5 Best old testament books like The Message of Ruth by David John Atkinson

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The Message of Ruth

By: David John Atkinson

3.87

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

The book of Ruth is a tale of charm and delight. Goethe called it "the loveliest complete work on a…

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1. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia, #3)

By: C.S. Lewis , Pauline Baynes

4.09

Format: 248 pages, Hardcover

NARNIA... the world of wicked dragons and magic spells, where the very best is brought out of even … read more

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"Courage, dear heart."

-C.S. Lewis, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia, #3)

"Adventures are never fun while you're having them."

-C.S. Lewis, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia, #3)

"Extraordinary things only happen to extraordinary people."

-C.S. Lewis, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia, #3)

"There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it."

-C.S. Lewis, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia, #3)

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2. The Message of Matthew: The Kingdom of Heaven

By: Michael Green , E. Michael Green

3.66

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Matthew's Gospel is the first--and perhaps the most important--single document of the New Testament… read more

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  • theology
  • christian
  • reference
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3. The Message of Acts: The Spirit, the Church, and the World

By: John R.W. Stott

3.69

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

The Spirit moves the church into the world. That is how it has always been since the day of Penteco… read more

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  • theology
  • christian
  • reference
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4. Confessions

By: Augustine of Hippo , Henry Chadwick , Albert Cook Outler

3.41

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Augustine's Confessions is one of the most influential and most innovative works of Latin literatur… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
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5. The Book of Ruth

By: Robert L. Hubbard Jr.

4.51

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

This thorough commentary mines recent research to give the Book of Ruth's literary, grammatical, an… read more

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  • old testament
  • theology
  • christian
  • reference

6. Genesis: A Commentary

By: Bruce K. Waltke , Cathi J. Fredricks

3.45

Format: 94 pages, Hardcover

This landmark commentary marshals the vast experience and brilliant insights of one of today's most… read more

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  • old testament
  • theology
  • christian
  • reference

7. Discipling: How to Help Others Follow Jesus

By: Mark Dever

3.33

Format: 161 pages, Hardcover

Before ascending to heaven, Jesus instructed his followers to "make disciples of all nations." But … read more

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8. 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

9. Conduct Gospel-Centered Funerals: Applying the Gospel at the Unique Challenges of Death (Practical Shepherding Series)

By: Brian Croft , Phil A. Newton

4.21

Format: 160 pages,

This is part of Day One's 'Ministering The Master's Way' series, aimed at being a useful shelf of t… read more

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10. The Letter of James

By: Douglas J. Moo

4.15

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Few books in the New Testament are better known or more often quoted as the Letter of James. Becaus… read more

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11. The Abolition of Man

By: C.S. Lewis

3.97

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

Alternative cover for ISBN: 978-0060652944 The Abolition of Man, Lewis uses his graceful prose, del… read more

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12. 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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13. The Art of Biblical Narrative

By: Robert Alter

3.07

Format: None pages, Paperback

In what is both a radical approach to the Bible, and a fundamental return to its narrative prose, R… read more

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14. Five Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age

By: Rosaria Champagne Butterfield

4.54

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling Author Rosaria Butterfield Confronts 5 Cultural Lies She Once Believed Modern culture i… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
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15. Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament

By: Mark Vroegop

4.54

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Lament is how you live between the poles of a hard life and trusting God's goodness. Lament is h… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
"To cry is human, but to lament is Christian."

-Mark Vroegop, Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament

"Every lament is a prayer; a statement of faith"

-Mark Vroegop, Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament

"When brokenness becomes your life, lament helps you turn to God. It lifts your head and turns your tear-filled eyes toward the only hope you have: God's grace."

-Mark Vroegop, Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament

"The lament of Good Friday was answered three days later with the empty tomb. The greatest injustice in history became the greatest display of divine mercy. Tragedy became triumph. Lament was the voic…"

-Mark Vroegop, Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament

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16. Liberating Ministry from the Success Syndrome

By: R. Kent Hughes

4.29

Format: 204 pages, Paperback

Why do so many ministers abandon their churches in frustration? These concepts and biblical lessons… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
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17. Remaking the World: How 1776 Created the Post-Christian West

By: Andrew Wilson

4.51

Format: 473 pages, Kindle Edition

How 7 Transformational Events in 1776 Paved the Way for Today’s Post-Christian West With dizzyin… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
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18. Can We Trust the Gospels?

By: Peter J. Williams

4.46

Format: 153 pages, Paperback

Is there evidence to believe the Gospels? The Gospels--Matthew, Mark, Luke, John--are four accou… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
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19. Providence

By: John Piper

4.70

Format: 752 pages, Hardcover

New from Bestselling Author John Piper From Genesis to Revelation, the providence of God directs th… read more

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  • theology
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Cover of Leadership and Emotional Sabotage: Resisting the Anxiety That Will Wreck Your Family, Destroy Your Church, and Ruin the World by Joe Rigney

20. Leadership and Emotional Sabotage: Resisting the Anxiety That Will Wreck Your Family, Destroy Your Church, and Ruin the World

