Reformed Baptist Theological Review update

Coming soon:  RBTR VII:1, Spring 2010 

ARTICLES

“EPHESIANS 1:8-10 IN LIGHT OF ITS IMMEDIATE CONTEXTUAL MEANING AND REDEMPTIVE-HISTORICAL/CANONICAL CONTEXT: God Getting Glory for Himself through the Work of the Redeemer and Reconciler of All Things,” Richard C. Barcellos, 7-35.

“ADAM’S QUEST FOR A BETTER LIFE: A Study in Calvin’s Doctrine of Pre-Redemptive Eschatology,” James E. Dolezal, 37-50.

“THE SUM OF ALL BLESSINGS: Jonathan Edwards on the Holy Spirit,” W. Gary Crampton, Th.D., 51-77.

“THE CHRISTIAN AND THE SABBATH, TOM WELLS: A Review Article (Part I),” Richard C. Barcellos, 79-91.

BOOK REVIEWS

Christless Christianity: The Alternative Gospel of the American Church, Michael Horton (Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2008), and The Gospel-Driven Life: Being Good News People in a Bad News World, Michael Horton (Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2009), reviewed by John Divito, 93-97.

Heaven and Earth in the Gospel of Matthew, Jonathan T. Pennignton (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2009), 399pp, reviewed by Samuel C. Emadi, 97-101.

Imputation and Impartation: Union with Christ in American Reformed Theology, William B. Evans (Wipf & Stock, 2009, 296 pp.), reviewed by Matthew Barrett, 102-106.

That Scripture Might Be Fulfilled: Typology and the Death of Christ, Paul M. Hoskins (Xulon Press: 2009, 200pp.), reviewed by Richard C. Barcellos, 106-108.

The Ten Commandments: Ethics for the Twenty-First Century Mark F. Rooker (Nashville: B&H Publishing Group, 2010, 234pp.), reviewed by Richard C. Barcellos, 108-114.

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RBTR VI:1 contains the following articles:

  1. LEVITICUS 26:40-41 WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH, David Graves
  2. MAN’S CONSTITUTION AS A PHYSICAL-SPIRITUAL UNITY, Robert Gonzales Jr.
  3. JOHN OWEN ON THE MOSAIC COVENANT, Thomas E. Hicks, Jr.
  4. THE SECOND LONDON CONFESSION ON THE DOCTRINE OF SCRIPTURE
    Part 4: The Sufficiency of the Scriptures (1.6), Robert P. Martin
  5. OCCASIONAL CONFORMITY: The Congregationalism of Henry Jacob and John Owen, Michael G. Brown
  6. FUTURE ISRAEL: WHY CHRISTIAN ANTI-JUDAISM MUST BE CHALLENGED, BY BARRY HORNER, A REVIEW ARTICLE (Part II), Sam Waldron

 

RBTR VI:2 contains the following articles and book reviews:

  1. JUDGMENT BEGINS AT THE HOUSE OF GOD: A THEOLOGY OF MALACHI, Robert Gonzales Jr.
  2. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE DECALOGUE, THE BEATITUDES, AND THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT AS ETHICAL STANDARDS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, John D. Reuther
  3. ANALYSIS OF GEERHARDUS VOS’ NATURE AND METHOD
    OF BIBLICAL THEOLOGY, Richard C. Barcellos
  4. PHILOSOPHY, REASON, AND RIGHTEOUSNESS IN THE THOUGHT OF MARTIN LUTHER, James E. Dolezal
  5. A CRITICAL REVIEW OF TIM KELLER’S
    THE REASON FOR GOD, Sam Waldron

 

Book reviews include:

  1. From Eden to the New Jerusalem: An Introduction to Biblical Theology, T. Desmond Alexander (Grand Rapids: Kregel Publications, 2008), 208pp, reviewed by Richard C. Barcellos
  2. John Calvin, Sermons on Genesis: Chapters 1-11: 49 Sermons Delivered in Geneva between 4 September 1559 and 23 January 1560. Translated By Rob Roy McGregor. (Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 2009. 897 pp.), reviewed by David G. Graves
  3. Justification: Understanding the Classic Reformed Doctrine, J. V. Fesko (Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 2008, 461pages), reviewed by James P. Butler

 

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Reformed Baptist Theological Review (RBTR) news

RBTR is a theological journal I have editied since 2004. We have good news!

I just received the proof copy of RBTR VI:2. The new cover really looks nice and I think the contents are worth reading.

Articles include:

1. JUDGMENT BEGINS AT THE HOUSE OF GOD: A THEOLOGY OF MALACHI, Robert Gonzales Jr.
2. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE DECALOGUE, THE BEATITUDES, AND THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT AS ETHICAL STANDARDS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, John D. Reuther
3. ANALYSIS OF GEERHARDUS VOS’ NATURE AND METHOD
OF BIBLICAL THEOLOGY, Richard C. Barcellos
4. PHILOSOPHY, REASON, AND RIGHTEOUSNESS IN THE THOUGHT OF MARTIN LUTHER, James E. Dolezal
5. A CRITICAL REVIEW OF TIM KELLER’S
THE REASON FOR GOD, Sam Waldron

Book reviews include:

1. From Eden to the New Jerusalem: An Introduction to Biblical Theology, T. Desmond Alexander (Grand Rapids: Kregel Publications, 2008), 208pp, reviewed by Richard C. Barcellos
2. John Calvin, Sermons on Genesis: Chapters 1-11: 49 Sermons Delivered in Geneva between 4 September 1559 and 23 January 1560. Translated By Rob Roy McGregor. (Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 2009. 897 pp.), reviewed by David G. Graves
3. Justification: Understanding the Classic Reformed Doctrine, J. V. Fesko (Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 2008, 461pages), reviewed by James P. Butler

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