A review of Duane A. Garrett, A Commentary on Exodus, Grand Rapids: Kregel Academic, 2014, 741 pages This latest commentary to be released by Kregel comes from the veteran commentator Duane Garrett of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Garrett is known for contributing solid works on Hosea and Joel, Amos, and several commentaries on Wisdom Books. He is known for his balanced approach and careful exegesis. This new work on the Book of Exodus helps to maintain his standards. Kregel’s Exegetical …
Category: Book Reviews
Thought I would write a quick post on some of the books I think are important acquisitions for a Christian’s library. If you don’t yet have them (and in some cases, if you can get them), you should try to acquire them. The list is somewhat eclectic and does not pander to what’s new, although some new titles were deliberately included. This is not a Top Ten list, but all the books are, in my opinion, must haves. 1. Systematic …
Review of The People, The Land, and The Future of Israel, edited by Darrell L. Bock and Mitch Glaser, Grand Rapids: Kregel Publications, 2014, 349 pages. The book under review is the result of a conference that was held in New York in support of the special place of Israel in the Scriptures. Seventeen contributors put forth various articles under the headings of New Testament, Old Testament, Hermeneutics, Theology & Church History, and Practical Theology. A Forward is provided by …
I’ve posted a short review of what I think is a good Bible overview at the TELOS Ministries website: http://www.telosministries.com/review-of-telling-gods-story-by-preben-vang-terry-g-carter/ …
{This is part of a chapter by chapter critique of this book at SharperIron] Before foraying into the New Testament, where he seems to think he will find justification for his views, Matthew Vines attempts to deal with “The Abominations of Leviticus.” He does not deal with the relevant texts by doing contextual exegesis or theological formulation; instead he takes a more indirect route around Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13. Basically his approach is to relativize the Old Testament law by …
When some one says that they want you to take them at their word, what exactly do you think they mean? I think your answer would be that they want you to trust what they are saying. But what is it about what they are saying that you are supposed to trust? The Collins English Dictionary defines it as: to assume that someone means, or will do, what he or she says ⇒ when he told her to go, she …
Review of Robert B. Chisholm, A Commentary on Judges and Ruth, Grand Rapids: Kregel Academic, 2013, 697 pp., $39.99. In the past Judges and Ruth have not been particularly well served by commentators (Leon Wood’s Distressing Days of the Judges being one notable exception). Many studies in the past were more homiletical than analytical. The Book of Judges presents some unique problems for the Bible interpreter. Such issues as the date of certain judges, the extent of their careers and …
I really appreciate John Byl’s stand for young-earth creationism against all the accommodationist nonsense of old-earthers. He has written some thoughts about apologist Douglas Groothuis’s big book Christian Apologetics which should be pondered. I think he shows the problems which inhere in the ‘two books’ view and in cow-towing to Big Bang cosmology. http://bylogos.blogspot.com/2014/03/a-defective-case-for-biblical-faith.html#more I agree with Byl that Groothuis’s book has good things in it, although I cannot recommend it as an apologetics book. I feel okay about it …
Review of Covenantal Apologetics: Principles & Practices in Defense of Our Faith, by K. Scott Oliphint, Wheaton: Crossway, 2013, 277 pages, pbk. K. Scott Oliphint is Professor of Systematic Theology and Apologetics at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. He has written several good books of apologetics and philosophical theology; most notably his Reasons for Faith and God with Us. He is, as far as my opinion counts, the main successor to Van Til and Bahnsen and their apologetic approach. This …
Fred Butler’s Hip n Thigh Blog is one of the best all round blogs out there. Here are his thoughts on his reading over 2013: http://hipandthigh.wordpress.com/2013/12/26/books-i-heard-or-read-in-2013/ My time has been gobbled up over the past weeks, but I hope to resume regular posting soon. Have a great New Year everyone! Paul H. …
