH: A THEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL ACCOUNT, by Gerald Bray

Reviewed by Ben Rogers Introduction I know of no book quite like Gerald’s Bray excellent new work entitled The Church: A Theological and Historical Account. It contains a remarkable mix of biblical exposition, church history, historical theology, and pastoral wisdom,…

READING THE CHRISTIAN SPIRITUAL CLASSICS: A GUIDE FOR EVANGELICALS, by Jamin Goggin and Kyle Strobel

Reviewed by J. Stephen Yuille Introduction There’s growing interest among evangelicals in the subject of spirituality. One of the problems with this trend, however, is that most of the Christian spiritual classics weren’t written by evangelicals. This leads to several…

WHO SHALL ASCEND THE MOUNTAIN OF THE LORD? A BIBLICAL THEOLOGY OF THE BOOK OF LEVITICUS, by L. Michael Morales

Reviewed by Jeff Spanogle Introduction Leviticus: this book is often considered one of the most difficult books of the Bible for several reasons. It is often a graveyard for through-the-Bible reading plans and misunderstood for its theological relevance or significance…

WHY CHRISTIAN FAITH STILL MAKES SENSE: A RESPONSE TO CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES, by C. Stephen Evans

Reviewed by Mark Coppenger Introduction It was a privilege to serve alongside Steve Evans in a four-man philosophy department at Wheaton College (chaired by Arthur Holmes) in the late 1970s and early 1980s, before I headed out for seminary, and…