Iain Provan is the Marshall Sheppard Professor of Biblical Studies, Regent College. He lives in the Vancouver, Canada area.
A rare combination of deep and wide learning and a compelling and
clear writing style. Provan is as comfortable in Mesopotamian texts
as in Agatha Christie, the Rig Veda, Lord of the Rings, or the
Quran. He opens the Old Testament onto a world he believes needs to
hear its distinctive notes in a creative and engaging presentation.
-- Reverend Christopher Seitz, Senior Research Professor, Wycliffe
College, University of Toronto
What does the Old Testament one of the foundational texts of
western civilization really say and what is its relevance for us
today? Iain Provans scholarly and practical answers to these
questions will challenge Old Testament critics, enlighten
believers, and provide guidance in bringing faith perspectives to
bear on the challenges of the modern world." -- Honourable Preston
Manning, PC CC AOE, Founder of the Manning Centre for Building
Democracy and former Leader of the Official Opposition in the
Canadian Parliament
Iain Provan thinks and writes outside the academic box. He asks
questions that matter for life, and he shows what is at stake in
taking seriously a biblically-rooted vision of reality. -- Walter
Moberly, Durham University
Iain Provan, one of evangelicalism's finest Old Testament scholars,
has provided a much needed book... -- G. Kyle Essary -- Apologetics
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Seriously Dangerous Religion will be helpful to Christians and
non-Christians alike who struggle to understand how the Old
Testament relates to our modern world. -- Elliot Ritzema -- Bible
Study Magazine
[ Seriously Dangerous Religion ] will be a particularly helpful
read for those heading off to university or entering the workforce,
but is broad and deep enough that every reader will find much to
profit from and to reflect on. -- Daniel C. Timmer, University of
Sudbury -- Themelios
[Provan's] 'thinking outside the box' creates a broad range of uses
for the work, whether in university classes in world religions,
theology, apologetics, hermeneutics, as well non-professional areas
as discussion groups and church or Sunday school classes. Seriously
Dangerous Religion is a 'must read' for anyone interested in these
issues. -- Randall C. Bailey, Faulkner University -- Journal of the
Evangelical Theological Society
In the world in which biblical studies currently exists, projects
such as this are worthy of extended time and reflection. -- Richard
S. Briggs, St John's College, Durham University -- Review of
Biblical Literature
Seriously Dangerous Religion is a seriously helpful book in that it
simultaneously offers what is usually called an âOld Testament
theology,â vindicatesthe Old Testament in the face of its cultured
despisers, and demonstrates the diversity among the various world
religions all while being written in an engaging manner that should
appeal to more than just specialists. -- Nathan Chambers -- Journal
of Reformed Theology
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