Hermeneutics

2 Jan 2025

What I read in 2024 – The Long List

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Being Human, Biblical Theology, Book Review, Culture, Disability, Discipleship, Evangelicalism, Hermeneutics, Leadership, Mission, New Testament, Old Testament, Personal, Reading, Theology | 0

As I wrote in my reflections on 2023’s reading, a combination of some deliberate goals, and the (eventually healthy, if tiring!) birth of our son (And third child), meant I was holding my goals lightly for 2024. This is just … Continued

2 Aug 2023

Book Review: Five Views on the New Testament Canon

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Book Review, Church History, Evangelicalism, Hermeneutics, History, Holy Spirit, New Testament, Reading, The Bible, Theology | 0

I always enjoy a multi-perspective book – whilst they don’t offer the depth of a full monograph, or the potential for a hidden gem of an edited collection, books like this help orientate a non-specialist reader like myself to an … Continued

18 Oct 2022

Books I have edited: Galatians Reconsidered

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Ecclesiology, Embodiment, Eschatology, Evangelicalism, Galatians, Hermeneutics, Identity, New Testament, The Bible, Theology | 0

This post is part of an occasional series. You can read more about that, and see other posts, here. There are a million and one ways, I think, to read about any given book of the Bible. You could read a … Continued

5 Jan 2022

Book Review: A Vision for Preaching

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Book Review, Ecclesiology, Hermeneutics, Mark, Preaching | 0

A Vision for Preaching, Abraham Kuruvilla, Baker, 2015, ~200 page paperback I love preaching. Mostly I love listening to preachers preach – and am saddened when the slot in a service reserved for a sermon is instead filled with … Continued

3 Sep 2020

Book Review: Why Doctrine Matters

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Book Review, Hermeneutics, Theology | 0

As noted in my interview with the group’s convener, Grove have recently launched their Doctrine Series. Today I’m reviewing the first of these little booklets, Why Doctrine Matters by Mike Higton. First up, this is a really short book – a booklet, which … Continued

1 Sep 2020

A bite-size reviews backlog…

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Apologetics, Atonement, Book Review, Church History, Discipleship, Ecclesiology, Embodiment, Eschatology, Evangelicalism, Hermeneutics, History, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Reading, Reformation, Theology | 1

The last couple of months have been a bit insane, so here are some ‘bitesize’ reviews, of books that are important, but that I’ve not had time or motivation to do a full review on the blog. This post is … Continued

12 Jun 2020

Book Review: None Greater

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Book Review, God the Father, Hermeneutics, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Theology, Trinity | 0

When I was a child, in the Sunday School of the Baptist church I grew up in, we used to sing a song that went something like this: “What is God like? God is good…“, which I later worked out … Continued

9 Feb 2020

Book Review: His Testimonies, My Heritage

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Being Human, Book Review, Hermeneutics, Prayer, Psalms, Reading | 0

Reviewing a devotional can feel quite difficult. Am I reviewing the book’s interpretation of Scripture, it’s theology, it’s utility, or something else? Add in the complexity that a multi-contributor volume brings to the table, and your reviewer is further puzzled. … Continued

2 Sep 2019

Book Review: Doing Spirituality

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Being Human, Book Review, Charismatic, Culture, Eschatology, Hermeneutics, History, Holy Spirit, Identity, Image of God, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Leadership, New Testament, Power, Prayer, The Bible, Theology, Top Reads, Trinity, Vineyard | 1

To those within Vineyard and New Wine Christian circles, Alexander Venter will be a familiar name. Venter is a South African pastor and church planter, currently engaged in itinerant teaching ministry, having planted and pastored churches. He is one of … Continued

17 Jun 2019

Book Review: The Lost Message of Paul

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Book Review, Hermeneutics, Jesus, Kingdom of God, LGBT, New Testament, Reading, Reformation, Romans, Theology | 3

I was privileged to be given a review copy of Steve Chalke’s latest book, from his latest publisher, SPCK. I’ve been a fascinated reader of Steve’s ever since I was a student – when the ripples of The Lost Message of … Continued

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