19 Best christianity books like Paul and the Power of Grace by John M.G. Barclay

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Paul and the Power of Grace

By: John M.G. Barclay

4.50

Format: 202 pages, Paperback

Paul and the Gift transformed the landscape of Pauline studies upon its publication in 2015. In it,…

If you liked the christianity plot in Paul and the Power of Grace by John M.G. Barclay , here is a list of 19 books like this:

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1. How God Became King: The Forgotten Story of the Gospels

By: N.T. Wright

4.26

Format: 282 pages, Hardcover

New Testament scholar N.T. Wright reveals how we have been misreading the Gospels for centuries, po… read more

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  • christian
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  • christianity
  • new testament
  • religion
  • nonfiction
"...It Isn't actually much of an encouragement to me to read the stories about Jesus. I might as well take encouragement from watching a great athlete run a four-minute mile. Sure, it's a fine sight, …"

-N.T. Wright, How God Became King: The Forgotten Story of the Gospels

Cover of Jesus and the Victory of God (Christian Origins and the Question of God, #2) by N.T. Wright

2. Jesus and the Victory of God (Christian Origins and the Question of God, #2)

By: N.T. Wright

4.44

Format: 741 pages, Paperback

In this highly anticipated volume, N. T. Wright focuses directly on the historical Jesus: Who was h… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • new testament
  • religion
  • nonfiction
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3. Why I Am Not an Arminian

By: Michael D. Williams , Robert A. Peterson

3.88

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

What's wrong with Arminianism? Arminian theology is sweeping through the evangelical churches of No… read more

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  • christianity
  • christian
  • nonfiction
  • theology
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4. The Cost of Discipleship

By: Dietrich Bonhoeffer

4.30

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

One of the most important theologians of the twentieth century illuminates the relationship between… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
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"When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die."

-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship

"Discipleship is not an offer that man makes to Christ."

-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship

"Only he who believes is obedient, and only he who is obedient believes."

-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship

"Strict exercise of self-control is an essential feature of the Christian's life."

-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship

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5. Christianity and Liberalism

By: J. Gresham Machen

4.33

Format: 199 pages, Paperback

Machen's classic defense of orthodox Christianity establishes the importance of scriptural doctrine… read more

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  • christian
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  • nonfiction
"The truth is that if Jesus be merely an example, He is not a worthy example; for He claimed to be far more."

-J. Gresham Machen, Christianity and Liberalism

"According to modern liberalism, in other words, Jesus was the Founder of Christianity because He was the first Christian, and Christianity consists in maintenance of the religious life which Jesus in…"

-J. Gresham Machen, Christianity and Liberalism

"When we come to see that it was no mere man who suffered on Calvary but the Lord of Glory, then we shall be willing to say that one drop of the precious blood of Jesus is of more value, for our own s…"

-J. Gresham Machen, Christianity and Liberalism

"The sage of Nazareth may satisfy those who have never faced the problem of evil in their own lives; but to talk about an ideal to those who are under the thralldom of sin is a cruel mockery. Yet if J…"

-J. Gresham Machen, Christianity and Liberalism

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6. The Lost World of Adam and Eve: Genesis 2–3 and the Human Origins Debate

By: N.T. Wright , John H. Walton

4.11

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

For centuries the story of Adam and Eve has resonated richly through the corridors of art, literatu… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
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  • religion
  • nonfiction
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7. The Cross of Christ

By: John R.W. Stott

4.37

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The work of a lifetime, from one of the world's most influential thinkers, about the heart of the C… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • religion
  • nonfiction
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8. The Crucifixion: Understanding the Death of Jesus Christ

By: Fleming Rutledge

4.13

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Though the apostle Paul boldly proclaimed "Christ crucified" as the heart of the gospel, Fleming Ru… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • new testament
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  • nonfiction
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9. Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community

By: Dietrich Bonhoeffer

4.27

Format: 122 pages, Paperback

After his martyrdom at the hands of the Gestapo in 1945, Dietrich Bonhoeffer continued his witness … read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • religion
  • nonfiction
"God is not a God of the emotions but the God of truth."

