Review of The Rational Ontological Argument: Modality, Ontology and God Sijuwade, Joshua R. The Rational Ontological Argument: Modality, Ontology and God. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2025, pp. 288, £85, Hardback. Sijuwade displays an excellent grasp of the literature on the ontological argument and on modal metaphysics and epistemology, and uses it to develop an innovative and…
Review of Forsaking the Fall: Original Sin and the Possibility of a Nonlapsarian Christianity Spencer, Daniel H. Forsaking the Fall: Original Sin and the Possibility of a Nonlapsarian Christianity. New York: Routledge, 2023. 203 pp. $43.99 paperback. In sum, Forsaking the Fall is a stimulating thought experiment. However, I am still not convinced that nonlapsarian…
Review of City of Gods: The New Jerusalem of John’s Revelation in Early Christianity Betz, Nathan. City of Gods: The New Jerusalem of John’s Revelation in Early Christianity. VCS 186. Leiden; Boston: Brill, 2025, pp. 544, $157.00, hardback. A student of theology not formally acquainted with early authors should look somewhere else for a general…
Review of Dictionary of Paul and His Letters: A Compendium of Contemporary Biblical Scholarship Dictionary of Paul and His Letters: A Compendium of Contemporary Biblical Scholarship. Edited by Scot McKnight, Lynn H. Cohick, and Nijay K. Gupta. 2nd ed. Downers Grove, IL.: IVP Academic, 2023, 1264 pp., $70.99, hardcover. This volume is for the institution…
Review of The Invention of the Inspired Text Poirier, John C. The Invention of the Inspired Text: Philological Windows on the Theopneustia of Scripture. New York, NY: T&T Clark, 2022, pp. xvi + 249, $39.95, paperback. While Poirier’s book is written for scholars, his argument is sure to gain greater attention beyond the academy. His…
Review of The Transformational Role of Discipleship in Mark 10:13–16 Timpte, Katherine Joy Kihlstrom. The Transformational Role of Discipleship in Mark 10:13–16: Passage towards Childhood. New York: T&T Clark, Bloomsbury, 2023, 176, $39.95, Paperback. This book adequately engages modern scholarship and provides an extensive study that grants a fresh perspective on Mark’s narrative. While the…
Review of Jesus Tradition, Early Christian Memory, and Gospel Writing Kirk, Alan. Jesus Tradition, Early Christian Memory, and Gospel Writing: The Long Search for the Authentic Source. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2023, pp. 370, $59.99, hardback. Motivated students and scholars who are interested in the intersection of ancient media utilization and the Synoptic Problem will benefit…
Review of Reformed Covenant Theology Perkins, Harrison. Reformed Covenant Theology. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Academic, 2024, 520 pages, $49.99, hardcover. The volume will instantly become a necessary point of interaction for any student or professor writing on the covenants. This book is highly recommended for those interested in unpacking the doctrines of covenant theology. Harrison Perkins earned…
Review of Discovering Dispensationalism: Tracing the Development of Dispensational Thought from the First to the Twenty-First Century Marsh, Cory M. and James I. Fazio, eds. Discovering Dispensationalism: Tracing the Development of Dispensational Thought from the First to the Twenty-First Century. El Cajon, CA: SCS Press, 2023, pp. 377, $29.95. Dispensationalists have long argued that the…
Review of Covenantal and Dispensational Theologies: Four Views on the Continuity of Scripture Covenantal and Dispensational Theologies: Four Views on the Continuity of Scripture (Spectrum Multiview Book Series). Edited by Brent E. Parker and Richard J. Lucas. Downers Grove: IVP Academic, 2022, 280 pp., $30.00, softcover. This volume is an excellent overview of a broad…