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I have tried to include every reference I needed for this work, regardless of
whether or not I agreed with the author.
I would greatly appreciate emails pointing out any shortcoming if I mistakenly
failed to mention a work, or if I referred to an author as a source when an
earlier source can be found. For example, I used to say that Tertullian
(writing 200-220 A.D.) was the first we knew of to use the word Trinity.
Actually, not only did Novatian and Clement of Alexandria use the word at about
the same time, we know that Theophilus of Antioch
(168-181/188 A.D.) used it before them.
A suggested reference does not mean every single statement in the book is
necessarily correct. Rather, it means that I agree with most of what is in the
book, and any small errors aside, it is recommended as helpful for others to
read.
General
Suggested References
Ankerberg, John and John Weldon. Ready with an Answer : For the Tough
Questions About God. Harvest House, 1997. (404 pages) Answers arranged
by topic.
Archer, Gleason. Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties. Zondervan,
1982. (476 pages)
Answers arranged by book and verse. 285 Total answers: 86 Torah, 122 Old
Testament, 44 Gospels, 33 other NT. Archer is especially knowledgeable on
archaeology and the Hebrew and Greek languages. Though the book is over 26
years old, it is still a very good reference. It has a lengthy introduction and
discussion of the JEPD theory.
Archer, Gleason L, Jr., Paul D. Feinberg, Douglass J. Moo, Richard R. Reiter The
Rapture Pre-,Mid-, or Post-Tribulational? Zondervan, 1984.
Arndt, William (editor) Bible Difficulties and Seeming Contradictions.
Hoerber and Roehrs. Concordia, 1987. Answers arranged by topic.
Atkinson, David J. et al. New Dictionary of Christian Ethics and Pastoral
Theology. InterVarsity Press, 1995.
Austin, Bill R. Austin's Topical History of Christianity. Tyndale
House Publishers, Inc., 1987.
Blaiklock, E.M.. The Archaeology of the New Testament. 2nd
edition revised and updated. Thomas Nelson. 1984.
Brandt, Jack. Galatians. NavPress., 1990.
Brauch, Manfred T. More Hard Sayings of the New Testament InterVarsity
Press. 1989. This book and its three companions have been combined in Hard
Sayings of the Bible. I only mention it here because I used information on
a question that is not in Hard Sayings of the Bible.
Bomily, Geoffrey W. et al (editors) The International Standard Bible
Encyclopedia. William B. Eerdman's Publishing Company. 1966.
Brown, Michael L. Answering Jewish Objections to Jesus (2
volumes) Baker Books. 2000. (256 and 318 pages respectively.) (WW60632)
Bruce, F.F. The New Testament Documents : Are They Reliable? 5th edition.
Inter-Varsity Press, 1943.
Bruce, F.F. Paul : Apostle of the Heart Set Free. William B.
Eerdmans, 1977.
Bruce, F.F. (editor) New International Bible Commentary.
Zondervan Publishing House, 1979.
Bruce, F.F. The New International Commentary : Acts (Revised).
Eerdmans, 1988.
Calvin, John. Commentary on a Harmony of the Evangelists.
Translated by William Pringle. Baker Books (reprinted, 1999)
Caton, John Mark. A Christian Response to Physician-Assisted Suicide.
Unpublished.
Christian News. (magazine) Herman Otten editor. Lutheran News Inc.
3277 Boeuf Lutheran Rd., New Haven, Missouri 63068-2213 (This is a conservative
Lutheran newspaper.)
Christensen, Michael J. C.S. Lewis on Scripture. Abingdon Press,
1979.
Clouse, Robert G. The Meaning of the Millennium: Four Views.
InterVarsity Press. 1977.
Comfort, Philip W. (editor). The Origin of the Bible. Tyndale
House, 1992. (CBD WW47356)
Davids, Peter. New International Greek Testament Commentary on James.
Eerdmans, 1982.
Davis, Bob & Lori Rentzel. Coming Out of Homosexuality : New Freedom
for Men & Women. InterVarsity Press, 1993.
Daniel, Curt. The History and Theology of Calvinism. (Ph.D.
Dissertation) Scholarly Reprints. Dallas, 1993. (Though I disagree with some of
his conclusions, this is an excellent review of the different variations within
Calvinism.)
Dean, James D. and Charles W. Morris. Breaking Out of Plastic Prison.
Fleming H. Revell, 1997.
Distant Thunder, A. a Christian film.
Douglas, J.D. et al. The New Bible Dictionary. Eerdmans
Publishing Co. InterVarsity Fellowship, 1962.
Douglas, J.D. and Merrill C. Tenney. The New International Dictionary of
the Bible. Zondervan Publishing House, 1987. (1091 pages)
Douglass, J.D. (general editor) New 20th Century Encyclopedia of
Religious Knowledge 2nd edition. Baker Book House. 1991. (896 pages)
Downing, David C. (compiler) What You Know Might Not Be So : 220
Misinterpretations of Bible Texts Explained. Baker Book House, 1987.
Erickson, Millard J. (editor) Christian Theology. Unabridged
one-volume. Baker Book House, 1995. (1,247 pages) (The second edition has
additional material on post-modernism CBD # WW21820)
Erickson, Millard J. How Shall They Be Saved? : The Destiny of Those Who
Do Not Hear of Jesus. Baker Books, 1996. (269 pages)
Finnegan, Joseph. The Archaeology of the New Testament Revised
edition. Princeton University Press. 1992 (389 pages)
Fischer, John. The Olive Tree Connection : Sharing Messiah with Israel.
revised edition. InterVarsity Press, 1983.
Gaebelein, Frank E. (editor) The Expositor's Bible Commentary
Zondervan, 1992. (12 volumes, 6,806 pages OT, 3,207 pages NT) (Imagine The
NIV Study Bible notes expanded by a factor of 100.)
Geisler, Norman L. (editor) Inerrancy. Zondervan, 1980.
Geisler, Norman L. (editor) Biblical Errancy : An Analysis of its
Philosophical Roots. Zondervan, 1981.
Geisler, Norman L. The Roots of Evil. 2nd edition. Probe Books,
Word Publishing. 1989.
Geisler, Norman L. and William E. Nix. A General Introduction to the
Bible. Moody Press, 1968, 1986. (The revised and expanded version has
CBD number WW2916X)
Geisler, Norman L. and Winfried Corduan. Philosophy of Religion
2nd edition. Baker Book House, 1988.
Geisler, Norman L. and Thomas Howe. When Critics Ask. Victor
Books, 1992. Answers arranged by book and verse. (CBD WW61698)
Geisler, Norman L. and Ron Rhodes When Cultists Ask. Baker Books,
1997. 365 pages.
330 questions arranged by book and verse: Torah 33, Other OT 57, Gospels 111,
Other NT 129. (CBD WW11493)
Geisler, Norman L. Baker Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics.
Baker Books, 1999. (CBD WW1021510)
Geisler, Norman. Chosen But Free : A Balanced View of Divine Election.
