Alphabetical by Title

This is a complete and up-to-date index of every book review on this blog to include individual chapter/section reviews.  The reviews are arranged in alphabetical order according to title.  For bibliographic information refer to my Books Received page or to my Book Review Index: Alphabetical by Author, which in addition to bibliographic info provides links to PDF files of all completed book reviews. Those interested in my unwritten reviews will do well to reference my Audio Reviews page.

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• 24/7: A One Year Chronological Bible
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• 25 Books Every Christian Should Read: A Guide to Essential Spiritual Classics
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• Abraham Kuyper: A Short and Personal Introduction
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• Accidental Pharisees: Avoiding Pride, Exclusivity, and the Other Dangers of Overzealous Faith
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• Accordance 10: Essential Collection
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• Acts: An Exegetical Commentary, Logos Edition (Part 1)
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• Against Eunomius
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• The American Patriot’s Bible: The Word of God and the Shaping of America
  • The American Patriot’s Bible: Initial Impression
  • The American Patriot’s Bible: Caveat Emptor
  • The American Patriot’s Bible: Review
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• American Zombie Gothic: The Rise and Fall (and Rise) of the Walking Dead in Popular Culture
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• And God Spoke to Abraham: Preaching from the Old Testament
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• The Anointed Son: A Trinitarian Spirit Christology
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• Antichrist Before the Day of the Lord: What Every Christian Needs to Know about the Return of Christ
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• The Apologetics Study Bible
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• The Apostolic Fathers: Greek Texts and English Translations, 3rd ed.
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• Athanasius
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• The Baptized Body
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• The Barber Who Wanted to Pray
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• Bible Study Magazine
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• BibleWorks 8
  • BibleWorks 8: Initial Thoughts
  • BibleWorks 8: Day 2 Thoughts
  • BibleWorks 8 & NA27 Variants
  • BibleWorks 8: Custom Install
  • BibleWorks 8: Diagramming
  • BibleWorks 8: A Strange Error
  • BibleWorks 8: An Epiphany
  • BibleWorks 8: Review
  • BibleWorks 8 in Bible Study
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• BibleWorks 9
  • Scattered Thoughts on NT Manuscripts
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• The Book of Exodus: A Critical, Theological Commentary
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• Book of Rhymes: The Poetics of Hip Hop
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• A Brief History of the Doctrine of the Trinity in the Early Church
  • Introduction to the Problem
  • The Beginnings of Christology
  • First Models of the Relationship between ‘Father’ and ‘Son’
  • The Controversy between Logos Theologians and Monarchians
  • The Concern of Arius of Alexandria and the Reaction of his Opponents
  • The Intervention of Emperor Constantine and the Council of Nicaea
  • The Development in the Period after the Council
  • The Theological Split in the Empire
  • Serdica — the Failed Imperial Council
  • Constantius II and the Quest for a Theological Compromise
  • The Assembling of Neo-Nicenes
  • The Question of the Holy Spirit
  • The Council of Constantinople and the Agreement with the West
  • Prospect
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• Canaan to Corinth: Paul’s Doctrine of God and the Issue of Food Offered to Idols in 1 Corinthians 8:1–11:1
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• The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus
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• Catholic Bible Dictionary
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• Chosen But Free, Second Edition
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• Christ Absent and Present: A Study in Pauline Christology
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• Christ as Creator: Origins of a New Testament Doctrine
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• Christian Apologetics Past & Present: A Primary Source Reader, Vol. 1: To 1500
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• The Christological Controversy
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• Christology in the Synoptic Gospels: God or God’s Servant?
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• Christology of the Later Fathers
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• Classical Christian Doctrine: Introducing the Essentials of the Ancient Faith
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• Classical Trinitarian Theology: A Textbook
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• Colossians and Philemon: A New Covenant Commentary
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• Commentaries on Romans and 1-2 Corinthians
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• A Commentary on the Manuscripts and Text of the New Testament
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• Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament
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• Common English Bible
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• Communion with the Triune God
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• Cornerstone Biblical Commentary, Vol. 17: 1–2 Timothy, Titus, Hebrews
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• A Cosmic Leap of Faith: An Authorial, Structural, and Theological Investigation of the Cosmic Christology in Col 1:15-20
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• The Cradle, the Cross, and the Crown: An Introduction to the New Testament
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• Creation and Christology: A Study on the Johannine Prologue in the Light of Early Jewish Creation Accounts
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• Deep Exegesis: The Mystery of Reading Scripture
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• The Deep Things of God: How the Trinity Changes Everything
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• The Deity of Christ
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• Delighting in the Trinity: An Introduction to the Christian Faith
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• Delighting in the Trinity: Why Father, Son, and Spirit are Good News
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• Delighting in the Trinity: Why Father, Son, and Spirit are Good News, 2nd ed.
