Tag: review
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Book Review – Metaphors in the Narrative of Ephesians 2:11–22
In Review of Biblical Literature, I’ve reviewed Oscar Jiménez’s book Metaphors in the Narrative of Ephesians 2:11–22: Motion towards Maximal Proximity and Higher Status.
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Review of Jason Staples, Paul and the Resurrection of Israel
Jason A. Staples has recently released his important new book, Paul and the Resurrection of Israel: Jews, Former Gentiles, Israelites (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2024). It enters into key debates concerning Pauline theology, is very well argued, makes some original yet compelling points, and needs to be engaged with. Here’s my own review.
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Book Review – Hope for God’s Creation: Stewardship in an Age of Futility
In Themelios, I’ve reviewed Andrew J. Spencer’s book Hope for God’s Creation: Stewardship in an Age of Futility. It’s a great book!
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Heart in the Clouds by Jennifer Mistmorgan
This is a shameless plug for a book by my wonderfully talented sister: a historical Christian romance fiction set among WWII bombers.
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Review: The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self by Carl Trueman
I need to understand the people around me, so I can live for the gospel among them and speak the gospel to them. To do that, I need to understand the people around me. That’s where Carl Trueman’s book is so incredibly valuable.
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Review: Antoine X. J. Fritz, To the Jew First or to the Jew at Last? Romans 1:16c and Jewish Missional Priority in Dialogue with Jews for Jesus
This book is a critique of a missiological principle that the church today must “prioritize evangelizing Jews over Gentiles”.
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Review: C. Marvin Pate. Apostle of the Last Days: The Life, Letters, and Theology of Paul.
Pate argues that the “center” or hermeneutical key to Paul’s letters is found in an apocalyptic inaugurated eschatology.
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Review: Brian S. Rosner. Paul and the Law: Keeping the Commandments of God.
Although some questions remain about the details of his framework, Rosner’s overall approach—“a hermeneutical solution to the puzzle of Paul and the law”—is compelling, and constitutes an important contribution on this key issue.
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Review: Roger Mohrlang. Paul and His Life-Transforming Theology: A Concise Introduction.
From the Themelios website: Roger Mohrlang. Paul and His Life-Transforming Theology: A Concise Introduction. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2013. xii + 170 pp. $21.00. According to the author, this book “is designed to be a concise, inviting introduction to the greatest of the early Christian missionaries, the Apostle Paul” (p. ix). The book largely succeeds…
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What’s happening to our preaching? A response to John Dickson: Hearing Her Voice: A Case for Women Giving Sermons
Update (2015): A lot of discussion has occurred since I wrote this review – including a book-length response. See here for a detailed history of the discussion, with links. On Boxing Day 2012,* a series of electronic booklets called “Fresh Perspectives on Women in Ministry” was released by Zondervan. One of these booklets was written by…
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Review of David J. Rudolph / A Jew to the Jews
My review is now on Themelios. I’ve also included the full text below: David J. Rudolph. A Jew to the Jews: Jewish Contours of Pauline Flexibility in 1 Corinthians 9:19–23. Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 2.304. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2011. xii + 290 pp. £69.00/$137.50. In 1 Cor 9:19-23, Paul seems to wear his Jewishness…