Top Twenty Commentaries of 2023

21 Dec 2023

Top Twenty Commentaries of 2023

by Tom Creedy | posted in: 1 Chronicles, 1 Corinthians, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, Acts, Colossians, Daniel, Discipleship, Ecclesiastes, Ephesians, Esther, Galatians, Genesis, Isaiah, Jeremiah, John, Lamentations, Leadership, New Testament, Numbers, Old Testament, Philippians, Romans | 0

This is a blog post that will make more sense if you’ve had a glance at my longer post about what I read in 2023, as well as my post on the reading of commentaries generally, as well as another … Continued

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

12 Sep 2023

Book Review: Isaiah-Ezekiel [ESVEC]

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Book Review, Eschatology, Evangelicalism, Ezekiel, God the Father, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Old Testament, Preaching, Reading, The Bible, Theology | 2

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

28 Jan 2023

Book Review: A Biblical-Theological Introduction to the Old Testament – The Gospel Promised

by Tom Creedy | posted in: 1 Kings, 1 Samuel, 2 Kings, 2 Samuel, Amos, Book Review, Deuteronomy, Ecclesiastes, Exodus, Ezekiel, Genesis, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Job, Joshua, Judges, Leviticus, Micah, Numbers, Old Testament, Psalms, The Bible | 0

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

4 Jan 2023

Book Review: SOTS at 100

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Book Review, Genesis, Isaiah, Old Testament, Psalms, The Bible, Theology | 0

Now and again I’ll aqquire a random selection of books, and eventually get around to reading them. This book, ‘SOTS at 100: Centennial Essays of the Society for Old Testament Study’ is one of these. Published in 2017 to mark … Continued

12 Jun 2021

Two Steps Forward, One Step Back

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Disability, Embodiment, Eschatology, Isaiah, Luke, Mental Health, Personal | 1

When I started sketching out this blog post in my head, I thought I hadn’t blogged for two months. Then I checked. The last blog post I published was a book review on the 26th of January. As far as I … Continued

14 Sep 2020

Building Blasphemy?

by Tom Creedy | posted in: 1 Timothy, Apologetics, Being Human, Embodiment, Isaiah, Kingdom of God, New Testament, Old Testament | 0

The news this weekend, at least in my part of the Christian internet, was dominated by a coordinated PR blitz on behalf of ‘The Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer’. While you may have noticed it, with it’s striking design, in … Continued

3 Dec 2019

Unburying the Lede: Dominion

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Apologetics, Being Human, Charismatic, Colossians, Culture, Eschatology, Evangelicalism, Genesis, Identity, Image of God, Isaiah, Jesus, Justice, Kingdom of God, Leadership, New Testament, Politics, Theology | 1

I recently posted a review of a book that I couldn’t recommend, and have found the responses to that review on social media and in private correspondence very interesting. A trusted friend, with vastly more wisdom and learning than I, … Continued

6 Aug 2019

Psalm 46: Come, Behold!

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Isaiah, Kingdom of God, Personal, Psalms | 0

I blogged recently about how Psalm 46 is perhaps my favourite Psalm – and shared about the reassurances of verses 1-3, and the wonderful vision of verses 4-7. In this short post I want to share my reflections on verses … Continued

31 Jul 2019

Righteous Anger and Spiritual Abuse

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Isaiah, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Matthew | 1

In their excellent book, Escaping the Maze of Spiritual Abuse, Justin Humphreys and Lisa Oakley discuss at one point the reality and pain of anger that can be felt as someone realises things are not as they should be. Anger is … Continued

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