Readers of The Shepherd’s Study are familiar with the circumstances surrounding Paul’s letter to the Galatians, but it is always edifying to review. Certain missionaries were trying to persuade Paul’s Gentile converts in Galatia to ...
The April 2014 edition of Christianity Today features a profile of 21st century biblical scholar N. T. Wright. On the issue’s front cover, we are told that Wright “is brilliant, prolific, and controversial – and ...
In the last half of the 20th century, the church saw a consistent, sustained attack against the truthfulness and reliability of scriptural narratives. We do well to note that such attacks are nothing new. Jesuit ...
The Lutheran Reformation grew from the conviction that the Bible alone (sola scriptura) is the final authority in faith and practice. However, opponents of Lutheran theology were quick to level accusations of setting up Scripture ...
The Gospel According to Isaiah 53: Encountering the Suffering Servant in Jewish and Christian Theology. Darrell L. Bock and Mitch Glaser, editors. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Kregel Publications, 2012. Paperback. 334 pages. Darrell L. Bock (Ph.D., ...
Invitation to Biblical Interpretation: Exploring the Hermeneutical Triad of History, Literature, and Theology, by Andreas J. Köstenberger and Richard D. Patterson. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2011. 891 pages. Andreas J. Köstenberger (PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) ...
Recovering the Unity of the Bible: One Continuous Story, Plan, and Purpose, by Walter C. Kaiser Jr. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2009. 252 pages. Walter C. Kaiser Jr. (PhD, Brandeis University) is a distinguished professor emeritus ...
Right In Their Own Eyes—The Gospel According to Judges, by George M. Schwab. Phillipsburg: P and R Publishing, 2011. 233 pages. George M. Schwab is an Associate professor of Old Testament at Erskine Seminary. He ...
Concordia's Complete Bible Handbook Second Edition, introductions by Jane L. Fryar, edited by Edward A. Engelbrecht. St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 2013. 652 pages. Jane L. Fryar is an author and editor of adult and ...
Christ in the Tabernacle: An Old Testament Portrayal of the Christ of the New Testament, by A.B. Simpson. Camp Hill, PA: Wing Spread Publishers, 2009. 98 pages. Albert Benjamin Simpson was a prominent American pastor ...
