10 Books Every Christian Should Own

[Deacon]

I've made a list of 10 basic categories of books that would be helpful for Christians to have
(feel free to suggest others)

What single book would you choose to fill each category?

1. Bible (make this plural to cover many translations - a Christian should have more than one translation)
2. A study bible
3. A modern one-volume commentary
4. An Introduction to the Hebrew Bible
5. An Introduction to the New Testament
6. A Bible Dictionary
7. A Handbook of Theological terms
8. A Systematic Theology
9. An Introduction to Biblical Interpretation ('How to Study the Bible')
10. A guidebook to your particular form of beliefs

Rob

 

[TCassidy]

What single book would you choose to fill each category?

1. Bible (make this plural to cover many translations - a Christian should have more than one translation)

NKJV or EMTV or WEB. Or all three.

2. A study bible

NKJV MacArthur Study Bible.

3. A modern one-volume commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary (2 volumes but it is worth it).

4. An Introduction to the Hebrew Bible

The Theology of the Older Testament by J. Barton Payne.

5. An Introduction to the New Testament

New Testament: An Introduction to Its History and Literature by J. Gresham Machen.

6. A Bible Dictionary

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

7. A Handbook of Theological terms

A Handbook of Theological Terms by Van A. Harvey.

8. A Systematic Theology

Christian Theology, Systematic and Biblical by Emery Bancroft.

9. An Introduction to Biblical Interpretation ('How to Study the Bible')

How to Read the Bible Like a Seminary Professor by Mark Yarbrough (VP, Dallas Theological Seminary).

10. A guidebook to your particular form of beliefs

Handbook for Baptists: What Every Baptist Should Know by Bernard Spooner

 

[puros_bran]

NKJV or EMTV or WEB. Or all three....How to Read the Bible Like a Seminary Professor by Mark Yarbrough (VP, Dallas Theological Seminary).

What is the EMTV?

DTS has a free 4 week course offered by Yarbrough under the same title as the book.

 

[TCassidy]

What is the EMTV?

English Majority Text Version.

DTS has a free 4 week course offered by Yarbrough under the same title as the book.

Yes. They offer a lot of free courses. I highly recommend them. They are free. You advance at your own pace. You get a certificate of completion from Dallas Theological Seminary upon completion.

Dallas Theological Seminary Online Courses

 

[puros_bran]

Thank you on the EMTV clarification. I'd never even heard of it. I prefer paper and ink, but I downloaded pocket sword for iPad to examine the EMTV. It looks interesting so far.

I had signed up for the 'How to read the bible' course before posting. I'm not much interested in certificates but it is nice that it is offered. I will also purchase the book sometime in the future. Thanks for that lead as well.

 

[Deacon]

1. Bible

ESV, NIV, CSB, NASB

2. A study bible

Faithlife Study Bible

3. A modern one-volume commentary

Expositor’s Bible Commentary (2 vol!)

4. An Introduction to the Hebrew Bible

A Survey of the Old Testament. Andrew E. Hill and John H. Walton.

5. An Introduction to the New Testament

An Introduction to the New Testament. D. A., Carson, and Douglas J. Moo.

6. A Bible Dictionary

New Bible Dictionary. D. R. W Wood, and I. Howard Marshall.

7. A Handbook of Theological terms

Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology. Walter A. Elwell,

8. A Systematic Theology

Systematic Theology: Biblical, Historical, and Evangelical. James Leo Garrett,Jr.

9. An Introduction to Biblical Interpretation ('How to Study the Bible')

Grasping God's Word: A Hands-On Approach to Reading, Interpreting, and Applying the Bible by J. Scott Duvall

Rob

 

[evangelist6589]

I've made a list of 10 basic categories of books that would be helpful for Christians to have
(feel free to suggest others)

What single book would you choose to fill each category?

1. Bible (make this plural to cover many translations - a Christian should have more than one translation)
2. A study bible
3. A modern one-volume commentary
4. An Introduction to the Hebrew Bible
5. An Introduction to the New Testament
6. A Bible Dictionary
7. A Handbook of Theological terms
8. A Systematic Theology
9. An Introduction to Biblical Interpretation ('How to Study the Bible')
10. A guidebook to your particular form of beliefs

Rob

As many on this board tell me you should not be reading books, just read the bible!

 

[Revmitchell]

As many on this board tell me you should not be reading books, just read the bible!

