Goldingay’s Commentary on the Psalms: A Methodological Critique

I've been working with John Goldingay's 3-volume commentary set on the Psalms for a while now.  I haven't read every part (and I'm not overly familiar with Goldingay's other writings, though I know he's some stripe of an open theist, which is a whole other subject), but I have read and utilized it enough to register a …

Two (and a Half) New Don Carson Titles

This one is just out: Don Carson's Collected Writings on Scripture (Wheaton: Crossway, 2010).  It looks just as promising as most of his other writings.  The first 190 pages or so are essays of Carson's that discuss the Bible: historiography, literary aspects, hermeneutics, criticism, authority, theology, and other such themes.  The second half of the …

New Books of Note

Next week I'll be on a short sabbatical, so along with enjoying family time and a hike in the Snoqualmie national forest (fighting the snow?), I'll be spending time reading Bernard of Clairvaux, Blaise Pascal, Ralph Venning, and Marva Dawn; I'll probably just do a few blogs on Bernard and Blaise.  For now, I want to point out a some newer books …

Scandalous: The Cross and Resurrection

If you're looking for a solid, biblical, and devotional book on Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection, you need to get Don Carson's new one, Scandalous (Wheaton: Crossway, 2010).  The premise of the book is this: "Nothing is more central to the Bible than Jesus' death and resurrection.  The entire Bible pivots on one weekend in Jerusalem about …

The Christian West??

 Here's D. A. Carson in Christ and Culture Revisited (p. 195): "From a Christian point of view, it is unhelpful to speak of 'the Christian West' or of 'our Christian nation' or the like.  In America, this is not only because of the legal force of the First Amendment (however it is interpreted) but also …