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Russ Turney: Leave a Legacy
John Lathrop recently had a book review posted in the Pneuma Review. He reviews Leave a Legacy: Increasing Missionary Longevity by Dr. Russ Turney. Read the review here:http://pneumareview.com/russ-turney-leave-a-legacy/
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To the Ends of the Earth: Building a National Missionary Sending Structure
John Lathrop recently had a book review posted in the Pneuma Review. He reviews one of the books in the APTS Press line — To the Ends of the Earth: Building a National Missionary Sending Structure. Read the review here:
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Third Wave Pentecostalism in the Philippines
https://www.aptspress.org/ Interview with Lora Timenia about her book Third Wave of Pentecostalism in the Philippines: Understanding Toronto Blessing Revivalism’s Signs and Wonders Theology in the Philippines:
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Notes on Gerd Theissen, The Shadow of the Galilean: The Quest of the Historical Jesus in Narrative Form
Title: The Shadow of the Galilean: The Quest of the Historical Jesus in Narrative Form Author: Gerd Theissen (translated by John Bowden) Publisher: Fortress Press Release Date: 2007, updated edition (German original, 1986) By Robert P. Menzies – The Shadow of the Galilean is a creative attempt to illustrate the historical and social conditions of Jesus’ setting through an imaginative narrative. Each chapter also interacts with a fictional scholar, Dr. Kratzinger, in the form of a letter. These letters seek to explain Theissen’s assumptions and goals. …
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Review of Maynard-Reid’s Complete Evangelism: The Luke-Acts Model
Title: Complete Evangelism: The Luke-Acts Model Author: Pedrito U. Maynard-Reid Publisher: Scottdale, Pennsylvania: Herald Press, 1997 Release Date: Feb. 1, 1997 Pages: 176 pp., pb. In his discussion of evangelism, Maynard-Reid shifts attention from Matthew to Luke-Acts, arguing that Luke's evangelistic model is more holistic than Matthew's and more attentive to social concerns. The shift illuminates both Luke-Acts and contemporary discussion of evangelism, particularly as it relates to social action. Maynard-Reid includes a historical overview in which he argues that separation between evangelism and social action is a recent innovation, but he devotes the bulk of the book to a reading of Luke-Acts that grounds his call for a "contextual and incarnational" missiology. The book is accessible to a general audience and will appeal to readers with an interest in New Testament interpretation as well as those with an interest in evangelism. - Steve Schroeder Reviewer: Robert P. Menzies teaches New Testament at Asia Pacific Theological Seminary (Baugio City, Philippines) Book Review: 3,353 words Complete Evangelism: A Review Article In Complete Evangelism: The Luke-Acts Model, Pedrito U. Maynard-Reid issues a passionate call for Evangelical Christians to see the evangelistic task as necessarily encompassing word and deed, proclamation and social action. As the Jamaican-born author builds his case,…
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Review of John C. Nugent, Endangered Gospel: How Fixing the World is Killing the Church
Title: Endangered Gospel: How Fixing the World is Killing the Church Author: John C. Nugent Genre: Theology Publisher: Cascade Books Release Date: 2016 Pages: 244 Synopsis: For centuries, Christians sought to rescue people from this world. Today, we're trying to fix it. While this shift is helpful in some ways, in other ways it can be quite dangerous. Endangered Gospel flips the script on this conversation by stressing the core gospel truth that rather than ushering in a new world through social activism, God's people already are the new world in Christ. It's not our job to make this world a better place, but to be the better place God has already made in this world. That's good news! If we let go of this truth, we become servants of the world and not God. We also lose the great joy and abundant life that God intended us to have in community. Jesus himself said that the world will know we are Christians by our love for one another--not the fervor of our activism. Social action makes us feel relevant and alive, but it can't be the center of our new life in Christ. Endangered Gospel explores how we might enthusiastically embrace the social dimensions of the gospel without divorcing them from the church or forcing them on the world. Read this book, hear the gospel story afresh, and embrace the good news of God's kingdom! By Robert P. Menzies – This provocative and stimulating book highlights the central role that the church plays in God’s redemptive plan. Nugent brilliantly retells the biblical story, from creation to consummation, and describes how first Israel and then the church are called, as God’s people, to embrace, display, and proclaim God’s kingdom. Christians are not called or empowered to…
