Tag Archives: Jesus Christ

Book Write-Up: Look and Live, by Matt Papa

Posted on October 27, 2014 by jamesbradfordpate

Matt Papa.  Look and Live: Behold the Soul-Thrilling, Sin-Destroying Glory of Christ.  Minneapolis: Bethany House Publishers, 2014.  See here for Bethany House’s page about the book. Matt Papa is a Christian recording artist and a minister.  His book Look and … Continue reading →

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Book Write-Up: Why John Wrote a Gospel

Posted on September 25, 2014 by jamesbradfordpate

Tom Thatcher.  Why John Wrote a Gospel: Jesus—-Memory—-History.  Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2006. I got this book at a low price from Christian Book Distributors.  It looked like it would be a good book for me to read for … Continue reading →

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Book Write-Up: Julian of Norwich, A Contemplative Biography

Posted on September 2, 2014 by jamesbradfordpate

Amy Frykholm.  Julian of Norwich: A Contemplative Biography.  Brewster, Massachusetts: Paraclete Press, 2010. Julian of Norwich was a fourteenth century English Christian mystic.  She was an anchoress, which meant that she spent time in solitude, where she allegedly received her … Continue reading →

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Book Write-Up: The Cambridge Companion to Karl Barth

Posted on July 26, 2014 by jamesbradfordpate

Karl Barth was a twentieth century Swiss theologian.  Because he is often discussed on the religion blogs that I read, I figured that I should solidify my knowledge about him and his theology.  Thus, I checked out The Cambridge Companion … Continue reading →

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Contaminating Heaven, or Fitting In There?

Posted on July 17, 2014 by jamesbradfordpate

More than once in recent days, I have read the sentiment that heaven will only be occupied by certain types of people.  I read that sort of sentiment in J.P. Moreland’s The Soul.  Moreland argued that those in hell would … Continue reading →

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Book Write-Up: The King Is Coming

Posted on July 9, 2014 by jamesbradfordpate

Erwin W. Lutzer.  The King Is Coming: Preparing to Meet Jesus.  Chicago: Moody Publishers, 2012. I would like to thank Moody Publishers for my review copy of this book.  See here for Moody’s page about it. This book is about … Continue reading →

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Book Write-Up: Union with Christ, by J. Todd Billings

Posted on June 2, 2014 by jamesbradfordpate

J. Todd Billings.  Union with Christ: Reframing Theology and Ministry for the Church.  Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2011. J. Todd Billings teaches Reformed Theology at Western Theological Seminary.  I went to Harvard Divinity School with Todd—-I was in the M.Div. … Continue reading →

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Book Write-Up: The Christology of Hegel

Posted on May 29, 2014 by jamesbradfordpate

James Yerkes.  The Christology of Hegel.  Albany: State University of New York Press, 1983. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel was a nineteenth century German philosopher.  James Yerkes’ The Christology of Hegel is about Hegel’s view of Jesus Christ, and how that … Continue reading →

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Book Write-Up: Moses in the Fourth Gospel

Posted on April 8, 2014 by jamesbradfordpate

T. Francis Glasson.  Moses in the Fourth Gospel.  London: SCM Press, 1963. I read about this book in another book that I was reading and thought that it looked interesting.  I checked it out on Amazon and saw that Dove … Continue reading →

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Book Write-Up: Jesus and the Kingdom

Posted on April 3, 2014 by jamesbradfordpate

George Eldon Ladd.  Jesus and the Kingdom: The Eschatology of Biblical Realism.  New York: Harper and Row, 1964. Some of my readers may know that I grew up in an offshoot of Herbert W. Armstrong’s Worldwide Church of God.  One … Continue reading →

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