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• Dethroning Jesus: Exposing Popular Culture’s Quest to Unseat the Biblical Christ
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• The Development of Christology during the First Hundred Years: and Other Essays on Early Christian Christology
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• Devotions on the Greek New Testament: 52 Reflections to Inspire & Instruct
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• Dictionary of Biblical Criticism and Interpretation
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• Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch
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• Did the First Christians Worship Jesus?: The New Testament Evidence
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• Did Jesus Exist?: The Historical Argument for Jesus of Nazareth
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• A Different Priest: The Epistle to the Hebrews
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• Discovering Jesus in the New Testament
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• Don’t Stop Believing: Why Living Like Jesus is Not Enough
  • Part One: Introduction – Chapter 3
  • Part Two: Chapters 4-6
  • Part Three: Chapters 7-8
  • Part Four: Chapters 9-10
  • Part Five: Chapters 11-12
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• Dynamic Oneness: The Significance and Flexibility of Paul’s One-God Language
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• Early Jewish and Christian Monotheism
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• The Eerdmans Companion to the Bible
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• Encountering the Manuscripts: An Introduction to New Testament Paleography & Textual Criticism
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• Engaging the Doctrine of God: Contemporary Protestant Perspectives
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• The English-Greek Reverse Interlinear New Testament: English Standard Version
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• The Erosion of Inerrancy in Evangelicalism: Responding to New Challenges to Biblical Authority
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• The ESV Study Bible, English Standard Version
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• The Eternal Generation of the Son: Maintaining Orthodoxy in Trinitarian Theology
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• Except for Fornication: The Teaching of the Lord Jesus on Divorce and Remarriage
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• Exegetical Fallacies: A Short Review
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• Fabricating Jesus: How Modern Scholars Distort the Gospels
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• Father, Son, & Holy Spirit: Relationships, Roles, & Relevance
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• Father, Son, and Spirit: The Trinity and John’s Gospel
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• The Father’s Spirit of Sonship: Reconceiving the Trinity
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• The Fathers of the Church: A Comprehensive Introduction
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• The Filioque: History of a Doctrinal Controversy
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• The First Letter to the Corinthians
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• The First and Second Letters to the Thessalonians
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• For Us and Our Salvation: The Doctrine of Christ in the Early Church
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• Forged: Writing in the Name of God—Why the Bible’s Authors Are Not Who We Think They Are
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• Forsaken: The Trinity and the Cross, and Why It Matters
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• The Foundation of Communion with God: The Trinitarian Piety of John Owen
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• The Four Gospels and the One Gospel of Jesus Christ: An Investigation of the Collection and Origin of the Canonical Gospels
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• Four Portraits, One Jesus: An Introduction to Jesus and the Gospels
  • Part One: Introduction to the Four Gospels
  • Part Two: The Setting of the Gospels
  • Part Three: The Four Gospels
  • Part Four: The Historical Jesus
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• From Jewish Prophet to Gentile God: The Origins and Development of New Testament Christology
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• From Messiah to Preexistent Son: Jesus’ Self-Consciousness and Early Christian Exegesis of Messianic Psalms
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• God the Holy Trinity: Reflections on Christian Faith and Practice
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• The God Who Is Triune: Revisioning the Christian Doctrine of God
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• God’s Equal: What can we Know about Jesus’ Self-Understanding in the Synoptic Gospels?
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• God’s Life in Trinity
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• God in New Testament Theology
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• The Gospel of John and Christian Theology
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• Gospel of the Living Dead: George Romero’s Visions of Hell on Earth
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• Gospel-Centered Hermeneutics: Foundations and Principles of Evangelical Biblical Interpretation
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• Hail, Holy Queen: The Mother of God in the Word of God
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• The Handy Guide to New Testament Greek: Grammar, Syntax, and Diagramming
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• Harmony of the Gospels
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• Healing in the Early Church: The Church’s Ministry of Healing and Exorcism from the First to the Fifth Century
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• Heaven and Earth in the Gospel of Matthew
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• Heretics for Armchair Theologians
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• A High View of Scripture?: The Authority of the Bible and the Formation of the New Testament Canon
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• The Historical Christ and the Theological Jesus
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• The Historical Jesus of the Gospels
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• Historical Jesus: What Can We Know and How Can We Know It?
