Themelios: vol. 38, no. 1, April 2013

by The Gospel Coalition

Publisher:

Gospel Coalition

, 2013

Overview

Themelios is an international evangelical theological journal that expounds and defends the historic Christian faith. Its primary audience is theological students and pastors, though scholars read it as well. It was formerly a print journal operated by RTSF/UCCF in the United Kingdom, and it became a digital journal operated by The Gospel Coalition in 2008. The new editorial team, led by D. A. Carson, seeks to preserve representation, in both essayists and reviewers, from both sides of the Atlantic. Each issue contains articles on important theological themes, as well as book reviews and discussion from the most important evangelical voices of our time.

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Key Features

• Offers an editorial by D. A. Carson
• Discusses books written by an assortment of authors and theologians
• Provides articles by contributors from numerous denominations and professions

Contents

• “Editorial: As If Not” by D. A. Carson
• “Off the Record: Colonial Atheism: A Very British Vice” by Michael J. Ovey
• “The Pastoral Implications of Wise and Foolish Speech in the Book of Proverbs” by Eric Ortlund
• “Telling the Story from the Bible (Part 2): Reviewing The Big Picture Story Bible and The Jesus Storybook Bible” by David A. Shaw

Top Highlights

“The book of Proverbs portrays a pious Israelite father, guided by Solomon, teaching his son how to engage successfully in the complex adventure called ‘life.’ The son or youth is classified as ‘simple’ (פֶּתִי) in the sense of being naïve about how life works and easily fooled (see Prov 1:4). While not morally wrong in itself, the youth’s simplicity is dangerous because it is susceptible to influence from either wisdom or folly (9:4–6, 16). If not left behind, the youth will suffer the most terrifying consequences (1:22, 31). Although more could be said about this character, it turns out that the simple youth does not have much to say in Proverbs—he is rather called on to listen quietly to the wise instruction of the father.” (Page 6)

“In a similar vein, Paul later calls for a wise restraint in speech as Timothy avoids arguments about words that hurt those involved (2 Tim 2:14), as well as irreverent babble that leads to ungodliness (2:16). Having nothing to do with foolish controversies that only lead to arguments, Timothy is not to be quarrelsome but kind, correcting his opponents gently in the hope that God would grant them repentance (2 Tim 2:23–26). This fits well with the cautious but truthful response called for in Prov 26:4–5. Proverb’s pessimism about arguing with fools also fits well with Paul’s advice to Titus: when Titus faces a divisive person, he must warn him twice and then sever his relationship with that person (Titus 3:10–11).” (Page 14)

“Proverbs consistently insists that God intervenes to uproot and destroy foolish speech and to judge those who speak in this way. As a result, wise people, instead of arguing and justifying themselves, wait for God to intervene among his people as King, to establish his kingdom, to purge his people. And when wise people do so, they do nothing more than mimic Jesus, who went as a sheep to the slaughter silent, who trusted God to vindicate him when unjustly condemned. This is how God wins victories for his kingdom.” (Page 17)

Product Details

• Title: Themelios: vol. 38, no. 1, April 2013
• General Editor: D. A. Carson
• Publisher: The Gospel Coalition
• Publication Date: 2013
• Pages: 196

About The Gospel Coalition

Brian J. Tabb (PhD, London Theological Seminary) is academic dean at Bethlehem College & Seminary and an elder of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He also serves as managing editor for Themelios, published by the Gospel Coalition, and is the author of Suffering in Ancient Worldview.

D.A. Carson is a research professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. He has been at Trinity since 1978. Carson came to Trinity from the faculty of Northwest Baptist Theological Seminary in Vancouver, British Columbia, where he also served for two years as academic dean. He has served as an assistant pastor and pastor and has done itinerant ministry in Canada and the United Kingdom. Carson received a bachelor of science in chemistry from McGill University, the master of divinity from Central Baptist Seminary in Toronto, and the doctor of philosophy in New Testament from the University of Cambridge. Carson is an active guest lecturer in academic and church settings around the world. He holds membership on the Council for the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals. Carson has also written many books that have garnered international acclaim, including his award-winning title The Gagging of God: Christianity Confronts Pluralism.

Daniel Strange is academic vice president and lecturer in culture, religion, and public theology at Oak Hill College, London. He is the author or coauthor of several other books, including The Possibility of Salvation Among the Unevangelised: An Analysis of Inclusivism in Recent Evangelical Theology.