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Signs and Wonders, Then and Now: Miracle-working, commissioning and discipleship
Title: Signs and Wonders, Then and Now: Miracle-Working, Commissioning and Discipleship Author: by Keith J. Hacking Publisher: Nottingham: Apollos/IVP Release Date: 2006 Pages: 301 Source: ISBN 9781844741496 Synopsis: ‘Signs and wonders’, such as healing and exorcisms, are characteristic emphases associated with the ‘Third Wave’ of contemporary charismatic renewal, which has been particularly influential in the church, across the denominations and around the world. Exponents of such emphases claim to reflect a model for Christian discipleship that they find presented in the Synoptic Gospels and Acts by Jesus and his followers, in which ‘signs and wonders’ are normative for the church today. Keith Hacking's contention is that Third Wave commentators too often fail to grapple adequately with important historical, literary and theological issues that arise from the biblical text. From an engaging and thorough analysis of the relevant material in the Synoptic Gospels and Acts, he offers an approach that more accurately reflects the evidence and that, therefore, is more appropriate for informing contemporary theology and practice. Reviewed by Robert P. Menzies, Kunming, China. In 1970 James Dunn published his widely influential critique of Pentecostal theology, Baptism in the Holy Spirit. Now, one of Dunn’s Ph.D. students, Keith Hacking, has attempted to provide something similar for the theology of ‘signs and wonders’ associated with the Third Wave movement. The term ‘Third Wave’ refers to a movement of…
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Review of Darrell Bock’s Commentary on Acts
Title: Acts Series: Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament Author: Darrell L. Bock Publisher: Baker Academic Release Date: 2007 Pages: 848 by Robert P. Menzies The eagerly anticipated sequel to Darrell Bock’s comprehensive commentary on Luke’s Gospel is now available. Bock’s commentary on Acts is everything we would expect from a leading evangelical New Testament scholar and Dallas Theological Seminary professor. It is conservative in outlook, yet interacts with a wide range of scholarly views. It is clearly written and thus…
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Review of Harvey Cox’s How to Read the Bible (New York: HarperCollins, 2015)
Title: How to Read the Bible Author: Harvey Cox Publisher: HarperCollins Release Date: 2015 Pages: 272 By Robert P. Menzies Harvey Cox’s latest book should have been titled, How to Read the Bible…And Not Hear God Speak. Why? Because according to Cox, the Bible is purely a human document. So, we can take or leave the “truths” of the Bible and we are free to interpret it as we want. Ultimately, we sit in judgment on…
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BOOK NOTICE: Speaking in Tongues: Jesus and the Apostolic Church as Models for the Church Today (Robert P. Menzies)
Title: Speaking in Tongues: Jesus and the Apostolic Church as Models for the Church Today Author: Robert P. Menzies Genre: Theology Publisher: CPT Press Release Date: (March 10, 2016) Format: Paperback Pages: 198 "In 2013 Robert Menzies published the award-winning book, Pentecost: This Story is Our Story. Now, in his latest book, Speaking in Tongues, he focuses his theological spotlight on the biblical experience of “speaking in other tongues as the Spirit gives utterance.” Menzies’ thesis is that Jesus and the apostolic Church are models for the contemporary Church. This book is an engaging exposition of a thorny, if not actually contentious issue. It speaks to different readers in different ways. For example, it challenges those who oppose the doctrine and/or experience; it functions as a guide for those who may be confused or bewildered about the experience; and finally, it gives an apologetic foundation for those who are defending both the biblical doctrine and the contemporary experience. Menzies’ latest book, Speaking in Tongues, serves the Church well, and is, indeed, a must read." —Roger Stronstad Scholar in Residence Summit Pacific College Abbotsford, BC, Canada Other Endorsements: “As always, Robert Menzies, one of Pentecostalism’s leading scholars, provides careful exegesis, weighing various alternatives and coming to reasoned conclusions, offering fresh insights for all interpreters to consider. His passionate, pastoral concerns mixed with live observations, especially from our brothers and sisters in China, add further to this book’s value. Even those who dissent from some of his conclusions should appreciate and learn from…
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