William J. Dumbrell (1926–2016)

In his New Covenant Commentary, Williams likewise stayed the standard framework: "south Galatia," middle date. He did well at bringing in the appropriate points of connection with the greater Greco-Roman and Second Temple Jewish worlds of Paul and the Galatians. He spent considerable time with some passages but only briefly covers many others.

Williams especially found himself in quite the predicament in attempting to uphold the traditional Catholic/Orthodox/Anglican/Protestant desire to consider many aspects of the Old Testament as providing authority for modern Christian faith and practice in light of how Paul was adamantly resisting such a position. His aside on the issue did not exactly persuade or convince.

Overall, however, a good and robust exploration of Galatians.… (meer)

This book formed the Moore Theological College Lectures in 1983. It examines 5 themes in Revelation 21-22 which Dumbrell takes to each serve as a window on the Old Testament and indeed the whole bible (see below). This forms the basis for a biblical theology exploration of each of these themes that is trying to answer the overall question: "why is this such an appropriate way not only to finish the Book of Revelation but to conclude the story of the entire Bible?" This makes the book a must read as a general primer on both biblical theology method and on the biblical theology of the themes themselves. Further, Dumbrell argues that each of the concepts is linked to the biblical concept of government: the kingdom of God.… (meer)