-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community

"We pray for the big things and forget to give thanks for the ordinary, small (and yet really not small) gifts."

-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community

"It is only when he is a burden that another person is really a brother and not merely an object to be manipulated"

-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community

"The Church does not need brilliant personalities but faithful servants of Jesus and the brethren. Not in the former but in the latter is the lack."

-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community

10. The Resurrection of the Son of God (Christian Origins and the Question of God, #3)

By: N.T. Wright

3.91

Format: 241 pages,

Why did Christianity begin, and why did it take the shape it did? To answer this question - which a… read more

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11. On the Incarnation

By: C.S. Lewis , Athanasius of Alexandria , None

3.29

Format: None pages, Paperback

A universally acknowledged masterpiece of fourth-century patristic theology. As C. S. Lewis observe… read more

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12. The Whole Christ: Legalism, Antinomianism, and Gospel Assurance—Why the Marrow Controversy Still Matters

By: Timothy J. Keller , Sinclair B. Ferguson

4.52

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Since the days of the early church, Christians have wrestled with the relationship between the law … read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • religion
  • nonfiction

13. Not the Way It's Supposed to Be: A Breviary of Sin

By: Cornelius Plantinga Jr.

3.60

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

This timely book retrieves an old awareness that has slipped and changed in recent decades. The awa… read more

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14. Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)

By: C.S. Lewis

3.93

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

In the first novel of C.S. Lewis's classic science fiction trilogy, Dr Ransom, a Cambridge academic… read more

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  • christian
  • religion
"The love of knowledge is a kind of madness."

-C.S. Lewis, Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)

"A pleasure is full grown only when it is remembered."

-C.S. Lewis, Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)

"There I drank life because death was in the pool. That was the best of drinks save one."

-C.S. Lewis, Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)

"And I say also this. I do not think the forest would be so bright, nor the water so warm, nor love so sweet, if there were no danger in the lakes."

-C.S. Lewis, Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)

15. Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible

By: E. Randolph Richards , Brandon J. O'Brien

3.87

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

What was clear to the original readers of Scripture is not always clear to us. Because of the cultu… read more

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16. Institutes of the Christian Religion, 2 Vols

By: John Calvin , Ford Lewis Battles , John Thomas McNeill

0.00

Format: 24 pages, ebook

This is the definitive English-language edition of one of the monumental works of the Christian chu… read more

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17. On the Apostolic Preaching

By: Irenaeus of Lyons

3.88

Format: 373 pages, Paperback

St Irenaeus is the most important theologian of the second century, laying the foundation for all f… read more

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18. A Long Obedience in the Same Direction: Discipleship in an Instant Society

By: Eugene H. Peterson

3.50

Format: 424 pages,

This world is no friend to grace. God has given us some resources, however. As we grow in character… read more

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19. Inspiration and Incarnation: Evangelicals and the Problem of the Old Testament

By: Peter Enns

4.18

Format: None pages, Paperback

In this accessible study, Peter Enns offers an evangelical affirmation of biblical authority that c… read more

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20. Paul: A Biography

By: N.T. Wright

4.34

Format: 480 pages, ebook

In this definitive biography, renowned Bible scholar, Anglican bishop, and bestselling author N. T.… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • religion
  • nonfiction
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21. Strange Religion: How the First Christians Were Weird, Dangerous, and Compelling

By: Nijay K. Gupta

4.29

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

The first Christians were weird. Just how weird is often lost on today's believers. Within Roman s… read more

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22. The Lost World of the Flood: Mythology, Theology, and the Deluge Debate (Volume 5) (The Lost World Series)

By: Tremper Longman III

4.00

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

"The flood continued forty days on the earth; and the waters increased, and bore up the ark, and it… read more

