Recommend your Best

[BBAS 64]

Good Day, All

If you where to help a brother or sister in Christ to start a library. What one book or volume “set” would you recommend and why? I ask because I am looking to add to my library which needs some help.



I would recommend the 5 volume set by Vernon Mcgee though the Bible. Because I have had it for many years and I just love his way and style of explaining things and use it often.

For His Glory Alone!

BBAS

 

[Phoebe]

Anything by CS Lewis. The Chronicles of Narnia are my favorite.

 

[dsdumpling]

Max Lucado is one of my favorites.

 

[Ron S]

CS Lewis.
Search him on Amazon and buy everything he's ever written, would be my advice

 

[Jason1646]

CS Lewis.
Search him on Amazon and buy everything he's ever written, would be my advice

Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion (okay, its 2 volumes, but no library should be without it).

~Jason

 

[InquisitorKind]

Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion (okay, its 2 volumes, but no library should be without it).

~Jason

Jason,

Is there a specific translation you have in mind or would recommend? I've heard that there are some "bad" ones floating around.

~Matt

 

[Isaiah 53]

Charles Spurgeon's Commentary.

PEACE IN CHRIST!!!

 

[Jason1646]

Jason,

Is there a specific translation you have in mind or would recommend? I've heard that there are some "bad" ones floating around.

~Matt

The standard translation preferred by Calvinists is Battles.

Blessings Matt,

~Jason

 

[BBAS 64]

Charles Spurgeon's Commentary.

PEACE IN CHRIST!!!

Isaiah,

Are these just sermons by Charles Spurgeon?

BBAS

 

[HiredGoon]

Well these aren't books, but I would highly recommend Ray VanderLaan's "That the World May Know" video series. They are excellent! RVL is a teacher who leads trips to Israel and Turkey and explains the historical Jewish context of scripture at the actual historical archaeological sites. Very interesting, and sheds light on scripture from a different perspective than we western Christians are used to. I've used these videos many times when teaching.

http://community.gospelcom.net/Brix?pageID=1822

 

[ShetlandRose]

I would recommend the 5 volume set by Vernon Mcgee though the Bible. Because I have had it for many years and I just love his way and style of explaining things and use it often.

I didn't even have to think twice about this...ABSOLUTELY...the THRU THE BIBLE WITH J. VERNON McGEE volumes! "Put the cookies on the bottom shelf!" A tremendous, and uncomplicated verse-by-verse explanation of the entire Bible.

But, since you have that already, alongside that I use The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, (one volume) from Moody Press.

ShetlandRose

 

[Blackhawk]

Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion (okay, its 2 volumes, but no library should be without it).

~Jason

I have the one volume version of it. Although I guess it could be said to be four since The institutes are 4 books. it is not the Battle's version although I think that it is good. But that would be my vote also. It is a great manual of Christian piety.

 

[Pardoned]

I could not post any links yet. But if you would search "Trinity Book Service" you will be able to find suggested books to start your library.

Once in their website click on the search botton and search for "Your Christian Library" They have lists of suggested books for basic, intermediate and advanced libraries.

You might want to start with the basic.

 

[theologia crucis]

Every Christian should have some of Josephus' various works, especially The Jewish War and Jewish Antiquities, and also Eusebius' The Church History. I like Paul Maier's translations from Kregel.

 

[HiredGoon]

Every Christian should have some of Josephus' various works, especially The Jewish War and Jewish Antiquities, and also Eusebius' The Church History. I like Paul Maier's translations from Kregel.

Paul Maier was one of my profs. I took a semester of Greek and a semester of Roman history with him, great lectures, and very knowledgable. I have a copy of his Eusebius too. He also translated/edited Josephus, which I don't have.

 

[theologia crucis]

Paul Maier was one of my profs. I took a semester of Greek and a semester of Roman history with him, great lectures, and very knowledgable. I have a copy of his Eusebius too. He also translated/edited Josephus, which I don't have.

Cool! Luckily for me, Redeemer Lutheran here in Austin has brought him in a few times to give guest lectures on various aspects of ancient Christian history, and I've been able to go.

Very energetic and passionate speaker, and knowledgeable, too!

 

[racer]

Bill,

Are we talking non-Fiction only? Christian educational purposes only, or even entertainment purposes (which can also be educational) too?



As for non-Fictional I would recommend F.F. Bruce's Hard Sayings of Christ.

Lisa

 

[BBAS 64]

Bill,

Are we talking non-Fiction only? Christian educational purposes only, or even entertainment purposes (which can also be educational) too?



As for non-Fictional I would recommend F.F. Bruce's Hard Sayings of Christ.

Lisa

Lisa,

Does not Matter to me one bit, only looking for suggestions. I am going to be buying some new material so much is out there just looking for some help. When in the book store so many authors some time hard to choose.

Bill

 

[racer]

Lisa,

Does not Matter to me one bit, only looking for suggestions. I am going to be buying some new material so much is out there just looking for some help. When in the book store so many authors some time hard to choose.

Bill

Okay . . . here's a few:

Frank Peretti

The Oath
This Present Darkness
Piercing the Darkness
The Visitation

Mike Heiser

The Facade

Lynn Marzuli

Nephilim

 

[Phoebe]

I am also a Frank Peretti fan.