Bethany House Publishers, 1999. (CBD WW25219)
You can order many more of Norm Geisler's materials from http://www.normgeisler.com
Getz, Gene. Building Up One Another. Victor Books, 1997. (192
pages)
Graham, Billy. How to be Born Again.
Griffin, Em. The Mind Changers : The Art of Christian Persuasion.
Tyndale House, 1976.
Haley, John W. Haley's Alleged Discrepancies of the Bible.
Whitaker House, 1992, revision of 1874 work. Answers arranged by topic.
Hendricks, Howard G, and William D. Hendricks. Living by the Book.
Moody Press, 1991. A good introductory book on Bible Study.
Hendricks, Jeanne. A Woman for All Seasons Thomas Nelson Inc.,
1977.
Hiebert, Paul G., R. Daniel Shaw, and Tite Tienou. Understanding Folk Religion. Baker
Books 1999. (392 pages)
House, H. Wayne. Charts of Christian Theology and Doctrine.
Zondervan. 1992. (145 pages)
Hunt, David. A Woman Rides the Beast. Harvest House Publishers,
1994. The woman here is the Catholic Church.
James. NavPress, 1990.
Johnson, Luke Timothy. The Real Jesus : The Misguided Quest for the
Historical Jesus and the Truth of the Traditional Gospels. Harper San
Francisco 1971. This book is recommended both by Richard B. Hayes of Duke
Divinity School and N. T. Wright.
Johnson, Luke T. Decision Making in the Church: A Biblical Model.
Fortress Press. 1983. (109 pages)
Joshua. NavPress, 1988. (173 pages).
Kaiser, Walter C. A History of Israel.
Kaiser, Walter C., Jr., Peter H. Davids, F.F. Bruce, and Manfred T. Brauch. Hard
Sayings of the Bible. InterVarsity Press, 1996. (784 pages) 439 Answers
arranged by book and verse. (12 general, 70 Torah, 77 prophets, 50 Writings, 97
Gospels, 61 Paul and 72 other NT.
Keil, C.F. and F. Delitzsch. Keil-Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament. 10 volumes William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. reprinted 1976.
Keller, W. Phillip. Joshua : Mighty Warrior and Man of Faith.
Kregel Publications, 1992.
Kerns, Phil with Doug Wead. People's
Temple People's Tomb. Logos International, 1979. A fascinating book
about the Jim Jones cult by someone whose family was in it.
Kitchen, Kenneth A. Ancient Orient and Old Testament.
InterVarsity Press, 1966.
Knectle, Cliffe. Give Me an Answer : That Satisfies My heart & My
Mind. InterVarsity Press, 1986. Extensive answers arranged by topic.
Lewis, C.C. Mere Christianity. Macmillan Publishing Co., 1962.
Life & Time Historical Reference Bible. Thomas Nelson Publishers,
1997.
Little, Paul E. Know Why you Believe. Chariot Victor, 1987.
Lucado, Max. The Final Week of Jesus. Multnomah Books, 1994.
MacDonald, William, and edited by Art Farstad. Believer's Bible
Commentary. Thomas Nelson, 1995.
Martin, Walter. The Kingdom of the Cults. Bethany House
Publishers, 1965, 1977, 1985
McDowell, Josh Evidence that Demands a Verdict Volume II revised edition.
Here's Life Publishers, 1981.
McGee, Robert S. The Search for Significance. Word Publishing,
1998.
Merrill, Eugene H. An Exegetical Commentary : Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi.
Moody Press, 1994.
Montgomery, John Warwick. Evidence for Faith. Probe Books, 1991.
Montgomery, John Warwick. The Suicide of Christian Theology.
Bethany Fellowship, Inc., 1970.
Moo, Douglas The Wycliffe Exegetical Commentary : Romans 1-8.
Moody Press, 1991. (The most scholarly exposition of Romans 1-8 that I have
seen.)
Moody, D.L. The Way to God. Whitaker House, 1983.
Moore, David George. The Battle for Hell. University Press of America,
1995.
Moore, Peter C. Disarming the Secular Gods : How to Talk So Skeptics Will
Listen. InterVarsity Press, 1989.
Moreland, J.P. Love God with All Your Mind : The Role of Reason in the
Life of the Soul. NavPress.1997. (244 pages)
Morley, Patrick. The Man in the Mirror. Zondervan Publishing
House, 1997.
Morrison, Steve and Larry Wessels. "Christian" Liberalism.
1 hour video. (Available from Christian Debater P.O. Box 144441 Austin, Texas
78714.
Muncaster, Ralph O. Are There Hidden Codes in the Bible? Harvest
House Publishers. 2000. (48 pages)
Muncaster, Ralph O. Can Archaeology Prove the Old Testament? Harvest
House Publishers. 2000. (48 pages)
Muncaster, Ralph O. Can You Trust the Bible? Harvest House
Publishers. 2000. (48 pages)
Muncaster, Ralph O. Is the Bible Really a Message from God?
Harvest House Publishers. 2000. (48 pages)
Muncaster, Ralph O. Why Does God Allow Suffering? Harvest House
Publishers. 2001. (48 pages)
Munger, Robert Boyd. My Heart - Christ's Home. Second revised
edition. InterVarsity Press, 1992.
O'Brien, David E. Today's Handbook for Solving Bible Difficulties.
Bethany House Publishers, 1990. Answers arranged by topic.
Ogilvie, Lloyd J. The Communicator's Commentary 1, 2 Kings. Word
Books, 1987.
Orr, Robert, M.D., David Biehl, D. Min., David Schiedermayer, M.D. Life
and Death Decisions. Baker Books, 1990. (CBD WW11493)
Packer, J.I. Evangelism & the Sovereignty of God.
InterVarsity Press, 1961.
Packer, J.I, Merrill C. Tenney and William White, Jr. The Bible Almanac.
Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1980.
Payne, William Sinners, Jesus will Receive. (forward by James M.
Boice) (no publisher or date listed)
Pettingill, William L. and R.A. Torrey. 1001 Bible Questions Answered
Inspirational Press, 1997.
Pfeiffer, Charles F., Howard F. Vos, and John Rea (editors) Wycliffe
Bible Dictionary. Hendrickson Publishers, 1998. (1851 pages)
Pfeiffer, Charles F. (editor) Wycliffe Dictionary of Biblical Archaeology.
Hendrickson Publishers. 2000. (612 pages)
Richardson, Don. Eternity in Their Hearts -revised. Regal Books,
1981.
Rhodes, Ron. The Complete Book of Bible Answers. Harvest House,
1997. (395 pages). Arranged by topic, by a very good primary verse index.
Richards, Larry. 735 Baffling Bible Questions Answered. Fleming
H. Revell, 1993.
Rosenthal, Marvin The Pre-Wrath Rapture of the Church. Thomas
Nelson, 1990. (307 pages)
Sawyer, M. James. Taxonomic Charts of Theology & Biblical Studies.
Zondervan Publishing House. 1999. (145 pages)
Schaeffer, Francis A. The God Who is There. Inter-Varsity Press.
