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Christian Theologies of Scripture: A Comparative Introduction 3 reviews Justin Holcomb
NYU Press, 2006
A Clear and Concise Introduction
+ Practical + Easy to understand
Holcomb has gathered a brilliant group of essays which provide a rather useful introduction to the place of Holy Scripture in the thought of theologians and theological movements from the early church through the current day. A reader should not expect some sort of predetermined rubric as to the ...
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First Theology: God, Scripture & Hermeneutics Kevin J. Vanhoozer
InterVarsity Press, 2002
"This is a book on theological hermeneutics. It is a plea for being hermeneutical about theology and for being theological about hermeneutics. It is an argument for treating the questions of God, Scripture and hermeneutics as one problem. This one problem defines what I call 'first theology.' " (from the Preface)In thirteen chapters, Kevin Vanhoozer explores various dimensions of doing first ...
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The Canon of Scripture 24 reviews Frederick Fyvie Bruce
InterVarsity Press, 1988
There are no more words to add. F.F. Bruce is the MAN!
+ What is the Canon? + Great resource, but not always a great read + A well documented history of the canon + FF Bruce's "The Canon of Scripture"
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The Last Word: Beyond the Bible Wars to a New Understanding of the Authority of Scripture 20 reviews N.t. Wright
HarperOne, 2005
Here's Why This Particular Wright Book Should Be Read in Thousands of Our Small Groups
+ NT Wright does it again + You Would Not Be Disappointed! + A valuable contribution to the subject + NT Wright does it again.
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Inspiration and Incarnation: Evangelicals and the Problem of the Old Testament 8 reviews Peter Enns
Baker Academic, 2005
The Real God Honoring Approach to the Bible
+ Well written and thought provoking + Worthwhile Conversation Piece
A great book which should be read by all teachable, honest and openminded consevative Christians. Makes the top 25 book list for me. (I am working on a Doctorate and have read many hundreds of books)This book is NOT for the faint of heart, nor for those who have an unwillingness to actually critic ...
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Holy Scripture: A Dogmatic Sketch (Current Issues in Theology) 5 reviews John Webster
Cambridge University Press, 2003
Brilliant!
+ Outstanding book + Brilliant, engaging, and inspired
Hurray! At last a robustly trinitarian and systematic account of Scripture! Webster lays out succinctly, and with refreshing clarity, a doctrine of Scripture in terms of the doctrines of God (chapter 1), the church (chapter 2), and salvation (chapter 3), and then turns, in the final chapter, to a ...
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The Historical Reliability of the Gospels 16 reviews Craig L. Blomberg
InterVarsity Press, 1987
Scholarly defense of the gospels' historical reliability
+ The Gospels As History + The Historical Reliability of the Gospels
Blomberg, an expert in the Synoptics, does a superb job, showing the inadequacies of much liberal gospel scholarship, and making an eminently credible case for the overall historical reliability of the canonical gospels. This is clearly going to be a classic, and anyone interested in Biblical ...
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How We Got the Bible 22 reviews Neil R. Lightfoot
Baker Books, 2003
Great product!
+ A remarkable introductory text + Good Introduction + Helpful Introductory Work
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Whose Bible Is It? A History of the Scriptures Through the Ages 33 reviews Jaroslav Pelikan
Viking Adult, 2005
celebrating the nature and function of Scripture
+ The Bible: the Making-Of + Interesting and well organized history + A brilliant history of the formation and use of the Bible through the ages
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First Theology: God, Scripture & Hermeneutics Kevin J. Vanhoozer
InterVarsity Press, 2002
"This is a book on theological hermeneutics. It is a plea for being hermeneutical about theology and for being theological about hermeneutics. It is an argument for treating the questions of God, Scripture and hermeneutics as one problem. This one problem defines what I call 'first theology.' " (from the Preface)In thirteen chapters, Kevin Vanhoozer explores various dimensions of doing first ...
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The Canon of Scripture 24 reviews Frederick Fyvie Bruce
InterVarsity Press, 1988
There are no more words to add. F.F. Bruce is the MAN!
+ What is the Canon? + Great resource, but not always a great read + A well documented history of the canon + FF Bruce's "The Canon of Scripture"
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Christian Theologies of Scripture: A Comparative Introduction 3 reviews Justin Holcomb
NYU Press, 2006
A Clear and Concise Introduction
+ Practical + Easy to understand
Holcomb has gathered a brilliant group of essays which provide a rather useful introduction to the place of Holy Scripture in the thought of theologians and theological movements from the early church through the current day. A reader should not expect some sort of predetermined rubric as to the ...
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Inspiration and Incarnation: Evangelicals and the Problem of the Old Testament 8 reviews Peter Enns
Baker Academic, 2005
The Real God Honoring Approach to the Bible
+ Well written and thought provoking + Worthwhile Conversation Piece
A great book which should be read by all teachable, honest and openminded consevative Christians. Makes the top 25 book list for me. (I am working on a Doctorate and have read many hundreds of books)This book is NOT for the faint of heart, nor for those who have an unwillingness to actually critic ...
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Holy Scripture: A Dogmatic Sketch (Current Issues in Theology) 5 reviews John Webster
Cambridge University Press, 2003
Brilliant!
+ Outstanding book + Brilliant, engaging, and inspired
Hurray! At last a robustly trinitarian and systematic account of Scripture! Webster lays out succinctly, and with refreshing clarity, a doctrine of Scripture in terms of the doctrines of God (chapter 1), the church (chapter 2), and salvation (chapter 3), and then turns, in the final chapter, to a ...
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The Historical Reliability of the Gospels 16 reviews Craig L. Blomberg
InterVarsity Press, 1987
Scholarly defense of the gospels' historical reliability
+ The Gospels As History + The Historical Reliability of the Gospels
Blomberg, an expert in the Synoptics, does a superb job, showing the inadequacies of much liberal gospel scholarship, and making an eminently credible case for the overall historical reliability of the canonical gospels. This is clearly going to be a classic, and anyone interested in Biblical ...
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The Last Word: Beyond the Bible Wars to a New Understanding of the Authority of Scripture 20 reviews N.t. Wright
HarperOne, 2005
Here's Why This Particular Wright Book Should Be Read in Thousands of Our Small Groups
+ NT Wright does it again + You Would Not Be Disappointed! + A valuable contribution to the subject + NT Wright does it again.
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Whose Bible Is It? A History of the Scriptures Through the Ages 33 reviews Jaroslav Pelikan
Viking Adult, 2005
celebrating the nature and function of Scripture
+ The Bible: the Making-Of + Interesting and well organized history + A brilliant history of the formation and use of the Bible through the ages
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How We Got the Bible 22 reviews Neil R. Lightfoot
Baker Books, 2003
Great product!
+ A remarkable introductory text + Good Introduction + Helpful Introductory Work
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