book reviews by Arnold, D. Ehlert, Librarian, Biola College
In the Beginning by Rita Rhodes Ward
able; on page 67 it is given as a ra tionalization by those who wish to accept both the Bible and evolution ary theory. The view expressed that “ in the beginning” is so indefinite as to be any time is not in accord ance with six days o f creation. A final disappointment is the statement to the student that wheth er a Bible-believing Christian can believe in evolution is a “Yes” and “No” proposition. This, o f course, hinges around the definition of evo lution, but in this connection one of the definitions is really not a defini tion o f evolution. This is an old trick of the evolutionists, and we should not let ourselves get caught. — 109 pages; paper; Baker Book House, Grand Rapids; $1.25. — Re viewed by Dr. Bolton Davidheiser. BOOK ENDS________ (A Review of Current Publications) DEVOTIONALS ON TREES OF THE BIBLE by Grace P. Wellborn. 109 pages; cloth; Baker Book House, Grand Rapids; $2.50. Spiritual les sons based on a dozen types of trees mentioned in the Bible. Drawings illustrate the form of leaf and twig in each case. THE LUTHERAN WAY OF LIFE by Ralph W. Loew. 192 pages; cloth; Prentice-Hall, Engle wood C liffs, N .J.; no price given. One of a series designed to reflect the basic way of worship of the major denominations. History, doctrine and liturgy are discussed, along with the individual member's function in the Com munion. BEYOND THE VEIL by A . M. Samuel. 250 pages; quarter cloth; tne author, N. Parur, Kerala State, So. India; $1.00 U.S. Ordinarily we would not mention books from lndia{ but this is a careful and detailed study of the inter mediate state by a thorough evangelical trained in the Scofield tradition. Books on this subject are not too plentiful. SEED FOR THE SOWER by Marvin L. Field- house. x, 703 pages; flexible fabricoid; Oriental Bible Study Fellowship, 3704 Karuizawa Machi, Nagano Ken, Japan; price not listed, but prob ably $2.50. Soul-stirring Bible meditations for every day of the year by a missionary in Japan who is an experienced writer. THIRTEEN MEN WHO CHANGED THE WORLD by H. S. Vigeveno. 159 pages; paper; Gospel Light Publications, Glendale, C alif.; $.95. The thirteen were Jesus and his twelve apostles. Each sketch is accompanied by a charcoal sketch by Park Merrill. The language is picturesque and designed to stimulate the reader to follow in the train of our Lord and His apostles. THE VISION LIVES; A PROFILE OF MRS. CHARLES E. COWMAN by B. H. Pearson. 64 pages; paper; Good News Publishers, Westchester, III.; 50c. A "One evening condensed book," based on his The Vision Lives. SIGNS OF HIS COMING by Arthur E. Bloom field. 160 pages; paper; Bethany Fellowship, Minneapolis; $1.50. Fourth printing of an im portant study first published in 1962. Ties Daniel, the Olivet Discourse and Revelation to gether as a prophetic trilogy. The author holds to a pre-tribulation rapture, but considers the parable of the ten virgins as illustrative of it.
This is a book of twelve lessons about evolution for Christian young people of high school age. Space is provided for answering questions on each lesson. It is with real disappointment that this reviewer cannot give a hearty recommendation to the book. The influence of the American Sci entific Affiliation is too evident in too many places. The A.S.A. book Evolution and Christian Thought Today is quoted favorably three times in one lesson. It so happens that the author quoted all three times in the same one whom an evo lutionist quoted in his book on evo lution to show that in his opinion the A.S.A. book teaches evolution. It is also disappointing to this re viewer when a book o f instruction for Bible-believing Christians quotes from the RSV, thereby implying a recommendation of that translation. Since the “kinds” o f Genesis can not be equated to any of the man made categories o f classification, considerable liberty can be taken by those who choose to do so. The au thor says that “kind” could refer to any of these categories, even to the “ phylum,” which is the most inclu sive. If the phylum which includes the vertebrates were so considered, it could be accepted as Scriptural that fish and giraffes had a common ancestry. It is said that the gaps' in the fossil record many separate the “kinds.” On this basis, men of the A.E.A. seem most frequently to make their “kinds” represent “ or ders,” but are forced to change their minds when evolutionists such as George Gaylord Simpson make new “ discoveries.” The opinion is expressed several times that the South African “ ape- men” were men. Even one o f the A.S.A. men who formerly held this view has changed his mind. The high school student will really be confused about the “ gap theory” (the theory that a long interval of time existed between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2). On page 39 it seems to be considered as a distinct possibility; on page 66 it is presented as accept-
THE STORY OF THE BIBLE, Sir Frederic Kenyon. The Bible is divinely inspired but it also has a human history. It is this fas cinating human history which is the sub ject of Kenyon’s detailed and simply written account. A new chapter by F. F. Bruce brings THE STORY OF THE BIBLE up to the present time. Paper, $1.95 THE NEW TESTAMENT AND CRITICISM, George Eldon Ladd. Ladd believes in the necessity of evangelically-oriented bibli cal criticism. His thesis is that "the Bible is the Word of God given in the words of men in history," and as such its historical origins must be reconstructed as far as possible. Excellent and valuable guide lines for serious students of the Scrip tures. Cloth, $3.95 INTERPRETING THE ATONEMENT, Robert H. Culpepper. An able and most helpful general work on the doctrine of the atone ment. Will serve the reader well as a guide to a deeper understanding of the Christian faith and its practice in the modern world. Paper, $2.45 7-22
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