1968. (187 pages)
Sire, James W. The Universe Next Door. InterVarsity Press, 1988.
Smith, Michael M. Nurturing a Passion for Prayer. NavPress 1999.
(95 pages.)
Spencer, James R. Hard Case Witnessing. Chosen Books, 1982. The
author, a Christian who is an ex-Mormon, says that most "hard cases"
are involved in occultism (including Hinduism, Buddhism, witchcraft, etc.)
secularism (atheism, Christian liberalism, etc.) cultism (Jehovah's Witnesses,
Unification Church, the Way, etc.) or combinations of the above (Mormonism,
etc.).
Sproul, R.C. Faith Alone. Baker Books, 1995. (203 pages) A highly
recommended, easy-to-understand book on the Catholic error of equating works
and faith, when we are saved by grace through faith, and not works.
Sproul, R.C. Now That's a Good Question. Tyndale House, 1966.
Answers arranged by topics.
Spurgeon, C.H. Free Will - A Slave. Pilgrim Publications.
Swann, Marsha A. Ellis et al. (editors) Holman Book of Biblical Charts,
Maps, and Reconstructions. Broadman and Holman Publishers. 1993. (163
pages)
Swindoll, Charles R. Divorce. Multnomah Press, 1981. 23 pages.
Swindoll, Charles R. Growing Deep in the Christian Life.
Multnomah Press, 1986.
Swindoll, Charles R. Salvation : Exploring God's Answer for Your Greatest
Need. Broadman Press, 1986.
Swindoll, Charles R. Strengthening Your Grip : Essentials in an Aimless
World. Word Books, 1982.
Swindoll, Charles R. Three Steps Forward, Two Steps Back : Persevering
Through Pressure. Revised edition. Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1990.
Throckmorton, Burton H, Jr. (editor) Gospel Parallels : A Synopsis of the
First Three Gospels. Thomas Nelson Inc., 1967.
Torrey, R.A. Difficulties in the Bible. Whitaker
House, 1996. Answers arranged by topic.
Vos, Howard F. Bible Study Commentary : Mark. Zondervan, 1978.
Walton, John H. Chronological and Background Charts of the Old Testament.
Zondervan, 1978.
Walvoord, John F. Daniel : The Key to Prophetic Revelation. Moody
Press, 1971.
Walvoord, John F. The Rapture Question. Zondervan, 1979. (286
pages)
Walvoord, John F. and Roy B. Zuck The Bible Knowledge Commentary : Old
Testament. Victor Books, 1986. (1,581 pages) Written by the faculty of
Dallas Theological Seminary.
Walvoord, John F. and Roy B. Zuck The Bible Knowledge Commentary : New
Testament. Victor Books, 1983. (991 pages) Written by the faculty of
Dallas Theological Seminary.
Wilkins, Michael J. and J.P. Moreland (editors). Jesus Under Fire :
Modern Scholarship Reinvents the Historical Jesus. Zondervan Publishing
House, 1995.
Woods, B.W. Christians in Pain. Baker Book House, 1974.
Wright, N.T. Who Was Jesus. Eerdmans. 1993.
Wright, N.T. Jesus and the Victory of God. Fortress. 1994.
Yamauchi, Edwin M. Persia and the Bible. Baker Books, 1990, 1996.
A very scholarly yet readable collection of what we know about Persia. (CBD
WW21009)
www//wam.umd.edu /~cbernard/Theology/inerrancy.html.
http://debate.org.uk/topics/history/bib-qur-bibmanu.htm
Suggested
Booklets on General Topics
Ankerberg, John and John Weldon. Knowing the Truth about the Reliability
of the Bible. Harvest House Publishers, 1997.
Ankerberg, John and John Weldon. Knowing the Truth about Eternal Security.
Harvest House Publishers, 1997.
Ankerberg, John and John Weldon. The Facts on Jesus the Messiah :
Incredible Prophecies That Prove Jesus is the Savior. Harvest House
Publications, 1993.
Burkett, Larry. Sound Business Decisions. Moody Press 1993 (74
pages). This book is packed full of good advice on hiring and firing.
Ross, Bob L. Acts 2:38 and Baptismal Remission. Pilgrim
Publications, 1976. (71 pages)
Sciaca, Fran. To Walk and Not Grow Weary. NavPress, 1985.
Water, Mark. Hard Questions about Christianity Made Easy : An
easy-to-understand pocket reference guide. Hendrickson Publishers.
2000. (64 pages)
White, James. New Age Bible Versions Refuted. (no date) Alpha and
Omega Ministries P.O. Box 3106 Phoenix, AZ 85069 (602) 266-2537. This has
nothing to do with the New Age Movement, but rather with Gail Riplinger's
accusation that all Bibles besides the KJV are "New Age" Bibles.
Suggested
Reference on Astrology
Kole, Andre and Tery Holley. Astrology and
Psychic Phenomena. Zondervan, 1988.
Suggested
Reference on Atheism
Zacharias, Ravi. A Shattered Visage : The Real Face of Atheism.
Wolgemuth & Hyatt, Publishers, Inc. 1990. (203 pages)
Suggested
References on Baha'is
Beckwith, Francis. Baha'i. Bethany House Publishers, 1985.
Beckwith, Francis. Examining the Baha'i World Faith. (2 hour
video $15 from Christian Debater. P.O. Box 144441 Austin, Texas 78714.
Miller, William McElwee. The Baha'i Faith : Its History and Teachings.
William Carey Library. 1974
References
Written by Baha'is
Baha'u'llah : A Brief Introduction to His Life and Work. National
Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States. 1991.
The Promise of World Peace to the Peoples of the World. The
Universal House of Justice. (no date) (12 pages)
Vision of Race Unity: America's Most Challenging Issue, The.
Baha'i Publishing Trust, 1991. (13 pages)
Baha'u'llah : A Brief Introduction to His Life and Work. Baha'i
International Community. 1991.
Barney, Laura Clifford (translator) 'Abdu'l-Baha Some Answered Questions.
Baha'i Publishing Trust. 1981
Beckwith, Francis. Baha'i : Bethany House Publishers. 1985.
Browne, E.G. (translator) New History of the Bab
Browne, E.G. Babis of Persia II
Browne, Edward G. (translator) A Traveller's
Narrative Written to Illustrate the Episode of the Bab, The University
Press, 1918 p.175-243.
Douglas, J.D. New 20th-Century Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge 2nd
edition. Baker Book House 1991.
Esslemont, J.E. Baha'u'llah and the New Era. Revised Edition. The Baha'i
Publishing Committee 1940.
Taherzadeh, Habib (translator) Selections from the
Writings of the Bab. Baha'i World Centre Haifa. 1976
http://bahai-library.com/books/new.era/...
... is 1-12.html
Books
on Catholicism
Barraclough, Geoffrey. The Medieval Papacy. W.W. Norton &
Company, Inc., 1968.
Binns, L. Elliot. The Decline and Fall of the Medieval Papacy.
