Over the past few years I have fallen in love with the Pentateuch. I now see it as some of the richest theology in all of Scripture. So when I saw this book from P & R Publishing, its title and evocative cover had me hooked in no time flat. Waiting for the Land: The [...]
Book Details: • Author: Jason C. Meyer • Category: Theology • Publisher: Broadman & Holman Academic (2009) • Format: Hardcover • Page Count: 352 • ISBN#: 9780805448429 • List Price: $19.99 • Rating:Highly Recommended Review: The nature of how the Mosaic Law relates to the Gospel and the new covenant is a perennially problematic question. Luther and Calvin wrestled over this, and we [...]
Book Details: Author: Craig G. Bartholomew and Ryan P. O’Dowd Category: Theology Publisher: IVP Academic (2011) Binding: Hardcover Page count: 336 ISBN#: 9780830838967 Recommendation: Review Date: 09/1/11 by Bob Hayton Rating: Highly Recommended Review: Few Old Testament books are more puzzling than Job and Ecclesiastes. And few books are more…
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I just received three new books from InterVarsity Press in the mail. I’m looking forward to perusing them and considering them for review. The African Memory of Mark looks most interesting. Here are the publisher’s description of each of the new academic titles. The African Memory of Mark: Reassessing Early…
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What is the essence of Christian doctrine? If you had to summarize the Christian faith, how would you do it? What primer could you give a new convert to introduce him to the foundational truths of Scripture? For many centuries, creeds such as the Nicene or Apostle’s Creed functioned as a foundational catechism for the [...]
Today’s Church is facing a growing epidemic. Our young people are leaving Christianity by the droves. They survive through high school, but often hit the eject button at some point during their college years. What’s wrong? J.P. Moreland and Mark Matlock think they have an answer to this crisis. In their recent book Smart Faith: [...]
For Resurrection Sunday, I wanted to share an excerpt from Adrian Warnock’s book Raised With Christ: How the Resurrection Changes Everything, published by Crossway. I hope to review this book in the near future, but this excerpt captures some of the beauty of it. Very few books are written which revel in the resurrection. This [...]
Book Details: Editors: D.A. Carson Category: Theology Publisher: Crossway (2010) Binding: Hardcover Page count: 335 ISBN#: 9781433514418 Recommendation: Review Date: 04/22/11 by Bob Hayton Rating: Highly Recommended Review: Solomon said “there is nothing new under the sun”. In theology, however, this often appears not to be the case. With the…
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ChristianAudio.com is offering an audiobook of Jesus: The Only Way to God by John Piper as a free download now through the end of March. This is especially appropriate given the recent controversy over Rob Bell’s new book Love Wins which explores the idea of universalism — that very few,…
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Just wanted to announce that there are two Zondervan book giveaways being hosted at other blogs I manage. At FundamentallyReformed.com, there is still time to enter a giveaway for one free copy of Washed and Waiting: Reflections on Christian Faithfulness and Homosexuality by Wesley Hill. Look for my review of…
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