Category Archives: Book Reviews
Book Review of Did God Really Say? Affirming the Truthfulness and Trustworthiness of Scripture
David B. Garner, ed., Did God Really Say? Affirming the Truthfulness and Trustworthiness of Scripture David Garner and six of his associates at Westminster Theological Seminary, Reformed Theological Seminary, and Covenant Theological Seminary respond to recent criticisms of inerrancy and … Continue reading
Book Review Words of Life
Timothy Ward, Words of Life: Scripture as the Living and Active Word of God. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 2009. This is an excellent recent survey of the doctrine of Scripture. Ward is concise, readable, careful, and judicious. He does not simply restate that … Continue reading
Book Review 1 Kings Reformed Expository Commentary
Phil Ryken, long-time pastor of Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia (successor to evangelical luminaries James Montgomery Boice and Donald Grey Barnhouse), has returned to his home of Wheaton College to take its presidency. But while he was a pastor he … Continue reading
Book Review: A Commentary on the Psalms
Allen P. Ross, A Commentary on the Psalms: Volume 1 (1—41) The first of a massive three volume commentary on Psalms promises us a set that may become a classic and certainly is a unique work on this important biblical … Continue reading
Book Review: The Psalms as Christian Worship A Historical Commentary
Bruce K. Waltke & James M. Houston, The Psalms as Christian Worship: A Historical Commentary This is a unique commentary, and not just among volumes on the Psalms. It’s refreshing to read an erudite volume with careful grammatical-historical exegesis and … Continue reading
Book Review of Daniel
Walvoord, John F. Daniel. Revised and edited by Charles H. Dyer and Philip E. Rawley. The John Walvoord Prophecy Commentaries. In this recently updated commentary by John Walvoord, the reader will find an engaging and important work on the Old … Continue reading
Book Review: Submerged ( Alaskan Courage Book 1)
Dani Pettrey, Submerged A downed plane. An old church sunk to the depths of the ocean hides a priceless secret. A Russian bloodline going back to the Romanov’s. A ruined reputation. Suspense, mystery, romance and more are all rolled in … Continue reading
Book Review of Ephesians, Philippians, 1-2 Thessalonians, Colossians, Philemon
Hoehner, Harold W., Philip W. Comfort, and Peter H. Davids. Ephesians, Philippians, 1-2 Thessalonians, Colossians, Philemon. In Cornerstone Biblical Commentary. This volume of the Cornerstone Biblical Commentary surpasses the value of some of the other volumes. Hoehner (Ephesians) presents a … Continue reading
Book Review: Salvation Accomplished by the Son: The Work of Christ
Peterson, Robert A. Salvation Accomplished by the Son: The Work of Christ. Robert Peterson offers a warmly semi-academic survey of the nine major “events” in the life of Christ that the Scriptures directly link with our salvation: incarnation, sinless life, … Continue reading
Book Review: Christ’s Prophetic Plans
John MacArthur and Richard Mayhue eds., Christ’s Prophetic Plans: A Futuristic Premillennial Primer As with most books of collected essays the quality varies by the contributor. The best essays in this volume are the three by Michael Vlach that deal … Continue reading