1. 04 Jan – The Divine Covenants
A.W. Pink.
4.6oo5
2. 06 Jan – Covenant Theology
Phillip D.R. Griffiths
4.2oo5
3. 09 Jan – Death and the Afterlife – NSBT Vol 44
Paul Williamson
4.2oo5.
4. 17 Jan – How to Think
Alan Jacobs
A simple book that seeks to help one think, and think more effectively, also efficiently.
Very easy read. Ends with a checklist (or I would say more like guidelines) for effective thinking.
3.4oo5
5. 22 Jan – How I love your Torah, O Lord
Daniel I. Block
Hebrew is not transliterated. The Torah primarily seen as the Decalogue expanded in the book of Deuteronomy.
3.6oo5
6. 30 Jan – The Scriptures testify about me.
Ed. D.A. Carson.
A collection of sermons preached in the 2011
2.9oo5
7. 03 Feb – Jesus The Temple and the coming Son of Man: Commentary on Mark 13
Robert H. Stein
Excellent treatment as a partial-preterist
4.3oo5
8. 14 Feb – The Last Days according to Jesus
R.C. Sproul
Partial preterism
4oo5.
9. 18 Feb – Come Lord Jesus
Stephen Motyer.
Partial preterist. Has some ambiguous views which on occasion make Motyer sound like a universalist. On other occasions Motyer espouses soul-sleep.
2oo5
10. 24 Feb – Canon Revisted.
Michael J. Kruger
4oo5
11. 28 Feb – The End Times made simple
Samuel E. Waldron
Easy to follow. Less technical, no greek. Substantial in Amill stance rejecting the pre- and post mill positions convincingly.
4oo5
12. 05 Mar – The Archer and the arrow
Phillip D. Jensen & Paul Grimmond
Entry level study on preaching. Th main thesis; to grapple with God’s Word so as to Preach God’s Word rightly, effectively and passionately.
Not a how to book, more on the philosophy of preaching.
3.8oo5
13. 17 Mar – The cry of the soul
Dan B. Allende
Tremper Longman III
Anger, fear, envy, jealousy abandonment and despair contempt shame. How each of these emotions, although exposing our sinful state, also exposes the holiness of God. Our emotions can be used to see more of God.
4.2 oo 5
14. 26 Mar – More end times made simple
Samuel E. Waldron
Apologetic towards the end. Church as Israel.
And a Christo-centric hermeneutic.
4 oo 5
15. 01 April – The Genesis of Marriage
Richard A. Shenk
Make compelling case that marriage is the climax of the creation account. Marriage then proceeds to be the structure to the whole biblical account an existence. Marriage according to Shenk displays the trinitarian God’s nature as “many in one” and His character as faithful to His covenant with His chosen bride.
From this position Shenk proceeds to make a convincing case for the re-adoption of marriage as a sacrament. However, not as a sacrament conceived by the Roman Church but sacrament none-the-less with a qualified definition; “a sign, a dramatic enactment which mirrors the grace of God, which is ordained by God for our sanctification, and which displays God’s great acts of salvation history”
4.2 oo 5
16 . 06 April – Conscience
Andrew D. Naselli
J.D. Crowley
The book intents is to “get to know your conscience better.” I found this book an excellent introduction to study of the conscience.
4oo5 .
17. 13 April – Embodied Hope
Kelly M. Kapic
Excellent book on the theology of pain and suffering. Not a theodicy but a well written book that examines pain and suffering within the pilgrimage.
Chapter 8 risen and remaining was an excellent treatment on contemplating the resurrected and glorified Christ free from human frailties is the firstborn from the dead. The first in line for others to follow.
4.2oo5
18. 13 April – Hard Times
Charles Dickens
3.6oo5
19. 27 April – Simply God.
Peter Sanlon
Slow start with several pages dedicated to the systematic approach to be taken.
Then a rehearsal of The univocally, equivocal, and analogical.
Chapter 5 The immortality dies is best by far getting into the detail of classical theism. Immutability and impassibility. Open theism
3.5oo5
20. 04 May – Truth Matters
Andreas Kostenberger
Darrell Bock & Josh Chatraw
Introductory apologetics using Bart Erhman as its conversation partner. Its purpose is to build confidence in the Christian’s faith, to believe with reasoned understanding.
3.2oo5
21. 08 May – Identity Theft
Ed. Melissa Kruger
3oo5
22. 11 May – God The Economist
M. Douglas Meeks.
2.8oo5
23. 21 May – The bible and Homosexual Practice
Robert Gagnon
4.8oo5
24. 24 May – The Envy of Eve
Melissa B. Kruger
A book about coveting, through the eyes of a woman. Trivial illustrations, lacking depth to selected passages.
