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PROSTITUTES AND POLYGAMISTS: A LOOK AT LOVE, OLD TESTAMENT STYLE, by David T. Lamb

Reviewed by Mark Ro You don’t have to be a biblical scholar to know that the Old Testament is replete with perverted examples of sexuality, and the provocative title of David Lamb’s book gets right to a couple of them.…

J.I. PACKER: AN EVANGELICAL LIFE, by Leland Ryken

Reviewed by Bradley G. Green Like many readers I try to turn to biographies and autobiographies at least periodically. Last Christmas (2014) it was Thomas Oden’s wonderful autobiography, A Change of Heart: A Personal and Theological Memoir (IVP, 2014). This…

THE JUSTIFICATION READER, by Thomas C. Oden

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Fred G. Zaspel Is justification by grace through faith alone a new doctrine? Did the Reformers invent it? Did the early church have such a doctrine? Did the church fathers teach…

FOOLS, FRAUDS AND FIREBRANDS: THINKERS OF THE NEW LEFT, by Roger Scruton

Reviewed by Bradley G. Green Roger Scruton is a philosopher of the first rank, and is known as a leader of sorts of a kind of high-brow British conservatism (and of conservatism more generally). Fools, Frauds and Firebrands is a…

ENGAGING THE DOCTRINE OF REVELATION, by Matthew Levering

Reviewed by Andrew J. Spencer One of the biggest divides between Roman Catholics and Protestants continues to be the authority of the Church and Scripture. Roman Catholics tend to have a high view of both sources of authority, allowing for…

AUGUSTINE ON THE CHRISTIAN LIFE: TRANSFORMED BY THE POWER OF GOD, by Gerald Bray

Reviewed by Andrew Spencer Augustine is a perpetual topic of study among theologians and philosophers. As such, the field of literature on the life and thought of Augustine of Hippo is crowded. Peter Brown’s book, Augustine of Hippo: A Biography…

INTERPRETING PROPHETIC LITERATURE: HISTORICAL AND EXEGETICAL TOOLS FOR READING THE PROPHETS, by James D. Nogalski

Reviewed by James Adcock James D. Nogalski is currently Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in Religion at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. He joined the faculty of the Religion Department at Baylor in 2007. Previously, he received a Doctorate…

THE CULTURAL WORLD OF THE BIBLE: AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO MANNERS AND CUSTOMS, by Victor H. Matthews

Reviewed by Anna C. Rask Victor H. Matthews received his Doctorate of Philosophy from Brandeis University. He is currently dean of the College of Humanities and Public Affairs and professor of religious studies at Missouri State University. Along with the…

JOB, by Lindsay Wilson

Review by William C. Pohl IV Introduction Adding to his numerous articles on the book of Job as well as other scholarly monographs, Lindsay Wilson, academic dean and senior lecturer in Old Testament at Ridley Melbourne Mission and College in…

PARADOX IN CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY: AN ANALYSIS OF ITS PRESENCE, CHARACTER, AND EPISTEMIC STATUS, by James Anderson

Reviewed by Todd Scacewater Anderson’s work is an attempt to use Alvin Plantinga’s proper functionalist epistemology in order to evaluate the epistemic status of paradoxical Christian doctrines. Is it rational to believe in a doctrine that is truly a paradox?…

Review of WRESTLING THE ANGEL: THE FOUNDATIONS OF MORMON THOUGHT: COSMOS, GOD, HUMANITY

Reviewed by Kyle R. Beshears Wrestling the Angel: The Foundations of Mormon Thought by Terryl L. Givens is the first of two volumes that explore the historical development and contemporary status of Mormon belief and practice. Despite the author’s preface…

THE VINE AND THE SON OF MAN: ESCHATOLOGICAL INTERPRETATION OF PSALM 80 IN EARLY JUDAISM, by Andrew Streett

Reviewed by James M. Hamilton, Jr. Andrew Streett’s published dissertation argues for the important influence of Psalm 80 in the Old Testament’s development of the connection between the vine and the son of man. This very technical book from an…

WHY READ CHURCH HISTORY? by J. Philip Arthur

Reviewed by Michael Haykin Among the most precious resources that Christians have to help them as travelers through their time in this world is the history of past ages, especially the story of God’s people. It was with this in…

SEVEN SUMMITS IN CHURCH HISTORY, by Jason Duesing

Review by Cody Glen Barnhart I clicked the power button on the top of my iPad, closed its case, and grabbed my Dr. Pepper from the flight attendant. I closed my eyes for a second, trying to digest what I…

A BIBLICAL HISTORY OF ISRAEL, by Iain Provan, V. Philips Long, and Tremper Longman III

Reviewed by James Adcock Iain William Provan, V. Philips Long, and Tremper Longman III have contributed in a second edition (2015) to a very helpful resource for students of the Bible who wish to interact with mainstream, secular scholarship concerning…

CARING FOR WIDOWS, by Brian Croft and Austin Walker

Reviewed by Kirk Wellum This is clear, straight-forward treatment of an important but neglected vein of biblical teaching regarding the care of widows. In the western world, citizens often depend on governments and government programs when it comes to looking…