A Review of G. K. Beale, A New Testament Biblical Theology, Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2011, xiv + 1047 pages, hdbk, $54.99. G. K. Beale is among the most prominent evangelical scholars. He is acknowledged in the evangelical world as being something of an expert on the relationship of the OT to the New. Together with D.A. Carson he is the general editor of the Commentary of the Use of the Old Testament in the New, and the subtitle of …
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I thought I would put this up here as I put a little effort into it and I need to post 🙂 Some of the men in our Church are reading through the new book edited by D. A. Carson & T. Keller, The Gospel as Center. I was given the chapters on Scripture and Creation to write about. Here is what I wrote about chapter 3, “The Gospel and Scripture: How to Read the Bible.” “Hello, Pastor asked me …
Review of Greg Forster, The Joy of Calvinism, Wheaton: Crossway, 2012, pbk, 205 pages This new book by Greg Forster is written to set the record straight as regards what Calvinism is. The author feels that Calvinism is often misrepresented by non-Calvinists, so he writes to help them understand this theology. Forster’s book joins the shelves of books along the same lines that have been written by Calvinists. That said, what he has produced is to be commended for its …
A brief review of Robert H. Gundry, Commentary on the New Testament: Verse-by-verse explanations with a Literal Translation, Peabody, Massachussetts: Hendrickson Publishers, 2010, hdbk, 1072 pages. There is not much of Robert Gundry’s literary output that I would recommend. Up till now the one exception has been his excellent little book, Jesus the Word According to John the Sectarian, which is a very stimulating and edifying study of the Logos theme which runs throughout John. So when I saw that …
Review of The Return of Christ: A Premillennial Perspective, edited by David L. Allen & Steve W. Lemke, Nashville: B & H Publishing, 2011, pbk, 285 pp. Following on the heels of their generally excellent Whosoever Will (reviewed here), Messrs Allen and Lemke have produced another collaborative effort for Southern Baptists and beyond. Although the previous book suffered a bit from two or three below par essays, it made up for its poor start with a number of quality contributions. …
The first part of this review is here. As Lemke continues his seven theological concerns with the doctrine of irresistible grace he criticizes the usual Reformed belief that regeneration precedes faith. Even though many Calvinists insist that this is a logical order only, the quotations Lemke adduces from Sproul, Piper and Boettner are subject to a little more probing, which, in brief, Lemke does (139-140). In particular Loraine Boettner’s quote is assessed. Boettner wrote, “A man is not saved because …
Review of Whosoever Will: A Biblical-Theological Critique of Five Point Calvinism, edited by David L. Allen and Steve W. Lemke, Nashville: B & H Publishing, 2010, xiv + 306 pp, pbk. In choosing to review a book such as this I realize that some readers who are Calvinists would wish me to critique the critique. I am not disposed to do so. Although many of my favorite authors and preachers have been Calvinists, as a theology of salvation I do …
Review of Craig S. Keener, The Historical Jesus of the Gospels, Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2009, xxxviii + 831 pages, hardback. Like many of Craig Keener’s books, this one is thick and generously notated. It is academic though accessible. Keener writes very clearly and with commendable charity to those with whom he disagrees. He always keeps the reader’s interest. In fact, even his many endnotes, all 210 pages of them (!), are often interesting. I had wanted to give this work …
Review of Christians Are Hate-Filled Hypocrites…and Other Lies You’ve Been Told, by Bradley R. E. Wright, PhD, Minneapolis: Bethany House, 2010, 249 pages, pbk I am not one to read many books written by sociologists. The occasional work by Os Guinness and the obligatory few by Peter Berger are about it. I recall breezing through one of Barna’s books about ten years back. Quite honestly, though such reading has been profitable, I have come away wondering just how much I …
This is the third and final part of this review article. Here are the links to Parts One and Two. I have not bothered to write out a list of errata as they can be found in other people’s reviews and I wanted to get this review done today. At several places I thought I had read the same material before. This feeling of deja vu has the author to blame for it. Suffice it to say, the editing could …
