Review of The Old Testament for the Life of the Church: Reading the Torah in the Light of Christ Averbeck, Richard. The Old Testament for the Life of the Church: Reading the Torah in the Light of Christ. Downers Grove, Ill: InterVarsity Press Academic, 2022, 382, $35.26, paperback. Averbeck presents a very helpful resource, especially in…
Review of Progressive Covenantalism: Charting a Course Between Dispensational and Covenant Theologies Wellum, Stephen J., and Brent E. Parker, eds. Progressive Covenantalism: Charting a Course Between Dispensational and Covenant Theologies. Nashville, TN: B&H Academic, 2016, pp. 300, $25, paperback. The biblical-theological student that interacts with this book will grow in his understanding of the covenants…
Review of The Joy of Hearing: A Theology of the Book of Revelation by Schreiner Schreiner, Thomas R. The Joy of Hearing: A Theology of the Book of Revelation. Wheaton, IL.: Crossway, 2021, 208 pp., $19.99, paperback. Schreiner produces a worthy inaugural volume in Crossway’s New Testament Theology series. This volume represents beautiful biblical theology…
Review of New Covenant Theology: Description, Definition, Defense by Wells and Zaspel Wells, Tom, and Fred G. Zaspel. New Covenant Theology: Description, Definition, Defense. Frederick, MD: New Covenant Media, 2002, $79.99. Paperback. How one puts together the Old and New Testaments is a massive conversation. Does one emphasize continuity or discontinuity between the testaments? How…
Review of From Paradise to Promised Land: An Introduction to the Pentateuch, 4th Edition by T. Desmond Alexander Desmond Alexander. From Paradise to the Promised Land: An Introduction to the Pentateuch, 4th ed. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2022, pp. xxv + 422, $29.99. There are certain volumes which have imprinted themselves as being par excellence…
Review of Echoes of Exodus: Tracing a Biblical Motif by Bryan D. Estelle Estelle, Bryan D. Echoes of Exodus: Tracing a Biblical Motif. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2018, pp. 351, $42, paperback. Bryan D. Estelle is professor of Old Testament at Westminster Seminary, California, where he has taught since 2000. Estelle received his doctorate…
Review of Old Testament Use of Old Testament: A Book-by-Book Guide by Gary E. Schnittjer Schnittjer, Gary Edward. Old Testament Use of Old Testament: A Book-by-Book Guide. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2021, 1098 pages, $58.00, hardcover. Gary Edward Schnittjer is the Distinguished Professor of Old Testament for Cairn University’s School of Divinity. Schnittjer received…
Review of The Book of Samuel and Its Response to Monarchy edited by Kipfer and Hutton Kipfer, Sara and Jeremy M. Hutton, eds. The Book of Samuel and Its Response to Monarchy. Stuttgard, Germany: Kohlhammer, 2021, pp. 344, hardcover, $102.00. The Book of Samuel and Its Response to Monarchy is a collection of essays presented…
Review of Now My Eyes Have Seen You: Images of Creation and Evil in the Book of Job by Robert S. Fyall Fyall, Robert S. Now My Eyes Have Seen You: Images of Creation and Evil in the Book of Job. Downers Grove: Intervarsity Press, 2002. $24.00, pp. 208. A continuation of 1991 dissertation, Robert Fyall,…
Review of The Royal Priesthood and the Glory of God by David S. Schrock Schrock, David S. The Royal Priesthood and the Glory of God. Short Studies in Biblical Theology. Edited by Dane C. Ortlund and Miles V. Van Pelt. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2022, pp. 199, $14.99, paperback. David Schrock is the Pastor of Preaching…