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  The Theology of Jeremiah: The Book, the Man, and the Message John Goldingay IVP Academic ivpress.com ISBN: 978-0-8308-5527-8; January 20201; $22.00   Truly a man of sorrows that Jeremiah. And it just so happened that in my daily devotional reading while I was studying this biblical prophet, out comes a new 160-page paperback by John Goldingay, professor of Old Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary, titled, “The Theology of Jeremiah: The Book, the Man, and the Message”.   I was delighted to delve into Goldingay’s work while reading through Jeremiah. The volume’s arrival was as timely as can be, and very accessible. This is a volume I will refer back to throughout the years.   The manuscript is not a commentary, in the typical sense, but it has a lot to say about the book, the man, and the message! Goldingay breaks his work down into two sections. The first takes the 20,000-foot view, perusing who Jeremiah was, what he did, the connections b...

True Word for Tough Times Dale Ralph Davis EP Books Faverdale North, Darlington, DL3 0PH, UK In association with Bryntirion Press Bridgend CF31 4DX Wales http://www.epbooks.org ISBN: 978-085234-934-2; $11.99; 2013. Reviewed by Dr. Michael Philliber for Deus Misereatur (11/27) Preaching a Prophet (4 stars out of 5)   Sometimes reading the Old Testament gives Christians the hives. And when Christian ministers get the crazy notion to preach from the Hebrew prophets, either they or their parishioners (or both) begin to doubt their sanity. And so it is quite refreshing to read just about anything Dale Ralph Davis writes on the Old Testament, because he is a delightful scout who is well qualified to guide readers on their trek through “Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms” (Luke 24.44). Therefore I was elated to find that Dr. Davis had recently published a new 95 page paperback titled, “True Word for Tough Times.” This short piece consists of 4 sermons an...