Books At a Glance Weekly Recap Sept. 13, 2014

SEEING BEAUTY AND SAYING BEAUTIFULLY: The Power of Poetic Effort in the Works of George Herbert, George Whitefield, and C. S. Lewis, by John Piper

Overview Through biographical sketches and select literary analysis, John Piper surveys the works of three mighty communicators of God’s beauty and Christ’s glory: George Herbert, George Whitefield, and C.S. Lewis. Piper seeks to demonstrate from their lives and works that…

INTERPRETING THE HISTORICAL BOOKS, chapter 2, by Robert B. Chisholm, Jr.

A Bonus Summary for Books At a Glance Members Robert Chisholm’s Interpreting the Historical Books: An Exegetical Handbook is a rich resource for the teacher and preacher of the Old Testament. In chapter 2 â€“ “Primary Themes of the Historical Books” –…

Interview with Joseph W. Smith, III, author of SEX AND VIOLENCE IN THE BIBLE: A Survey of Explicit Content in the Holy Book

It’s certainly an unusual book, and it’s also a title that will catch your attention – Sex and Violence in the Bible: A Survey of Explicit Content in the Holy Book. Coming to us from a trusted publisher we wanted…

CHRIST IN THE SABBATH, by Rich Robinson

Reviewed by Fred G. Zaspel Rich Robinson (M.Div., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School; PhD., Westminster Theological Seminary) is a Jewish believer in Jesus and the senior researcher with Jews for Jesus. Throughout his Christ in the Sabbath his fond interest in…

ACTIVE SPIRITUALITY: GRACE AND EFFORT IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE, by Brian G. Hedges

Reviewed by J. Stephen Yuille   Last month, Shepherd Press sent me Brian Hedges’ Active Spirituality: Grace and Effort in the Christian Life. I read it in one sitting (while waiting for a flight – yes, delayed). The book made…

GALATIANS: Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament, by Douglas Moo

Reviewed by Jarvis J. Williams Introduction Douglas J. Moo serves as the Kenneth T. Wessner Professor of New Testament at Wheaton College Graduate School in Wheaton, IL. He is an established Pauline scholar, who has written several monographs — including…

OLD TESTAMENT THEOLOGY: Reading the Hebrew Bible as Christian Scripture, by R. W. L. Moberly

Reviewed by Wyatt Graham Introduction & Overview R. W. L. Moberly’s book contributes to the burgeoning field of the Theological Interpretation of Scripture (TIS). Hence, Moberly’s Old Testament theology focuses not only on what the text meant to its original…