Review of Dispensational Understanding of the New Covenant Stallard, Mike, editor. Dispensational Understanding of the New Covenant. Schaumburg, IL: Regular Baptist Press, 2012, 285 pages, $24.99, paper. Dispensational Understanding of the New Covenant provides a thorough examination of dispensationalism’s understanding of the new covenant. The book is well-organized, well-written, and provides a clear articulation of…
Review of Forged from Reformation: How Dispensational Thought Advances the Reformed Legacy Cone, Christopher and James I. Fazio, eds. Forged from Reformation: How Dispensational Thought Advances the Reformed Legacy. El Cajon, CA: SCS Press, 2017, pp. 582, $39.95. This volume provides a clear presentation of why dispensationalism sees itself not as something new, but as…
Review of Discontinuity to Continuity: A Survey of Dispensational & Covenantal Theologies Merkle, Benjamin L. Discontinuity to Continuity: A Survey of Dispensational & Covenantal Theologies. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2020, pp. 236, $25.99, paperback. Merkle’s gracious tone, accessible presentation, and scholarly attention to detail will contribute to the ongoing discussion. Students wishing to learn more…
Review of Progressive Dispensationalism Blaising, Craig A. and Darrell L. Bock. Progressive Dispensationalism. Baker Academic, 2000, pp. 336, $35.00. The greatest compliment to Blaising and Bock is that their work provides enough information to teach a reader what is progressive dispensationalism and, likely, enough data for the reader to accept or reject the theology. The…
Review of Reformed Baptist Covenant Theology Griffiths, Phillip D. R. Reformed Baptist Covenant Theology. Eugene, OR: Resource Publishers, 2022, 143, $18.99, paperback. In sum, Griffiths has produced a concise and non-technical work that readers of all levels can enjoy and benefit from. Students new to the study of covenant theology will find within this work…
Review of The Last Days of Dispensationalism: A Scholarly Critique of Popular Misconceptions Donaldson, Alistair W. The Last Days of Dispensationalism: A Scholarly Critique of Popular Misconceptions. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2011, pp.168, paperback. Students or theologians desiring an introductory treatise on dispensationalism will benefit from this work. Donaldson, throughout the book, takes…
Review of Dispensational Modernism Pietsch, B. M. Dispensational Modernism. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2015, pp. 262, $100.84, Hardcover. It is not an overstatement to say that this book is a must read for any scholar or serious Bible student who wants to understand the phenomenon of dispensationalism’s popularity in America. Theological works that…
Review of The Joy of Hearing: A Theology of the Book of Revelation by Schreiner Schreiner, Thomas R. The Joy of Hearing: A Theology of the Book of Revelation. Wheaton, IL.: Crossway, 2021, 208 pp., $19.99, paperback. Schreiner produces a worthy inaugural volume in Crossway’s New Testament Theology series. This volume represents beautiful biblical theology…
Review of New Covenant Theology: Description, Definition, Defense by Wells and Zaspel Wells, Tom, and Fred G. Zaspel. New Covenant Theology: Description, Definition, Defense. Frederick, MD: New Covenant Media, 2002, $79.99. Paperback. How one puts together the Old and New Testaments is a massive conversation. Does one emphasize continuity or discontinuity between the testaments? How…
Review of And Was Made Man: Mind, Metaphysics, and Incarnation by Robin Le Poidevin Poidevin, Robin Le. And Was Made Man: Mind, Metaphysics, and Incarnation. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2023, 256, $84.00, hardcover. And Was Made Man by Robin Le Poidevin is an original, creative, and daring reflective proposal on the metaphysics of the incarnation….