Love & the Dignity of Human Life: On Nature and Natural Law
Essays in Anthropology: Variations on a Theme. By Robert Spaemann. Translated by Guido de Graaf and James Mumford. Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2010. 94 pp. Paper, $15.00. Love & the Dignity of Human Life: On Nature and Natural Law. By Robert Spaemann, Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2012. 69 pp. Paper, $12.00. Robert Spaemann is considered […]
Paul’s Letter to the Romans
Paul’s Letter to the Romans. By Colin G. Kruse. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2012. 627 pp. Hardcover, $52.00. I had been impressed by a quote I’d seen earlier from Kruse on 2 Cor 5:11. That made me think this commentary would be a good one. I like this commentary, but a few […]
Discovering the Mystery of the Unity of God: A Theological Study of the Plurality and Tri-Unity of God in the Hebrew Scriptures
Discovering the Mystery of the Unity of God: A Theological Study of the Plurality and Tri-Unity of God in the Hebrew Scriptures. By John B. Metzger. San Antonio, TX: Ariel Ministries, 2010. 905 pp. Hardcover, $49.95. I was introduced to this book by the author. I spoke at Grace Bible Church in Charlotte, NC and […]
Theology the Lutheran Way
Theology the Lutheran Way. By Oswald Bayer. Edited and translated by Jeffrey G. Silcock and Mark C Mattes. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2007. 302 pp. Paper, $34.00. Oswald Bayer is professor emeritus of systematic theology at the University of Tübingen, in Germany. A well-known Luther scholar, Bayer has attempted to combat what he […]
Final Destiny: The Future Reign of the Servant Kings
Final Destiny: The Future Reign of the Servant Kings. By Joseph Dillow. [USA]: NP, 2012. 1094 pp. Paper, $36.95.1 This massive work is a much expanded and revised version of Dillow’s earlier best-selling book The Reign of the Servant Kings. Though that first version had over 600 pages and was pricey, it has sold over […]
Stop Asking Jesus into Your Heart: How to Know for Sure You are Saved
Stop Asking Jesus into Your Heart: How to Know for Sure You are Saved. By J. D. Greear. Nashville, TN: B & H Publishing Group, 2013. 128 pp. Hardcover, $12.99. The blurbs about this book make it sound like a Free Grace primer on assurance. Note the promising title and subtitle. Yet the book takes […]
Is There a Doctor in the House? An Insider’s Story and Advice on Becoming a Bible Scholar
Is There a Doctor in the House? An Insider’s Story and Advice on Becoming a Bible Scholar. By Ben Witherington III. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2011. 156 pp. Paper, $18.99. The title grabbed my attention. I wanted to see what a famous NT scholar would say about doctoral studies. Witherington received his doctorate from Durham University […]
Freely by His Grace: Classical Free Grace Theology
Freely by His Grace: Classical Free Grace Theology. Edited by J. B. Hixson, Rick Whitmire, and Roy B. Zuck. Duluth, MN: Grace Gospel Press, 2012. 615 pp. Hardcover, $29.95. Fourteen authors (one of whom is the late Lewis Sperry Chafer) contributed one or more chapters to this work. Three of those authors, J. B. Hixson, […]
Jesus + Nothing = Everything
Jesus + Nothing = Everything. By Tullian Tchividjian. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2011. 220 pp. Hardcover, $18.99. Tullian Tchividjian is Billy Graham’s grandson and the Senior Pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church. His book, Jesus + Nothing = Everything concerns the dangers of legalism and the importance of looking to Christ alone for our justification and […]
Majestic Destiny: Kingdom Hope Is Rising
Majestic Destiny: Kingdom Hope Is Rising. By Curtis H. Tucker. Redmond, OR: Last Chapter Publishing, 2011. 292 pp. Paper, $15.99. The title and subtitle are intriguing, though a bit vague. Is this book about what eternity will be like? About the Millennium? About the Rapture? The title and subtitle leave the reader wondering. The eighteen […]