2.6oo5
25. 26 May – Union With Christ
Lewis B. Smedes
3.9oo5
26. 26 May – On Writing Well
William Zinsser
You won’t be disappointed the book on writing well, was written well, or should I have said, is well written?
Using examples but thoroughly engaging.
4.6oo5
27. 28 May – The Essential Trinity
Ed. Brandon D. Crowe
Carl R. Trueman
4oo5.
28. 05 June – Messianic Judaism is NOT Christianity
Stan Telchin
Written by a Jewish Christian this book aims to showcase the error a large majority within the messianic Judaism movement are committing. Telchin wants emphasise Messianic Judaism is not Jewish Christianity.
Telchin is critical of the Messianic judaism for its heavy reliance on Rabbinic Judaism at the expense of the simplicity of faith in Jesus.
For its informative and critical stance Telchin need to be commended. However, his commitment to the Jewish culture has biased his theology. Telchin’s dispensational views are influenced by his belief Christians must purposely and intentionally target Jews for salvation so that according to His understanding of Romans 9-11 they would be brought to repentance through jealousy. This will intern usher in the requirement for the Lord’s return. – it’s an interesting position as some millenarians pre-a-post would agree.
3oo5
29. 11 June – A case for Amillenialism
Kim Riddlebarger
Excellent. Minor points of contention. Riddlebarger holds to a future ethnic evangelistic revival. Romans 11 is the regrafting of ethnic Israel.
4.2oo5
30. 19 June – None Greater: The undomesticated attributes of God
Matthew Barrett
Excellent introduction to classical theism. Incomprehensibility, eternal infinite in His attributes, Aseity, Simplicity, Immutability, Timeless eternity, Omnipresence, Omnipotence, Omniscience Omnisapience.
4.4oo5
31. 26 June – Death in Adam, Life in Christ
J.V. Fesko
Excellent.
The first half surveys the historical trajectory of both orthodoxy, heterodoxy to unorthodox views; Mediate, immediate and discussion on the passive and active obedience of Christ required for believers imputed righteousness.
Fesko contends successfully for the three part imputation of God. Adam’s sin is imputed on the human race, Believers sins are imputed on Christ, and Christ’s passive and active obedience as righteousness imputed on those believing.
4.8oo5
32. 30 June – The Semantics of biblical language
James Barr
Difficult. Very technical – original languages are required to appreciate the full extent of his argument.
33. 01 July – The danger within
Jeane Lenzer
4oo5
34. 15 July – Finding God in my loneliness
Lydia Brownback
3.2oo5
35. 17 July – Eve’s Revenge
Lilian Calles Barger
Argentinian. Excellent chapter on the passion (chapter 8).
4oo5
36. 10 July – The Lord’s Day
Joseph A. Pipa Jnr
3oo5
37. 01 August – Devoted to God.
Sinclair Ferguson
38. 30 August – Exploring Exodus
Nahum M. Sarna
3oo5
39. 08 Sept – Immanuel in our place
Tremper Longman III
3.4oo5
Easy to read. A beginners books to Israel’s worship. Looking at the various festivals and their final fulfilment in Christ.
40. 24 Sept – Crucifixion
Martin Hengel
Historical survey of crucifixion within the early west and east.
3.8oo5
41. 30 Sept – The King Jesus Gospel
Scot McKnight
The reluctance to speak about Hell gives the impression that McKnight is at least soft on universalism.
2.8 oo 5
42. 01 Oct – You’re not enough
Allie Beth Stuckey
2.8oo5
43. 12 Oct – Jesus and the God of Israel
Richard Bauckham.
2.8oo5
44. Oct 13 – Moon-walking with Einstein
Joshua Foer
Entertaining
4oo5
45. 17 Oct – The glory of Christ
John Owen
Puritan Paperback
Excellent
4.8oo5
46. 21 Oct – Through the looking glass
Kris Lundgaard.
4.2oo5
47. 02 Nov – Getting the Garden right
Richard C. Barcellos
4.6oo5
48. 10 Nov – Grace and Glory
Geerhardus Vos
3oo5
49. 27 Nov – The Word became Fresh
Dale Ralph Davis
4.3oo5
50. 10 Dec – From Adam and Israel to the church
Benjamin L. Gladd
4.5oo5
Introductory level book on the creation of man in the imago dei. Gladd traces the biblical thread of Adam as the first born of God and the ties with Israel and fulfilment within the church as the final created people of God.
51. 15 Dec – God and Adam
Rowland S. Ward.
The covenant of Works accepted as the classic reformed understanding. 1561- to the present day. With exceptions briefly identified, without exhaustive engagement. Not a critique as the book is not designed to engage in exhaustive polemics but identifying the classic held view.
3oo5 for engagement
4.5oo5 for content.
52. 20 Dec – Righteous by Promise
New Studies in Biblical Theology – Vol 45
Karl Deenick.