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Dominick S. Hernández, Proverbs: Pathways to Wisdom Dominick S. Hernández，《箴言:通往智慧的道路》

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Review & Expositor Pub Date : 2022-05-01 DOI: 10.1177/00346373221130159f

Nathan Hays

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David Lawrence Coe, Kierkegaard and Luther 科、克尔凯郭尔和路德

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Review & Expositor Pub Date : 2022-05-01 DOI: 10.1177/00346373221130159k

William P. McDonald

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Klyne R. Snodgrass, Who God Says You Are: A Christian Understanding of Identify Klyne R.Snodgrass，上帝说你是谁：基督徒对身份认同的理解

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Review & Expositor Pub Date : 2022-05-01 DOI: 10.1177/00346373221130159l

R. Lindo

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Darian R. Lockett, Letters for the Church: Reading James, 1-2 Peter, 1-3 John, and Jude as Canon Darian R.Lockett，《教会书信：将詹姆斯、彼得1-2、约翰1-3和裘德解读为正典》

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Review & Expositor Pub Date : 2022-05-01 DOI: 10.1177/00346373221130159c

James R. McConnell

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Paul Borgman and Kelly James Clark, Written to Be Heard: Recovering the Messages of the Gospels 保罗·博格曼和凯利·詹姆斯·克拉克，《为被听见而写:恢复福音的信息》

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Review & Expositor Pub Date : 2022-05-01 DOI: 10.1177/00346373221130159h

Dalen C. Jackson

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Carla Swafford Works, The Least of These: Paul and the Marginalized 卡拉·斯瓦福德作品，这些作品中最少的：保罗和边缘化者

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Review & Expositor Pub Date : 2022-05-01 DOI: 10.1177/00346373221130159b

J. Walton

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Joel B. Green, Luke as Narrative Theologian 乔尔·格林，卢克作为叙事神学家

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Review & Expositor Pub Date : 2022-05-01 DOI: 10.1177/00346373221130159d

S. Walton

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Randall Price with H. Wayne House, Zondervan Handbook of Biblical Archaeology 兰德尔·普莱斯与h·韦恩·豪斯合著，《宗德凡圣经考古手册》

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Review & Expositor Pub Date : 2022-05-01 DOI: 10.1177/00346373221130159i

Marsha K. King

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The Maze Runner, the pandemic, and the Gospel 迷宫赛跑者、疫情和福音

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Review & Expositor Pub Date : 2022-05-01 DOI: 10.1177/00346373221137054

Nick Hamilton

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A word from the Managing Editor 总编辑的一句话

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Review & Expositor Pub Date : 2022-05-01 DOI: 10.1177/00346373221143753

Melissa A. Jackson

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