113 April

113 April 2020 Book Reviews a sheep, not every sheep is a lamb; to refer to an animal’s young is to underscore something particular about those young, in distinction from the animal itself. My disagreement on that particular point illustrates that be- lievers have freedom of exegesis in understanding Scripture. But one is not free to ignore Greek syntax when interpreting a verse. All can appreciate the emphasis of Merkle’s book that proper ex- egesis must be rooted in a proper understanding and...