Barnes & Noble Books, 1995.
Catechism of the Catholic Church. (English translation) Liguori
Publications. (1994) (803 pages) This gives the official position of the
Catholic Church. Conservative Protestants might be surprised to find that the
Catholic position given on homosexuality is the same as ours, and different
from the position taught in a number of American Catholic churches.
Chamberlin, E.R. The Bad Popes. Barnes & Noble Books, 1969.
Colson, Charles and Richard John Neuhaus. Evangelicals & Catholics
Together : Toward a Common Mission. Word Publishing, 1995.
Knolls, Richard. Roman Catholicism : Issues & Evidences.
The John Ankerberg Show. (no date) (206 pages)
Miller, Elliot and Kenneth R. Samples. The Cult of the Virgin : Catholic
Mariology and the Apparitions of Mary. Baker Book House. 1992. (178
pages) (highly recommended for Mary of Medjagorgje and other
"Mary's")
Most, Fr. William G. Catholic Apologetics Today : Answers to Modern
Critics. Tan Books and Publishers, Inc. 1986. (written by a Catholic)
Occhiogrosso, Peter. Once a Catholic : Prominent Catholics and
Ex-Catholics Reveal the Influences of the Church on their Lives and Work.
Houghton Mifflin Company, 1987.
Walsh, Michael J. (consulting editor) Lives of the Popes.
Salamander Books Ltd. 1998.
Zins, Rob. M. "Salvation" by Grace or by Merit?
Searching Together, 1988. (25 pages)
References
on the Dead Sea Scrolls
Allegro, John. The Mystery of the Dead Sea Scrolls Revealed.
Gramercy Publishing Company, 1956. (An older book written before much of the
Dead Sea scroll material was released to the public. Has some points on
Biblical interpretation though.)
Charlesworth, James H. (editor) Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Doubleday 1992. (338 pages)
Fitzmyer, Joseph A. S.J. Responses to 101
Questions on the Dead Sea Scrolls. Paulist Press. 1992 (173 pages)
Geever, Catherine, Margaret Heinle, and Preston Heinle. Messianic
Prophecies from a Dead Sea Scroll. 1995, Password Publications. (89
pages) Highly recommended for its detailed comparison of the Great Isaiah
Scroll and the Massoretic text of Isaiah 9:1-9:6;
11:1-12:6, and 52:13-53:12.
Martinez, Florentino Garcia. The Dead Sea Scrolls Translated : The Qumran
Texts in English 2nd edition. Published by E.J. Brill and Eerdmans,
1996. (highly recommended)
Scanlin, Harold. The Dead Sea Scrolls & Modern Translations of the
Old Testament. Tyndale House. 1993 (195 pages)
Shanks, Hershel. The Mystery and Meaning of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Random House, 1998.
Shanks, Hershel (editor). Understanding the Dead Sea Scrolls. : A Reader
from the Biblical Archaeology Review. Random House, 1992.
Thiede, Carsten Peter. The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Jewish Origins of
Christianity. Palgrave. 2000. (248 pages)
VanderKam, James C. The Dead Sea Scrolls Today. Eerdman's, 1994.
(201 pages) (highly recommended)
VanderKam, James and Peter Flint. Forward by Emanuel Tov. The Meaning of
the Dead Sea Scrolls. HarperSanFrancisco 2002. (456 pages) (highly
recommended)
Vermes, Geza. The Dead Sea Scrolls in English
4th edition. Penguin Books, 1995. (Note, Biblical Archaeological
Review, January/February 1991 p.66, says Vermes is "one of the
worlds' leading Dead Sea Scroll scholars".) (highly recommended)
Vermes, Geza. The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls In
English. Penguin Books 1997. 633 pages.
Suggested
References on Gay/Lesbianism
Dallas, Joe. A Strong Delusion : Confronting the "Gay
Christian" Movement. Harvest House Publishers. 1996. (245 pages)
Dallas, Joe. Desires in Conflict : Hope for Men Who Struggle with Sexual
Identity. Harvest House Publishers. 1991, revised 2003. (246 pages)
Suggested
References on Hinduism
Hinduism : Paths to the Cosmic Fire. 2 hour video. (Available
from Christian Debater $12 P.O. Box 144441 Austin Texas, 78714.)
Yamamoto, J. Isamu. Hinduism, TM & Hare Krishna. Zondervan,
1998. 89 pages.
References
by and About Hindus
Bhagavad Gita, The. Translated and Interpreted by Franklin
Edgerton. Harvard University Press, 1944.
Bhagavad-Gita As It Is. Published by The Bhaktivedanta Book
Trust. The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Hare Krishnas) 1986.
Katha Upanishad. Translated by Swami Ambikanananda Saraswati.
Viking Studio 2001.
Mahabharata : volume 1 The Beginning, The. Translated by J.A.B.
van Buitenen. The University of Chicago Press, 1973.
Prabhavananda, Swami. The Sermon on the Mount according to Vedanta.
Mentor Book, 1963.
Radhakrishnan, Sarvepalli and Charles A. Moore (editors). A Sourcebook in
Indian Philosophy. Princeton University Press, 1957
Rig Veda, Ninth Mandala. Translation by Jai Guru Dev. (no
publisher or date)
Sharma, Chandradhar. A Critical Survey of Indian Philosophy.
Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, 1976.
Upanishads, The. Translated by Swami Prabhavananda and Frederick
Manchester. Mentor Books, 1948.
Suggested
References on Higher Criticism and the Jesus Seminar
Blomberg, Craig. The Historical Reliability of the Gospels.
Inter-Varsity Press. 1987.
Blomberg, Craig L. Jesus and the Gospels. Broadman and Holman.
1997 (415 pages)
Hemer, Colin J. The Book of Acts in the Setting of Hellenistic History.
Eisenbrauns 1990 p.2001 (447 pages)
John, Luke Timothy. The Real Jesus : The Misguided Quest for the
Historical Jesus and the Truth of the Traditional Gospels. Harper San
Francisco. 1996.
Thomas, Robert L. and F. David Farnell. The Jesus Crisis : The Inroads of
Historical Criticism into Evangelical Scholarship. Kregel Publications.
1998. (386 pages)
Witherington III, Ben. The Jesus Quest : The Third Search for the Jew of
Nazareth. InterVarsity Press. 1995.
Wright, N.T. Who Was Jesus? William B. Eerdmans Publishing
company. 1992.
Wright, N.T. Jesus and the Victory of God. Fortress Press. 1996.
Wright, N.T. What Saint Paul Really Said. William B. Eerdmans
Publishing Company. 1997.
Wright, N.T. The Challenge of Jesus : Rediscovering Who Jesus Was and Is.
InterVarsity Press. 1999.
Liberal
References on Higher Criticism and the Jesus Seminar
Bawer, Bruce. Stealing Jesus. Crown Publishers, Inc. 1997. (328
pages). Written by an Episcopalian who is against the legalism of
fundamentalist Christians, especially since he is gay.
