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Kingdom, Grace, Judgment: Paradox, Outrage, and Vindication in the Parables of Jesus
Robert Farrar Capon
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2002
"Not Your Father's Oldsmobile"
+ Great book on the meaning of the parables
+ This is a great book
+ Good theology!
+ Refreshing
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Insight: A Study of Human Understanding (Collected Works of Bernard Lonergan)
Bernard Lonergan
University of Toronto Press, 1992
shared love of wisdom
+ Lonergen "Insight"
+ Insight: A Study of Human Understanding
+ St.Thomas Aquinas' dialogue with Modern Age
+ Labour of love
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The Signature of Jesus
Brennan Manning
Multnomah Books, 2004
GREAT
+ The Signature Of Jesus
+ A Splendid Book
+ The very best of Brennan Manning
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Zondervan Handbook to the Bible, Revised Edition
Zondervan Pub. House, 2002
Zondervan Bible Handbook review
+ Zondervan Handbook to the Bible: Complete Revised and Updated Edition of the Three-Million-Copy Bestseller (Purchased on 04/20/2
+ Opinion on Zondervan Handbook to the Bible
Gives the Bible pictures and background. Learn in more than one modality.
Excellent companion to your bible study or just to read.
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Is There a Meaning in This Text?
Kevin J. Vanhoozer
Zondervan, 1998
Essential Read for the Biblical Interpreter in the Postmodern Age
+ Excellent analysis of contemporary positions, but...
+ enlightening
Vanhoozer's work is an absolutely essential read for anyone who wants to understand the art of biblical interpretation from a Christian perspective in the postmodern age. His exhaustive work clearly explains contemporary philosophical and literary theory, so that even the beginner in the field can ...
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Four Portraits, One Jesus: An Introduction to Jesus and the Gospels
Mark L. Strauss
Zondervan, 2007
Best Evangelical treatment on the Gospels
+ lots of information presented in an easy to understand manner
+ Christ
+ Excellent textbook!!! Intelligent and informed !
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Grasping God's Word: A Hands-On Approach to Reading, Interpreting, and Applying the Bible
J. Scott Duvall, J. Daniel Hays
Zondervan, 2005
Review of "Grasping for God's Word"
+ Awesome Book
+ my text book
+ Great Book on How to Interpret the Bible
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Method in Theology
Bernard Lonergan
University of Toronto Press, 1990
blew my mind
+ Fascinating stuff
+ Profound, yet comprehensive knowledge
+ In-depth philosophy and theology combined!
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New Horizons in Hermeneutics
Anthony C. Thiselton
Zondervan, 1997
Difficult but excellent discussion of how texts have meaning
+ Another Classic that Builds on The Two Horizons
+ A monumental work
This is not a work for beginners. While biblical hermeneutics are in view, it really concerns how we interpret any text. Thiselton has one major concern: are there standards of meaning that go beyond any particular society and embrace all humanity, or not? Thiselton argues throughout the book ...
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The Jesus I Never Knew
Philip Yancey
Zondervan, 2002
The Jesus I used to know
+ So, You THINK You Know About Jesus?
+ This is must-have reading for the Christian
+ Writings Outside the Canon Can Be Useful
+ A new view
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The Resurrection of the Son of God (Christian Origins and the Question of God, Vol. 3)
N. T. Wright
Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 2003
Magnificent Study of the Gospels.
+ Book for all levels
+ Very thorough.
+ Brings Unity to History, Philosophy & Theology
+ He makes all things new!
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The Aims of Jesus (Princeton Theological Monograph Series, 48)
Ben F. Meyer
Pickwick Publications, 2002
One of the most important books on Jesus ever written
+ A Jesus book of substance
It's great to see this book back in print. I read it about 15 years ago, and it, along with N. T. Wright's New Testament and the People of God, Jesus and the Victory of God, and What St. Paul Really Said completely rearranged my thinking about Christianity, eventually leading me from evangelical ...
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Theology for the Community of God
Stanley J. Grenz
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2000
Importance of Community - it is written.
+ Quality Review of Theology
+ An excellent theological work for this generation.
+ Extremely informative
+ A great resource for theology
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The Last Word: Beyond the Bible Wars to a New Understanding of the Authority of Scripture
N.t. Wright
HarperOne, 2005
Here's Why This Particular Wright Book Should Be Read in Thousands of Our Small Groups
+ Wright's right in this one..... mostly
+ NT Wright does it again
+ You Would Not Be Disappointed!
+ A valuable contribution to the subject
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The Social World of Luke-Acts: Models for Interpretation
Hendrickson Publishers, 1999
A Good Collection of Scholarly Writings
+ Excellent Resource for New Testament Studies
I first became aware of THE SOCIAL WORLD OF LUKE ACTS when I was studying scripture, but purchased it when I conducted a Bible Study based on Luke's Gospel knowing it would be an important addition to my collection of books. Since that time I've referred to it on many occasions because while it's ...
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