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  • Paul’s Letter To The Romans (PNTC)

    Colin G. Kruse, Paul’s Letter To The Romans (PNTC). Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, July, 2012. 672 pp. Hardcover, $52.00. Buy it: Amazon | Westminster Read an excerpt Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to Eerdmans for the review copy! Thanks to Eerdmans sending Paul’s Letter To The Romans (PNTC), my Pillar New Testament Commentaryseries is once again complete. This however is the first hard copy I have (the rest are…

  • God’s Saving Grace: A Pauline Theology

    Frank J. Matera, God’s Saving Grace: A Pauline Theology. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, November, 2012. 283 pp. Paperback, $28.00. Buy it: Amazon Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to Eerdmans for the review copy! Frank J. Matera is Andrews-Kelly-Ryan Professor of Biblical Studies at The Catholic University of America, Washington D.C. He has previously written a NT theology, and commentaries on Romans, Galatians, and 2…

  • Paul’s Missionary Methods: In His Time and Ours

    Robert L. Plummer & John Mark Terry eds., Paul’s Missionary Methods: In His Time and Ours. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, January, 2013. 252 pp. Paperback, $22.00. Buy it: Amazon Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to IVP Academic for the review copy! Just over 100 years ago, Roland Allen wrote a book called Missionary Methods: St. Paul’s or Ours? Though it took a few…

  • The Quest For The Trinity

    Stephen Holmes, The Quest For The Trinity: The Doctrine of God in Scripture, History, & Modernity. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, November, 2012. 300 pp. Paperback, $26.00. Buy it: Amazon | Westminster Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to IVP Academic for the review copy! Stephen R. Holmes is senior lecturer in systematic theology at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland. I was recently able to read…

  • Father Hunger: Why God Calls Men To Love and Lead Their Families

    Douglas Wilson, Father Hunger: Why God Calls Men To Love and Lead Their Families. Nashville, Thomas Nelson, May, 2012. 272 pp. Paperback, $15.99. Buy it: Amazon Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to Thomas Nelson for the review copy! Douglas Wilson is senior pastor at Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho and senior fellow of theology at New Saint Andrews College. He’s a fairly prolific author,…

  • Proverbs: Wisdom That Works

    Raymond C. Ortlund Jr., Proverbs: Wisdom That Works (Preaching the Word). Wheaton: Crossway, March, 2012. 224 pp. Hardcover, $27.99. Buy it: Amazon | Westminster Read an excerpt Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to Crossway for the review copy! Raymond C. Ortlund Jr. is lead pastor of Immanuel Church in Nashville, TN. He also happens to be president of Renewal Ministries, a regional director in the Acts 29 Network, and…

  • The 72 Books I Reviewed In 2012

    Last year, I listed out (to the best of my memory) every book I read in 2011. I think the overall total was 116 or so, and I’m sure I got close to that again this year. However, I started tracking what I read in GoodReads and so have one less running list going through…

  • Devotions On The Greek New Testament

    J. Scott Duvall & Verlyn Verbrugge have done Bible geeks everywhere a favor. They managed to get scholars like Scot McKnight, Craig Blomberg, Bill Mounce, Darrell Bock, Ben Witherington III, Mark Strauss, Constantine Campbell, and several others to write devotionals on 52 short passages from the Greek New Testament. Not just that, but these devotionals…

  • The Man Jesus Christ: Theological Reflections on The Humanity of Christ

    Bruce Ware, The Man Jesus Christ: Theological Reflections on The Humanity of Christ. Wheaton: Crossway, November, 2012. 160 pp. Paperback, $15.99. Buy it: Amazon | Westminster Read an excerpt Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to Crossway for the electronic review copy! Bruce Ware is professor of Christian theology at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Though I’m really familiar with his name, this is actually the first book I’ve…

  • Kingdom Through Covenant: A Review

    Authors Peter J. Gentry and Stephen J. Wellum are professor of Old Testament Interpretation and Christian theology respectively, at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. In tag team sort of affair, Wellum authored parts 1 and 3 of the Kingdom Through Covenant, while Gentry filled in the gap by authoring part 2. While they speak with…