Practical Faith & Active Love: Meditations on the Epistle to James
Practical Faith & Active Love: Meditations on the Epistle to James. By Joel W. Huffstetler. Berkeley, CA: The Apocryphile Press. 2020. 109 pp. Paper, $16.95. Joel Huffstetler is an Episcopal priest. This book originally caught my eye because I was curious as to how somebody from his background would interpret the book of James. Most […]
Put on the Armor of God: A Corporate or Individual Command?
Kenneth W. Yates EDITOR Journal of the Grace Evangelical Society I. INTRODUCTION In Eph 6:11, Paul exhorts his readers to “put on the whole armor of God.” In 6:13 he repeats the command, even though he uses a different but synonymous verb. These are the only times in the NT where believers are commanded to […]
My Vertical Neighborhood: How Strangers Became a Community
My Vertical Neighborhood: How Strangers Became a Community. By Lynda MacGibbon. Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 2021. 160 pp. Paper, $17.00. We are all surrounded by neighbors, but how do you get to know them? In My Vertical Neighborhood, former journalist Lynda MacGibbon tells the story of moving from rural New Brunswick to take a job […]
Different Meanings of Salvation in Five New Testament Books: Part 2
Robert Wilkin Associate Editor Journal of the Grace Evangelical Society I. INTRODUCTION In part 1, we considered the use of sōtēria and sōzō in Philippians, James, and Romans. In the second and final installment, we will consider the uses of sōtēria in the Thessalonian Epistles and in Hebrews. II. THREE USES OF SŌTĒRIA IN 1-2 […]
The Hebrew Bible: A Translation with Commentary
The Hebrew Bible: A Translation with Commentary. By Robert Alter. New York, NY: W. W. Norton & Company, 2018. 3500 pp. Hardcover, $125.00. Christian interpreters of the OT run into two common struggles when reading the OT. The first is the tendency to read our Christian perspective into passages where it is not warranted. The […]
The Table of the Lord, Part 3
Eric Svendsen1 I. THE MEANING OF “TO BREAK BREAD” The meal instituted by Jesus for His church goes by a variety of titles in the NT, including Lord’s Supper and Agape. Another designation is “the breaking of bread.” It eventually came to refer to the meal proper, at least in Christian circles. There is general […]
Five Things Theologians Wish Biblical Scholars Knew
Five Things Theologians Wish Biblical Scholars Knew. By Hans Boersma. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2021. 152 pp. Paper, $15.59. Boersma is a deacon in the Anglican church. In general terms, a Biblical scholar is seen in the book as one who uses historical-grammatical exegesis to find the authorial intent of the Biblical author. He […]
We Believe in: Sanctification
Arthur L. Farstad1 (1935-1998) But as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, because it is written, “Be holy, because I am holy” (1 Pet 1:15-16). I.INTRODUCTION Blue-eyed British monk Pelagius (ca. AD 360-420) taught that if we should, we can. Denying original sin, he made grace essentially […]
Invitation to Evangelism: Sharing the Gospel with Compassion and Conviction
Invitation to Evangelism: Sharing the Gospel with Compassion and Conviction. By Timothy K. Beougher. Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel, 2021. 403 pp. Cloth, $39.99. Beougher is the Billy Graham Professor of Evangelism and the associate dean of the Billy Graham School at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. His book is endorsed by many people from that […]
Author Index of the Journal of the Grace Evangelical Society (1988–2021)
John Yantis I. EDITOR’S NOTE The first part of these indexes of the JOTGES was published in the autumn 2021 journal. This completes the indexes. There is a subject index and a contributing authors index. There is also a listing of the editorial staff since the founding of the Journal as well as an issue […]