Man's Search for Meaning by
Victor Frankl was written after his release from a concentration
camp at the end of the Second World War. In this edition, his text
is introduced by Martin Gilbert, and accompanied by a chronology of
Frankl's life, and an afterword by William Winslade. Also included
are the texts of a few letters, and of two influential speeches
(Rider, £10.99 (£9.90); 978-1-8460-4284-3).
The first two volumes of Exploring the New
Testament have both been given a new edition. Part 1,
The Gospels and Acts (978-0-281-06362-8),
is by David Wenham and Steve Walton; Part 2, The Letters
and Revelation (978-0-281-
06363-5), is by Howard Marshall, Stephen Travis, and Ian Paul.
The authors aim to meet the intro-ductory needs of those studying
to university or theological-college standard. They are good and
useful text books (both published by SPCK; £16.99 (£15.30)
each).
Amy Orr-Ewing's Why Trust the Bible? offers
answers to the ten questions that she is asked most frequently. At
heart, this is an apologetical text for a conservative reading of
scripture. Orr-Ewing addresses topics such as the canon, sexism in
the Bible, war, historical accuracy, and interpretation. First
published in 2005, it is now in a new edition, with an extra
chapter on the KJV (Inter-Varsity Press, £7.99 (£7.20); 978-1-84474-529-6).
Small Faith, Great God, pub-lished in 1978,
began life as ser-mons. Though its author, Tom Wright, admits that
some things have changed, and some of his ideas have developed,
since then, his main message remains the same: that what we need is
not a great amount of faith, but faith in a great God (SPCK, £8.99
(£8.10); 978-0-281-06365-9).