Crossan, John Dominic and Richard G. Watts. Who is Jesus : Answers to
Your Questions About the Historical Jesus. John Knox Press. 1996. (145
pages) An intro by Crossan in question and answer format.
Dummelow, J.R. A Commentary on the Holy Bible. The Macmillan
Company, 1909.
Freedman, David Noel (editor-in-chief) The Anchor Bible Dictionary
(6 volumes) Doubleday. 1992. (7035 pages)
Funk, Robert W., Bernard Brandon Scott, James R. Butts. The Parables of
Jesus : Red Letter Edition: The Jesus Seminar. Polebridge Press. 1988.
(107 pages)
Mack, Burton L. Who Wrote the New Testament? : The Making of the
Christian Myth. Harper San Francisco 1996. (316 pages)
Martin, Raymond. The Elusive Messiah : A Philosophical Overview of the
Quest for the Historical Jesus. Westview Press. 1999.
Spong, John Shelby. Born of a Woman : A Bishop Rethinks the Birth of
Jesus. Harper San Francisco. 1992 (224 pages) (Spong has been a bishop
in the Episcopal Church, who rejects what the Bible says about gays..)
White, L.M. The Rise of Christianity. Jenn's Copy & Binding.
This was a course packet for cc304c/ RS311 at the University of Texas at Austin
1997.
Mixed
References on Higher Criticism
Green, Joel B., Scot McKnight, and I. Howard Marshall (editors). Dictionary
of Jesus and the Gospels. InterVarsity Press, 1992. (896 pages)
Hawthorne, Gerald F., Ralph P. Martin, and Daniel G. Reid (editors). Dictionary
of Paul and His Letters : A Compendium of Biblical Scholarship.
InterVarsity Press. 1993. (993 pages)
Suggested
References on Homosexuality
Dallas, Joe. A Strong Delusion : Confronting the "Gay
Christian" Movement. Harvest House Publishers. 1996. (245 pages)
Dallas, Joe. Desires in Conflict : Hope for Men Who Struggle with Sexual
Identity. Harvest House Publishers. 1991, revised 2003. (246 pages)
Suggested
References on Jehovah's Witnesses
Bowman, Jr. Robert M. Understanding Jehovah's Witnesses : Why They Read
the Bible the Way They Do. Baker Book House, 1991. 144 pages.
Brown, Ian. Sixty Questions Every Jehovah's Witness Should be Asked.
Ambassador-Emerald International, 1999. (94 pages) Though it is short, it is
packed with good information. (CBD WW30639)
Cetnar, William J. and Joan Cetnar. Questions for Jehovah's Witnesses who
love the truth 2 Thess. 2:10. Copyright 1983 Bill & Joan Cetnar.
R.D. #3 Kunkletown, AP 18058
Magnani`, Duane. The Watchtower Files : Dialogue with a Jehovah's Witness.
Bethany House Publishers, 1983,1985. 293 pages.
Reed, David A. Answering Jehovah's Witnesses Subject by Subject.
Baker Books, 1996.
Reed, David A. and John R. Farkas. Jehovah's Witnesses Answered Verse by
Verse. Baker Book House, 1992. 139 pages. Answers arrange by book and
verse. (CBD WW77397) <a
href="http://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product?event=AFF&p=1012931&item_no=77397">
Jehovah's Witnesses Answered Verse-by-Verse
</a>
Reed, David A. (editor) Index of Watchtower Errors. Baker Book
House, 1990.
Rhodes, Ron. Reasoning From Scriptures with Jehovah's Witnesses.
Harvest House. 1993. (CBD WW1069)
References
by Jehovah's Witnesses
Aids to Bible Understanding. Watchtower Bible and Tract Society,
1971.
Bible, God's Word or Man's?, The. The Watchtower Bible and Tract
Society of Pennsylvania, 1989.
Commentary on the Letter of James. Watchtower Bible and Tract
Society of Pennsylvania, 1979.
Did Man Get Here by Evolution or by Creation? The Watchtower
Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania, 1967.
Mankind's Search for God. The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society
of Pennsylvania, 1990.
New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures, The. Watchtower
Bible and Tract Society, 1961.
New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures, The. Watchtower
Bible and Tract Society, 1961,1981,1984.
Reasoning from Scriptures. The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society
of Pennsylvania, 1981. (This is a useful book to understand their thinking.)
Worldwide Security Under the "Prince of Peace" The
Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania, 1986.
You can Live Forever in Paradise on Earth. The Watchtower Bible
and Tract Society of Pennsylvania, 1989.
As a side note, a Jehovah's Witness told me there is a book written against
Jehovah's Witnesses by a former member who is gay. While I do not recall the
name of the author, this work never used that book. As far as the issue of
homosexuality is concerned, Jehovah's Witnesses and evangelical Christians are
completely agreed on this point.
Suggested
References on Masons
Ankerberg, John and John Weldon. The Facts on The Masonic Lodge.
Harvest House Publishers, 1989.
Ankerberg, John and John Weldon. The Secret Teachings of the Masonic
Lodge : A Christian Perspective. Moody Press, 1990.
Campbell, Ron G. Free from Freemasonry. Regal 1999. (199 pages)
Mather, George A. and Larry A. Nichols. Masonic Lodge. Zondervan
Publishing House. 1995.
Suggested
References on Mormonism
Beckwith, Francis J. Carl Mosser, and Paul Owen. The New Mormon Challenge.
Zondervan. 2002. (509 pages)
Geer, Thelma 'Granny'. Mormonism Mama & Me. Moody Press,
1986. (270 pages)
Hoekma, Anthony A. Mormonism. William B. Eerdmans Publishing
Company, 1963 (94 pages).
Krakauer, Jon. Under the Banner of Heaven : A Story of Violent Faith.
Random House. 2003 (358 pages)
Loveland, Jane. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
1986. This is a highly recommended pictorial that tells all about Mormonism and
its errors. Unfortunately I do not have a current address to obtain it.
Marquardt, Michael H. The Book of Abraham Papyrus Found.
Modern Microfilm, 1975. (Modern Microfilm subsequently became Utah Lighthouse
Ministry.)
McKeever, Bill and Eric Johnson. Mormonism 101 : Examining the Religion
of the Latter-day Saints. Baker Books. 2000 (318 pages)
Reed, David A. and John R. Farkas. Mormons Answered Verse by Verse.
Baker Book House, 1992. (CBD WW1077613)
Tanner, Jerald and Sandra. The Changing World of Mormonism. Moody
Press, 1981.
Tanner, Jerald and Sandra. Major Problems of Mormonism. Utah
Lighthouse Ministry 1989.
Tanner, Jerald and Sandra. Mormonism - Shadow or Reality? 4th
edition Utah Lighthouse Ministry. 1982
Tanner, Jerald and Sandra. 3,913 Changes in the Book of Mormon.
(original 1830 edition of the Book of Mormon with all the Changes Marked) Utah
Lighthouse Ministry
Van Gorden, Kurt. Mormonism. Zondervan Publishing House, 1995.
