Below are listed the titles that we have added to our little book basket throughout our exploration of Jesus' Bible (2008-2010).
Old Testament Related Titles for 2009-2010
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Richard Bauckham and Trevor Hart, Finding God in the Midst of Life: Old Stories for Contemporary Readers (London: Paternoster, 2006).
- Richard Bauckham, Bible and Mission: Christian Witness in a Postmodern World (Carlisle: Paternoster Press; Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2003).
- Ellen Davis, Getting Involved with God: Rediscovering the Old Testament (Lanham, MD: Cowley Publications: 2001).
- Peter Enns, Inspiration and Incarnation: Evangelicals and the Problem of the Old Testament (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2005).
- Terence Fretheim, About the Bible: Short Answers to Big Questions, Exp Rev edition (Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress, 2009).
- John Goldingay, God's Prophet, God's Servant: A Study in Jeremiah and Isaiah 40-55 (Toronto: Clements Publishing, 1994, 2002).
- John Goldingay, Genesis for Everyone (London: SPCK, to be published in April 2010), but available online for now for free from his webpage, listed as "Genesis Part 1 DOC" and "Genesis Part 2 DOC"
- Carolyn Custis James, The Gospel of Ruth: Loving God Enough to Break the Rules (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2008).
- Tim Keller, The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith (New York: Dutton, 2008).
- James Limburg, The Prophets and the Powerless (Atlanta: John Knox Press, 1977).
- J. Clinton McCann Jr., Great Psalms of the Bible (Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2009).
- Eugene Peterson's Reflections of the Life of David, Leap Over a Wall: Earthly Spirituality for Everyday Christians (San Francisco: HarperOne, 1997).
- John Stackhouse, Finally Feminist: A Pragmatic Christian Understanding of Gender (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2005).
- Simon Stocks, Using the Psalms for Prayer through Suffering (Cambridge: Grove Books, 2007).
- Chris Wright, The God I Don't Understand: Reflections on Tough Questions of Faith (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2008). See also the publisher's site for an excerpt and an interview with the author.
- Question 1: What about Evil and Suffering?
- Question 2: What about the Canaanites?
- Question 3: What about the Cross?
- Question 4: What about the End of the World?
- Chris Wright, Truth with A Mission: Understanding Scripture Missiologically (Cambridge: Grove Books, 2005).
- ...and more on the way
Select Titles from the 2008-2009 Season
- Rob Bell and Don Golden, Jesus Wants to Save Christians: A Manifesto for the Church in Exile (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2008).
- Greg Boyd, Is God to Blame? Beyond Pat Answers to the Problem of Suffering (Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2003).
- William Harley, Jr, His Needs, Her Needs: Building an Affair-Proof Marriage (Grand Rapids: Revell, 1986, 1994, 2001).
- Kenneth Haugk, Don’t Sing Songs to a Heavy Heart: How to Relate to Those Who are Suffering (St. Louis: Stephens Ministries, 2004).
- Dan Kimball, They Like Jesus But Not The Church: Insights from Emerging Generations (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2007).
- Brennan Manning, The Ragamuffin Gospel: Good News for the Bedraggled, Beat-Up, and Burnt Out (Colorado Springs: Multnomah Publishers, 1990, 2000, 2005).
- Scot McKnight, The Jesus Creed: Loving God, Loving Others (Brewster, MA: Paraclete Press, 2004).
- Scot McKnight, The Blue Parakeet: Rethinking How You Read the Bible (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2008).
- Jerry L. Walls and Joseph Dongell, Why I Am Not a Calvinist (Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2004).
- Chris Wright, Truth with a Mission: Reading Scripture Missiologically (Cambridge: Grove Books, 2005).
- Tom Wright, New Heavens, New Earth: The Biblical Picture of the Christian Hope (Cambridge: Grove Books, 1999).
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