Turning Jordan

I picked up several interesting looking books at ETS this year and have begun to sit down and get into them.  Today I started reading To the Jew First: The Case for Jewish Evangelism in Scripture and History (Kregel, 2008; ISBN:0825436583), which was edited by Darrell Bock and Mitch Glaser.  Several very prominent scholars have contributed to this volume of articles that cover biblical, theological, and missional topics related to Jewish evangelism in the 21st century.  I’m both curious and eager to read through it.  One of the reasons is that Walter Kaiser, Jr., wrote one of the best forewords to a book that I’ve ever read.  I wanted to share a little excerpt to whet your tongue for more.  He said:  Read more... (427 words, estimated 1:42 mins reading time)

I just finished reading through the book of Acts, which I had not read the whole way through in a little while.  One part of that book which struck me, something I had never noticed before, was in 26:4-8.  Throughout the book of Acts, the apostle Paul gives his testimony a few times.  Here, he is giving it to King Agrippa.  In it he said something I found quite interesting about the Sinai covenant, and the cultic worship in ancient Israel.  Here’s what the passage says:  Read more... (2792 words, estimated 11:10 mins reading time)