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Mission and Culture
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The Making of Korean Christianity: Protestant Encounters with Korean Religions, 1876–1915

Reviewed by S. Michael Ahn
Mission and Culture
History and Historical Theology
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John Chrysostom

Reviewed by Andrew J. Spencer
History and Historical Theology
History and Historical Theology
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The Inspiration and Interpretation of Scripture: What the Early Church Can Teach Us

Reviewed by Jonathan Bailes
History and Historical Theology
History and Historical Theology
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The Epistle to Diognetus (with the Fragment of Quadratus): Introduction, Text, and Commentary

Reviewed by H. H. Drake Williams III
History and Historical Theology
History and Historical Theology
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Basil of Caesarea: His Life and Impact

Reviewed by Earl M. Blackburn
History and Historical Theology
History and Historical Theology
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Paul’s Cross and the Culture of Persuasion in England, 1520–1640

Reviewed by Richard Snoddy
History and Historical Theology
History and Historical Theology
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Beatific Enjoyment in Medieval Scholastic Debates: The Complex Legacy of Saint Augustine and Peter Lombard

Reviewed by Kyle Strobel
History and Historical Theology
History and Historical Theology
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The Trinitarian Theology of Jonathan Edwards: Text, Context, and Application

Reviewed by Chris Chun
History and Historical Theology
Systematic Theology
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The Empty Church: Theater, Theology, and Bodily Hope

Reviewed by Wesley Vander Lugt
Systematic Theology
Systematic Theology
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Berkouwer and Catholicism: Disputed Questions

Reviewed by Nelson D. Kloosterman
Systematic Theology
Systematic Theology
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The Experience of God: Being, Consciousness, Bliss

Reviewed by Natan Mladin
Systematic Theology
Systematic Theology
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Evangelical Faith and the Challenge of Historical Criticism

Reviewed by Flavien Pardigon
Systematic Theology
Systematic Theology
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The Christian Imagination: Theology and the Origins of Race

Reviewed by Elizabeth Y. Sung
Systematic Theology
Systematic Theology
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Biblical Interpretation and Doctrinal Development in the Reformed Tradition: Essays in Honor of James De Jong

Reviewed by Paul Helm
Systematic Theology
Systematic Theology
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Simply God: Recovering the Classical Trinity

Reviewed by James E. Dolezal
Systematic Theology
Systematic Theology
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Fullness Received and Returned: Trinity and Participation in Jonathan Edwards

Reviewed by Kyle Strobel
Systematic Theology
Ethics and Pastoralia
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Everyday Church: Gospel Communities on Mission

Reviewed by Jeff Brewer
Ethics and Pastoralia
Ethics and Pastoralia
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The Unfinished Church: God’s Broken and Redeemed Work-in-Progress

Reviewed by Michael LeFebvre
Ethics and Pastoralia
Mission and Culture
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Sports and Christianity: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives

Reviewed by Jeremy R. Treat
Mission and Culture
Mission and Culture
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Letters to a Birmingham Jail: A Response to the Words and Dreams of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Reviewed by Matthew Jones
Mission and Culture
Mission and Culture
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Sensitivity towards Outsiders: Exploring the Dynamic Relationship between Mission and Ethics in the New Testament and Early Christianity

Reviewed by Darian Lockett
Mission and Culture
Mission and Culture
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The Global Public Square: Religious Freedom and the Making of a World Safe for Diversity

Reviewed by Jordan J. Ballor
Mission and Culture
Mission and Culture
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Grassroots Asian Theology: Thinking the Faith from the Ground Up

Reviewed by Jackson Wu
Mission and Culture
Mission and Culture
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The Color of Christ: The Son of God and the Saga of Race in America

Reviewed by Jason S. Sexton
Mission and Culture
Ethics and Pastoralia
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Called to Be Saints: An Invitation to Christian Maturity

Reviewed by Nathan A. Finn
Ethics and Pastoralia
Ethics and Pastoralia
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Pastors in the Classics: Timeless Lessons on Life and Ministry from World Literature

Reviewed by Gavin Lymberopoulos
Ethics and Pastoralia
Ethics and Pastoralia
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Show Them Jesus: Teaching the Gospel to Kids

Reviewed by Bud Burk
Ethics and Pastoralia
Ethics and Pastoralia
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Preaching the Farewell Discourse: An Expository Walk-Through of John 13:31–17:26

Reviewed by Eric C. Redmond
Ethics and Pastoralia
Ethics and Pastoralia
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The In-Between: Embracing the Tension Between Now and the Next Big Thing

