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  • The Final Days of Jesus

    Andreas J. Kostenberger & Justin Taylor, The Final Days of Jesus: The Most Important Week of The Most Important Person Who Ever Lived. Wheaton: Crossway, January 2014. 217 pp. Paperback, $17.99. Buy it: Amazon | Westminster Download a study guide, 40-day reading plan, or excerpt Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to Crossway for the review copy! During this holy week, I’m going to be reading…

  • Recasting Inerrancy: The Bible As Witness to Missional Plurality

    We come now too John Franke’s contribution to Five Views on Biblical Inerrancy. If you’ve missed any posts, see the introduction. I just got into Birmingham and found an aesthetically pleasing Starbucks near Beeson Divinity School. I’m here for the Southeast Regional ETS meeting, and I’ll be presenting a paper tomorrow on the theological interpretation of…

  • Augustinian Inerrancy: Literary Meaning, Literal Truth, and Literate Interpreation

    A few things happened yesterday. First, I drove from Orlando to Knoxville. Second, Kevin Vanhoozer was actually at RTS Orlando delivering the annual Kistemaker Lectures. Third, I accidentally auto-posted this installment of the review series with no content other than a book pic and bibliographic info. Today, I’ll actually tell you about Vanhoozer’s entry in Five…

  • Inerrancy Is Not Necessary For Evangelicalism Outside The USA

    Yesterday, we examined Peter Enns view in Five Views on Biblical Inerrancy. Today, we start a new section in the book, although it only includes Michael Bird’s contribution. The section is titled “Inerrancy in International Perspective.” While Bird is international, he is still a white male academic (nothing wrong with that). But he has the added virtue…

  • Inerrancy, However Defined, Does Not Describe What The Bible Does

    The last installment of Five Views on Biblical Inerrancy was Al Mohler’s essay. Mohler represents the traditional view, and presents his case as a historical theologian. Today, we have the complete antithesis to his view in Peter Enns. While the other views in this book more or less support inerrancy, Enns does not. His view…

  • When The Bible Speaks, God Speaks: The Classic Doctrine of Biblical Inerrancy

    Coming up on a month ago, I told you we were doing a series review of Five Views on Biblical Inerrancy. Now we’re ready for the first monthly installment, and the essay by Albert “From A Christian Worldview Perspective” Mohler is up.[ref]That nickname is from the constant refrain I hear every morning on The Briefing. If…

  • Five Views on Biblical Inerrancy

    J. Merrick & Stephen J. Garrett eds. Five Views on Biblical Inerrancy. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, December, 2013. 336 pp. Paperback, $19.99 Buy it: Amazon | Westminster Read an excerpt Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to Zondervan for the review copy! Rather than simply give a review of this book in a single post, I’ve decided to do a series review: When The Bible Speaks, God Speak: The Classic…

  • 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…

  • 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:…

  • 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…