Here’s the problem I face every single time I need to go to the eye doctor: Do I pay the two to three hundred dollars to get a new pair of glasses (lenses, frames, then all the fancy add-ons). You probably know by now that you can take your prescription online and save some money […]
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Taking God at His Word by Kevin DeYoung @RevKevDeYoung
Kevin DeYoung – Taking God At His Word: Why the Bible Is Knowable, Necessary, and Enough, and What That Means for You and Me Product Description Can we trust the Bible completely? Is it sufficient for our complicated lives? Can we really know what it teaches? With his characteristic wit and clarity, award-winning author Kevin DeYoung […]
Book Review: Interpreting the General Letters by Herbert Bateman
This handbook is designed as a step-by-step approach for analyzing and communicating eight letters of the New Testament: Hebrews, James, the Petrine Letters, the Johannine Letters, and Jude. Interpreting the General Letters provides important background material for these books’ interpretation by exploring the types and component parts of letter writing, the importance of an amanuensis; the historical […]
Book Review: Captivated – Beholding the Mystery of Jesus’ Death and Resurrection by Thabiti Anyabwile
Product Description The Bible implores us to take a long look at Jesus, forcefully beckoning us to “come and see” through profound questions connected with Jesus’ death and resurrection. These questions drive us to consider not just the events themselves but also their meaning as we take a long look beneath the surface and find […]
Review: Levison’s Inspired: The Holy Spirit and the Mind of Faith @nearemmaus @eerdmansbooks
Looks to me like a text worth picking up – do you have any thoughts after reading this snippet from the review? John R. (Jack) Levison is no stranger to writing about the holy spirit. He has written articles, essays, and influential books such as The Spirit in First-Century Judaism (1997) and Filled with the Spirit (2009). […]
Unfriend Yourself by Kyle Tennant @kh_tennant
Three days. No Facebook. No Twitter. No social media. Just time to detox, discern, and decide. Take a three-day social media fast with Unfriend Yourself and learn to examine your use of social media from a Christian perspective. This book will guide you in evaluating your fast by asking challenging questions such as: What happens when I broadcast […]
Review: Against the Gods by John Currid @CrosswayBooks
Official Description: Did the Old Testament writers borrow ideas from their pagan neighbors? And if they did, was it done uncritically? A respected Old Testament scholar and archaeologist engages with this controversial question by carefully comparing the biblical text to other ancient Near Eastern documents. Well-researched and thoughtfully nuanced, Currid aims to outline the precise […]
Review: Evangelical Theology by Michael Bird @Zondervan @JenniferGuo
Review snippet provided by Jennifer Guo. “Michael Bird has written a masterful, significant, and unique contribution to the world of introductory systematics texts. This is a gospel-soaked volume from beginning to end, with the evangel ever at the helm – this is the primary unique strength of this volume. The other strength lies in the […]
Review: Baker Academic Jesus Studies @Logos (@ReadBakerBooks)
Overview The Baker Academic Jesus Studies collection contains eight key volumes on the life, thought, and works of Jesus Christ. The collection provides outstanding, recent scholarship from respected contemporary scholars and theologians, among them Michael F. Bird, Darrell L. Bock, Gregory Boyd, and others. It addresses the cultural, historical, and literal contexts surrounding the Jesus of the Gospels. […]
Review: What is Biblical Theology? by James Hamilton Jr. @CrosswayBooks @JenniferGuo
James M. Hamilton Jr. What Is Biblical Theology?: A Guide to the Bible’s Story, Symbolism, and Patterns. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2013. 128 pp. $12.99. Introduction What do you think of when you hear the word “theology?” Maybe you’re a nerd and love getting into the academic study of the Bible and theology; loving God with […]