James D.G. Dunn once referred to the epistle of James as “the most Jewish, the most undistinctively Christian document in the New Testament.” [1] We all know that Martin Luther had serious concerns about the content of the epistle of…
Finding God in the Shack: Seeking Truth in a Story of Evil and RedemptionBy Roger E. Olson160 p.IVP (February 2009) Roger Olson’s Finding God in the Shack (IVP Books, 2009) is an extended review and discussion of the theology articulated…
One question that I have now been asked more times than I care to remember is “How do you cope with all the nastiness that’s come your way on the internet over the last few years?” The answer is pretty…
Editor’s Note: This begins part two of the article. Part one can be found here. Argument #4: The future judgment of believers consists only of reward and praise. Those who support future justification according to works will cite the numerous…
Editor’s Note: This begins part two of the article. Part one can be found here. Argument #4: The future judgment of believers consists only of reward and praise. Those who support future justification according to works will cite the numerous…
Unlocking RomansBy J.R. Daniel Kirk245 p.Eerdmans (November 2008) It is difficult to overestimate the influence of E. P. Sanders’s scholarship on the academic study of Paul. Since Sanders published Paul and Palestinian Judaism (1977) and Paul, the Law, and the…
There are many differences between American and British culture. Most obvious, perhaps, are the sports: baseball versus cricket; and football (where feet are rarely used) versus football (where feet, and the occasional head, are all that can be used); and…
There are many differences between American and British culture. Most obvious, perhaps, are the sports: baseball versus cricket; and football (where feet are rarely used) versus football (where feet, and the occasional head, are all that can be used); and…
Rereading Paul Together: Protestant and Catholic Perspectives on JustificationBy David E. Aune272 p.Baker (November 2006) Rereading Paul Together (RPT) is a collection of essays originally presented as papers at a conference of Roman Catholic and Lutheran biblical scholars and theologians.…
Jesus’ Blood and Righteousness: Paul’s Theology of ImputationBy Brian Vickers256 p.Crossway (October 2006) Brian Vickers’, Jesus’ Blood and Righteousness, is a work of careful exegesis and synthesis that attempts to establish a biblical basis for the doctrine of the imputation…