Reviewed by Spencer Dean Cummins
Ethics and Pastoralia
Ethics and Pastoralia
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Restoring the Shattered Self: A Christian Counselor’s Guide to Complex Trauma

Reviewed by Eric Johnson
Ethics and Pastoralia
Ethics and Pastoralia
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Faithmapping: A Gospel Atlas for Your Spiritual Journey

Reviewed by Joel Badal
Ethics and Pastoralia
Ethics and Pastoralia
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Troubled Minds: Mental Illness and the Church’s Mission

Reviewed by Dave Deuel
Ethics and Pastoralia
Old Testament
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Leviticus 1–10

Reviewed by G. Geoffrey Harper
Old Testament
Old Testament
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The Compilational History of the Megilloth

Reviewed by James M. Hamilton Jr.
Old Testament
Old Testament
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Matthew B. Schwartz and Kalman J. Kaplan

Reviewed by M. Daniel Carroll R.
Old Testament
Old Testament
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Death before the Fall: Biblical Literalism and the Problem of Animal Suffering

Reviewed by J. Richard Middleton
Old Testament
Old Testament
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Ezekiel’s Hope: A Commentary on Ezekiel 38–48

Reviewed by Peter H. W. Lau
Old Testament
Old Testament
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Old Testament Essentials: Creation, Conquest, Exile and Return

Reviewed by Kenneth C. Way
Old Testament
Old Testament
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Encyclopedia of Hebrew Language and Linguistics

Reviewed by George Athas
Old Testament
Old Testament
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The Old Testament and Ethics: A Book-by-Book Survey

Reviewed by A. Rahel Schafer
Old Testament
Old Testament
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Esther and Her Elusive God: How a Secular Story Functions as Scripture

Reviewed by Ched Spellman
Old Testament
Old Testament
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The Message of Daniel

Reviewed by Thomas J. Finley
Old Testament
Old Testament
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The Formation of the Hebrew Bible: A New Reconstruction

Reviewed by Andrew Giorgetti
Old Testament
Old Testament
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David Remembered: Kingship and National Identity in Ancient Israel

Reviewed by David G. Firth
Old Testament
Old Testament
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Studies in the Text of the Old Testament: An Introduction to the Hebrew Old Testament Text Project

Reviewed by Paul D. Wegner
Old Testament
Old Testament
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Women at Work in the Deuteronomistic History

Reviewed by Jeffrey G. Audirsch
Old Testament
Old Testament
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The Message of Malachi

Reviewed by E. Ray Clendenen
Old Testament
New Testament
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James

Reviewed by Daniel M. Gurtner
New Testament
New Testament
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Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries: Old Testament, Apocrypha, and New Testament

Reviewed by Brian J. Tabb
New Testament
New Testament
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Interpreting the General Letters: An Exegetical Handbook

Reviewed by Justin Langford
New Testament
New Testament
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Covenant Theology: A Baptist Distinctive

Reviewed by Stephen J. Wellum
New Testament
New Testament
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The New Cambridge History of the Bible: Volume 1: From the Beginnings to 600

Reviewed by Joshua W. Jipp
New Testament
New Testament
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Paul’s Witness to Formative Early Christian Instruction

Reviewed by Claire S. Smith
New Testament
New Testament
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James through the Centuries

Reviewed by Mariam Kamell
New Testament
New Testament
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The Gospels and Acts

Reviewed by Simon Gathercole
New Testament
New Testament
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Paul and the Rhetoric of Reversal in 1 Corinthians: The Impact of Paul’s Gospel on His Macro-Rhetoric

Reviewed by H. H. Drake Williams III
New Testament
New Testament
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Christ Absent and Present: A Study in Pauline Christology

Reviewed by Jeffrey W. Aernie
New Testament
New Testament
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Zeal without Knowledge: The Concept of Zeal in Romans 10, Galatians 1, and Philippians 3

Reviewed by Guy Prentiss Waters
New Testament
New Testament
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Apostle of the Last Days: The Life, Letters, and Theology of Paul

Reviewed by Lionel Windsor
New Testament
New Testament
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Revelation: An Exegetical and Theological Exposition of Holy Scripture

Reviewed by Joe Tyrpak
New Testament
New Testament
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Four Views on the Role of Works at the Final Judgment

Reviewed by Stephen Westerholm
New Testament
New Testament
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The Crucified King: Atonement and Kingdom in Biblical and Systematic Theology

Reviewed by Thomas R. Schreiner
New Testament
New Testament
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Gospel Writing: A Canonical Perspective

Reviewed by Craig L. Blomberg
New Testament

 

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