(94 pages)
White, James R. Is the Mormon my Brother? Discerning the Differences
Between Mormonism and Christianity. Bethany House Publishers, 1997.
(254 pages)
White, James B. Letters to a Mormon Elder. Bethany House
Publishers, 1993 (298 pages)
References
Written by Mormons
3,913 Changes in the Book of Mormon : A Photo Reprint of the
Original 1830 Edition of the Book of Mormon With all the Changes Marked. Utah
Lighthouse Ministry. P.O. Box 1884 Salt Lake City, Utah 84110.
Book of Mormon, The. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,
1981.
Doctrines and Covenants : Pearl of Great Price Deseret Book
Company, 1949.
Ensign Magazine, The. September 1977.
Journal of Discourses. F.D. Richards. 1855. (26 volumes of
sermons by Joseph Smith, Brigham Young, and later Mormon prophets and
apostles.)
McConkie, Bruce R. Mormon Doctrine. Bookcraft, 1979.
McConkie, Bruce R. (Mormon apostle) Our Relationship with the Lord.
Utah Lighthouse Ministry. Box 1884 Salt Lake City, Utah 84110. The Tanners
subtitle this "An Attack On the Concept Of a Personal Relationship with
Christ)
Nibley, Hugh. Abraham in Egypt. Deseret Book Company, 1981.
Nibley, Hugh. The Message of the Joseph Smith Papyri : An Egyptian
Endowment. Deseret Book Company, 1975.
Suggested
References on Muslims
Abd al-Masih. A Question That Demands an Answer. The Good Way
P.O. Box 66 8486 Rikon, Switzerland. (no date) (61 pages)
Ankerberg, John and John Weldon. The Facts on Islam. Harvest
House Publishers, 1991. (48 pages)
Coplestone, F.S. Jesus Christ or Mohammed? : A guide to Islam and Christianity
that helps explain the differences. 2000. (158 pages)
Geisler, Norman L. and Abdul Saleeb Answering Islam. Baker Books,
1993. (The second edition is CBD WW64303)
Gilchrist, John. Christ in Islam and Christianity. Jesus to the
Muslims, 1985. (40 pages)
Gilchrist, John. Is Muhammed Foretold in the Bible? : A Response to What
the Bible Says About Muhummed. Jesus to the Muslims, 1979. (39 pages)
Gilchrist, John. Origins and Sources of the Gospel of Barnabas.
Jesus to the Muslims,. 1979. (32 pages)
Gilchrist, John. What Indeed Was the Sign of Jonah? Jesus to the
Muslims, 1985. (36 pages)
Gilchrist, John. Is Muhammad Foretold in the Bible? Jesus to the
Muslims, 1985. (37 pages)
Hahn, Ernest. How to Respond to Muslims. Concordia Publishing House,
1995.
Massey, Kundan L. Tide of the Supernatural : a call to love for the
Muslim World. Here's Life Publishers, 1980.
McDowell, Josh and John Gilchrist vs. Ahmed Deedat. The Islam Debate.
Here's Life Publishers. 1983. (185 pages)
Noorul Haq magazine (in English and Arabic) P.O. Box 550
Republic, Missouri. 85738-0550
http://debate.org.uk/topics/history/bib-qur-bibmanu.htm
References
by Muslims and About Islam
Sabiq, As-Sayyid. Fiqh us-Sunnah American Trust Publications, 1985. (5 volumes)
(One of the collections of Sunni Hadiths)
Ahmad, The Promised Messiah and Mahdi. Islam international
Publications Ltd., 1990 (This is by Ahmidayya Muslims, which are not considered
orthodox by either Sunnis or Shiites.) (27 pages)
Al-Bukhari Sahih Al-Bukhari. (translated by Muhammad Muhsin Khan
published by al Maktabat Al Salafiat Al Madinato Al Monawart. (no date) (9
volumes) (The most authoritative collection of Sunni Hadiths)
Arbury, A.J. The Koran Interpreted. Macmillan
Publishing Co., Inc., 1955. (Yusuf Ali's translation is apparently more
accurate than this one.)
Awde, Nicholas (Translated and edited) Women in Islam : An Anthology from
the Qur'an and Hadiths. St. Martin's Press. 2000 (206 pages)
Barks, Coleman, with John Moyne (translation) The Essential Rumi.
Castle Books. 1997. (296 pages)
Dashti, Ali. Twenty Three Years : A Study of the Prophetic Career of
Mohammed. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. (Ali Dashti apparently was
executed after Khomeini came to power in Iran)
Holy, QUR-AN, The. (Arabic and English) Revised and edited by the
Presidency of Islamic Researches, IFTA, Call and
Guidance. King Fahd Holy Qur-an
Printing Complex. (The English translation was by Abdullah Yusuf Ali) 1410 A.H.
Lippman, Thomas W. Understanding Islam : An Introduction to the Moslem
World. Mentor Books, 1982.
Muslim, Imam. (rendered into English by 'Abdul Hamid Siddiqi) Sahih
Muslim. International Islamic publishing House. (no date) (4 volumes)
Rahman, Falzur. Islam. 2nd edition. University of Chicago Press,
1979.
Yahya Bin Sharaf An-Nawawi, Imam Abu Zakariya (compiler), S.M. Madni Abbasi
(translator) Riyadh-Us-Saleheen. International Islamic Publishing
House. (no date) (2 volumes)
http://debate.org.uk/topics/history
A recommended site for information on Bible manuscripts.
Suggested
References on New Age and Buddhism
Ankerberg, John and John Weldon. Encyclopedia of New Age Beliefs.
Harvest House Publishers, 1996.
Ankerberg, John and John Weldon. The Facts on holistic Health and the New
Medicine. Harvest House Publishers, 1992.
Todd Ehrenborg. Edited by Alan W. Gomes. Mind Sciences: Christian
Science, Religious Science, Unity School of Christianity Zondervan.
1995.
Lochhaas, Philip H. How to Respond to... The Eastern Religions.
Concordia Publishing House, 1979. (32 pages)
Lochhaas, Philip H. How to Respond to... The New Age Movement.
Concordia Publishing House, 1984. (32 pages)
Yamamoto, J. Isamu. Buddhism, Taoism & Other Far Eastern Religions.
Zondervan, 1998. (96 pages)
Suggested
References on Oneness Pentecostalism
Beisner, E. Calvin. "Jesus Only" Churches. Zondervan
Publishing House, 1998. (87 pages)
Boyd, Gregory A. Oneness Pentecostals & the Trinity. Baker
Book House. 1992. (234 pages) (CBD WW1010195)
McNeil, Mark A. An Evaluation of the Oneness Pentecostal Movement.
Pilgrim Publications (Box 66, Pasadena, Texas 77501. (16 pages)
See also references on the Trinity.
References
by Oneness Pentecostals
Bernard, David. K. The Oneness of God. Word Aflame Press, 1983.
(158 pages)
Suggested
References on Rev. Moon's Unification Church
Bjornstad, James. Sun Myung Moon & the Unification Church.
