Web Reviews of Banner Books 2008 No. 5
‘Not so much a Reformer or theologian, more a preacher…there is no agonizing over hermeneutics, and comparatively little time is given to exegesis and exposition. Calvin simply reads the words off the page, providing clear direct commentary, and applies them.’ [Paul Helm on Calvin’s Sermons on the Acts of the Apostles, Chapters 1-7]
The following are links to some blogs where comments on or reviews of Banner of Truth titles have been posted during May, 2008. The views expressed are of course those of the respective bloggers. . .
For each title mentioned, a link is also provided to the appropriate page of the Banner online Bookstore, where orders can be placed.
Notes
Paul Helm (United Kingdom) at the reformation21 website of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals.
Sermons on the Acts of the Apostles
CHAPTERS 1-7; FOURTY-FOUR SERMONS DELIVERED IN GENEVA BETWEEN 25 AUGUST 1549 AND 11 JANUARY 1555
price £18.00Description
Calvin’s 44 surviving sermons on Acts, translated into English for the very first time by Dr Rob Roy McGregor. 688pp.
Jacob Hantla (Chandler, Arizona) at Think About These Things.
The Cross
The Pulpit of God's Love
price £1.75Description
Helps us to think through the message of the cross, and to appreciate God’s love and justice in the death of Christ. 48pp.
Jacob Hantla (Chandler, Arizona) on his own Think About These Things blog. A re-post of a review written 4 years ago.
Mark Tubbs (Vancouver, British Columbia) at Discerning Reader.
price From: £5.00Description
Endorsement ‘Surprising though it may seem in a world of large books, of all those owned by our family this may be the one we have most often lent or quoted to friends. It is full of rich spiritual wisdom and insight culled from the experience of a man who knew both the sorrows of […]
Jeremy Walker (Crawley, West Sussex) on The Wanderer blog.
Jeremy Walker (Crawley, West Sussex) on The Wanderer blog.
Jeremy Walker (Crawley, West Sussex) on The Wanderer blog.
Timmy Brister (Cape Coral, Florida) on his Provocations and Pantings blog, quoting from Meet the Puritans (Reformation Heritage Books).
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