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Thomas Haviland-Pabst's Review of THE NEW PERSPECTIVE ON GRACE: PAUL AND THE GOSPEL AFTER PAUL AND THE GIFT, edited by Edward Adams, Dorothea H. Bertschmann, Stephen J. Chester, et al.

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Thomas Haviland-Pabst   In the world of NT studies and with Pauline studies more specifically, it is rare for there to be a book that proves as groundbreaking as John M.G.…

Ryan M. McGraw's Review of A LITTLE THEOLOGY OF EXERCISE: ENJOYING CHRIST IN BODY AND SOUL, by David Mathis

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Ryan M. McGraw    The modern world introduces some peculiarly modern challenges to Christian living. Most people in the Western world have means of becoming sedentary like never before, as screens…

Ryan M. McGraw's Review of UNION WITH CHRIST: THE BLESSINGS OF BEING IN HIM, by Sinclair B. Ferguson

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Ryan M. McGraw   The Christian life is grounded in Christian faith. While this should go without saying, Christians often miss how deeply meditative growth in holiness is. Making a list…

Matthew B. Tabke's Review of REFORMED ETHICS, VOLUME 3: CHRISTIAN LIFE IN SOCIETY, by Herman Bavinck

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Matthew B. Tabke   In my review of the fourth volume in this series, I mentioned some important aspects concerning Bavinck’s personal life and the manuscript of Bavinck’s Reformed Ethics. First,…

Thomas Haviland-Pabst's Review of SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY: FROM CANON TO CONCEPT: VOLUME 1, by Stephen J. Wellum

A Book Review from Books At a Glance  by Thomas Haviland-Pabst   Wellum is professor of Christian theology at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and author of numerous books, such as God the Son Incarnate: The Doctrine of Christ (Crossway, 2016)…

Kaden Classen’s Review of TEXT AND PRETEXT: BOOK ORDER, TITLE, AND DIVISION AS KEYS TO BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION, by Gregory Goswell

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Kaden Classen   Does the order of the canon matter? I’ve been grappling with this question since I took Jason DeRouchie’s Old Testament I class in seminary. There, Dr. DeRouchie explained…

Thomas Haviland-Pabst's Review of JESUS THE PURIFIER: JOHN’S GOSPEL AND THE FOURTH QUEST FOR THE HISTORICAL JESUS, by Craig L. Blomberg

A Book Review from Books At a Glance  by Thomas Haviland-Pabst   In the introduction to this book, Blomberg, a senior NT scholar and author of numerous books (e.g., A New Testament Theology [Baylor, 2018]), notes two primary aims for…

Michael D. Mock's Review of REACHING YOUR MUSLIM NEIGHBOR WITH THE GOSPEL, by A. S. Ibrahim

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Michael D. Mock   Christ commands his Church to baptize and disciple the nations. But does this call include Muslims? Absolutely yes. But how? This is what Ibrahim’s book is all…

Ryan M. McGraw's Review of FOUR MOUNTAINS: ENCOUNTERING GOD IN THE BIBLE FROM EDEN TO ZION, by Michael Niebauer

A Book Review for Books At a Glance by Ryan M. McGraw   Christians often struggle to follow a unified thread throughout the entire Bible. Somewhat ironically, doing so is both easy and hard at the same time. It is…

Michael D. Mock’s Review of SONGS OF THE SON: READING THE PSALMS WITH THE AUTHOR OF HEBREWS, by Daniel Stevens

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Michael D. Mock   Two beloved books in the Bible meet each other regularly: The Psalms and the Book of Hebrews. Daniel Stevens, as a kind of third-party friend, introduces us…

Ryan M. McGraw's Review of NICAEA FOR TODAY: WHY AN ANCIENT CREED (STILL) MATTERS, by Coleman M. Ford and Shawn J. Wilhite

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Ryan M. McGraw   Until recently, the Nicene Creed has been notably absent from evangelical churches. Despite the fact that this Creed, with the Apostle’s Creed, is the most widely accepted…

Ryan M. McGraw's Review of SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED: AN INTRODUCTION TO COVENANT THEOLOGY, by J. V. Fesko

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Ryan M. McGraw   Covenant theology should be important if for no other reason than the fact that churches of every denomination remember “the new covenant” in Christ’s blood every time…

Michael D. Mock’s Review of HELP! I WANT TO BE A MANLY MAN, by Andrew David Naselli

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Michael D. Mock   If you are a male teen, a father, or someone who regularly interacts with or ministers to future men, this book is an excellent resource. It’s brief,…

Brian Borgman's Review of THE RACE SET BEFORE US: A BIBLICAL THEOLOGY OF PERSEVERANCE & ASSURANCE, by Thomas R. Schreiner and Ardel B. Caneday

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Brian Borgman   As a new believer, at age 13, I was constantly wrestling with the age-old question, “Can I lose my salvation?” The church I attended said, “Maybe.” An older…

Ardel Caneday's Review of IMPOSSIBLE TO BE RESTORED? TEMPTATION AND WARNING IN THE EPISTLE OF HEBREWS, by Marcus A. Mininger

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Ardel Caneday   Mininger correctly looks to the text of Hebrews, rather than to speculative ideas, to determine what prompted the unnamed author to write the epistle/sermon for its recipients. He…

Ozzy Wei's Review of RIGHT WITH GOD, by Michael Reeves

A Book Review from Books At a Glance  by Osbert B. Wei   Acts 16:25-34 contains a story about the Philippian jailer who cries out, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” (ESV). Paul and Silas respond, “Believe in…