Credentials, Part 5

The books in this post are two topics:  (1) Christian doctrine and (2) History of the Bible, Bible Versions, Textual Criticism, etc. I have read every one of these from cover-to-cover. For both these topics, I don’t agree with all of them but study them to understand different viewpoints—something necessary for proper apologetics study.

Christian Doctrine: 

A Calvinist’s Honest Doubts Resolved, by Dave Hunt

A Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs: A Reference 

        Guide to More Than 700 Topics Discussed by the 

        Early Church Fathers, David W. Bercot

About Being Lutheran. Booklet

Against Calvinism, by Roger E. Olson

All the Doctrines of the Bible, by Herbert Lockyer

Angels, Satan, and Demons, by Robert Lightner

Apostles’ Creed For Everyman, The, by William Barclay

Baptismal Regeneration/Believer’s Baptism Debate, 

        The, by Dr. J. O. Hosler

Basic Bible Interpretation, by Roy B. Zuck

Basic Reformed Theology Explained and Exposed, 

        by Caryl Matrisciana

Book of Common Prayer.

Book of Concord, translated and edited by 

        Theodore G. Tappert

Buried By Baptism, by William MacDonald

Centrality of the Lord’s Supper in the Life 

        of the Assembly, by David A. Glock

Charts of Christian Theology and Doctrine, 

        by H.Wayne House

Chosen But Free, by Norman Geisler

Christian Baptism, by Alfred P. Gibbs

Christian Faith 101, by Steven Tsoukalas

Christianity According to the Bible, by Ron Rhodes

Christmas Reconsidered, by Ralph Woodrow

Coming Apocalypse, The, by Dr. Renald E. Showers

Conviction Without Compromise, by Norman Geisler 

        and Ron Rhodes

Debating Calvinism, by Dave Hunt & James White

Dispensationalism, by Charles C. Ryrie

Fall of Satan, The, by Bodie Hodge

Fifty Reasons Why Jesus Came to Die, by John Piper

Grace, Faith, Free Will, by Robert E. Picirilli

Holiness of God, The, by R.C. Sproul

Holy Spirit, The, by Charles C. Kyrie

Holy Spirit At Work, The, by Emmaus Bible College

Israel in Bible Prophecy, by John L. Bray

Israelology: The Missing Link in Systematic Theology, 

        by Arnold G. Fruchtenbaum

Judgment Day: Islam, Israel and the Nations, 

        by Dave Hunt

Knowing Christ in the Challenge of Heresy, 

        by Steven Tsoukalas

Knowing God, by J.I. Packer

Lord’s Supper, The, by Neil M. Fraser 

        (Emmaus Correspondence Course)

Luther’s Small Catechism

Navigators’ Discipleship booklet series (7)

One Minute After You Die, by Erwin W. Lutzer

Popular Dictionary of Bible Prophecy, The, 

        by Ron Rhodes

Psalter, The: The Only Hymnal? by Iain H. Murray

Sabbath In Christ, by Dale Ratzlaff

Sense and Nonsense About Angels & Demons, by 

        Kenneth Boa & Robert M. Bowman, Jr

Sense and Nonsense About Heaven & Hell, 

        by Kenneth Boa & Robert M. Bowman, Jr 

Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, 

        by Jonathan Edwards

Stranger on the Road to Emmaus, The, 

        by John R. Cross

Systematic Theology, Vol. 1, by Norman Geisler

Systematic Theology, Vol. 2, by Norman Geisler

Systematic Theology, Vol. 3, by Norman Geisler

Systematic Theology, Vol. 4, by Norman Geisler

This We Believe  (LCMS adult study guide)

T.U.L.I.P. and the Bible, by Dave Hunt

TULIP: The Five Points of Calvinism in the 

        Light of Scripture, by Duane Edward Spencer

Westminster Confession of Faith

What Love Is This? by Dave Hunt 

        (1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th editions)

What the Bible Says About Angels, by David Jeremiah

Why I Am Not A Calvinist, by Jerry L. Walls and 

        Joseph R. Dongell

Why Israel? Understanding God’s Plan for Israel 

        & the Nations, by Thomas Fretwell

Why the Jewish People? Understanding Replacement 

        Theology and Antisemitism, 

        By Thomas Fretwell.

History of the Bible, Bible Versions, Textual Criticism, etc:

Forever Settled: A Survey of the Documents & History 

        of the Bible, by Jack Moorman

A User’s Guide to Bible Translations, by David Dewey

Biblical Revelation & Inclusive Language, by LCMS

Complete Guide to Bible Translations, The, 

        by Ron Rhodes

Constantine’s Bible, by David L. Dungan

Defending the King James Bible, by D.A. Waite

Essential Guide to Bible Versions, 

        by Philip Wesley Comfort

Fast Facts on the KJV Only Debate,

        by John Ankerberg.

