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  • Scripture and Tradition: What The Bible Really Says

    Edith M. Humphrey is the William F. Orr Professor of New Testament at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. She has written a few books including Grand Entrance: Worship on Earth as in Heaven and And I Turned To See The Voice (in Baker’s Studies in Theological Interpretation series). Here in Scripture and Tradition: What The Bible Really…

  • 40 Questions About Interpreting the Bible

    Way back in January, I reviewed Paul’s Missionary Methods: In His Time and Ours. The book was edited by Robert Plummer and John Mark Terry, the former of whom got in touch with me over Facebook and offered me the opportunity to review his other book, 40 Questions About Interpreting the Bible. I already had a…

  • Sex & Money: Pleasures That Leave You Empty and Grace That Satisfies

    For a while now, I’ve been a big fan of Paul Tripp’s books. Back in the fall I was able to read through his Dangerous Calling. Though I didn’t do a formal review, I did offer some extended thoughts on the book here and here. It is a book I think every pastor or potential…

  • Pilgrim Theology

    It’s no secret I was rather critical of Michael Horton’s The Christian Faith. Some of that was expectation driven, but I think there were legitimate drawbacks to Horton’s work. If nothing else, Horton just wasn’t ready to write a full-scale academic systematic theology. Had he waited and developed the book later into his career, it…

  • Is God A Moral Monster?

    Paul Copan is the Pledger Family Chair of Philosophy and Ethics at Palm Beach Atlantic University. He has written numerous books and shows no signs of stopping. Is God A Moral Monster? Making Sense of The God of the Old Testament came out a few years ago, but after reading God or Godless? I wanted to…

  • God or Godless? 1 Atheist. 1 Christian. 20 Controversial Questions

    Randal Rauser is an associate professor of historical theology at Taylor Seminary. John Loftus is a TEDS graduate, and now former pastor and Christian apologist. In this book, they engage in a spirited debate over the big questions of the faith. Each author was allowed to pick 10 thesis statements that they would argue in…

  • Charts on Paul’s Letters

    On Tuesday, I told you about Herbert W. Bateman IV’s Charts on The Book of Hebrews. In a similar fashion, Lars Kierspel (former SBTS prof, former dept. chair biblical studies at Trinity College and Theological Seminary) offers readrs Charts on The Life, Letters, and Theology of Paul. Though he cannot go as in depth on any one…

  • Romans (Teach The Text Commentary Series)

    C. Marvin Pate is chair of the department of Christian theology and Elma Cobb Professor of Christian Theology at Ouachita Baptist University and pastor of DeGray Baptist Church. His commentary on Romans is the first in the Teach the Text Commentary Series, which looks to be very promising. As always, when a new commentary is introduced, the…

  • Charts on The Book of Hebrews

    Herbert W. Bateman IV has done us all a huge favor. Especially if you teach or preach, you’ll want to pick up a copy of Charts on The Book of Hebrews. In it, Bateman offers over 100 different charts across 4 separate categories: Introductory Considerations Old Testament and Second Temple Influences Theology Exegetical Matters In most…

  • The Invention of The Biblical Scholar

    In reviewing a book like this, I’m not really sure where to start. This is a small, yet incredibly dense volume. The density makes it almost impossible to summarize in a review form that is not just a recreation of the back matter. The book is only 131 pages long and only has 3 chapters.…