Archive for July, 2006
Book Review: Biblical Theology, by Geerhardus Vos
Saturday, July 29th, 2006Synopsis: A thorough grounding in biblical theology is among the most pressing needs of Evangelicals today; and Vos’s work is still the standard modern treatment of the discipline. The reader will come away fully equipped to refute the liberal theories of the history of religion, and thoroughly grounded in the biblical account of redemptive history […]
Book Review: Exegetical Fallacies, by D. A. Carson
Saturday, July 29th, 2006In a day in which it is common to find the bible employed to argue for every conceivable philosophy, ideal, and theology, D. A. Carson’s Exegetical Fallacies is an indispensable resource. Building on the foundation that, because the Bible is the very word of God, it is of utmost importance that we handle it carefully […]
Book Review: The Coming of the Kingdom, by Herman Ridderbos
Saturday, July 29th, 2006Two underlying presuppositions of Ridderbos’ monumental work, first, that the actions and teachings of Jesus, as recorded in the synoptic gospels, comprise the sum and substance of redemptive revelation; and second, that the coming of the Kingdom of God is both the central event of redemption and the central theme of Christ’s teaching; serve to […]
A Thematic Analysis of Philippians
Friday, July 28th, 2006A Thematic Analysis of Philippians
The Christian Mission: An Overview
Monday, July 24th, 2006I’ve decided to begin writing a series on the Christian Task for ReformationTheology, in which I hope to derive, from a biblical-theological reading of scriptures, some truths which will have practical relevance for how we go about the task of spreading the news to the nations in the twenty-first century. The project may be a […]
Images of the Savior (9 – His Healing of the Nobleman’s Son)
Wednesday, July 5th, 2006It was quite some time ago that, constrained by the onslaught of other pressing needs, I took a forced hiatus from my series, “Images of the Savior”. I hope that the delay does not serve to impress upon anyone that the series is therefore unimportant to me; on the contrary, it is the single topic […]