By: Joe Rigney

4.54

Format: 120 pages, Hardcover

Who are you when the teeth come out? For every true act of leadership, there is an equal and mo… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
"The Scriptures regularly use the metaphor of a body to speak about human social life. The church is the body of Christ, with many members (1 Cor. 12). Marriage is a “one flesh"

-Joe Rigney, Leadership and Emotional Sabotage: Resisting the Anxiety That Will Wreck Your Family, Destroy Your Church, and Ruin the World

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21. Rediscover Church: Why the Body of Christ Is Essential

By: Collin Hansen

4.13

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

“A Christian without a church is a Christian in trouble.” Since a global pandemic abruptly closed p… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
Cover of Biblical Critical Theory: How the Bible's Unfolding Story Makes Sense of Modern Life and Culture by Christopher Watkin

22. Biblical Critical Theory: How the Bible's Unfolding Story Makes Sense of Modern Life and Culture

By: Christopher Watkin

4.55

Format: 672 pages, Hardcover

*With a foreword from Tim Keller* A bold vision for Christians who want to engage the world in a wa… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
Cover of Be Thou My Vision: A Liturgy for Daily Worship (Gift Edition) by Jonathan    Gibson

23. Be Thou My Vision: A Liturgy for Daily Worship (Gift Edition)

By: Jonathan Gibson

4.69

Format: 352 pages, Imitation Leather

A 31-Day Liturgical Style Devotional, Now in a Timeless Gift Edition Every Christian knows the impo… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
Cover of Deacons: How They Serve and Strengthen the Church (9Marks: Building Healthy Churches) by Matt Smethurst

24. Deacons: How They Serve and Strengthen the Church (9Marks: Building Healthy Churches)

By: Matt Smethurst

4.51

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

How Can Deacons Mobilize Service in the Church? Deacons are essential to a church’s health—yet conf… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
Cover of One Assembly: Rethinking the Multisite and Multiservice Church Models by Jonathan Leeman

25. One Assembly: Rethinking the Multisite and Multiservice Church Models

By: Jonathan Leeman

4.18

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

"Leeman's work was influential in our church's decision to move from multiservice to a single servi… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
"Why does every young church planter these days feel compelled to articulate a "mission statement" and a "vision statement," which will then be regularly rehearsed on stage, in videos, and in all the …"

-Jonathan Leeman, One Assembly: Rethinking the Multisite and Multiservice Church Models

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26. The Grace of Gratitude

By: Paul Mallard

4.31

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

Gratitude can sometimes feel like thank you letters to half-remembered relatives. We know that we s… read more

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  • christian
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27. The Message of Hebrews

By: Raymond E. Brown

3.93

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Times were hard for the first readers of the letter to the Hebrews. Many had been exposed to fierce… read more

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  • theology
  • christian
  • reference
Cover of From Famine to Fullness: The Gospel According to Ruth by Dean R. Ulrich

28. From Famine to Fullness: The Gospel According to Ruth

By: Dean R. Ulrich

3.92

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Whether they are thrilled by the love story of Ruth and Boaz or encouraged by a happy ending for Na… read more

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  • theology
  • reference
"God does not help those who help themselves. Rather, he helps those who cannot help themselves, know it, and rely on him."

-Dean R. Ulrich, From Famine to Fullness: The Gospel According to Ruth

"...What is postmodernism but the renunciation of God's truth, God's standards, and God's story? Postmodernism is not really post-anything. It is Genesis 3 and the book of Judges all over again."

-Dean R. Ulrich, From Famine to Fullness: The Gospel According to Ruth

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29. The Message of Ruth

By: David John Atkinson

3.87

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

The book of Ruth is a tale of charm and delight. Goethe called it "the loveliest complete work on a… read more

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  • old testament
  • theology
  • christian
  • reference
Cover of Five Festal Garments: Christian Reflections on the Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes and Esther (Volume 10) (New Studies in Biblical Theology) by D.A. Carson

30. Five Festal Garments: Christian Reflections on the Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes and Esther (Volume 10) (New Studies in Biblical Theology)

By: D.A. Carson

4.20

Format: 151 pages, Paperback

These five Old Testament books, traditionally known simply as "the Scrolls," are among the most neg… read more

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  • theology
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31. The Message of Joshua (The Bible Speaks Today Series)

By: David G. Firth

4.04

Format: 230 pages, Paperback

Preaching's 2017 Survey of Bibles and Bible ReferenceThe book of Joshua recounts the momentous even… read more

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23 Best christian books like The Message of Ruth by David John Atkinson

Transform Your Habits

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia, #3)

C.S. Lewis , Pauline Baynes

4.09

Transform Your Habits

The Message of Matthew: The Kingdom of Heaven

Michael Green , E. Michael Green

3.66

Transform Your Habits

The Message of Acts: The Spirit, the Church, and the World

John R.W. Stott

3.69

Transform Your Habits

Confessions

Augustine of Hippo , Henry Chadwick , Albert Cook Outler

3.41

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Heaven

Randy Alcorn

4.28

Transform Your Habits

Esther (The NIV Application Commentary)

Karen H. Jobes , David Weston Baker , Bill T. Arnold

4.42

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Preaching: Communicating Faith in an Age of Skepticism

Timothy J. Keller

4.48

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Augustine of Hippo , Henry Chadwick , Albert Cook Outler

3.41

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