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• Holy Bible: Mosaic
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• The Holy Spirit
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• The Holy Trinity—God for God and God for Us: Seven Positions on the Immanent-Economic Trinity Relation in Contemporary Trinitarian Theology
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• The Holy Trinity: In Scripture, History, Theology, and Worship
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• How to Choose a Translation for All Its Worth: A Guide to Understanding and Using Bible Versions
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• How God Became King: The Forgotten Story of the Gospels
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• How Jesus Became God (At a Glance)
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• How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth
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• If God, Why Evil?: A New Way to Think About the Question
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• “In the Original Text It Says”: Word-Study Fallacies and How to Avoid Them
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• In the Shadow of the Incarnation: Essays on Jesus Christ in the Early Church in Honor of Brian E. Daley. S.J.
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• Incarnation: The Person and Life of Christ
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• Inspiration and Incarnation: Evangelicals and the Problem of the Old Testament
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• The Institutes of the Christian Religion
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• Intelligent Design 101: Leading Experts Explain the Key Issues
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• Intentional Integrity: Ten Life Strategies for Wholeness From the Book of Job (Audio)
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• Invocation and Assent: The Making and Remaking of Trinitarian Theology.
  • Part 1: Introduction – Chapter 2
  • Part 2: Chapters 3 – 5
  • Part 3: Chapters 5 – 7
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• Jay-Z
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• Jesus and the Father: Modern Evangelicals Reinvent the Doctrine of the Trinity
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• Jesus, The Final Days: What Really Happened.

• Jesus and the God of Israel: God Crucified and Other Studies on the New Testament’s Christology of Divine Identity
  • Part 1: Chapter 1
  • Part 2: Chapters 2 – 3
  • Part 3: Chapters 4 – 5
  • Part 4: Chapters 6 – 7
  • Part 5: Chapter 8 – Conclusion
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• Jesus: An Historical Approximation
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• Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist: Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper
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• Jesus the Savior: The Meaning of Jesus Christ for Christian Faith
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• Jesus in Trinitarian Perspective
  • Chalcedonian Categories for the Gospel Narrative
  • The Eternal Son of God in the Social Trinity
  • The One Person Who Is Jesus Christ: The Patristic Perspective
  • One Person, Two Natures: Two Metaphysical Models of the Incarnation
  • Christ’s Atonement: A Work of the Trinity
  • Jesus’ Example: Prototype of the Dependent, Spirit-Filled Life
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• Jesus Under Fire: Modern Scholarship Reinvents the Historical Jesus
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• Jesus Wants to Save Christians: A Manifesto for the Church in Exile
  • Part 1: Introductions
  • Part 2: Chapter 1
  • Part 3: The Rest of the Book
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• Jesus Was Not a Trinitarian: A Call to Return to the Creed of Jesus
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• John: A Commentary on the Gospel of John
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• Justin Martyr and His Worlds
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• King and Messiah as Son of God: Divine, Human, and Angelic Messianic Figures in Biblical and Related Literature
  • Part One: Chapters 1-4
  • Part Two: Chapters 5-8
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• The King James Only Controversy: Can You Trust Modern Translations?, 2nd ed.
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• The Kingdom New Testament: A Contemporary Translation
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• The Kingdom of the Occult
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• Kingdom Triangle: Recover the Christian Mind, Renovate the Soul, Restore the Spirit’s Power
  • The Hunger for Drama in a Thin World
  • The Naturalist Story
  • The Postmodern Story
  • From Drama to Deadness in Five Steps
  • The Recovery of Knowledge
  • Renovation of the Soul
  • Restoration of the Kingdom’s Miraculous Power
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• Knowing God the Father Through the Old Testament
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• Learning Theology with the Church Fathers
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• The Letter of James
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• The Letters of Geerhardus Vos
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• Life in the Trinity: An Introduction to Theology with the Help of the Church Fathers
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• Lit!: A Christian Guide to Reading Books
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• The Living Church: Convictions of a Lifelong Pastor
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• The Lord is the Spirit: The Holy Spirit and Divine Attributes
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• The Lost World of Genesis One: Ancient Cosmology and the Origins Debate
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• Many are Called: Rediscovering the Glory of the Priesthood
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• Matthew (Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament)
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• Max Lucado’s Hermie & Friends Bible
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• Metaphysics & the Tripersonal God
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• Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why
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• Misquoting Truth: A Guide to the Fallacies of Bart Ehrman’s Misquoting Jesus
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• The Missing Gospels: Unearthing the Truth Behind Alternative Christianities
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• The Moral Disciple: An Introduction to Christian Ethics
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• The New Testament in Antiquity: A Survey of the New Testament Within Its Cultural Contexts
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• The New Testament: Its Background, Growth, and Content, 3rd. ed.
