Book Review: A Theology of Luke and Acts: God’s Promised Program, Realized for All Nations
A Theology of Luke and Acts: God’s Promised Program, Realized for All Nations by Darrell L. Bock
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Book Review: Expository Exultation: Christian Preaching as Worship
Expository Exultation: Christian Preaching as Worship by John Piper
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Book Review: The Bible Expositor’s Handbook: New Testament
The Bible Expositor’s Handbook, NT Edition: New Testament by Greg Harris
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Book Review: The Gospel of the Kingdom: Scriptural Studies in the Kingdom of God
The Gospel of the Kingdom: Scriptural Studies in the Kingdom of God by George Eldon Ladd
My rating: 1 of 5 stars
He spiritualized and generalized the kingdom to where at times he made it synonymous with salvation, eternal life, etc. He conflated conceptions of the universal lordship of Christ and the mediatorial kingdom of men on the earth. He ended up with a supersession of Israel and reformulation of the people of God to the point that his vision for the restoration of Israel fell short of the promises/covenants made to the fathers, which necessarily included a geo-political, ethnic, and territorial kingdom with Jesus Christ on the throne of his father David in Jerusalem ruling over the twelve tribes united on the land promised to Abraham.
It was an interesting read historically, but I can’t recommend it as helpful.
Book Review: The Meaning of Ecclesia in the New Testament
The Meaning of Ecclesia in the New Testament by Edward Hugh Overbey, B.A., B.D.
My rating: 4 of 5 stars