Review of A Survey of the Black Church in America Evans, Tony. A Survey of the Black Church in America: Exploring Its History, Ministry, and Unique Strengths. Chicago, IL: Moody, 2023, pp. 236, $14.99, paperback. For the current climate of racial tension in the United States, Evans provides a kingdom-focused perspective that appeals to people…
Review of Brill’s Encyclopedia of Global Pentecostalism Wilkinson, Michael. Brill’s Encyclopedia of Global Pentecostalism. Leiden: Brill, 2021, pp. 810, $295, hardback. Overall, Brill’s Encyclopedia of Global Pentecostalism will make a meaningful addition to the reference section of seminary and university libraries. The resource will be highly beneficial for professors and students desiring to get a more…
Review of The Invention of the Inspired Text Poirier, John C. The Invention of the Inspired Text: Philological Windows on the Theopneustia of Scripture. New York, NY: T&T Clark, 2022, pp. xvi + 249, $39.95, paperback. While Poirier’s book is written for scholars, his argument is sure to gain greater attention beyond the academy. His…
Review of The Transformational Role of Discipleship in Mark 10:13–16 Timpte, Katherine Joy Kihlstrom. The Transformational Role of Discipleship in Mark 10:13–16: Passage towards Childhood. New York: T&T Clark, Bloomsbury, 2023, 176, $39.95, Paperback. This book adequately engages modern scholarship and provides an extensive study that grants a fresh perspective on Mark’s narrative. While the…
Review of Jesus Tradition, Early Christian Memory, and Gospel Writing Kirk, Alan. Jesus Tradition, Early Christian Memory, and Gospel Writing: The Long Search for the Authentic Source. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2023, pp. 370, $59.99, hardback. Motivated students and scholars who are interested in the intersection of ancient media utilization and the Synoptic Problem will benefit…
Review of Paul and Time: Life in the Temporality of Christ Jervis. L. Ann, Paul and Time: Life in the Temporality of Christ. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Academic, 190pg, $32.99, Hardcover. Jervis assumes her audience will have some theological background; this book is written for those who are engaged with Scripture and understand Pauline theology,…
The Fulfillment of the Land Promise in The Epistle to the Hebrews: A Critique of Dispensationalism Matthew H. Emadi Matthew H. Emadi (Ph.D.) is the pastor of Crossroads Church in Sandy, Utah and an adjunct professor for Gateway Seminary at the Salt Lake School of Theology Teaching Site in Salt Lake City, Utah. Abstract: Dispensationalism…
Prophets, Priests, and Kings Through Christ: The Two Witnesses in Revelation 11:3–13 and the Regenerate Church Joshua M. Greever Joshua M. Greever is the Associate Dean of Seminary Programs & Associate Professor of New Testament at Bethlehem College and Seminary Abstract: Traditionally Covenant Theology has affirmed that the inaugurated new covenant community is “mixed” in…
The Kingdom of God: A Traditional Dispensational View Kyle C. Dunham Kyle C. Dunham is the Associate Professor of Old Testament at Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary in Allen Park, MI. Christ Jesus has initiated the eschatological age, of which the kingdom of God is an integral part. Yet the prophesied Davidic kingdom has not yet…
Introducing Reformed Covenant Theology Harrison Perkins Harrison Perkins (PhD, Queen’s University Belfast) is pastor at Oakland Hills Community Church (OPC), Senior Research Fellow at the Craig Center for Study of the Westminster Standards, the online faculty in church history at Westminster Theological Seminary, and visiting lecturer in systematic theology at Edinburgh Theological Seminary Covenant theology…