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  • Classical Christian Doctrine

    Ronald Heine is professor of Bible and Christian ministry at Northwest Christian University. He has previously authored Reading the Old Testament with the Ancient Church, and now offers readers Classical Christian Doctrine: Introducing the Essentials of the Ancient Faith. It is a slim volume, but as Heine says in the preface, “It is intended to…

  • The End of Our Exploring

    Matthew Lee Anderson is the lead writer over at Mere Orthodoxy and the author of Earthen Vessels: Why Our Bodies Matter to Our Faith. You may have seen articles from him elsewhere, including but not limited to CNN, the Washington Post, Christianity Today, Books & Culture, Relevant, and The City.[ref]He has also guest posted and…

  • The Big Story: How The Bible Makes Sense Out of Life

    Justin Buzzard is founder and lead pastor of Garden City Church in Silicon Valley. You can catch up with him online here or in his recent flurry of publications.[ref]Date Your Wife, Why Cities Matter, John: A 12-Week Study, Hebrews: Consider Jesus[/ref]In The Big Story: How The Bible Makes Sense Out of Life, Buzzard offers up…

  • Interpreting The Pauline Letters: An Exegetical Handbook

    John D. Harvey is Professor of New Testament and Dean of the Seminary & School of Ministry at Columbia International University. He has written several books and is not only the author of the book at hand, Interpreting the Pauline Letters: An Exegetical Handbook, but serves as the NT series editor. Future titles will include…

  • Rethinking The Trinity & Religious Pluralism

    Keith E. Johnson is national director of theological education for Campus Crusade for Christ (Cru). He also serves as guest professor of systematic theology for Reformed Theological Seminary, which is more or less right across the street from me. The book at hand, Rethinking The Trinity & Religious Pluralism: An Augustinian Assessment is a revised and expanded…

  • The Epistle To The Hebrews (NICNT)

    Gareth Lee Cockerill is professor of New Testament and biblical theology at Wesley Biblical Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi. He has previously contributed to a book on the warning passages in Hebrews, as well as written numerous journal articles related to Hebrews. Now, he has gifted us with the newest installment in the NICNT series, which…

  • Jesus Is Lord, Casear Is Not

    In early April, IVP Academic sent me a copy of Jesus is Lord, Caesar is Not: Evaluating Empire in New Testament Studies. I don’t think I formally requested it since it is a bit more of a niche NT book than I would normally read. But I was definitely intrigued, especially after reading Peter Leithart’s…

  • Between Babel and Beast: America and Empire in Biblical Perspective

    I don’t usually read books on politics. I did review Grudem’s Politics According to The Bible a while back, but that might be the only book that was expressly political. In conjunction with my lack of political reading, I don’t usually read a lot of books on America, either from a pre-millennial eschatological perspective or…

  • Outreach And The Artist: Sharing The Gospel With The Arts

    It is hard to imagine two books could be any more different. Back in the fall, I reviewed Constantine Campbell’s Paul and Union With Christ, an encyclopedic study of both the exegetical and theological usage of Paul’s “in Christ” language. It was thorough, exhaustive, and top of the line NT scholarship. Apparently, Campbell is not…

  • Logic: A God-Centered Approach

    First off, you’ve gotta admit this is a pretty incredible cover. Logic textbook or not, there’s just something about this design that just draws you in. This is perhaps a good thing since most people won’t take a formal class on logic at any point in their education, much less read a textbook on it.…