My #AARSBL23 Book Pile

23 Nov 2023

My #AARSBL23 Book Pile

by Tom Creedy | posted in: 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, Acts, Embodiment, Eschatology, Evangelicalism, Galatians, Identity, Image of God, Isaiah, Judges, Lamentations, Leadership, Luke, Mark, Matthew, New Testament, Old Testament, Personal, Proverbs, Psalms, Reading, Ruth, The Bible, Theology, Top Reads | 0

There is some debate about the hashtag here – I privilege #AARSBL23 over #SBLAAR23 as I’m an AAR Member – it is also worth noting that ETS is a distinct conference, and some of the books were gained there… Historical … Continued

6 Feb 2023

Book Review: A Biblical-Theological Introduction to the New Testament – The Gospel Realized

by Tom Creedy | posted in: 1 Corinthians, 1 John, 1 Peter, 1 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Corinthians, 2 Peter, 2 Timothy, 3 John, Acts, Book Review, Colossians, Ephesians, Galatians, Hebrews, James, John, Jude, Luke, Mark, Matthew, New Testament, Philippians, Revelation, Romans, The Bible, Titus | 0

Some might argue that I’m a little late to the game on this book, and it’s companion volume on the Old Testament (both published in 2016), but a useful resource is a useful resource, and thats why I’m reviewing A … Continued

1 Feb 2023

Book Review: Matthew (ECC, 2Vols.)

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Book Review, Gospel, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Matthew, New Testament, Reading, Theology | 4

Reviewing commentaries is a tricky business – particularly for me as a generalist, and an in-publisher editor of commentaries! I tend to offer my review based on the format and content of the volume, and it’s utility or otherwise to … Continued

18 Feb 2022

Why does ‘sexuality’ have such a unique power to divide the church?

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Being Human, Culture, Embodiment, Eschatology, John, LGBT, Luke, Matthew, Revelation, Unity | 0

It’s not a great time, it seems to me, for those outside the church looking at the church in England and wondering what we are about, let alone what we are for. 2500+ leaders in churches signed a letter asking the … Continued

22 Sep 2021

Keeping Secrets for the Sake of the Gospel – or, thinking about power and sin.

by Tom Creedy | posted in: 2 Corinthians, Charismatic, Culture, Ecclesiology, Evangelicalism, Identity, Leadership, Matthew, Personal, Power | 1

Don’t do it. Unless – and if you are reading this in English it is extremely unlikely – you are being physically persecuted by the government of your country and need to resist. Like under the Nazis. That thought is … Continued

9 Nov 2020

A Non-Conformist Perspective on LLF

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Anglicanism, Being Human, Culture, Embodiment, Identity, LGBT, Marriage, Matthew, Theology | 0

The Church of England has released it’s latest big thing on sexuality. I say ‘thing’ because bluntly Living in Love and Faith is not really a report, but rather a suite of resources including a book, a course, some videos, and … Continued

24 Jan 2020

Book Review: Canon, Covenant and Christology

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Book Review, Church History, Eschatology, Evangelicalism, Jesus, John, Luke, Mark, Matthew, New Testament, Old Testament, Reading, The Bible, Theology | 0

At the outset of this review I should note that I work for the publisher of the NSBT Series in the UK, and that this may cloud my review. Let the reader understand! I’ve been excited about this book since … Continued

18 Dec 2019

Book Review: Looking Beyond Brexit

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Anglicanism, Being Human, Book Review, Church History, Culture, Jesus, Leadership, Matthew, Politics, Reformation, Relationality | 0

Bishop Graham opens this short book with a simple dedication: To all my friends who voted either Leave or Remain Looking Beyond Brexit: Bringing the country back together is a short (around 50 pages) book is a concise and focused piece … Continued

17 Dec 2019

It is Better by Far…

by Tom Creedy | posted in: 1 Thessalonians, Being Human, Charismatic, Eschatology, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Matthew, Philippians | 0

Sometimes, just sometimes, disparate threads in a story are drawn together in such a way that the reader can but marvel at the authors skill. Sometimes, just sometimes, we see the same thing happening accidentally in the real world. I’ve … Continued

14 Nov 2019

Book Review: Including the Stranger

by Tom Creedy | posted in: 1 Kings, 1 Samuel, 2 Kings, 2 Samuel, Being Human, Book Review, Ecclesiology, Identity, Joshua, Judges, Justice, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Matthew, Old Testament, Preaching, Reading | 0

David Firth was one of my favourite lecturers whilst I was doing my Masters at St John’s in Nottingham, and it has been a priviliege working on some of his books whilst I’ve been working for his publisher, IVP. His … Continued

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