Pseudo-what? I’ll be honest with you—until this week, I had never read the book of First Enoch. Never wanted to. I certainly never thought I’d write a 1 Enoch book review. I’d always filed it under “pseudepigrapha” and moved on. (For...
My rating: 1 of 5 stars I listened to this audiobook because I’ve been listening to the author’s podcast (the Naked Bible Podcast), and I have enjoyed it. Michael Heiser is a scholar in biblical studies and ancient near east culture, and his podcast...
My rating: 1 of 5 stars The author portrays David’s relationship with Jonathan as a homosexual relationship and even describes a sex scene between the two of them. This alone merits a one star rating from me. Most of the book is exposition. Lots of telling and...
My rating: 5 of 5 stars Screwtape is a senior demon writing letters of advice to a jr. demon on how to tempt his human subject. This is a book I need to read more often. My only complaint is that the insights go by so fast, I fear most of them don’t really sink...
My rating: 3 of 5 stars Strengths When I reached the final chapter, I was fully intending on giving this book a 5-star rating. It is a retelling of the story of the creation and redemptive history through the mouth of a demon. I liked the fact that the Biblical story...
My rating: 2 of 5 stars Iscariot is a popular book because it presents Judas from a surprising new angle and people always love a new angle. The problem is, it’s an angle that flatly contradicts what the Bible says. The story is very well-written. Tosca Lee is a...
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