Journal: Bibliotheca Sacra
Volume: BSAC 141:561 (Jan 1984)
Article: Book Notices
Author: Anonymous

BSac 141:561 (Jan 84) p. 94

Book Notices

Philosophy of Religion. By John Hick. 3d ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1983. 148 pp. Paper, $8.95.

The new material in this revision is largely in the chapter on the problem of evil (which summarizes Hick’s view from his book, Evil and the God of Love). Hick also has expanded the chapters to include discussions on process theology, neo-Wittgensteinian views of religious language, and other current problems. For its size the book is a good survey of the contemporary problems in philosophy of religion with helpful footnotes and suggested readings.

Hick’s own liberal views (which include higher criticism, antisupernaturalism, denial of resurrection, and universalism) are evident in the book.

N. L. Geisler

How to Answer a Mormon. By Robert A. Morey. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1983. 119 pp. Paper, $3.95.

The subtitle accurately describes the contents of this book: “Practical Guidelines for What to Expect and What to Reply When the Mormons Come to Your Door.” Morey’s suggested method for witnessing to Mormons centers on the crucial issue of Joseph Smith’s claim to be a true prophet of God.

Much of the book presents Mormon sources containing clearly false prophecies that were given by Joseph Smith, thus demonstrating him to be a false prophet. In this reviewer’s opinion this is a helpful book. Bethany House has published a similarly helpful volume by Morey on witnessing to Jehovah’s Witnesses.

F. D. Lindsey

BSac 141:561 (Jan 84) p. 95

Exodus. Everyman’s Bible Commentary. By Ronald F. Youngblood. Chicago: Moody Press, 1983. 144 pp. Paper, $4.95.

This volume gives helpful insights into the Book of Exodus for laymen and serious students in a readable style. The author is professor of Old Testament at Bethel Theological Seminary West in San Diego, California.

The content is divided into 13 sections to facilitate use in classes over the course of three months. The author is consistently conservative in his interpretations (including an early date for the exodus from Egypt, viz., 1445 B.C.). One unusual viewpoint is his conviction that the angel of the Lord was not the preincarnate Christ but was a “special divine messenger from the court of heaven” (p. 32). Especially helpful is the author’s brief historical sketch of Egypt (pp. 20-25).

T. L. Constable

The Parables of Jesus. By J. Dwight Pentecost. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1982. 180 pp. $8.95.

In this volume Pentecost discusses 45 parables. In the i...