Brian Hedges, The Story of His Glory (Wheaton: Crossway, 2019), 54 pp. We live in an age of confusion and uncertainty. As a result, our culture is untethered from truth and disconnected from reality. Christian readers are renewed and refreshed, then, when an author courageously asserts what God has plainly revealed in a winsome andContinue reading “The Story of His Glory – Brian Hedges (2019)”
Tag Archives: Biblical Theology
Story of Redemption Bible
Since introduces the ESV, its popularity has been unparalleled. Several noteworthy publications have been launched, including the Gospel Transformation Bible, Reformation Study Bible, and the ESV Readers’ Bible. In 2001, Crossway Books introduced the English Standard Version (ESV). After reading about the translation philosophy and the scholars involved in the project, I was convinced thatContinue reading “Story of Redemption Bible”
Biblical and Theological Studies: A Student’s Guide – Michael Wilkins & Erik Thoennes
Michael J. Wilkins & Erik Thoennes, Biblical and Theological Studies (Wheaton: Crossway, 2018), 127 pp. Almost thirty-five years ago, I sat in my first undergraduate Bible course. It was a steep uphill climb that involved a whole new vocabulary. Those days were both exciting and daunting. One of the missing pieces of my education wasContinue reading “Biblical and Theological Studies: A Student’s Guide – Michael Wilkins & Erik Thoennes”
Biblical Theology – Nick Roark and Robert Cline (2018)
Nick Roark & Robert Cline, Biblical Theology: How the Church Faithfully Teaches the Gospel. Wheaton: Crossway, 2018, 160 pp. $12.48 One of the critical components of the Christian life involves understanding Scripture and applying it to our lives. This unavoidable goal is at the heart of Nick Roark and Robert Cline’s book, Biblical Theology: HowContinue reading “Biblical Theology – Nick Roark and Robert Cline (2018)”
The City of God and the Goal of Creation – T. Desmond Alexander (2018)
T. Desmond Alexander, The City of God and the Goal of Creation. Wheaton: Crossway, 2018, 190 pp, $15.99 “God’s purpose in creating this world is to establish a resplendent metropolis that will fill the earth, where God will reside in harmony with humans,” says T. Desmond Alexander. The author’s latest work, entitled The City ofContinue reading “The City of God and the Goal of Creation – T. Desmond Alexander (2018)”
Covenant and God’s Purpose for the World – Thomas Schreiner (2017)
Thomas R. Schreiner, Covenant and God’s Purpose For the World, Wheaton: Crossway Books, 2017, 136 pp. $9.97 Biblical theology is the discipline that reveals the storyline of Scripture. It looks at the big picture, which begins at creation and culminates with the new earth, where God makes all things new. “The purpose of biblical theology,” accordingContinue reading “Covenant and God’s Purpose for the World – Thomas Schreiner (2017)”
WHAT IS BIBLICAL THEOLOGY? – James M. Hamilton Jr. (2014)
Biblical Theology is “interpretive perspective reflected in the way the biblical authors have presented their understanding of earlier Scripture, redemptive history, and the events they are describing, recounting, celebrating, or addressing in narratives, poems, proverbs, letters, and apocalypses.” So says, James Hamilton in his latest work, What is Biblical Theology? Hamilton is no stranger toContinue reading “WHAT IS BIBLICAL THEOLOGY? – James M. Hamilton Jr. (2014)”
GOD’S GLORY IN SALVATION THROUGH JUDGMENT – James Hamilton (2010)
God’s Glory in Salvation Through Judgment by James Hamilton is a theological tour de force. The author rightly maintains that many evangelicals have lost the “theological center.” And where there is no center, everything collapses. Hamilton seeks to remedy this loss of a theological center by making a bold claim, namely – that there isContinue reading “GOD’S GLORY IN SALVATION THROUGH JUDGMENT – James Hamilton (2010)”
PROGRESSIVE DISPENSATIONALISM – Craig Blaising and Darrell Bock
Progressive Dispensationalism is designed as a handbook on the principles of interpretation and the structures of biblical exposition that define so-called progressive dispensationalism. Part one distinguishes between the three phases of thought including classical, revised and progressive dispensationalism. The authors contend that the modifications of progressive dispensationalism affect the way dispensationalists understand key biblical themesContinue reading “PROGRESSIVE DISPENSATIONALISM – Craig Blaising and Darrell Bock”
THE GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM – George Eldon Ladd (1959)
The Gospel of the Kingdom is a solid biblical theology that stresses the importance of God’s kingdom. The thesis is that the Gospel of God in the New Testament is the redemptive work of God active in history for the defeat of his enemies, bringing men the blessings of the divine reign. Ladd presents theContinue reading “THE GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM – George Eldon Ladd (1959)”
Veritas et Lux 