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THE DEATH OF THE MESSIAH AND THE BIRTH OF THE NEW COVENANT: A (NOT SO) NEW MODEL OF THE ATONEMENT, by Michael J. Gorman

Reviewed by Patrick Schreiner Overview Michael Gorman, professor of Biblical Studies and Theology at St Mary’s Seminary & University in Baltimore, seeks to provide a new (or not so new) model of the atonement. He argues that most models are…

GOD'S BATTLE PLAN FOR THE MIND: THE PURITAN PRACTICE OF MEDITATION, by David W. Saxton

Reviewed by J. Stephen Yuille Why study the Puritans? In the opinion of some, we have come such a long way since the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. What could the Puritans possibly teach us? The answer, according to J. I.…

FINDING A VISION FOR YOUR CHURCH: ASSEMBLY REQUIRED, by Michael A. Milton

Reviewed by Trent Hunter I recently walked into a camera shop and was greeted by an empty reception room with photographs of beautiful scenery on the wall. Then a young lady asked if I’d like a massage. Alas, I wasn’t…

THE QUEST FOR THE TRINITY: THE DOCTRINE OF GOD IN SCRIPTURE, HISTORY, AND MODERNITY, by Stephen R. Holmes

A part of an ever-growing body of recent literature on the most important doctrine of the Christian Faith, that is, that the true and living God is a triune Being, this comprehensive study by Stephen Holmes, senior lecturer in theology…

THE BEST YES: MAKING WISE DECISIONS IN THE MIDST OF ENDLESS DEMANDS, by Lysa Terkeurst

Reviewed by Aimee Byrd Maybe saying I would read this book for review wasn’t my “best yes.” It puts me in an undesirable position. New York Times bestselling author Lysa Terkeurst has written her seventeenth book, The Best Yes. It…

PERSPECTIVES ON THE EXTENT OF THE ATONEMENT: THREE VIEWS, by Andrew David Naselli and Mark A. Snoeberger, eds.

Reviewed by Fred G. Zaspel As we set ourselves to read another “Perspectives” book many of us have already staked out our own position on the question. I don’t recall ever reading a reviewer confess that as he opened the…

RECOVERING EDEN: THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ECCLESIASTES, by Zack Eswine

Reviewed by Stephen Jenks Ecclesiastes is notoriously difficult to interpret. Moving from the Old Testament to the gospel can be an equally daunting task. Put the two together and you have the challenge placed before Zack Eswine in writing Recovering…

FORGOTTEN SONGS: RECLAIMING THE PSALMS FOR CHRISTIAN WORSHIP, by C. Richard Wells and Ray Van Neste

Reviewed by Eric J. Tully One does not have to read long in the Old Testament to encounter God’s people dealing with earthy, difficult, painful circumstances. They are weary, tempted by evil, lonely, and sometimes struggling to have hope. They…

READING THE HISTORICAL BOOKS: A STUDENT'S GUIDE TO ENGAGING THE BIBLICAL TEXT, by Patricia Dutcher-Walls

Reviewed by Adam Darbonne Although the methodologies of higher criticism have encouraged readers to pay close attention to the details of biblical texts and better understand their formation, the result is often fragmentation, dissection, and loss of appreciation for their…

THE COMMUNITY OF JESUS: A THEOLOGY OF THE CHURCH, by Kendell Easley and Christopher Morgan

Reviewed by Kirk Wellum It has been said that how one interprets the Sabbath and the doctrine of Christian Baptism depends on how one interprets the Bible as a whole and follows the biblical storyline from Genesis through to Revelation.…

A VINE-RIPENED LIFE: SPIRITUAL FRUITFULNESS THROUGH ABIDING IN CHRIST, by Stanley D. Gale

Reviewed by Aimee Byrd How does one abide in Christ? We read a passage like John 15:5, “I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit,…

SPURGEON'S SORROWS: REALISTIC HOPE FOR THOSE WHO SUFFER FROM DEPRESSION, by Zack Eswine

Reviewed by Paul Tautges Spurgeon’s Sorrows by Zack Eswine is a gem in the expanding treasure chest of resources for Christians who (at least at times) walk through the dark valley of depression, and those who walk with them. It…

FIERCE CONVICTIONS: THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE OF HANNAH MORE, by Karen Swallow Prior

Reviewed by Kimberly Campbell When I graduated from high school in the mid-1990s I knew exactly what I wanted to do: teach.  For the last two years of my high school career, I was given the opportunity to sit under…

OLD TESTAMENT ESSENTIALS: CREATION, CONQUEST, EXILE AND RETURN, by Tremper Longman III

Reviewed by Anna C. Rask Tremper Longman III, the author of Old Testament Essentials, is the Robert H. Gundry Professor of Biblical Studies at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California. He has authored and co-authored numerous books and articles in…

ANDREW FULLER: MODEL PASTOR-THEOLOGIAN, by Paul Brewster

Reviewed by Andrew Spencer Paul Brewster earned his Ph.D. in Theological Studies from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and is currently serving as Senior Pastor of Ryker’s Ridge Baptist Church in Madison, Indiana. Andrew Fuller: Model Pastor Theologian is a revision…

KINGDOM CONSPIRACY: RETURNING TO THE RADICAL MISSION OF THE CHURCH, by Scot McKnight

Reviewed by Patrick Schreiner Summary Scot McKnight has a way of balancing scholarly acumen with an unassuming style. His newest book Kingdom Conspiracy: Returning to the Radical Mission of the Local Church leans on the practical yet also contains challenges…