By David Jackman
Christian Focus. 173 pages.
ISBN 185792197 6
Charles Simeon of Cambridge once told his publisher that 'my endeavour is to bring out of Scripture what is there and not to trust in what I think might be there'.
This author, David Jackman, Director of the Proclamation Trust, does this in a masterly way as he expounds and applies Paul's letters to the Thessalonians. As you would expect from him, he emphasises all that is best in proclaiming the Word of God in a relevant and contemporary way. He tells us that it is the fruit of his own continuous study of these letters addressed to what he calls 'a flagship church'. He wants us to know that his own study has been enriched by the questions, comments and suggestions of many others, including his Cornhill Training Course students, in every stage of the process. This co-operative study approach deserves our consideration.