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• New Testament Text and Translation Commentary
  • Comfort vs. Metzger
  • Comfort vs. Metzger (2)
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• The New Westminster Dictionary of Church History, Volume One: The Early, Medieval, and Reformation Eras
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• NIV Archeological Study Bible: An Illustrated Walk Through Biblical History and Culture
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• NLT Study Bible
  • Initial Observations
  • A Pictorial Review
  • Introduction Features (1)
  • Introduction Features (2)
  • General Layout
  • Final Thoughts
  • Video
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• Notes from the Tilt-A-Whirl
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• Old Testament Theology in a Canonical Context
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• One God, One Lord: Early Christian Devotion and Ancient Jewish Monotheism
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• The One True God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
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• Oneness Pentecostals and the Trinity
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• The Only True God: Early Christian Monotheism in Its Jewish Context
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• Opening John’s Gospel and Epistles
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• Our Triune God: Living in the Love of the Three-In-One
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• The Oxford Handbook of the Trinity
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• The Parables of Jesus: A Commentary
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• Paradox in Christian Theology: An Analysis of Its Presence, Character, and Epistemic Status
  • Part 1: Introductory Thoughts
  • Part 2: Athanasius & the Cappadocians
  • Part 3: Hilary of Poitiers & Augustine
  • Part 4: Barth & Rahner
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• Paul and the Gospels: Christologies, Conflicts & Convergences
  • Part 1: Crossley & Bird on Mark’s Relationship to Paul
  • Part 2: Willitts & Foster on Similarities and Differences in Paul and Matthew
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• Paul’s Divine Christology (Audio)
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• Paul’s Letter to the Romans: A Commentary
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• A People of Hope: Archbishop Timothy Dolan in Conversation with John L. Allen Jr.
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• Perseus for Logos 4
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• The Personal Size Reference Bible: English Standard Version
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• The Pontificate of Benedict XVI: Its Premises and Promises
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• Premium Leather NIV Single Column Reference Bible
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• The Prodigal Spirit: The Trinity, the Church and the Future of the World
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• Pushing the Antithesis: The Apologetic Methodology of Greg L. Bahnsen
  • Part One: Introduction – Chapter 1
  • Part Two: Chapters 2-4
  • Part Three: Chapters 5-6
  • Part Four: Chapters 7-8
  • Part Five: Chapters 9-10
  • Part Six: Chapter 11 – Conclusion
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• Putting Jesus in His Place: The Case for the Deity of Christ
  • Introduction
  • Honors
  • Attributes
  • Names
  • Deeds
  • Seat
  • Conclusion
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• The Quest for the Trinity: The Doctrine of God in Scripture, History and Modernity
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• Question Everything: A Fresh Way to Read the Best Selling Book of All Time
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• A Reader’s Greek New Testament, 2nd Edition
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• A Reader’s Hebrew Bible
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• Reading Paul
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• Reading Scripture with the Church Fathers
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• Reasonable Faith: Christian Truth and Apologetics, 3rd. ed.
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• Rediscovering the Triune God: The Trinity in Contemporary Theology
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• The Reformation Study Bible. 2nd ed.
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• Reformed and Always Reforming: The Postconservative Approach to Evangelical Theology
  • Introduction
  • The Postconservative Style of Evangelical Theology
  • Christianity’s Essence: Transformation over Information
  • The Word Made Fresh: Theology’s Revisioning Task
  • The Postmodern Impulse in Postconservative Evangelical Theology
  • Postconservative Revelation: Narrative Before Propositions
  • Tradition and Orthodoxy in Postconservative Evangelical Theology
  • New Horizons in Evangelical Thinking About God
  • Conclusion
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• Reinventing Jesus: How Contemporary Skeptics Miss the Real Jesus and Mislead Popular Culture
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• Revelation: A New Covenant Commentary
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• Romans: A New Covenant Commentary
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• Saint Peter: The Underestimated Apostle
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• Satan and His Kingdom: What the Bible Says and How it Matters to You
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• Septuaginta: Editio altera.
