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BAPTIST HISTORY IN ENGLAND AND AMERICA: PERSONALITIES, POSITIONS, AND PRACTICES, by David Beale

A Book Review from Books At a Glance By Anthony Chute   David Beale has provided a helpful contribution to the many historical studies of Baptists in England and America. Beginning with a series of introductory essays, Beale cites the…

BEHOLD MY SERVANT: THE SERVANT SONGS OF ISAIAH, by Brian A. Russell

A Book Review from Books At a Glance Reviewed by Justin Denney   Like an impressive art gallery, the Servant Songs of Isaiah provide an endless source of wonder, and for Christian readers throughout history, they have served as some…

A LITTLE BOOK FOR NEW HISTORIANS: WHY AND HOW TO STUDY HISTORY, by Robert Tracy McKenzie

A Book Review from Books At a Glance Ryan McGraw   History is an endangered discipline in the United States. History is underplayed and downplayed, if not wholly excised in contemporary American education. Yet history is part of what constitutes…

A LITTLE BOOK FOR NEW BIBLE SCHOLARS, by Randolph E. Richards and Joseph R. Dodson

A Book Review from Books At a Glance Reviewed by Jeff Block   Introduction While Scripture readily speaks wisdom into the life of even a young child who is open to hearing from God, the fact is that no matter…

BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE OLD TESTAMENT: CULTURAL, SOCIAL, AND HISTORICAL CONTEXTS, by Jonathan S. Greer, John W. Hilber, and John H. Walton, eds.

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Anthony Lipscomb   The Bible took shape millennia ago in the ancient Middle East, but for many readers of the Bible this fact—let alone its implications for interpretation—goes unrecognized. Many other…

THE CHARACTER GAP: HOW GOOD ARE WE?, by Christian B. Miller

A Book Review from Books At a Glance By Mark Coppenger   I’m glad I read this book, but I have to admit I’d hoped and thought I’d appreciate it more. I ended up feeling the way I do about…

PSALMS, VOLUME 2 (THE NIV APPLICATION COMMENTARY), by W. Dennis Tucker Jr. & Jamie A. Grant

A Book Review from Books at a Glance by Wade W. Weeldreyer.   In 2002, Gerald H. Wilson published Psalms, Volume 1 for the NIV Application Commentary series. He was expected to complete its counterpart; however, his untimely death in…

HUMBLE CALVINISM, by J.A. Medders

A Book Review from Books At a Glance By Jeff Mooney   In our culture, people often decide on the appropriateness or truthfulness of an idea based upon the demeanor of those holding the idea. Calvinists have provided ample reasons…

HERMENEUTICS AS APPRENTICESHIP: HOW THE BIBLE SHAPES OUR INTERPRETIVE HABITS AND PRACTICES, by David I. Starling

A Book Review from Books At a Glance By Jonathan Atkinson   In Hermeneutics as Apprenticeship, David Starling argues that the interpretive methods of the Christian ought to be shaped fundamentally by the interpretive practices of the biblical authors themselves.…

CREATION CARE: A BIBLICAL THEOLOGY OF THE NATURAL WORLD, by Douglas J. Moo and Jonathan A. Moo

A Book Review from Books At a Glance   Anyone familiar with New Testament studies will recognize the contribution that Doug Moo has made to evangelical scholarship. Not everyone, however, is equally aware that Doug’s son Jonathan is also a…

ESV GERMAN/ENGLISH PARALLEL BIBLE (LUTHER/ESV), by ESV Bibles by Crossway

A Book Review from Books At a Glance By Edgar Johnston   Reviews of the new ESV/German (2017) parallel texts of the Bible point to the usefulness of this new parallel Bible. The Luther Bibel 2017 builds on previous revisions…

CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE AND THE OLD TESTAMENT: THEOLOGY IN THE SERVICE OF EXEGESIS, by Gary A. Anderson

A Book Review from Books At a Glance By David Luy   Christian Doctrine and the Old Testament by Gary Anderson presents a fascinating collection of essays exploring the relationship between biblical exegesis and Christian doctrine. Gary A. Anderson (PhD, Harvard…

50 WORLD-CHANGING EVENTS IN CHRISTIAN HISTORY, by Earl Blackburn

A Book Review from Books At a Glance By Bennett W. Rogers   Occasionally I am asked to recommend a popular introductory survey of church history by an interested church member or student, but as fans of the discipline know,…

DAILY READINGS FROM ALL FOUR GOSPELS: FOR MORNING AND EVENING, by J.C. Ryle

A Book Review from Books At a Glance By Bennett W. Rogers   C. Ryle (1816-1900) was born and raised in a wealthy but unspiritual home. He distinguished himself academically and athletically at Eton and Oxford. He experienced an evangelical…

THE GLORY OF GRACE: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE PURITANS IN THEIR OWN WORDS, by Lewis Allen and Tim Chester

A Book Review from Books At a Glance By Andrew Ballitch   Lewis Allen and Tim Chester offer four compelling reasons for why the Puritans remain important today: The Puritans learned to discover grace in suffering. The Puritans were committed…

Steve West's Review of TACTICS: A GAME PLAN FOR DISCUSSING YOUR CHRISTIAN CONVICTIONS (10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION), by Gregory Koukl

A Book Review from Books At a Glance By Steve West   There are numerous books about apologetics on the market today, but over the last decade Gregory Koukl’s Tactics has continued to make a unique and an important contribution…