A Review of ‘The Future Restoration of Israel’ (Part 3)
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The next chapter in the book is by Alan Kurschner, one of the editors of the volume. It engages G. K. Beale’s view of the chronology of the first part of Revelation 7. Basically, Beale believes that the two peoples mentioned in Revelation 7:4-8 and 7:9-12 are the same but seen at different times; the first appearance of them is upon earth, while the second appearance is in heaven (144).
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Book Review – Abigail Favale’s The Genesis of Gender: A Christian Theory
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“Really excellent….A writer I’ll stay alert to.” - Mark Ward
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God vs. Absurdity: A Review of Pat Flynn’s The Best Argument for God
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“anyone can dig in their heels and refuse to commit to pushing ultimate explanations as far as possible, which will of course prevent a theistic conclusion. Doing so, however, comes at a heavy cost.” - Acton
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A Review of ‘The Future Restoration of Israel’ (Part 2)
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Mark F. Rooker is the next scholar in line and contributes a study of Jeremiah 31:31-37. He delineates the major features of the New covenant which include God’s writing His law on the heart (55-56). He is a little unclear in these pages, but the main thing he points out is the inner working of this covenant which produces a new relationship to God. This comes about as a result of God’s forgiveness of their sin (57).
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A Review of ‘The Future Restoration of Israel’ (Part 1)
A Review of The Future Restoration of Israel: A Response to Supersessionism, edited by Stanley E. Porter and Alan E. Kurschner, Eugene, OR, Pickwick, 2023, 448 pages, paperback.
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The Limits of Science: A Review of ‘Christianity and Science’ by Herman Bavinck
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Bavinck: “No science can be imagined without accepting beforehand, quietly and without criticism, the reliability of the senses, the objective existence of the world, the truth of the laws of thinking, and the logical, ideal content of perceptible phenomena” - TGC
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Book Review – The Soul of Civility: Timeless Principles to Heal Society and Ourselves by Alexandra Hudson
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The book “offers hope in our contentious times, a better way to confront differences. Now it’s up to us to take the advice seriously.” - Acton
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Art Proves We’re More than Dust in the Wind – A Review of Jeremy Begbie’s ‘Abundantly More’
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Begbie “suggests a fresh and largely neglected value of the arts. They offer a counternarrative to the naturalistic reductionism that permeates disciplines like science, philosophy, and psychology.” - TGC
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Review of ‘God’s Israel and Israel’s God’ edited by Bird & McKnight
God’s Israel and the Israel of God: Paul and Supersessionism,* edited by Michael F. Bird & Scot McKnight, Bellingham, WA, 2023, 188 pages, paperback.
Any book that tries to tackle the issue of supersessionism or replacement theology should expect a welcome. Of course, exactly what one means by “supersessionism” has to be addressed, and good representatives of the discussion must be chosen. Sadly, this book fails on both counts.
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