Fundamentalist Mis-Information on Bible Versions, 

        by D.A. Waite

Heresies of Westcott & Hortt, by D.A. White

Historical Criticism of the Bible: Methodology 

        or Ideology? by Eta Linnemann

History of the Bible in English, by F.F. Bruce

In The Beginning: The Story of the King James Bible..., 

        by Alister McGrath

King James Only? A Guide to Bible Translations, 

        by Dr. Robert A. Joyner

King James Only Controversy, The, by James R. White

King James Version Defended, The, by Edward F. Hills

Luther’s Small Catechism

Many Gospels of Jesus, The, by Philip W. Comfort 

        and Jason Driesbach

Modern Bibles--The Dark Secret, by Jack Moorman

Myths About the Modern Bible Versions, 

        by David W. Cloud

Old Testament Canon and the Apocrypha, The, 

        by William Webster

On the Reliability of the Old Testament, by K.A. Kitchen

One Bible Only? by Roy E. Beacham & 

        Kevin T. Bauder, General Editors

Origin of the Bible, The, edited by Philip Wesley Comfort

Quest for the Original Text of the New Testament, The, 

        by Philip Wesley Comfort

Royal Deceptions: Exposing the KING JAMES ONLY 

        Conspiracies Against God’s Word, by Fred Butler

Searching for the Original Bible, by Randall Price

True or False? [KJV Only], by David Otis Fuller

Credentials, Part 4

Today I offer an example of various subjects in these books I’ve read. Perhaps I can provoke my audience to think about reading some of these books.

Church Government and Life

Agape Leadership, by Robert L. Peterson 

        and Alexander Strauch

Biblical Eldership, by Alexander Strauch

He Gave Gifts, by Charles R. Swindoll

Men and Women: Equal Yet Different, 

        by Alexander Strauch

New Testament Church Government, 

        by Kenneth A. Daughters

New Testament Deacon, The, by Alexander Strauch

Understanding the Church, by Joseph M. Vogl 

        and John H. Fish III

Use of the Rod & the Staff, by Jay E. Adams

What Paul Really Said About Women, 

        by John Temple Bristow

Why Revival Tarries, by Leonard Ravenhill

Women’s Adornment: What Does the Bible Really Say? 

        by Ralph Woodrow

Church History:

A City Upon a Hill: How Sermons Changed the Course 

        of American History, by Larry Witham

Amazing Discoveries Within the Book of Books, 

        by Ralph Woodrow

Anabaptist Story, The: And introduction to Sixteenth-

        Century Anabaptism, by William R. Estep

Ancient Texts Excluded from the Canon―The Gnostic 

        Gospels, Dead Sea Scrolls, and Kabbalah in One 

        Volume, by Willis Barnstone

Apostolic Fathers, edited by Jack Sparks

Battles of the Bible, by Chaim Herzog & 

        Mordechai Gichon

Christian Symbolism in the Evangielical Churches, 

        by Thomas Albert Stafford

Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years,

        by Diarmaid MacCulloch

Christmas Reconsidered, by Ralph Woodrow

Doctrine and Practice in the Early Church,

        by Stuart G. Hall

Early Christian Doctrines, by J.N.D. Kelly

Easter - Is It Pagan?  by Ralph Woodrow

Exodus: Myth or History? By David Rohl. 

First Christmas: The True and Unfamiliar Story, 

        by Paul L. Maier

Foxe’s Christian Martyrs of the World, by John Foxe

From Bondage to Freedom: A Survey of Jewish History 

        From the Babylonian Captivity to the Coming 

        of the Messiah, by Daniel Fuchs and 

        Harold A. Sevener

God’s Covenant With Israel, by Rabbi Binyamin Elon

Great Leaders of the Christian Church, 

        edited by John D. Woodbridge

In the Fullness of Time, by Paul L. Maier

Josephus: The Essential Works, 

        translated by Paul L. Maier.

Josephus and the New Testament, by Steve Mason 

Lion Book of Christian Thought, by Tony Lane

Lost Books of the Bible and the Forgotten 

        Books of Eden, The

Lost in Wonder: Charles Wesley, by S.T. Kimbrough, Jr

Our Legacy: The History of Christian Doctrine, 

        by John D. Hannah

Pagan Christianity, by Frank Viola and George Barna

Revered Wisdom: Christianity, by William Paley

Searching For Jesus, by Robert J. Hutchinson

Solving the Mysteries of the Dead Sea Scrolls, 

        by Edward M. Cook

Symbols & Their Meaning, by Rudolph F. Norden

Thirteen Apostles, The, by J. Ellsworth Kalas

Titanic’s Last Hero, The, by Moody Adams with 

        Lee W. Meredith 

Torch of the Testimony, The, by John W. Kennedy 

        of India

Will the Real Heretics Please Stand Up, 

        by David W. Bercot

Works of Josephus, The, translated by William Whiston

General Reference (blue were for reference only, 

        not read in entirety):

3,458 Bible People & Places, by Thomas 

        Nelson Publishers

A Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs, edited 

        by David W. Bercot

A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament, 

        by Joseph Henry Thayer

A Pocket Guide to the Bible, Answers in Genesis

All the Men of the Bible, by Herbert Lockyer

Bare Bones Bible Handbook, The, by Jim George

Biblical Literacy, by Rabbi Joseph Telushkin

Complete Guide to Christian Denominations, The, 

        by Ron Rhodes

Concise Bible Atlas, by J. Carl Laney

Find it Fast in the Bible, by Ron Rhodes

Handbook of Denominations, by Frank S. Mead, 

        revised by Samuel S. Hill

Holman Bible Dictionary

Names of God, by Nathan Stone

Vine’s Complete Expository Dictionary of Old 

        and New Testament Words 

What Is a Healthy Church Member? 

        By Thabiti M. Anyabwile

Where to Find It In The Bible, by Ken Anderson