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<\/a>Stack of books from my first semester at Asbury. Only one of these made the list.<\/p><\/div>\n
Here is my list of “Keepers” (shoot me a comment if you think of any good ones I am leaving out):<\/p>\n
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- The New Interpreter’s Study Bible, NRSV<\/em><\/strong><\/a> -This was my seminary bible and still my favorite for reading through (I figure I can leave my leather-bound Thompson Chain here in the states.<\/li>\n
- BHS<\/em><\/strong><\/a> and <\/em><\/strong>NA27<\/em><\/strong><\/a> – You have to start with the original texts.<\/li>\n
- Basics of Biblical Hebrew Grammar<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Pratico and VanPelt<\/em><\/strong> – This is not the Hebrew grammar I learned on, but I have found it is the best for catching me back up when I find I have let my language skills slack.<\/li>\n
- A Guide to Biblical Hebrew Syntax<\/em><\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Arnold and Choi <\/em><\/strong>– A concise reference that is\u00a0phenomenal\u00a0for making a budding scholar look like they know more than they really do.<\/li>\n
- Basics of Biblical Greek Grammar<\/em><\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Mounce<\/em><\/strong> – The Greek counterpart to Pratico and VanPelt. \u00a0My Greek is much rougher than my Hebrew, but this is a good grammar to get back up to speed.<\/li>\n
- Life in Biblical Israel<\/em><\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0King and Stanger<\/em><\/strong> – An excellent reference and even better bathroom reading. \u00a0This book is the gooey center of the\u00a0cinnamon\u00a0roll – it really helps the text come alive through detailed contextual insights.<\/li>\n
- A Biblical History of Israel<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Provan, Long and Longman<\/em><\/strong> – More of a reference than anything else. \u00a0Well documented and easy to use as a gateway for deeper studies.<\/li>\n
- Harper Collins Concise Atlas of the Bible<\/em><\/strong><\/a> – Another great reference. \u00a0Not especially thorough, but very helpful.<\/li>\n
- Epic of Eden<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Richter<\/em><\/strong> – If I ever have the opportunity to teach an introduction to Old Testament, I would want to teach it like Dr. Richter.<\/li>\n
- An Introduction to the Old Testament<\/em><\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Brueggemann<\/em><\/strong> – While I don’t agree with him on all fronts, my theology and understanding of the Old Testament is most shaped by Walter Brueggemann and this is a great primer\/survey.<\/li>\n
- Introducing the New Testament<\/em><\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Achtemeier, Green and Thompso<\/em><\/strong>n – Not my favorite New Testament Survey, but the only one I own.<\/li>\n
- Christian Origins and the Question of God Trilogy<\/em><\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0NT Wright<\/em><\/strong> – These have long been my go to reference for all things related to New Testament concepts.\n
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- The New Testament and the People of God<\/em><\/strong> – This is the best book I have found for laying out the setting of the New Testament and its implications<\/li>\n
- Jesus and The Victory of God <\/em><\/strong>– My Christology is largely shaped by Wright’s thoughts in this book.<\/li>\n
- The Resurrection of the Son of God<\/em><\/strong> – I don’t have this one yet, and in practice, I use it the least so if space is tight, I may only take the first two.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible<\/em><\/strong><\/a> – By no means my favorite source for Biblical information, but handy to have around when you need to look up things you have forgotten (like which ecumenical council discussed the Arian\u00a0controversy?)<\/li>\n
- History of the World Christian Movement<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Irvin and Sunquist<\/em><\/strong> – In my undergrad and seminary career I have read quite a few Church History books and this one is by far the best. \u00a0I am anxiously awaiting Volume II.<\/li>\n
- The Story of Christian Theology<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Olson <\/em><\/strong>– I am very weak in my knowledge of the history of theology and this is the only book I have to reference.<\/li>\n
- Challenge of Jesus<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, N.T. Wright<\/em><\/strong> – While Wright does discuss Christology in this book and it does have academic merit, for me, it is a defining book in how I understand the nature of Christianity.<\/li>\n
- Prophetic Imagination<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Walter Brueggemann<\/em><\/strong> – I know I sound like a\u00a0broken\u00a0record when I mention this book, but one of the most important concepts in my life that I live by is Brueggemann’s idea of the prophetic imagination and\u00a0criticizing\/energizing culture and community.<\/li>\n
- The Politics of Jesus<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, John Howard Yoder<\/em><\/strong> – I may never have the opporutnity to teach from Yoder’s book, but I will certainly be able to live by it.<\/li>\n
- Walden<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Henry David Thoreau <\/em><\/strong>– One of my sources of\u00a0rejuvenation.<\/li>\n
- Where do we go from here: Chaos or Community<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Martin Luther King Jr<\/em><\/strong> – We named our daughter after King; surely I must take his most seminal work.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
So I was able to whittle my collection of several hundred down to 22. Even then there are so many that I am leaving out that I would love to include. \u00a0In reality, this list is probably too large when you consider how much we can actually take with us; but…. at least it is a start.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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- Jesus and The Victory of God <\/em><\/strong>– My Christology is largely shaped by Wright’s thoughts in this book.<\/li>\n
- BHS<\/em><\/strong><\/a> and <\/em><\/strong>NA27<\/em><\/strong><\/a> – You have to start with the original texts.<\/li>\n