I'm coming to the end of my four-year seminary education at Trinity and tonight I was thinking about some of the books that have made a great impact on me. So, what follows is a list of books I have read over the last four years. Many of them were part of my seminary education but some of them were not required, but maybe just looked interesting or were recommended by a friend.
In no particular order:
- Jesus and the Land by Gary Burge
- The Art of Biblical Narrative by Robert Alter
- The Institutes of the Christian Religion by John Calvin
- Paul: An Outline of His Theology by Hermann Ridderboss
- Jesus and the God of Israel by Richard Bauckham
- Wounded Heart by Dan Allender
- Religious Affections by Jonathan Edwards
- The Saving Righteousness of God by Michael Bird
- We Become What We Worship by G.K. Beale
- How on Earth Did Jesus Become a God? by Larry Hurtado
As I think through this tentative list of books, I am realizing again how grateful I am for these years of formation. I truly do feel like I have been formed and shaped just enough to begin studying with vigor for the rest of my life. I think the common denominator behind all these books is their ability to help me (1) understand the way the Bible is to be understood and how its part relate to the whole; they have also helped me to (2) appreciate the significance of what Jesus did and therein reveal the God of heaven and earth.
Thank you, Lord, for these scholars and pastors both dead and alive. Thank you for their, in large measure, warm devotion to you, their love for your word and their concern for the church.
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