Have you Read any good theology books during the shutdown now?

[Yeshua1]

I have completed reading thru Berkhof ST again, and now srating to read Karl Barth on Romans!

 

[tyndale1946]

Before all this broke lose, I purchased An Exposition To Hebrews by A. W. Pink only 784 pages... I have been methodically going thru it page by page and was refreshed on things I did know and added more knowledge and understanding to those I didn't or thought I did... So far I gotten thru 165 pages and from what I read and studied, I highly recommend this book by Pink... I have many books by him and he is always insightful and its interesting to see scripture as he sees them in a new and different light... I know he is not everyone's cup of tea but to each his own... Brother Glen

 

[Martin Marprelate]

Before all this broke lose, I purchased An Exposition To Hebrews by A. W. Pink only 784 pages...

Excellent book; my go-to commentary on Hebrews.

I am currently engaged in reading The Mortification of Sin by John Owen. Not the easiest of reads - Owen rarely uses one word where ten will do - but it rewards perseverance. I am sure that Owen is correct that the lack of power and unction in the churches today is due to a casual approach to sin. Many of Owen's books are available in easy-to-read versions from Banner of Truth.

I have also recently purchased The Holy Spirit by Geoff Thomas, published by Reformation Heritage Books. Thomas was the Pastor of Alfred St. Baptist Church in Aberystwyth, Wales for 50 (!) years before his recent retirement. An excellent book from a Reformed perspective on this important topic.

 

[Yeshua1]

Before all this broke lose, I purchased An Exposition To Hebrews by A. W. Pink only 784 pages... I have been methodically going thru it page by page and was refreshed on things I did know and added more knowledge and understanding to those I didn't or thought I did... So far I gotten thru 165 pages and from what I read and studied, I highly recommend this book by Pink... I have many books by him and he is always insightful and its interesting to see scripture as he sees them in a new and different light... I know he is not everyone's cup of tea but to each his own... Brother Glen

He was once into Dispy theology, so interesting read!

 

[Yeshua1]

Excellent book; my go-to commentary on Hebrews.

I am currently engaged in reading The Mortification of Sin by John Owen. Not the easiest of reads - Owen rarely uses one word where ten will do - but it rewards perseverance. I am sure that Owen is correct that the lack of power and unction in the churches today is due to a casual approach to sin. Many of Owen's books are available in easy-to-read versions from Banner of Truth.

I have also recently purchased The Holy Spirit by Geoff Thomas, published by Reformation Heritage Books. Thomas was the Pastor of Alfred St. Baptist Church in Aberystwyth, Wales for 50 (!) years before his recent retirement. An excellent book from a Reformed perspective on this important topic.

Another one who liked to use extra verbage was John Gill, and now after reading Berhof, will try to read thru his ST now!

 

[Martin Marprelate]

The Mortification of Sin by John Owen. Not the easiest of reads

I should have mentioned that a chap called Kris Lundgaard has re-written Owen's work in modern language and quite a racy style. The Enemy Within (P & R Publishing, 1998).

 

[Yeshua1]

I should have mentioned that a chap called Kris Lundgaard has re-written Owen's work in modern language and quite a racy style. The Enemy Within (P & R Publishing, 1998).

Have you read the death of death?

 

[Martin Marprelate]

Have you read the death of death?

I have that in my library.
A lot of John Owen's work is now available in an excellent abridged and easy-to-read form. I have just started to re-read The glory of Christ published by Banner of Truth in their 'Puritan Paperback' series. Very good indeed! there is no reason for anybody not to be blessed by the Prince of Puritans.

 

[Yeshua1]

I have that in my library.
A lot of John Owen's work is now available in an excellent abridged and easy-to-read form. I have just started to re-read The glory of Christ published by Banner of Truth in their 'Puritan Paperback' series. Very good indeed! there is no reason for anybody not to be blessed by the Prince of Puritans.

I am now wading thru John Gill Body of divinity and think he and Owen liked to write a lot! Instead of using a sentence, lets use a whole page!

 

[Deacon]

I’ll have to pick up Lundgaard’s book.
I haven’t read Owen in years: I like my writing crisp and succinct, easily outlined.
Owen wrote for a different crowd, simpler life with fewer distractions.

I’m in self-protective quarantine but still working, although in a different role, so the quarantine hasn’t provided me with much more time to read.

But I’m a voracious reader none the less.

1. A while back I picked up a very early English translation of Constantine Tischendorf’s, “When were the Gospel’s Written?” (1860’s) and it lead me to what I’m currently reading, Stanley Porter’s, “Constantine Tischendorf, The Life And Work Of A 19th Century Bible Hunter”, (2015)

2. “The Challenge of Bible Translation” ed. by Glen Scorgie, Mark Strauss, and Steven Voth. (2003), recommended here on the BaptistBoard.

3. I picked up a 5 book collection on eBay for about $20, that included,
“Bible Translations, a history through source documents”, by Ronald H. Worth, Jr. (1992)

4. Another included in the group was “What is Narrative Criticism? by Mark Allen Powell (1990)

5. And another in the collection was “Reading Biblical Narrative, a practical guide” by J.P. Fokkelman (hardback, unread, 1999)

I’m studying the Gospel of Luke, perhaps teaching it in a year or so at church.
Planning for this I’ve ordered Jeannine Brown’s, “Gospel’s as Story, a narrative approach to Matthew, Mark, Luke and John“ (June 2020).
And will be reading Darrell Bock’s commentary on Luke, by Baker Publishing.

And that’s only the Biblical stuff, lots of fiction and sci-fi on the shelf, they are rather quicker, easier reads.

Rob