Ryken, Leland. Journey to Bethlehem: A Treasury of Classic Christmas Devotionals. Wheaton, Ill: Crossway, 2023. ISBN: 978-1-4335-8419-0. $29.99. Available From (click to access and purchase): Crossway (the publisher; get 30% off or more by signing up for a free Crossway-plus account) Christian Book LifeWay Barnes and Noble The Sword and Trowel Bookstore (Midwestern Baptist Theological … Continue reading Resource Review: “Journey to Bethlehem: A Treasury of Classic Christmas Devotionals” by Leland Ryken
Resource Review: “The Greek New Testament: Reader’s Edition” by Crossway
Resource Review: Crossway’s The Greek New Testament, Reader’s Edition, Produced at Tyndale House, Cambridge https://www.amazon.com/dp/1433564157?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_Y5964458T35DZBSPDMXX Also Available from: Crossway.org (the publisher – save 30% after signing up for a free Crossway+ membership) Christianbook.com Download a sample of the Tyndale House Greek New Testament: Reader's Edition It is the question that plagues every new seminarian or undergraduate … Continue reading Resource Review: “The Greek New Testament: Reader’s Edition” by Crossway
Resource Review: The ESV Study Bible
https://www.amazon.com/ESV-Study-Bible-Bibles-Crossway/dp/1433502410 Also available from: Crossway.org (the publisher - save 30% after signing up for a free Crossway+ membership) Christianbook.com Lifeway.com Download a sample of the ESV Study Bible (Click Here) Resource Review: The ESV Study Bible The ESV Study Bible, published by Crossway, is one of the most helpful and handy resources available for Christians today. … Continue reading Resource Review: The ESV Study Bible
Book Review: “A Holy Baptism of Fire and Blood: The Bible and the American Civil War” by James P. Bird
https://www.amazon.com/Holy-Baptism-Fire-Blood-American/dp/0190902795/ref=sr_1_1?crid=38VT760WUB216&keywords=a+holy+baptism+of+fire+and+blood&qid=1688138120&sprefix=a+holy+baptism%2Caps%2C107&sr=8-1 Byrd, James P. A Holy Baptism of Fire and Blood: The Bible and the American Civil War. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2021. 276 pp. $34.95. Biographical Sketch of the Author James P. Byrd serves as Professor of American Religious History, Cal Turner Chancellor’s Chair of Wesleyan Studies, and Associate Dean for Graduate Education and … Continue reading Book Review: “A Holy Baptism of Fire and Blood: The Bible and the American Civil War” by James P. Bird
Revelation 1:9-20 – The Son of Man: the Glorified Christ
“I, John, your brother and partner in the affliction, kingdom, and endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. 10 I was in the Spirit, on the Lord’s day, and I heard a loud voice behind me like a trumpet 11 saying, “Write … Continue reading Revelation 1:9-20 – The Son of Man: the Glorified Christ
Revelation 1:4-8 – “The Announcement of the Glorified Christ”
“4 John: To the seven churches in Asia. Grace and peace to you from the one who is, who was, and who is to come, and from the seven spirits, before his throne, 5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him … Continue reading Revelation 1:4-8 – “The Announcement of the Glorified Christ”
Resource Review: HILARY OF POITIERS’S “THE TRINITY”
https://smile.amazon.com/Trinity-Fathers-Church-Patristic/dp/0813213215/ref=sr_1_6?crid=2MGV42E7UPT8&keywords=hilary+of+poitiers+on+the+trinity&qid=1672252490&sprefix=hilary+of+%2Caps%2C257&sr=8-6 Hilary of Poitiers (ca. 315-367) was born ca. A.D. 315 at Poitiers in Aquitaine.[1] Often called the “Athanasius of the West,” Hilary was a well-educated convert from paganism who became Bishop of Poitiers between A.D. 353-354.[2] Hilary experienced an array of challenges and difficulties throughout his life and ministry, including a four-year exile to … Continue reading Resource Review: HILARY OF POITIERS’S “THE TRINITY”
Revelation 1:1-3 – “The Book of Revelation: An Overview”
“The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, 2 who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. 3 Blessed … Continue reading Revelation 1:1-3 – “The Book of Revelation: An Overview”
Book Review: Carlos Eire’s “Reformations: The Early Modern World, 1450-1650”
https://smile.amazon.com/Reformations-Early-Modern-World-1450-1650/dp/0300240031/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3EW9WZWUBR6AD&keywords=reformations+the+early+modern+world%2C+1450-1650&qid=1671337902&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIxLjM4IiwicXNhIjoiMS4yOSIsInFzcCI6IjEuMzkifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=Reformations%3A+The+Early+Modern+%2Caps%2C1815&sr=8-1 Eire, Carlos M. Reformations: The Early Modern World, 1450-1650. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2016. 758 pp. $21.00. Also Available from: ChristianBook.com AbeBooks.com Books-a-Million Barnes & Noble Biographical Sketch of the Author Carlos M. N. Eire is T. Lawrason Riggs Professor of History and Religious Studies at Yale University.[1] Eire’s areas of research have … Continue reading Book Review: Carlos Eire’s “Reformations: The Early Modern World, 1450-1650”
Book Review: “The Way to Nicaea” by John Behr
Behr, John. The Way to Nicaea. Crestwood, NY: St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 2001. 234 pp. $20.00. https://smile.amazon.com/Way-Nicaea-Formation-Christian-Theology/dp/0881412244/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3EZK2BOECZ5WA&keywords=The+Way+to+Nicaea&qid=1660534961&sprefix=the+way+to+nicaea%2Caps%2C327&sr=8-1 Also available from: The Sword & Trowel (Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary's Bookstore) ChristianBook.com St. Vladimir's Seminary Press (SVS Press) Biographical Sketch of the Author John Behr is presently Regius Professor of Humanity at the University of Aberdeen in … Continue reading Book Review: “The Way to Nicaea” by John Behr
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