For Further Reading
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Who Was Jesus of Nazareth? Craig L. Blomberg New Testament scholar Blomberg tackles the key question in this essay and video. The Book that understands me would not be worth reading if it is wrong in its claims about its central character, Jesus. Blomberg gives arguments for confidence. Other essays available on the same site are well worth exploring. |
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The Swedish Method Peter Blowes In this article Blowes writes out of his intercultural experience in Argentina where he worked for nineteen years. He explains the message, gives its theological underpinnings, points out its adaptability to different contexts and how it may be deepened. For the Gospel of John online in modern translation, see John 1. |
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My Train Wreck Conversion Rosaria Champagne Butterfield Butterfield also undertook a journey: from lesbian activist to a pastor’s wife. She has written at length about her journey in The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert: An English Professor’s Journey into the Christian Faith (Pittsburgh: Crown and Covenant, 2012). |
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You are What—and How—You Read Rosaria Champagne Butterfield Butterfield has a keen interest in how people read as she believes that reading can shape character. |
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NIV Zondervan Study Bible D.A. Carson, editor Over sixty scholars contributed to this volume with 28 articles and some 20,000 study notes. |
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Why People Matter: A Christian Engagement with Rival Views of Human Significance John F. Kilner, editor How one values oneself and others is tied to how humankind is viewed. This book critically explores a number of views: utilitarianism, collectivism, individualism, naturalism and the transhuman option. It argues that “a biblically grounded Christian outlook” provides “the best basis for affirming human significance¾not grounded in humanity or science but in God and God’s design for humans.” Nearly every chapter ends with an annotated bibliography. |
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A Peculiar Glory: How the Christian Scriptures Reveal Their Complete Truthfulness John Piper Piper’s book is more than autobiography. He covers many questions that an appeal to the Bible beg. For example, four questions in particular drive the book: What books and words make up the Christian Scriptures? What do the Christian Scriptures claim for themselves? How can we know the Christian Scriptures are true? How are the Christian Scriptures confirmed by the peculiar glory of God? |
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Journey into Light Emile Cailliet The journey of which Cailliet speaks is from naturalism to a vibrant Christian faith and from France to the USA. Of particular interest is the role the Bible played in that journey. |