This is an unbelievably valuable book—on sale for two bucks on Kindle. Get it now. Read it. It would help a good deal if you've had some Greek and/or Hebrew under your belt (he doesn't transliterate Greek words), but I believe you could profit from the book even...
Books
Good Book Two Bucks
I really enjoyed Death by Living (and its precursor, Notes from the Tilt-a-Whirl), and it's just two bucks now on Kindle. Here's my review of Death By Living.
Condescending to Men of Low Estate
Stereotyping and prejudice are endemic to humanity. Conservatives have done it (and do it), and secularists it have done it (and do it). Your vision of a group colors your interpretation of actions performed by individuals in that group. It takes a conscious effort at...
Review: A Grammar of New Testament Greek: Volume 3: Syntax
A Grammar of New Testament Greek: Volume 3: Syntax by Nigel Turner My rating: 4 of 5 stars I'm not really fit to compare Greek grammars. I read this one (carefully) for class as I was obliged to do. Whatever Turner's value compared to his competitors, I, at least, got...
Good Kindle Deals
There have been some really great Kindle deals on worthwhile books this last week. What did I actually buy? Somehow I managed to say no to the strong temptation to add to my collection of evangelical Amish romance novels, and I got the books below instead. These first...
Review: Great Expectations
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens My rating: 5 of 5 stars I read this book because blogger Justin Taylor said professor Leland Ryken said I should. I was not disappointed. A few of the many coincidences stretched my ability to be immersed in the world Dickens...
Review: To Change the World: The Irony, Tragedy, and Possibility of Christianity in the Late Modern World
To Change the World: The Irony, Tragedy, and Possibility of Christianity in the Late Modern World by James Davison Hunter My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book will need to gestate for a while. There's no way I can write a review at the moment. I can only offer initial...
Review: A More Sure Word: Which Bible Can You Trust?
A More Sure Word: Which Bible Can You Trust? by R.B. Ouellette My rating: 1 of 5 stars A Sincere Thanks I believe R.B. Ouellette made a sincere effort to write with a gracious spirit; and from what I can tell about the publisher and editors of this book (West Coast...
Review: Reverting to Type: a Reader’s Story
Reverting to Type: a Reader's Story by Alan Jacobs My rating: 4 of 5 stars I just really like Jacobs, and I read most of what he writes in print and online. I found it really enjoyable while rocking my newborn in the wee hours to hear Jacobs provide an...
Review: The Twilight of the American Enlightenment: The 1950s and the Crisis of Liberal Belief
The Twilight of the American Enlightenment: The 1950s and the Crisis of Liberal Belief by George M. Marsden My rating: 4 of 5 stars Perceptive, readable, fascinating. What really stuck out to me was that the intellectuals of the 1950s were facing the same dissolution...
Chantry vs. Frame
A blog reader sent me this post some months ago, a critique of John Frame by Reformed Baptist pastor Tom Chantry (son of Walter). I'm certain Tom is a brother in Christ with whom I would share a great deal of agreement, and I had no wish to write a public critique of...
The Allure of the Iron Cage: Reactions to Steven D. Smith’s The Disenchantment of Secular Discourse
I hope to publish the paper I read at the Bible Faculty Summit, but for my blog audience I'll go ahead and offer the pre-release PDF and the audio (downloadable). The audio is also available below (no video included): [video...