Category: Book Reviews
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Minding The Heart: The Way of Spiritual Transformation
Robert L. Saucy, Minding The Heart: The Way of Spiritual Transformation. Grand Rapids: Kregel, September 2013. 448 pp. Paperback, $21.99. Buy it: Amazon Read an excerpt Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to Kregel for the review copy! Robert L. Saucy is Distinguished Professor of Systematic Theology at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University. A former president of the Evangelical Theological Society, he has authored…
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What Is The Meaning of Sex?
Denny Burk, What Is The Meaning of Sex? Wheaton: Crossway, October, 2013. 262 pp. Paperback, $17.99. Buy it: Amazon | Westminster Read an excerpt Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to Crossway for the review copy! Denny Burk is associate professor of biblical studies at Boyce College, which is the undergraduate arm of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is also an associate pastor at Kenwood Baptist…
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Top Posts of 2013 and Collected Book Reviews
According to my back-end stats page, here are the top 10 posts on the blog this year: Why I Dropped The Horner Bible Reading Plan 4 Steps To Better Bible Study Inception Within Inception How To Worship When You Think The Songs Suck How To Be More Productive In College Why The Spinning Top in…
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Jesus Is The Christ: The Messianic Testimony of The Gospels
Michael F. Bird, Jesus Is The Christ: The Messianic Testimony of The Gospels. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, February, 2013. 219 pp. Paperback, $18.00 Buy it: Amazon | Westminster Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to IVP Academic for the review copy! Michael F. Bird is lecturer in theology at Ridley College in Melbourne, Australia. He has written his share of books, and most recently released Evangelical Theology:…
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Job (Teach The Text)
Daniel J. Estes, Job (Teach The Text). Grand Rapids: Baker Books, July 2013. 288 pp. Hardcover, $29.99 Buy it: Amazon | Westminster Read an excerpt Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to Baker Books for the review copy! Daniel J. Estes is distinguished professor of Bible at Cedarville University and has written many a book on all things Old Testament, but mostly related to the Wisdom…
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Sermon on The Mount (The Story of God Bible Commentary)
Scot McKnight, Sermon on The Mount (The Story of God Bible Commentary). Grand Rapids: Zondervan, October, 2013. 320 pp. Paperback, $29.99 Buy it: Amazon Read an excerpt Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to Zondervan for the review copy! Scot McKnight is professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary in Lombard, Illinois. Previously, he taught at North Park University. He is no stranger to commentaries, having previously…
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A Mouth Full of Fire: The Word of God in The Words of Jeremiah
Andrew Shead, A Mouth Full of Fire: The Word of God in The Words of Jeremiah, (New Studies in Biblical Theology). Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, November, 2012. 321 pp. Paperback, $27.00 Buy it: Amazon | Westminster Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to IVP Academic for the review copy! Andrew Shead is Head of Old Testament at Moore College, Sydney, where he lectures in Hebrew, Old…
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Zondervan Illustrated Bible Background Commentaries
John Walton, Genesis (ZIBBC). Grand Rapids: Zondervan, May, 2013. 176 pp. Softcover, $16.99 Buy it: Amazon Read an excerpt Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to Zondervan for the review copy! John Walton is professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College Graduate School. He has written several books and several commentaries and now offers readers the installment on Genesis in the Zondervan Illustrated Bible Background Commentary. Because of…
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Basics of Ancient Ugaritic: A Concise Grammar, Workbook, and Lexicon
Michael Williams, Basics of Ancient Ugaritic: A Concise Grammar, Workbook, and Lexicon. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, November 2012. 144 pp. Paperback, $49.99. Buy it: Amazon | Westminster Read an excerpt Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to Zondervan for the review copy! Michael Williams is Professor of Old Testament at Calvin Theological Seminary and a member of the NIV Committe on Bible Translation. He has written several books,[ref]How To…
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Acts (ZECNT)
Eckhard J. Schnabel, Acts (ZECNT). Grand Rapids: Zondervan Academic, November, 2012. 1168 pp. Hardcover, $59.99 Buy it: Amazon | Westminster Read an excerpt Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to Zondervan Academic for the review copy! Eckhard J. Schnabel is the Mary French Rockefeller Distinguished Professor of New Testament Studies at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Thanks to Zondervan, you can watch him explain why the study of Acts is important…