Triumph of the Lamb by Dennis E. Johnson, Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 2001, 384 pp., hardback, $24.99 This is one of the latest additions to the surfeit of commentaries on the Book of Revelation. The author is Professor of Practical Theology at Westminster Seminary’s California campus. He begins well by telling his readers that the book is a “revelation”; an unveiling of truth for God’s people (pp.6-7). He further helps his reader by employing a clear and engaging writing style. …
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A Critique of “The Prayer of Jabez”. Not too long ago, Bruce Wilkinson, a Bible-teacher with “Walk thru the Bible” Ministries, released a book about a little-known Bible character and his pithy prayer. The character’s name is Jabez, and his petition is found in 1 Chronicles 4:10: And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep …
Resurrection: Theological and Scientific Assessments edited by Ted Peters, Robert John Russell, and Michael Welker, Grand Rapids, MI.: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2002, xvii + 326 pages, paperback, $ 29.00. This large paperback is an analysis, by authors of varying degrees of orthodoxy, of topics surrounding Big Bang cosmology and the theology of resurrection. The basic thesis of the symposium is stated by Russell in his essay. As far as the universe is concerned, “the far future scenarios are …
Biblical Interpretation Then and Now by David S. Dockery, Grand Rapids, MI., Baker Books, 1992 (Second printing 2000), 247 pages, paper, $19.99. In this well written book, Dockery, who among other things, dons the hat of associate general editor of the New American Commentary, has attempted to bridge the gap in hermeneutics from the early church to the present. This is achieved by first surveying the history of interpretation, particularly the first five centuries, and then comparing the approach of …
Dr Charles Ryrie’s book Dispensationalism Today was something of a watershed when it was first issued in 1965. In it Ryrie attempted to provide both a defense and positive presentation of the main tenets of Dispensational theology, as well as a clear-cut definition of why those tenets are so. The book under review is a revision of the earlier work. It addresses some of the attack made on dispensationalism since the mid 1960’s, and also seeks to critique an mutant …
