Louis Markos reviews a new book that encourages readers to attend to the literary qualities of Scripture
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Abiding in the Vine: Apostolic Authority and Spiritual Discernment in 1 John 2:24-27
Recovering the Reformed Synthesis of Word and Spirit
Melanchthon’s Commentary on Proverbs: A Review
A new translation of Melanchthon’s commentary on Proverbs disappoints, says E.J. Hutchinson.
The Success of the Great Commission: Probing a Postmillennial Presupposition
Critiquing the postmillennial reading of Matthew 28:19.
Retrieving Teleios-ity: Matthew 5:48 in the History of Interpretation
Jesus’s command to “be perfect” puzzles modern readers, but it wasn’t always that way.
The Political Challenge of Jonah: Reflections on Niebuhr and Postliberalism
The political aspects of the Book of Jonah are too frequently overlooked.
The End of Interpretation: Reclaiming the Priority of Ecclesial Exegesis
Ephraim Radner reviews R. R. Reno’s new book on the interpreting Scripture within Church tradition
The Real Origins of Church Offices: Jewish and Greco-Roman Context for the Pastoral Epistles
Can historical context break the deadlock on endless church polity debates?
Hemmingsen on Mark 7
It is significant that Christ not only healed a man, but that, in order for the man to be healed, others had to bring him to Christ.