Authorized: The Use and Misuse of the King James Bible, by Mark Ward. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2017. 168 pp. $12.99. Do we need another book on the King James Bible debate? If you had asked me that question before reading this book, I would have responded, No....
Review of A Theology of Biblical Counseling
A Theology of Biblical Counseling, by Heath Lambert. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2016. 352 pp. $24.99. A Theology of Biblical Counseling, by Heath Lambert, is an integration of systematic theology into the counseling process. It is a guide to assist the counselor in...
Review of The Disruption of Evangelicalism
The Disruption of Evangelicalism: The Age of Torrey, Mott, McPherson, and Hammond, by Geoffrey R. Treloar. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2017. xiii + 334 pp. $35.00. This is the long awaited final volume (although the fourth in the series chronologically) of...
Review of Baptist History in England and America
Baptist History in England and America: Personalities, Positions, and Practices, by David Beale. Maitland, FL: Xulon, 2018. ix + 627 pp. $28.99. David Beale, retired professor of Church History at Bob Jones University, has written a fresh look at Baptists of England...
Review of Dispensationalism and Free Grace
Dispensationalism and Free Grace: Intimately Linked, by Grant Hawley. Taos, NM: Dispensational Publishing House, 2017. 74 pp. $12.95. In this brief book, Grant Hawley attempts to demonstrate that the literal interpretation of dispensationalism gives rise to free grace...
Review of Ancient Apocryphal Gospels
Ancient Apocryphal Gospels, by Markus Bockmuehl. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2017. vii + 330 pp. $40.00. The average sympathetic reader of the New Testament takes a posture of fear or defensive skepticism towards apocryphal Christian gospels. Dan Brown’s...
Review of Old Testament Law for Christians
Old Testament Law for Christians: Original Context and Enduring Application, by Roy E. Gane. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2017. xvi + 448 pp. $32.99. The New Testament believer’s relationship to the Mosaic Law remains one of the most challenging theological and hermeneutical...
Review of The Heartbeat of Old Testament Theology
The Heartbeat of Old Testament Theology: Three Creedal Expressions, by Mark J. Boda. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2017. xv + 220 pp. $23.00. Mark Boda is professor of Old Testament at McMaster Divinity College in Hamilton, Ontario. The nucleus of this book originated in a...