Get books over the holidays?

I received "The Message" (whole Bible, finally available!) by Eugene Peterson and "The Hobbit" by J.R.R. Tolkien.

I also bought for myself "The Texts of the Earliest New Testament Greek Manuscripts" by Comfort and Barrett, "Introduction to the Study of the Gospels" by B.F. Westcott, "God Gave Wine" by Kenneth Gentry and "Six Lectures on the Ante-Nicene Fathers" by F.J.A Hort.

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My wife gave me the "The Baker Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics", by Norman Geisler. Should be a great reference book.

Jacob.

 

I never get anyone to buy me theological texts - I'll take tips as to where to hunt them down
If you live in Canada near a Value Village once a month a Pastor or someone with a decent library dies - then its raiding time - foolish children not loving books - I fully intend to claim those 500-600 books my father has - minus the Bibles - my brother collects versions - when my father dies - and may it not be for a long while so he can accumulate more books. Just think of it enough books to do nothing but read until you die!
Regretfully for me thats a high number 100+ books read a year

But I prefer to buy them myself

People can buy me fantasy/sci-fi books

Ive got a tiny collection of 300-400+

some of which are Christian fiction

Poor Christian writers are forced to clearly mark their book "Christian" which means that often the style and message suffers - and of course sales

 

Chosen By God : RC Sproul as a gift from someone
More Than Conquerors: William Hendriksen, as a gift from me to me.
Gina

 

I got "The Epistle of Paul the Aposal to the Colossians" by Oliver B Greene from my preacher and I can't wait to get started on it!
"The Grace Livingston Hill Collection #7" from a friend of mine named Amy. I'm nearly finished with it, and i really liked it.
And my friend Nishonie, who is in Bible college in Florida finaly brough back I book I had lended her about this time last year called "Blesed Are The Merciful" by Al and Johanny Lacey.
I love reading!
~Abby

 

My husband received *Her Hand in Marriage* by Douglas Wilson on biblical courtship in the modern world.

 

One of my fav's is "He Chose the Nails" by Max Lucado.

 

Only received one book this year, except the ones I bought myself: The Hymnal (1982). My daughter bought it for me from the National Cathedral in Washington DC while on a trip there. I collect hymnals and hymn books.

Gina, I think you will really enjoy "More than Conquerors."

 

I got a leather bound copy of THe Lord of the Rings , Annotated Alice, Phillip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy in hardcover.

 

None as gifts but I will buy the updated version of "Let the Nations be Glad" by Piper and also the book on preaching that he played a part in.

 

I got the ESV One Year Bible!

Neal

 

I made out like a bandit.

I got the Hebrew Bible from my wife. I got the Hebrew-English Lexicon by Holladay from my daughter (who is 11 months old so it was actually from me) and the Commentary on Jeremiah in the NICOT from my parents and the Septuagint from my sisters and Exegetical Fallacies from my brother. I love books!

 

I got "Healing with the Angels" and "Healing with the Fairies" both by Doreen Virtue, PHD from my Mom.