A Review of Fundamentals of New Testament Textual Criticism, and other reviews

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• A Review of Fundamentals of New Testament Textual Criticism (by Porter and Pitts) -- “If you are looking for an accurate, balanced, detailed introduction to the fundamentals of New Testament textual criticism, look elsewhere. This book should never have been published in such flawed condition.”
• Book Review: Church Discipline by Jonathan Leeman -- “‘Corrective discipline,’ as Leeman defines it, is probably what most people think of when they hear the phrase ‘church discipline.’”
• Book Review: “Wounded and Defined” – A must read -- “‘Wounded and Defined’ is a marvelous book that digs deep into the suffering and distress of those who have been victimized, but it also highlights the pathway to conquering the guilt, shame, wounds and devastation of abuse.”
• Kids Say the Wisest Things: 26 Lessons You Didn’t Know Children Could Teach You {A Book Review} -- “This was a very quick read, which is great because you may find you’ll want to come back and read some of these stories over and over again...This is a cute book, and certainly worth checking out.”
• My Top Ten Favorite Books on the Authority of Scripture -- “The Structure of Biblical Authority...Kline argues that the idea of an authoritative text derives directly from God’s covenant-making activities.”
• Remarkable 2 (Paper Tablet) for Academics: Is It Worth It? -- “How satisfied am I with the quality of the product for these needs? I would give ReMarkable 2 a pretty high score. What it clearly offers, it delivers on.”
• Review of a New Book: Allen C. Guelzo on Robert E. Lee -- “I am created, as was Lee, so I have some virtues as did Lee. I am fallen, as was Lee, so I have significant faults, as did Lee.”
• Romans—Tyndale New Testament Commentaries -- “How does Garland approach Romans? His commentary is especially marked by his conviction that Paul was not primarily responding to problematic issues in the church.”
• The Weakest Link in the Epistemological Blockchain is the Fallen Human Heart: Reflections on Jonathan Rauch’s The Constitution of Knowledge -- “I have such mixed feelings about this book. I so much want so much of it to be true and right. I hold a minority worldview in my society...”
• WM 213: Peter Van Kleeck, Jr.: Philosophical Grounding & A Standard Sacred Text -- “Interview with Peter Van Kleeck, Jr., author of A Philosophical Grounding for a Standard Sacred Text: Leveraging Reformed Epistemology in the Quest for a Standard English Version of the Bible.”
• WM 216: Robinson on Preservation -- “Here is my brief, ex tempore review of Maurice Robinson’s article, ‘The Letter and the Spirit.’ The episode ends with discussion of this stunning statement ‘Obviously, the preservational role of the Holy Spirit is...passive and apparently minimalist...’”