  • Initial Thoughts
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• Shapers of Christian Orthodoxy: Engaging with Early and Medieval Theologians
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• Sign’s of Life: 40 Catholic Customs and Their Biblical Roots
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• Socio-Rhetorical Commentary Series for Logos
  • Introduction & Workflow Video
  • BW3 on Communion
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• Soul Infinity New Testament
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• The Spirit’s Relation to the Risen Lord in Paul: An Examination of Its Christological Implications
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• St. Cyril of Alexandria, A New Testament Exegete: His Commentary on the Gospel of John
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• The Stain that Stays: The Church’s Response to the Misconduct of Its Leaders
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• Stories from Ancient Canaan, Second Edition
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• Stories with Intent: A Comprehensive Guide to the Parables of Jesus
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• The Substance of the Faith: Luther’s Doctrinal Theology for Today
  • Luther’s Interpretation of Scripture: Biblical Understanding in Trinitarian Shape
  • Luther’s Late Trinitarian Disputations: Semantic Realism and the Trinity
  • Luther’s New Language of the Spirit: Trinitarian Theology as Critical Dogmatics
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• Swear to God: The Promise and Power of the Sacraments
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• Synopsis of the Pauline Letters in Greek and English
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• Systematic Theology (Geisler)
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• Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Christian Belief (Review Stub)
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• Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions
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• The Temple in the Gospel of Mark: A Study in Its Narrative Role
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• The Testimony of the Beloved Disciple: Narrative, History, and Theology in the Gospel of John
  • Introduction
  • Papias and Polycrates on the Origin of the Gospel of John
  • The Beloved Disciple as Ideal Author
  • Historiographical Characteristics of the Gospel of John
  • The Audience of the Gospel of John
  • The Qumran Community and the Gospel of John
  • Nicodemus and the Gurion Family
  • The Bethany Family in John 11 — 12: History or Fiction?
  • Did Jesus Wash His Disciples’ Feet?
  • Jewish Messianism according to the Gospel of John
  • Monotheism and Christology in the Gospel of John
  • The Holiness of Jesus and His Disciples in the Gospel of John
  • The 153 Fish and the Unity of the Gospel of John
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• A Theology of John’s Gospel and Letters: the Word, the Christ, the Son of God
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• Thinking in Tongues: Pentecostal Contributions to Christian Philosophy
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• Tithing After the Cross: A Refutation of the Top Arguments for Tithing and a New Paradigm for Giving
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• TNIV Reference Bible
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• To the Jew First: The Case for Jewish Evangelism in Scripture and History
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• Tokens of Trust: An Introduction to Christian Belief
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• Traces of the Trinity: Signs of God in Creation and Human Experience
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• The Trinitarian Controversy
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• Trinitarian Soundings in Systematic Theology
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• Trinitarian Theology for the Church: Scripture, Community, Worship
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• The Trinity
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• The Trinity: East/West Dialogue
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• The Trinity: Evidence & Issues.
  • Part 1
  • Part 2
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• The Trinity: Global Perspectives
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• The Trinity: A Guide for the Perplexed
  • Part 1: Chapters 1-2
  • Part 2: Chapter 3
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• The Trinity Guide to the Trinity
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• The Trinity: Insights from the Mystics
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• The Trinity: Is God Three-in-One?
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• The Trinity & Subordinationism: The Doctrine of God & the Contemporary Gender Debate
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• The Triune God: An Essay in Postliberal Theology
  • The Unknowable God
  • The Word Made Flesh
  • The Epistemology of the Spirit
  • These Three Are One
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• The UBS Greek New Testament: A Reader’s Edition
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• The UBS Greek New Testament: A Reader’s Edition with Textual Notes
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• Unseen Realities: Heaven, Hell, Angels and Demons
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• The Use of the Old Testament in Hebrews: A Case Study in Early Jewish Bible Interpretation
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• Van Til’s Apologetic: Readings & Analysis
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• We Believe in One God
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• We Believe in One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church
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• The Westminster Handbook to Patristic Theology
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• What He Must Be …If He Wants to Marry My Daughter
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• Which Trinity? Whose Monotheism?: Philosophical and Systematic Theologians on the Metaphysics of Trinitarian Theology
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• Who Did Jesus Think He Was?
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• Who Gets to Narrate the World?
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• Who’s Tampering with the Trinity?: An Assessment of the Subordination Debate
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• Who Wrote the Gospels?: Why New Testament Scholars Challenge Church Traditions
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• The Witness of Jesus, Paul and John: An Exploration in Biblical Theology
  • Part 1: Chapters 1-3
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• Women, Men, and the Trinity: What Does It Mean to Be Equal?
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• Worshipping Trinity: Coming Back to the Heart of Worship
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• The Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible: Revised, Full-Color Edition
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• The Zondervan Greek and English Interlinear New Testament (NASB/NIV)
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• Zondervan Illustrated Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament

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Rating System

— As good as it gets.
— Must have.
— Good, definitely worth the read.
— I wouldn’t recommend it to read or purchase.
— Why bother?

Just a note: I no longer maintain the star rating system.  I grew increasingly unhappy with how the stars looked in the actual review and also with how awkward it sounded when I’d have to tack a rating onto the end of what seemed to be a complete review.  I  now simply recommend (or not) the book under review to whatever audience I believe it is best suited for.