In John, the second volume in the St. Andrew’s Expositional Commentary series, Dr. Sproul deals with major themes in his easily understandable style. Readers will find invaluable insights into the goals John had in writing his Gospel, the background for Jesus’ time, and the meanings of some of John’s most difficult passages. This introduction to [...]
Archive for December, 2009
John by Dr. R.C. Sproul
Posted: December 24, 2009 by Michael Dewalt in R.C. Sproul, Reformation Trust0
Listening to 1,500 Lectures by R.C. Sproul in One-Year
Posted: December 23, 2009 by Michael Dewalt in LigonierAbout 2-weeks ago I got an (what I thought was a joke) email from Ligonier ministries about doing some part-time work for them while I finish my Th.M. at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary. I was a little stunned in some ways, but was overly filled with joy in the fact that I could be able [...]
8 Reasons Why People Don’t Preach Christ from the Old Testament
Posted: December 21, 2009 by Michael Dewalt in Christ in the Old Testament(Post from David P. Murray) 1. Liberalism Firstly, there has been a prolonged and sustained critical attack on the Old Testament by Liberal scholars. This has shaken the confidence of preachers and hearers alike in this part of the Holy Scriptures. 2. Ignorance It is almost impossible to preach from large parts of the Old [...]
Books I am Looking Forward to in 2010
Posted: December 16, 2009 by Michael Dewalt in Uncategorized#5 God the Peacemaker: How Atonement Brings Shalom (New Studies in Biblical Theology), by Graham Cole, published by InterVarsity Press. What does God intend for his broken creation? In this book Graham A. Cole seeks to answer this question by setting the atoning work of the cross in the broad framework of God’s grand plan [...]
Looking to get into Biblical Theology? Read the following…
Posted: December 15, 2009 by Michael Dewalt in Biblical TheologyBartholomew, Craig. “Babel and Derrida: the Challenge of Postmodernism for Biblical Interpretation. TynB 49.2 (1998): 305-28. Bartholomew, Craig. “Reading the Old Testament in Postmodern Times.” TynB 49.1 (1998): 91-114. Goldingay, Old Testament Theology, I: Israel’s Gospel (Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity, 2003). Green, Joel B. “Afterword: Rethinking History (and Theology).” Pages 237-42 in Between Two Horizons: [...]
#10 Just Do Something: How to Make a Decision Without Dreams, Visions, Fleeces, Open Doors, Random Bible Verses, Casting Lots, Liver Shivers, Writing in the Sky, etc., by Kevin DeYoung, published by Moody Publishing. Hyper-spiritual approaches to finding God’s will don’t work. It’s time to try something new: Give up. Pastor and author Kevin DeYoung [...]
My Favorite Books Published on Calvin in 2009
Posted: December 14, 2009 by Michael Dewalt in Just for Fun#5 The Calvin Handbook, by Herman J. Selderhuis, published by Eerdmans. Research on French theologian John Calvin is flourishing around the world today, and Calvin’s quincentennial this year has lent such research even greater momentum. The Calvin Handbook is designed to support and stimulate this research. An international team of renowned scholars here offers a comprehensive [...]
A Divorce Bibliography
Posted: December 12, 2009 by Michael Dewalt in bibliography on Divorce, DivorceSome people had seen my Twitter and Facebook updates during the month of November when I was writing a paper on Divorce for an Ethics class. They had asked me what I was studying, where I was looking and what was my take on the subject of divorce. I spent about a week after writing [...]
After waiting nearly two months for another post, David Murray finally gets back to vloggin’.
