Brandon D. Smith

Christian Life

Theology

“part of the story. However, in Kelly Kapic’s volume on the Christian life, he gets to the root of it all: the love of God toward humanity. This book is a deeply biblical and soundly theological reflection on the triune God’s love and how this love shapes Christian life and worship. Kapic’s ability to move between theology and doxology is masterful and should be a model for others.”

Cloud of Witnesses

Christian Living

“In Cloud of Witnesses, Jonathan Arnold and Zachariah Carter offer a gift to the church today from the church of the past. For two thousand years, the Spirit has worked through this great cloud of historical witnesses as they sought to contemplate God and his goodness. As we contemplate God and his goodness alongside them, that same Spirit can work in us. I pray this wonderful collection will find its way into homes, churches, and classrooms far and wide!”

Five Views on the Gospel

Theology

“Gospel” is perhaps the most important word and concept in the Bible, but it nonetheless runs the risk of becoming a buzzword that is overused and underdefined. Five Views on the Gospel avoids this risk by bringing several scholars into conversation to discuss in detail what they believe the gospel is–and isn’t. This book is warmly recommended for pastors, students, and scholars alike as they seek to better understand and explain the biblical gospel.”

How Jesus Saves

Theology

“For two millennia, Christians have wrestled with the question: How does Jesus save us? This question is no doubt complicated and has led to polarized debates, accusations of heresy, and myriad theories. Joshua McNall cuts through the noise by offering an answer that incorporates the depth and breadth of Scripture’s teaching on Jesus’s atonement for our sins. In doing so, readers are able to better understand the multifaceted beauty of God’s love for us through Jesus’s life, death, burial, resurrection, and ascension.”

Mere Christian Hermeneutics

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Faithful interpretation of the beauty and depth of Scripture requires sensitivity to its literary, theological, and transformative elements; however, modern-day discipline-entrenched academics have fashioned these elements into tools of division, obscuring Scripture’s beauty with man-made towers of scholarly achievement. In Mere Christian Hermeneutics, Kevin Vanhoozer reminds us that interpretation is not a siloed endeavor for competing craftsmen but rather an exercise in knowing and seeing God in the face of Christ as God’s people read and are transformed by his Word. Building on biblical themes such as ascent and transfiguration, Vanhoozer masterfully constructs a proposal for a fully formed “literal sense” that takes seriously Scripture in all its beauty and depth as God’s address to us. If taken seriously, Mere Christian Hermeneutics can overcome the various divides that affect not only the academy but also the global church, drawing God’s people together under the light of Christ.”

Reading the Book of Revelation

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Explaining the Book of Revelation in a clear and concise manner is a daunting task, yet Alexander Stewart excels without sacrificing or trivializing Revelation's foundational theology and message.”

Scripting the Son

Theology

“Kyle Hughes continues his groundbreaking work on prosopological exegesis and the early church in this newest venture, Scripting the Son. Weaving together rich biblical exegesis with careful historical theology, he shows that Christology flowered in part through early Christians’ ability to ‘hear’ the Son’s voice in the pages of the Old Testament. The result is a valuable resource that illuminates both historical and theological considerations about early Christology in the New Testament and pre-Nicene Christianity—areas in continual need of deep study.”

Short of Glory

Theology

“Short of Glory is an exceptional introduction to the way the events of Genesis 3 are woven through the biblical witness. Mitchell Chase’s theological acumen and exegetical sophistication are front and center as he carefully elucidates the far-reaching implications of sin and the even farther-reaching implications of God’s grace to his people. Highly recommended as an example of theology and exegesis in service of the good news.”

The Transfiguration of Christ

Theology

“Christ’s transfiguration is a relatively brief scene in the Synoptics, and yet it offers a breadth of theological and exegetical potential. In this book, Patrick Schreiner helps to unlock this potential by drawing out the transfiguration’s canonical, christological, and churchly significance. The result is a primer that is sure to benefit many.”

The Wisdom of God

Theology

“Wisdom means many things to many people. Is it synonymous with common sense? Personal insight? Experiential intuition? Not quite. In this wonderful little volume, Matthew Harmon unpacks a big truth: Wisdom is a gift from God that allows us to relate rightly to him and to each other. I warmly recommend this book to pastors, students, and thoughtful laypeople who want to better understand and grow in biblical wisdom.”

They Who Endure to the End

Theology

“The doctrine of perseverance is a well-worn topic, debated by theologians and denominations for centuries. And yet, no one has written such a thorough biblical, theological, and historical survey as They Who Endure to the End. Berry’s labor in this book is a gift to churches, colleges, and seminaries alike.”