Volume 34, Issue 2
July 2009

Book Reviews


Old Testament
A. Philip Brown II and Bryan W. Smith, eds.
A Reader’s Hebrew BibleReviewed by Christopher W. Cowan
Jill Middlemas
The Templeless Age: An Introduction to the History, Literature, and Theology of the “Exile.&rdquoReviewed by Ben J. M. Johnson
Gregory K. Beale
We Become What We Worship: A Biblical Theology of IdolatryReviewed by Matthieu Richelle
Bruce Waltke, with Charles Yu
An Old Testament Theology: An Exegetical, Canonical, and Thematic ApproachReviewed by Rodrigo De Sousa
New Testament
Joseph Fitzmyer
First CorinthiansReviewed by Nijay K. Gupta
Edited by William Foxwell Albright, David Noel Freedman, and John J. Collins
The Anchor Yale BibleAndrew David Naselli
Craig L. Blomberg and Mariam J. Kamell.
JamesReviewed by Scott Newman
Beverly Roberts Gaventa and Richard B. Hays, eds.
Seeking the Identity of Jesus: A PilgrimageReviewed by Michael J. Thate
Andrew Gregory and Christopher Tuckett, eds.
The Reception of the New Testament in the Apostolic FathersReviewed by H. Drake Williams III
History and Historical Theology
D. G. Hart
John Williamson Nevin: High-Church CalvinistReviewed by Christopher C. Cooper
Charles Kannengiesser
Handbook of Patristic Exegesisreviewed by Matthew r. Crawford
James Leo Garrett
Baptist Theology: A Four-Century StudyReviewed by Nathan A. Finn
Herman J. Selderhuis
John Calvin: A Pilgrim’s LifeReviewed by David Roach
David W. Hall
The Legacy of John Calvin: His Influence on the Modern WorldReviewed by Jeffrey Robinson
Jonathan Edwards
Catalogues of BooksReviewed by Jeffrey C. Waddington
Systematic Theology and Bioethics
Marc Cortez
Embodied Souls, Ensouled Bodies: An Exercise in Christological Anthropology and Its Significance for the Mind/Body DebateReviewed by Michael Allen
Christopher R. Seitz
Prophecy and Hermeneutics: Toward a New Introduction to the ProphetsReviewed by Stephen Dempster
Gerard F. O’Hanlon
The Immutability of God in the Theology of Hans Urs von BalthasarReviewed by Stephen M. Garrett
Craig L. Blomberg and Sung Wook Chung, eds.
A Case for Historic Premillennialism: An Alternative to “Left Behind” EschatologyReviewed by A. J. Gibson
Karl Barth
Church DogmaticsReviewed by David Gibson
Craig A. Evans and Emanuel Tov, eds.
Exploring the Origins of the Bible: Canon Formation in Historical, Literary, and Theological PerspectiveReviewed by David G. Graves
John Frame
The Doctrine of the Christian LifeReviewed by K. T. Magnuson
Colin E. Gunton
The Barth LecturesReviewed by Scott Harrower
Matt Jenson
The Gravity of Sin: Augustine, Luther and Barth on ‘Homo Incurvatus in Se.’Reviewed by Adam J. Johnson
Thomas G. Weinandy
Athanasius: A Theological IntroductionReviewed by Adam J. Johnson
David Gibson and Daniel Strange, eds.
Engaging with Barth: Contemporary Evangelical CritiquesReviewed by Peter Orr
Gary L. W. Johnson and Ronald N. Gleason, eds.
Reforming or Conforming? Post-Conservative Evangelicals and the Emerging ChurchReviewed by Armida Belmonte Stephens
I. Howard Marshall
Aspects of the Atonement: Cross and Resurrection in the Reconciling of God and HumanityReviewed by Erik Thoennes
Stephen R. Holmes
The Wondrous Cross: Atonement and Penal Substitution in the Bible and HistoryReviewed by Erik Thoennes
Systematic Theology and Bioethics: Book Notes
Graeme Finlay, Stephen Lloyd, Stephen Pattemore, and David Swift
Debating Darwin: Two Debates: Is Darwinism True and Does it Matter?Reviewed by Hans Madueme
Eric D. Bristley
Guide to the Writings of Herman Bavinck (1854–1921)Reviewed by Hans Madueme
J. Daryl Charles
Retrieving the Natural Law: A Return to Moral First ThingsReviewed by Hans Madueme
Anthony N. S. Lane
A Reader’s Guide to Calvin’s InstitutesReviewed by Hans Madueme
Ethics and Pastoralia
Mark Dever and Paul Alexander
The Deliberate Church: Building Your Ministry on the GospelReviewed by Jason M. Curtis
Graham Tomlin
The Provocative ChurchReviewed by Jason M. Curtis
Paul E. Miller
A Praying Life: Connecting with God in a Distracting WorldReviewed by Rhett Dodson
T. David Gordon
Why Johnny Can’t Preach: The Media Have Shaped the MessengersReviewed by Rhett Dodson
Marion L. S. Carson
The Pastoral Care of People with Mental Health ProblemsReviewed by Andrew Mckie
Mission and Culture
D. A. Carson
Christ and Culture RevisitedReviewed by Ted Newell
Jason E. Vickers
Wesley: A Guide for the PerplexedReviewed by Dave Williams