Discovering the Mystery of the Unity of God: A Theological Study of the Plurality and Tri-Unity of God in the Hebrew Scriptures. By John B. Metzger. San Antonio, TX: Ariel Ministries, 2010. 905 pp. Hardcover, $49.95. I was introduced to this book by the author. I spoke at Grace Bible Church in Charlotte, NC and

Theology the Lutheran Way. By Oswald Bayer. Edited and translated by Jeffrey G. Silcock and Mark C Mattes. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2007. 302 pp. Paper, $34.00. Oswald Bayer is professor emeritus of systematic theology at the University of Tübingen, in Germany. A well-known Luther scholar, Bayer has attempted to combat what he

Final Destiny: The Future Reign of the Servant Kings. By Joseph Dillow. [USA]: NP, 2012. 1094 pp. Paper, $36.95.1 This massive work is a much expanded and revised version of Dillow’s earlier best-selling book The Reign of the Servant Kings. Though that first version had over 600 pages and was pricey, it has sold over

Stop Asking Jesus into Your Heart: How to Know for Sure You are Saved. By J. D. Greear. Nashville, TN: B & H Publishing Group, 2013. 128 pp. Hardcover, $12.99. The blurbs about this book make it sound like a Free Grace primer on assurance. Note the promising title and subtitle. Yet the book takes

Is There a Doctor in the House? An Insider’s Story and Advice on Becoming a Bible Scholar. By Ben Witherington III. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2011. 156 pp. Paper, $18.99. The title grabbed my attention. I wanted to see what a famous NT scholar would say about doctoral studies. Witherington received his doctorate from Durham University

Freely by His Grace: Classical Free Grace Theology. Edited by J. B. Hixson, Rick Whitmire, and Roy B. Zuck. Duluth, MN: Grace Gospel Press, 2012. 615 pp. Hardcover, $29.95. Fourteen authors (one of whom is the late Lewis Sperry Chafer) contributed one or more chapters to this work. Three of those authors, J. B. Hixson,

Jesus + Nothing = Everything. By Tullian Tchividjian. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2011. 220 pp. Hardcover, $18.99. Tullian Tchividjian is Billy Graham’s grandson and the Senior Pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church. His book, Jesus + Nothing = Everything concerns the dangers of legalism and the importance of looking to Christ alone for our justification and

Essays in Anthropology: Variations on a Theme. By Robert Spaemann. Translated by Guido de Graaf and James Mumford. Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2010. 94 pp. Paper, $15.00. Love & the Dignity of Human Life: On Nature and Natural Law. By Robert Spaemann, Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2012. 69 pp. Paper, $12.00. Robert Spaemann is considered

Essays in Anthropology: Variations on a Theme. By Robert Spaemann. Translated by Guido de Graaf and James Mumford. Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2010. 94 pp. Paper, $15.00. Love & the Dignity of Human Life: On Nature and Natural Law. By Robert Spaemann, Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2012. 69 pp. Paper, $12.00. Robert Spaemann is considered

Truthspeak: The True Meaning of Five Key Christian Words Distorted Through Religious Newspeak. By Michael D. Halsey. Milwaukee, WI: Grace Gospel Press, 2010. 106 pp. Paper, $8.95. In Truthspeak, Michael D. Halsey aims to rescue the Biblical meaning of certain theological terms from widespread misunderstanding. As he describes the purpose of the book: “I want