Robert W. Yarbrough
The Kingship-Cross Interplay in the Gospel of John
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“The author's key insight in this book is clear: 'Outside the passion narrative, the complex interplay of Jesus' messianic kingship and death has very rarely been the object of systematic analysis.' Dr. Mavis Leung achieves at length what has previously been attempted only piecemeal. In John's Gospel, the messiah is truly king, but his coronation is essentially his death, making the major stepping-stone to his throne the cross. This study's methodical unfolding of a central Fourth Gospel conviction is a significant contribution to Johannine studies. It also marks the maturation of New Testament scholarship from Chinese quarters, a welcome complement to dramatic growth in Asian Christianity worldwide at the popular level. In commendable fashion Leung sets the pace and points the direction for fruitful exegetical labor in generations ahead.”
The New Creation and the Storyline of Scripture
Theology
“Well-known author Frank Thielman succinctly unfolds the central plot of the whole Bible. He does not just retell the story; he explains it. And he does not merely explain it; he applies it so we can see the Bible’s point right now: ‘This is the great hope of the follower of Jesus in the midst of life’s many present difficulties.’ To grasp that hope, read this book! It is a delightful, deeply biblical, clear, and compelling narration and proclamation of God’s antidote to our world’s painfully visible breakdown. There’s a new world order taking shape. This book equips and invites the reader to join in right now.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“These essays target early Christian views on 'church.' They hit the bull's-eye by careful exegesis in dialogue with current scholarship. Chapters feature clear organization, attention to the text in its socio-historical background, and focus on empirical data rather than later tradition or current fashionable movements. Overall the book fills a gaping hole in current literature. Pastors, students, and scholars alike will gain new glimpses of the considerable diversity that lay behind 'the church' of apostolic times”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“If Mount Rushmore honored great and recent English-language commentaries on the Pastorals, alongside the works of I. Howard Marshall, Philip Towner, and Gerald Bray would now appear this offering by Stanley E. Porter. Through rigorous application of Formal Systemic Functional Grammar, Porter sets forth a reading that will provoke and inform constructive discussion for years to come, not least because of conclusive arguments advanced for Pauline authorship.”
Theology
“Caneday and Schreiner tackle a vital topic and succeed in mounting a convincing case. They engage the four major views on assurance and set forth a fifth. They exegete the full range of relevant biblical passages. They encourage readers with their conclusions, which offer both challenge and--by God's grace--assurance. By refusing to give simplistic answers to complex questions, they have contributed richly to practical Christian living as well as to biblical-theological discussion. This should give new life to a discussion that had become polarized along predictable lines.”
The Seven Sayings of Jesus on the Cross
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“Like the sledgehammer used to nail Jesus' hands to that crossbeam, this book packs a wallop. Harris' reverent but rigorous scholarship casts fresh light on some of history's weightiest words. Neither shying away from the gruesome nor losing sight of the glorious, this book succeeds wonderfully. It magnifies Jesus' unparalleled character and achievement by paying painstaking attention to known historical circumstances and Jesus' startling, unforgettable utterances.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“Informed by a deep grasp of the history, cultural forces, and major players (political and religious) leading up to Jesus’s public appearance in the late AD 20s, this book is a gamechanger for making sense of many New Testament complexities and crosscurrents. Best of all, it accounts for how ‘a culture of hatred of Jesus’ (Barnett’s words) saw his death kick-start what became the largest religion in the world today. This is the best short book on the subject from this angle that I have ever read.”
Church Leadership & Ministry
“Good books on preaching are many. Great ones are few. I regard this one among the great, because it advances novel proposals and covers ground generally overlooked. The authors are well qualified by training, gifting, and longtime practice. They have a burden for congregations not just to know but to love the Bible. They know the key to a congregation that is strong in the word is pastoral preaching that opens up the whole of Scripture, not just cherished bits and themes. Most importantly, they have a plan—calmly articulated but revolutionary in its way—and wise, strategic suggestions to move church leaders toward a more effective grasp and disclosure of the entire Bible’s deep nourishment and challenge. They lay out this plan with skill, tact, and compelling insight.”
Theology
“Finally, an English-language monograph on Schlatter that takes the measure of his genius and theological depth. Michael Brautigam limpidly and shrewdly details factors that explain the emergence, erudition, and profundity of Schlatter's christological synthesis.”
Union with the Resurrected Christ
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“Beale contributes yet another study that would constitute a magnum opus for most authors—but which for him just adds to a substantial list of groundbreaking publications. Beale approaches union with Christ from fresh angles and with comprehensive breadth, exegetical rigor, and dozens of practical applications. I am not aware of another book that demonstrates so sweepingly the relevance of Christ’s resurrection and ascension to believers’ union with him in its rich benefits and inexhaustible glories.”
Theology
“Being a Christian means placing faith in Jesus. What could be simpler? How can ‘saving faith’ require a book to explain? Piper argues from both Scripture and church history that the true answer to this question is elusive, subtle, and glorious and troubling in its implications. He shows why so many believers are absentee in living out the faith they may at one time have expressed. He thereby invites readers to refine and renew their own faith by the grace God gives to receive the riches he offers in Christ. ‘We will spend eternity discovering the wonders of the experience of saving faith,’ Piper states. Read this book and start now.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“This study takes a fresh, critical, and comprehensive look at evidence and arguments often either overlooked or facilely dismissed. The happy result is a better factual foundation for consideration of vital historical questions regarding Christian origins and the role that Scripture played from the church's inception. Especially welcome are [Swinson's] careful exegesis, philological rigor, and charitable candor in interaction with other contemporary scholarship.”
Theology
“I can hardly say enough in praise of this book. It is not flashy, but it is attractive. It models both clarity and charity. It does not fixate on pet Bible verses but covers seminal discussions in church history. At the same time it is Bible-centered in its presentation; it does not simply rehearse partisan opinions. In a new millennium, the church is looking for new direction. I believe Peterson and Williams offer it with this corrective but positive exposition of the faith. They promote church unity, aid clear thinking and set forth divine teaching in constructive dialogue with human preference. Arminians, Calvinists and everyone in between are in the authors' debt.”
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