They tell you that. That's because you have an inappropriate and unbalanced view of books over scripture. You are the only one people tell that to on this board. It doesn't apply to anyone else.

 

[evangelist6589]

They tell you that. That's because you have an inappropriate and unbalanced view of books over scripture. You are the only one people tell that to on this board. It doesn't apply to anyone else.

Thats because you misunderstand my value for books which is simply to help one understand scripture better as you have been told many many times.

 

[Revmitchell]

Thats because you misunderstand my value for books which is simply to help one understand scripture better as you have been told many many times.

I have no doubt you believe that. However, your other posts tell a much different story.

 

[evangelist6589]

I have no doubt you believe that. However, your other posts tell a much different story.

That’s because you misinterpret them.

 

[JonC]

A few of my favorites:

1. How to Read A Book – Mortimer Adler
2. The Hermeneutical Spiral – Grant Osborne
3. God in the Wasteland – David Wells
4. Nothing Greater, Nothing Better – Kevin Vanhoozer
5. No One Like Him – John Feinberg
6. The Death of Death in the Death of Christ – John Owen
7. How Then Shall We Live – Francis Schaeffer
8. Mere Christianity – C. S. Lewis
9. All That Rises Must Converge – Flannery O’Connor
10. Orthodoxy – G.K. Chesterton

 

[Revmitchell]

That’s because you misinterpret them.

When you post about books and some book is your go to answer for evidence of a position but rarely post scripture to support your positions then that is how your posts will always be understood. Since that describes your posts very accurately then there is no other interpretation to come to.

 

[evangelist6589]

When you post about books and some book is your go to answer for evidence of a position but rarely post scripture to support your positions then that is how your posts will always be understood. Since that describes your posts very accurately then there is no other interpretation to come to.

The books are loaded with scripture!!!!!

 

[JonC]

The books are loaded with scripture!!!!!

The Watchtower is loaded with Scripture.

 

[JonC]

A few of my favorites:

1. How to Read A Book – Mortimer Adler
2. The Hermeneutical Spiral – Grant Osborne
3. God in the Wasteland – David Wells
4. Nothing Greater, Nothing Better – Kevin Vanhoozer
5. No One Like Him – John Feinberg
6. The Death of Death in the Death of Christ – John Owen
7. How Then Shall We Live – Francis Schaeffer
8. Mere Christianity – C. S. Lewis
9. All That Rises Must Converge – Flannery O’Connor
10. Orthodoxy – G.K. Chesterton

As a bonus:

11. Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad
12. Songs of Innocent and of Experience - William Blake
13. The Old Man and the Sea - Ernest Hemingway
14. Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
15. 1984 - George Orwell

 

[TCassidy]

A few of my favorites:

6. The Death of Death in the Death of Christ – John Owen

In my not entirely humble opinion one of the very best books ever written on the Death of Christ.

As a Non-Conformist Puritan he was probably closest to what we would call a Congregationalist even though some suggest he more closely resembled an early Baptist.

He was not only a brilliant man, an Oxford Don, but also the academic administrator at Oxford University.

The book is available, free, from The Death of Death in the Death of Christ (eBook) | Monergism in .epub, .mobi, and .PDF

 

[liafailrock]

I've made a list of 10 basic categories of books that would be helpful for Christians to have
(feel free to suggest others)

What single book would you choose to fill each category?

1. Bible (make this plural to cover many translations - a Christian should have more than one translation)
2. A study bible
3. A modern one-volume commentary
4. An Introduction to the Hebrew Bible
5. An Introduction to the New Testament
6. A Bible Dictionary
7. A Handbook of Theological terms
8. A Systematic Theology
9. An Introduction to Biblical Interpretation ('How to Study the Bible')
10. A guidebook to your particular form of beliefs

Rob

I agree, although some of those books are online for free now. Then... for #10 regarding my particular beliefs, I would not be without the book by Methodist minister J.H. Allen called "Judah's Sceptre/Joseph's Birthright". An oldie but goodie and written a century ago is now free from copyright. Anyone can distribute it now.

 

[Revmitchell]

The books are loaded with scripture!!!!!

You do not quote scripture you quote books

 

[benbooth11]

1. KJV and ESV
2. Reformation Study Bible
3. John Gill’s Commentary on the Whole Bible
4. Survey of the OT- Hill and Walton
5. The Cradle, the Cross, and the Crown- Kostenberger
6. ?
7. ?
8. Institutes of Elenctic Theology- Turretin
9. ?
10. 1689 Baptist Confession


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