Bethany House Publishers, 1984.
Elkins, Chris. Heavenly Deception. (Elkins is an ex-member who
consults on cults with the Southern Baptist Church.)
Moonstruck, An Analysis of Rev. Moon's Unification Church. 4 hour
video. (available from Christian Debater $25 P.O. Box 144441 Austin Texas
78714.)
Yamamoto, J, Isamu. The Puppetmaster : An Inquiry into Sun Myung Moon and
the Unification Church.. InterVarsity Press. 1977. (136 pages)
Unification Church Debate. 2 hour video. (available from
Christian Debater $12 P.O. Box 144441 Austin Texas, 78714)
References
by Rev. Moon or Unificationists
Moon, Sung Myung Divine Principle 5th edition. Holy Spirit
Association for the Unification of World Christianity, 1977.
Outline of The Principle Level 4. Holy Spirit Association for the
Unification of World Christianity, 1980.
Bibles
and Other Reference Works
In addition to using these works, I would also like to thank Rusty B. for his
very helpful knowledge of the Greek. Any mistakes in translating the Greek
manuscript variations are mine, however.
Adler, Mortimer J. Herodotus : Thucydides. Encyclopaedia
Britannica, Inc., 1952.
Adler, Mortimer J. Tacitus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., 1952.
Aldred, Cyril. Akhenaten : King of Egypt. Thames and Hudson,
1988.
Archaeology (magazine). Archaeological Institute of America.
Baines, John and Jaromir Malek. The Cultural Atlas of the World : Ancient
Egypt. Stonehenge Press, 1984.
Barbarian Tides : Timeframe 1500-600 B.C. editors of Time-Life
Books, 1987.
Berry, George Ricker. Interlinear Greek-English New Testament.
Baker Books, 1997. (CBD WW106329)
Biblical Archaeology Review. (magazine) Biblical Archaeology
Society
Biblical History. (magazine) Empire Press.
Brenton, Sir Lancelot C.L. The Septuagint Version : Greek and English.
Regency Reference Library (Zondervan), 1970.
Brunt, P.A. (translator) Arrian : Anabasis of Alexander Books I-IV
Harvard University Press. 1976. (547 pages)
Casson, Lionel Ancient Egypt. Time-Life Books, 1965. (Caution:
since this book is old, the dates are suspect.)
Ceram, C.W. The Secret of the Hittites. Dorset Press, 1955.
(Caution: since this book is old, the dates are suspect.)
Charlesworth, James H. The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha volume 1.
Doubleday & Company, 1983.
Cornell, Tim and John Matthews. The Roman World. Stonehenge
Press, 1990.
Cruden's Concordance. Barbour and Company Inc., 1987.
Danby, Herbert. The Mishnah. Oxford University Press, 1933.
(According to Jesus Under Fire p.135 the earliest Mishnahs were written
down no earlier than 200 A.D.)
Davis, Leo Donald. The First Seven Ecumenical Councils (325-787) : Their
History and Theology. The Liturgical Press, 1983.
Encyclopedia Britannica. 1957 edition (While the modern editions
have more on technology, this edition is great, because it has longer articles
for historical topics.)
Encyclopedia Britannica. 1972 edition.
Funk and Wagnall's New Encyclopedia. Funk & Wagnalls, 1983.
Green, Jay P., Sr. (editor) The Interlinear Bible : Hebrew-Greek-English
2nd edition. Baker Book House, 1986.
Haley, John W. Alleged Discrepancies of the Bible. Whitaker
House, 1992.
Hicks, R.D. (translator) Diogenes Laertius : The Lives of Eminent
Philosophers (2 volumes) Harvard University Press. 1972. (1,226 pages)
Holy Bible Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition. Catholic
Truth Society, 1946, 1952, 1957.
JPS Hebrew-English Tanakh. The Jewish Publication Society. 2000
The King James Bible.
KMT : A Modern Journal of Ancient Egypt. (magazine) KMT
Communications.
Kohlenberger III, John R. The Interlinear NIV Hebrew-English Old
Testament. The Zondervan Corporation, 1987.
Kohlenberger II and James A. Swanson. The Hebrew English Concordance to
the Old Testament. Zondervan Publishing House, 1998.
Kohlenberger II, Edward W. Goodrick and James A. Swanson. The Greek
English Concordance to the New Testament. Zondervan Publishing House,
1997.
Laffin, John. Brassey's Battles - 3,500 Years of Conflict, Campaigns, and
Wars.
Layton, Bentley. The Gnostic Scriptures : Ancient Wisdom for the New Age.
Doubleday. 1987.
Levi, Peter The Cultural Atlas of the World : The Greek World.
Stonehenge Press, 1990.
Miley, Barbara. Biblical Archaeology for Teens. Rainbow Publishers,
1988.
Moulton, Harold K. The Analytical Greek Lexicon Revised.
Zondervan, 1978. (I found this Lexicon very helpful)
National Geographic Magazine. The National Geographic Society.
Negev, Avraham (editor) The Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land
3rd edition. Prentiss Hall Press, 1986, 1990.
Nelson Study Bible - NKJV Version. Thomas Nelson Publishers. 1997.
New American Standard Bible. Foundation Press, 1960-1973.
New Geneva Study Bible, The. (New King James Version) Thomas
Nelson Publishers, 1982 for the Bible, 1995 for the Study Bible.
New International Version International Bible, The. Zondervan,
1985.
New Revised Standard Version Bible.
Nicoll, W. Robertson. (editor) The Expositor's Greek Testament.
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, reprinted 1990.
Oates, Joan. Babylon revised Edition. Thames and Hudson, 1986.
Pritchard, James B. (editor) The Ancient Near East Volume 1.
Princeton University Press, 1958. This primarily contains texts of ancient
documents, including the Amarna letters.
Reader's Digest 1983 Almanac and Yearbook. Reader's Digest
Association, 1983.
Renault, Mary. The Nature of Alexander. Pantheon Books. 1975.
(270 pages)
Richardson, Cyril C. (editor) Early Christian Fathers. Macmillan
Publishing Co., Inc., 1970. (This does not have the great footnotes of Roberts
and Donaldson, but is in very readable modern American English.)
Roberts, Alexander and James Donaldson. Ante-Nicene Fathers.
volumes 1-10 Hendrickson Publishers, 1994.
Rodkinson, Michael L. and Isaac M. Wise. New Edition of the Babylonian
Talmud. (10 volumes) The Talmud Society, 1918.
Rohl, David M. Pharaohs and Kings : A Biblical Quest. Crown
Publishers, Inc., 1995.
Romant, Bernard. Life in Egypt in Ancient Times. Minerva, 1978.
(I recommend this book except for the old date makes some of the dates
suspect.)
Sasson, Jack M. (editor in Chief) Civilizations of the Ancient New East
(4 volumes) Hendrickson Publishers, Inc. 1995. (2789 pages total)
Sayce, A.H. The Archaeology of the Cuneiform Inscriptions. Ares
Publishers, Inc. 1907 (214 pages). A very old book, but useful to establish how
much liberal scholarship knew in the Twentieth century.