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  • christian
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  • christianity
  • religion
  • nonfiction
Cover of Jesus and the Powers: Christian Political Witness in an Age of Totalitarian Terror and Dysfunctional Democracies by N.T. Wright

23. Jesus and the Powers: Christian Political Witness in an Age of Totalitarian Terror and Dysfunctional Democracies

By: N.T. Wright

4.14

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Should Christians be politically withdrawn, avoiding participation in politics to maintain their pr… read more

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  • christian
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  • christianity
  • religion
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24. Paul and the Power of Grace

By: John M.G. Barclay

4.50

Format: 202 pages, Paperback

Paul and the Gift transformed the landscape of Pauline studies upon its publication in 2015. In it,… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of No Greater Love: A Biblical Vision for Friendship by Rebecca McLaughlin

25. No Greater Love: A Biblical Vision for Friendship

By: Rebecca McLaughlin

4.26

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Greater love has no one than that he lay down his life for his friends. –John 15:13 Our culture id… read more

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  • christianity
  • christian
  • nonfiction
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26. Why the Gospel?: Living the Good News of King Jesus with Purpose

By: Matthew W. Bates

4.56

Format: 198 pages, Paperback

We know  what  the gospel is—but do we know  why  it is?      As Christians, we often ask  what  … read more

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  • new testament
  • christian
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Cover of Being God's Image: Why Creation Still Matters by Carmen Joy Imes

27. Being God's Image: Why Creation Still Matters

By: Carmen Joy Imes

4.47

Format: 243 pages, Paperback

What does it mean to be human? This timeless question proves critical as we seek to understand our … read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • religion
  • nonfiction
Cover of Paul, a New Covenant Jew: Rethinking Pauline Theology by Brant Pitre

28. Paul, a New Covenant Jew: Rethinking Pauline Theology

By: Brant Pitre

4.46

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

After the landmark work of E. P. Sanders, the task of rightly accounting for Paul's relationship to… read more

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  • theology
  • christianity
  • new testament
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  • nonfiction
Cover of Perspectives on Paul: Five Views by Scot McKnight

29. Perspectives on Paul: Five Views

By: Scot McKnight

4.40

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

This five-views work brings together an all-star lineup of Pauline scholars to offer a constructive… read more

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  • new testament
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Cover of How (Not) to Read the Bible: Making Sense of the Anti-Women, Anti-Science, Pro-Violence, Pro-Slavery and Other Crazy-Sounding Parts of Scripture by Dan Kimball

30. How (Not) to Read the Bible: Making Sense of the Anti-Women, Anti-Science, Pro-Violence, Pro-Slavery and Other Crazy-Sounding Parts of Scripture

By: Dan Kimball

4.20

Format: None pages, Audio CD

When Dan Kimball first sat down to meet with a student who was disillusioned by Christianity, he wa… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • religion
  • nonfiction
Cover of Lamb of the Free: Recovering the Varied Sacrificial Understandings of Jesus's Death by Andrew Remington Rillera

31. Lamb of the Free: Recovering the Varied Sacrificial Understandings of Jesus's Death

By: Andrew Remington Rillera

4.69

Format: 356 pages, Paperback

Lamb of the Free analyzes the different sacrificial imagery applied to Jesus in the NT in light of … read more

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18 best-selling religion books like Paul and the Power of Grace by John M.G. Barclay

Transform Your Habits

How God Became King: The Forgotten Story of the Gospels

N.T. Wright

4.26

Transform Your Habits

Jesus and the Victory of God (Christian Origins and the Question of God, #2)

N.T. Wright

4.44

Transform Your Habits

The Cost of Discipleship

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

4.30

Transform Your Habits

Christianity and Liberalism

J. Gresham Machen

4.33

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The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare

Jonathan Lethem , G.K. Chesterton

2.67

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Phantastes

George MacDonald

3.48

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On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

Andrew Peterson

4.33

The Warden and the Wolf King (The Wingfeather Saga #4)

None , Andrew Peterson

3.90

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