Just in case you guys cared:

Here's what I've read since last November:

The New Nature By Renald Showers
Maranatha Our Lord, Come!: A Definitive Study of the Rapture of the Church By Renald Showers
What on Earth Is God Doing? By Renald Showers
Christian Apologetics by Norman Geisler
The Origin of the Bible by Harlod O. J. Brown, Roger T. Beckwith, Frederick Fyvie Bruce, and Ray Elliott
Deliver Us From Evil by Ravi Zacharias
Ephesians Commentary by John MacArthar
History of Christian Doctrines by Louis Berkhof
The New Evidence That Demands a Verdict by Josh McDowell
Scientific Facts in the Bible: 100 Reasons to Believe the Bible is Supernatural in Origin (Hidden Wealth Series) by Ray Comfort
Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God by J. I. Packer

Books I bought still waiting to be read:

Jesus Among Other Gods The Absolute Claims Of The Christian Message by Ravi Zacharias
The School Of Biblical Evangelism by Ray Comfort and Kirk Cameron
The Most High God: A Commentary on the Book of Daniel by Renald Showers
The Foundations of Faith Vol. 1 by Renald E. Showers
The Case for the Real Jesus: A Journalist Investigates Current Attacks on the Identity of Christ by Lee Strobel
Systematic Theology by Louis Berkhof
Systematic Theology by Wayne Grudem
Basic Theology: A Popular Systematic Guide to Understanding Biblical Truth by Charles Ryrie

Books I plan to read that I haven't bought:

Institutes of Christian Religion by McNeill and Battles
Bondage of the Will by Martin Luther
Confessions of Augustine
Here I stand by Roland Bainton
The Normal Christian Life by Watchman Nee
Sit, Walk, Stand by Watchman Nee
A Biblical Theology of the Old Testament Zuck, Merrill, Bock
Old Testament Theology by Paul House
The Divine Romance by Gene Edwards
Bone of His Bone by F.J. Huegel
Pagan Christianity: Exploring the Roots of our Church Practices by Frank Viola and George Barna
The Torch of the Testimony by John W. Kennedy
Living by the Book by Howard Hendriks

Check out "Copernicus and the Jews" by Daniel Gruber, I recommend it :D

Check out "Copernicus and the Jews" by Daniel Gruber, I recommend it :D


What's it about? Is it fiction? I don't read fiction.

Is it going to help me evangelize my Jewish friends? I have 4 of Dr. Michael Brown's books on Jewish objections to Jesus.

http://store.icnministries.org/books.html

Check out "Copernicus and the Jews" by Daniel Gruber, I recommend it :D


One of the main points of Mr. Grubers message is that, since the the "New Testament" writings were written by Jews, when they were written down, Greek was used in order to attempt to convey Hebraic ideas which were utterly foreign to the Gentile-Greek mind. Later, Gentile translators of the Greek texts, who could have looked, at least, to the Septuagint (Rabbinic Greek translation of the Tanackh - "Old Testament") for clues to meaning, instead, resorted primarily to classic Greek for interpretation.

The result of this misinterpretation were mistranslations that opened a veritable pandoras box of error. As a result Mr. Gruber would argue that terms like "Old Testament", "New Testament", "Christian", and "Church" are not only unbiblical and not only ought not to even exist but are fundamentally destructive! They have served to contribute to the alienation of Jews from their own Messiah and they have miscommunicated to the Gentile world, as well, what it means to be a member of the commonwealth of the people of God.


Sounds kinda kooky.

Sounds kinda kooky.

Yeah, it does, doesn't it? Definitely worth the read.

Is it going to help me evangelize my Jewish friends?

Likely

I have 4 of Dr. Michael Brown's books on Jewish objections to Jesus.

Those are GREAT books :D

Definitely worth the read.

I don't know, Tofu. He may touch on heresy. I'll go along with the idea that church is not promoting/understanding it's jewish origins. And I'll say there's room for some misinterpretation but to suggest we have a "pandoras box of error" opens the door to change anything.

To my POV there should be a unity in Reform Dispensationalism and Messianic theology. (Provided that reform doesn't extend into replacement theology)

Those are GREAT books :D

Have you read any of them? How did you here about them?

that's an impressive list

I would add "The Truth War" by Johnny Mac....funny, John says the college students actually call him that

I have his 5 disc series from Word Pictures on the topic:

http://www.crosstv.com/GuestTeachers.htm#wp29

What are you guys reading?

I don't know, Tofu. He may touch on heresy.

If he does, please rebuke us!

Have you read any of them? How did you here about them?

I go to a class where the teacher teaches right out of those books :)

I read the Bible these days, and that's about it, too much stuff to get done on the weekend

God gave men gifts to teach. You declare yourself smarter than God. For shame but typically Baptist. Seriously, have you ever read a systematic theology? Ever believer should have one. And also a history of doctrine. Tofu's got no excuse either. I cut him some slack as he's a genuine son of Abraham.


btw, did you know Geisler believes in the Big Bang? I confronted him in person on this issue and was shocked at his worldly/secular response: "because that's what 'science' tells us"

I've heard he's an Arminian, that's a thousand times worse than being a big banga in my book.

The book was helpful, but it was very difficult for me and my 4rth grade reading level.

I go to a class where the teacher teaches right out of those books :)

He's going to be in New Jersey in June, you wanna go? I'm only interested in hearing him talk about Judaism.

He's going to be in New Jersey in June, you wanna go? I'm only interested in hearing him talk about Judaism.

MAYBE. I'll have a newborn to deal with then tho, so I donno if I'll have time :P

I cut him some slack as he's a genuine son of Abraham.

And what does that profit me? :P