21 must-read theology books like Let the Reader Understand: A Guide to Interpreting and Applying the Bible by Dan G. McCartney

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Let the Reader Understand: A Guide to Interpreting and Applying the Bible

By: Dan G. McCartney

3.89

Format: 392 pages, Paperback

After laying the necessary foundation, Let the Reader Understand provides examples of how, and how …

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1. 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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"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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2. The Bondage of the Will

By: J.I. Packer , Martin Luther , O.R. Johnston

3.91

Format: 340 pages, Paperback

First published in 1525, Martin Luther's "Bondage of the Will" is acknowledged by theologians as on… read more

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3. The Shepherd Leader: Achieving Effective Shepherding in Your Church

By: Timothy Z. Witmer

4.31

Format: 110 pages, Paperback

"The Shepherd Leader" is a book that strives to bring the importance of shepherding to the forefron… read more

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  • christianity
  • christian
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  • theology
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4. The Conviction to Lead: 25 Principles for Leadership That Matters

By: R. Albert Mohler Jr.

3.50

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Change the Way You Think About Leadership At the age of thirty-three, Dr. Albert Mohler became the … read more

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  • christian
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  • christianity
  • christian living
  • nonfiction
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5. Pastoral Theology in the Classical Tradition

By: Andrew Purves

3.80

Format: 152 pages, Paperback

Too often pastoral care is uninformed by historical practice and is overly influenced by psychologi… read more

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  • christianity
  • christian
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6. The Early Church (The Pelican History of the Church, #1)

By: Henry Chadwick

3.41

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Examines the beginning of the Christian movement during the first centuries AD, and the explosive f… read more

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  • christianity
  • religion
  • nonfiction
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7. Exegetical Fallacies

By: Donald Arthur Carson

4.16

Format: 422 pages, Paperback

Updated explanations of the "sins" of interpretation teach sound grammatical, lexical, cultural, th… read more

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  • christianity
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  • nonfiction
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8. 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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"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

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9. Concerning the True Care of Souls

By: Martin Bucer

4.26

Format: None pages, Hardcover

First time ever available in English, this basically served as the "reformation handbook of pastora… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
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10. Biblical Preaching: The Development and Delivery of Expository Messages

By: Haddon W. Robinson

4.19

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Haddon Robinson's classic, with more than 150,000 in print, is a lesson in the basics. This updated… read more

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11. Worship: Reformed According to Scripture

By: Hughes Oliphant Old , None , None

3.45

Format: None pages, Paperback

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12. Redemption Accomplished and Applied

By: John Murray

3.80

Format: 8 pages, Paperback

Murray explores the biblical passages dealing with the necessity, nature, perfection, and extent of… read more

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13. The Returning King: A Guide to the Book of Revelation

By: Vern Sheridan Poythress

4.28

Format: 364 pages, Paperback

Noted New Testament scholar Poythress provides an understandable and practical look into Revelation… read more

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14. John Adams

By: David McCullough

3.71

Format: 435 pages,

The enthralling, often surprising story of John Adams, one of the most important and fascinating Am… read more

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15. The Supremacy of God in Preaching

By: John Piper

4.48

Format: None pages,

According to Warren Wiersbe, "The Supremacy of God in Preaching" "calls us back to a biblical stand… read more

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16. The Heart Is the Target: Preaching Practical Application from Every Text

By: Murray Capill

3.82

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

A Practical Guide to Applying Your Sermons. read more

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17. The Story of Christianity: Volume 2: The Reformation to the Present Day

By: Justo L. González

4.29

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

This highly informative, narrative history covers the events, persons, external influences, and for… read more

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18. Children at the Lord's Table?

By: Cornelis P. Venema

3.86

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A growing trend among Reformed churches is the practice of admitting young children to the Lords Su… read more

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19. Resurrection and Redemption: A Study in Paul's Soteriology

By: Richard B. Gaffin Jr.

4.20

Format: 252 pages, Paperback

A study of the structure of Paul's theology of Jesus' resurrection as that doctrine forms the cente… read more

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20. All That Is in God: Evangelical Theology and the Challenge of Classical Christian Theism

By: James E. Dolezal

4.50

Format: 162 pages, Paperback

Unknown to many, increasing numbers of conservative evangelicals are denying basic tenets of classi… read more

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21. The Care of Souls: Cultivating a Pastor's Heart

By: Harold L. Senkbeil

4.33

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

2020 Christianity Today Book Award Winner for Church/Pastoral Leadership 2019 TGC Ministry Book of … read more

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22. Rebels and Exiles: A Biblical Theology of Sin and Restoration (Essential Studies in Biblical Theology)

By: Matthew S. Harmon

4.23

Format: 184 pages, Paperback

Biblical Foundations Book Awards Finalist Deep within the human psyche lies a sense that we were ma… read more

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23. The Teaching of The Epistle to The Hebrews

By: Geerhardus Vos

3.98

Format: None pages, Paperback

In this book, Dr. Vos reflects on the Epistle to the Hebrews and its theological themes. In chapter… read more

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Cover of Hearing Beyond the Words: How to Become a Listening Pastor by Emma J. Justes

24. Hearing Beyond the Words: How to Become a Listening Pastor

By: Emma J. Justes

3.84

Format: None pages, Paperback

Only when pastors hear beyond the words, can they care-fully minister. Pastors listen all the time.… read more

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25. A Primer of Biblical Greek

By: N. Clayton Croy

3.84

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Extensively tested in classrooms around the country, this text offers quick yet solid instruction i… read more

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26. Basics of Biblical Hebrew

By: Gary D. Pratico

4.26

Format: 491 pages, Hardcover

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27. Finding Favour in the Sight of God: A Theology of Wisdom Literature (Volume 46) (New Studies in Biblical Theology)

By: Richard P. Belcher Jr.

4.00

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

There has been an explosion of interest in wisdom literature, and many studies are now available. T… read more

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28. Herman Bavinck on Preaching and Preachers

By: Herman Bavinck

4.33

Format: 136 pages, Paperback

Dutch theologian Herman Bavinck (1854-1921) is widely celebrated as one of the most eloquent divine… read more

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29. Let the Reader Understand: A Guide to Interpreting and Applying the Bible

By: Dan G. McCartney

3.89

Format: 392 pages, Paperback

After laying the necessary foundation, Let the Reader Understand provides examples of how, and how … read more

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  • christian living
  • scripture
  • religion
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30. The Moral Disciple: An Introduction to Christian Ethics

By: Kent A. Van Til

3.32

Format: 170 pages, Paperback

The ability to judge good from bad, right from wrong, is a uniquely human characteristic. However, … read more

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31. Sola Scriptura: Problems and Principles in Preaching Historical Texts

By: Sidney Greidanus

3.90

Format: 260 pages, Paperback

This book deals with a key question every pastor faces nearly every week in preparing sermons. That… read more

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J. Gresham Machen

4.33

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3.91

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Henry Chadwick

3.41

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4.55

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4.37

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