Difficult Translation
by Donald AntenenWhile technically excellent, Sarah Ruden’s newest translation is a little too literal. Continue Reading »
Jehu on a Donkey
by Peter J. LeithartJehu is one of those hyper-violent Old Testament characters who make Christians uncomfortable. What could he possibly have in common with Jesus? Continue Reading »
The Bible and Colonial America
by Glenn MootsMark Noll’s reliance on a reductive caricature of Protestant political theology causes him to give a false impression of how most colonial American Protestants deployed sacred and secular sources in their political thought. Continue Reading »
God the Temple
by Peter J. LeithartGod and the Lamb are the temple of new Jerusalem - a temple for whom? Continue Reading »
Medieval Figures
by Peter J. LeithartThe expansion of typological thinking during the Middle Ages. Continue Reading »
Samicles
by Timothy GeorgeA new book collects a wide assortment of Reformers's commentary on some of the most dramatic books of the Old Testament. Continue Reading »
Word Perfect
by Gabriel Said ReynoldsGod is Beautiful: The Aesthetic Experience of the Quranby navid kermaniwiley, 400 pages, $45According to the Islamic doctrine of iʿjāz, the Qur’an is an inimitable book, a miracle. Western scholars, pointing out grammatical errors and other infelicities in the text, have long criticized this . . . . Continue Reading »
The Bible Cause at 200
by Timothy GeorgeWhich version of the Bible to read is an argument too precious for many who no longer read—anything! The renaissance of biblical learning at the Reformation was accompanied by the founding of schools and instruction in basic literacy. Such is increasingly our task once again. Continue Reading »
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