Theological Commission Evangelical Review of Theology (ERT)

July 2007 Vol 31 No 3

Jul 01, 2007

Now available

Subscriptions: Paternoster Periodicals

(PO Box 300 Carlisle Cumbria CA3 OQS UK Fax (+44) 1228-514 949)

Contents

• Unchanging ’truth’ in Contextual Exegesis byMatthew A. Cook
• The Bible: Classical and Contemporary Muslim Attitudes and Exegesis by Joseph M. Mutei
• Monastic Renewal in Australia: Holy Transfiguration Monastery by Paul R. Dekar
• A Brief History of the Blood: The Story of the Blood of Christ in Transatlantic Evangelical Devotion by Benjamin A. Pugh
• Will There be New Work in the New Creation? By John Jefferson Davis

Book Reviews

Is the Reformation Over? An Evangelical Assessment of Contemporary Roman Catholicism by Mark A. Noll and Carolyn Nystrom. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2005; ISBN 0-8010-2797-7 Hb, pp 277, annotated bibliography. Reviewed by Late George Vandervelde, Emeritus Professor of Theology, Institute for Christian Studies, Chair, Taskforce on Ecumenical Relations of the WEAe

Old Testament Ethics for the People of God by Christopher J.H. Wright (Leicester: Inter-Varsity Press, 2004) ISBN: 085117848 Hardback 520 pages Bibliography, Index of Scripture References, Index of Names, Index of Subjects Reviewed by John Crutchfield, Columbia International University

Is Jesus the Only Savior? By James R. Edwards, (Grand Rapids/Cambridge: Eerdmans, 2005), ISBN 0-8028-0981-2 Paper, 250 pp. Index of Subjects and Index of Scriptures and Other Ancient Texts Reviewed by Tony Richie, Church of God Theological Seminary, Cleveland, TN, and New Harvest Church in Knoxville, TN

Good News to the Poor: Sharing the gospel through social involvement Tim Chester Leicester: Inter-Varsity Press, 2004 1-84474-019-6 paperback, 195p, Reviewed by Richard Johnson, Redcliffe College, Gloucester, England, GL1 3PT

From Every People and Nation: A biblical theology of race by J. Daniel Hays Downer’s Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity Press, 2003. NSBT 14 ISBN 0-85111-290-0 Pb, pp 240 Reviewed by Derek Foster Redcliffe College, Gloucester, UK

The Named God and the Question of Being: A Trinitarian Theo-Ontology. Part II of the Matrix of Christian Theology series. Stanley Grenz Louisville, Kentucky: Westminster John Knox Press (2005) ISBN: 0-664-22204-8 Hardback, 386 pages Index Reviewed by: Rob Haskell

Theology in a Global Context: The Last Two Hundred Years. Hans Schwarz Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2005: ISBN- 0-8028-2986-4/Paperback/610 pages/$45.00. Reviewed by Tony Richie, Knoxville, TN (USA).

The Community of the Word: Toward an Evangelical Ecclesiology. Mark Husbands and Daniel J. Treier, eds. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity Press, and Leicester, UK: Apollos, 2005. ISBN 1-84474-082-X. Paper, 291 pp. Reviewed by Amos Yong Regent University School of Divinity, Virginia Beach, Virginia

Doubt In Perspective: God is bigger than you think Alister McGrath Leicester: Inter-Varsity Press 2006 ISBN-10:1-84474-137-0 ISBN-13:978-84474-137-3 P.b. pp142. No index. Reviewed by Rev. Norman Barker, Taringa, Queensland

David Parker, Editor.