Jesus’ Crucifixion Beatings, and other reviews

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• Book Review: Jesus’ Crucifixion Beatings and the Book of Proverbs, by David Wenkel -- "One of the best contributions Wenkel offers to biblical studies is that he provides a satisfactory explanation for why Jesus needed to be whipped before his death."
• Book Review: It Takes a Church to Baptize: What the Bible Says about Infant Baptism -- "It Takes a Church to Baptize is a helpful book for those wanting to learn about the Anglican understanding of baptism...however, the book ultimately errs in its theology of baptism."
• Book Review: No Quick Fix, by Andy Naselli -- "As I read this section, I found myself stunned by the innumerable ways this teaching had negatively impacted my own spiritual development—as well as many evangelicals around me."
• Book Review: “Unanswered Prayer” – by G. D. Buss -- "The problem of unanswered prayer is one that has deeply tried God’s people in all ages, especially when they have truly felt blessed with a spirit of prayer."
• Cheap Sex: A Review -- "Regnerus shows that the pill and porn have lowered the “price” of sex, made it more accessible than it ever has been, and therefore put women at a disadvantage in the sexual marketplace."
• It's Not a Birthday Party: A New Old Way of Doing Church -- "Even if Chan gave his daughter the amazing party he described, she would know those friends didn’t come just to be with her; they came for their own benefit."
• Review of the movie, Lizzie: Lizzie Borden Took an Axe… -- "Lizzie is very thin on plot and story and overdone on dark rooms and pondering close ups. This movie needs a lot more than forty whacks."
• The New Aerican Judaism: How Jews Practice Their Religion Today -- "An authority on American Judaism returns with a comprehensive report—descriptive, analytical, predictive—on today’s Jewish religious practices."
• Unseen: The Gift of Being Hidden in a World That Loves to be Noticed -- "Sara bases this book on Jesus’ encounter with Mary of Bethany (Matthew 26:6-13; Mark 14:3-9; John 12:1-8)."
• What Happens When You Read a Christian Book -- "...the Christian books I’ve read...are books that have left an indelible mark—not just on my mind but in my life."