Schaeff, Philip, The Creeds of Christendom.
Harper & Row, 1931.
Strong, James. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible.
Royal Publishers, Inc., 1979.
Swanson, Reuben J. The Horizontal Line Synopsis of the Gospels
(revised). William Carey Library Publishers, 1984.
Tanakh, The Holy Scriptures. Jewish Rabbinical Society. 1985.
Thayer, Joseph Henry. Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament.
Zondervan, 1979.
Three-in-One Bible Reference Companion, The. Thomas Nelson
Publishers, 1982.
Thomas, Robert L. and Stanley N. Gundry. The NIV Harmony of the Gospels.
HarperSanFrancisco 1988.
TimeFrame 3000-1500 BC : The Age of the God-Kings. Time Life
Books Inc., 1987.
TimeFrame 1500-600 BC : Barbarian Tides. Time Life Books Inc.,
1987.
TimeFrame 600-400 BC : A Soaring Spirit. Time Life Books Inc.,
1987.
Whiston, William (translator). Josephus : Complete Works. Kregel
Publications, 1960. (Josephus wrote Antiquities of the Jews c.93-94
A.D.)
White, Jon Manchip. Everyday Life in Ancient Egypt. Dorset Press,
1963. (I recommend this book, except that the old date makes some of the dates
suspect.)
Wuest, Kenneth S. The New Testament : An Expanded Translation.
Eerdman's, 1961.
New
Testament Manuscripts
http://debate.org.uk/topics/history A recommended site for information on Bible manuscripts.
Suggested
References on the Trinity
Ankerberg, John and John Weldon. Knowing the Truth about the Trinity
Harvest House Publishers, 1996. (48 pages)
Augustine, On The Holy Trinity. In Nicene and Post-Nicene
Fathers First Series volume 3 p.1-228. Hendrickson Publishers 1994.
Edited by Philip Schaff.
Boyd, Gregory A. Oneness Pentecostals & the Trinity. Baker
Book House. 1992. (234 pages) (CBD WW1010195)
Erickson, Millard J. Making Sense of the Trinity : Three Crucial
Questions. Baker Books, 2000. (99 pages) (CBD WW6287X)
Gregory of Nyssa, Against Eunomius. In Nicene and
Post-Nicene Fathers Second Series volume 5 p.34-314. Hendrickson
Publishers, Inc. 1994. Edited by Philip Schaff and Henry Wave.
Gregory of Nyssa, On the Holy Trinity, and of the Godhead of the Holy
Spirit to Eustathius. In Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers
Second Series volume 5 p.326-330. Hendrickson Publishers, Inc. 1994. Edited by
Philip Schaff and Henry Wave.
Gregory of Nyssa, On "Not Three Gods" to Ablabius. In Nicene
and Post-Nicene Fathers Second Series volume 5 p.331-336. Hendrickson
Publishers, Inc. 1994. Edited by Philip Schaff and Henry Wave.
Hilary of Poitiers. On the Trinity In Nicene and
Post-Nicene Fathers Second Series volume 9 p.31-233. Hendrickson
Publishers, Inc. 1994. Edited by W. Sanday.
Novatian, A Treatise of Novatian Concerning the Trinity. In
Ante-Nicene Fathers volume 5 p.607-644. Hendrickson Publishers 1994.
Edited by Alexander Roberts and James Donaldson.
Tertullian, Against Praxeas. In Nicene and Post-Nicene
Fathers volume 3 p.597-632. Hendrickson Publishers 1994. Edited by
Alexander Roberts and James Donaldson.
Ross, Bob L. The Trinity and the Eternal Sonship of Christ.
Pilgrim Publications (300 pages). This book has a few pages criticizing John
MacArthur's denial of the eternal sonship of Christ. However, we are pleased to
report that this is now obsolete - John MacArthur has corrected his view. (A
person can deny the eternal sonship of Christ and still believe the Trinity and
be a good Christian though.)
White, James R. The Forgotten Trinity. Bethany House Publishers
1998. (220 pages)
See also suggested references on Oneness Pentecostalism.
List of
Other References
These references are useful for understanding people's viewpoints and gaining
further background, though in general their viewpoints and conclusions are not
necessarily recommended.
Allison, Wick That's In the Bible? - The Ultimate Learn-As-You-Play Bible
Quiz Book. Dell Trade, 1994.
Armstrong, Karen. A History of God. Alfred A. Knopf, 1993. This
book discusses Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. (I only read small parts of
this book.)
Asimov, Isaac Asimov's Guide to the Bible. Random House, 1969.
(1230 pages)
Barclay, William. The Gospel of Mark, 2nd edition. Westminster
Press, 1956.
Barclay, William. The Acts of the Apostles, 2nd edition.
Westminster Press, 1955.
Barclay, William. The Letter to the Romans, 2nd edition.
Westminster Press, 1957.
Batto, Bernard F. Batto. Slaying the Dragon. Westminster / John
Knox Press, 1992.
Boettner, Loraine, The Reformed Doctrine of Predestination.
Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing Company, 1932. (436 pages)
Christianity Today. (magazine) Christianity Today, Inc.
Christensen, Michael J. C.S. Lewis on Scripture. Abingdon Press,
1979.
Conn, Harvie M. (editor) Inerrancy and Hermeneutic : A Tradition, a
Challenge, a Debate. Baker Book House, 1988. (261 pages)
Davis, Leo Donald. The Fist Seven Ecumenical
Councils (357-787) : Their History and Theology. The Liturgical Press,
1983.
Eddy, Mary Baker. Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures.
Published by the Trustees under the Will of Mary Baker G. Eddy Boston, U.S.A.,
1975.
Fulop-Miller, Rene. Rasputin : The Holy Devil. The Viking Press,
1928.
Gerstner, John H. A Primer on Dispensationalism. 1982.
Gerstner, John H. A Primer on Free Will. Presbyterian and Reformed
Publishing Company 1982.
Hislop, Alexander The Two Babylons 2nd edition. Loizeaux
Brothers, 1916, 1959. This book uses many falsehoods and unsubstantiated wild
speculations to unfairly cast aspersions on the Catholic Church. Though I am
not Catholic, I cannot recommend this book for anything related to Catholicism.
Horton, Michael. Putting Amazing Back into Grace : Who Does What in
Salvation? Baker Books, 1994. (316 pages) (second edition is CBD
WW64007)
Keller, Werner. The Bible As History. William Morrow and Company,
1956.
Kramer, Samuel Noah The Sumerians. University of Chicago Press,
1963. (I recommend his scholarship, though not some of his speculations.)
Kushner, Harold S. When Bad Things Happen to Good People. Avon
Books, 1981.
Luther, Martin. (translated by Henry Cole) The Bondage of the Will.
Baker Book House / Revell, 1976. (CBD WW53429)
Luz, Ulrich Matthew 1-7, a Commentary. Augsburg Fortress, 1989.
Martin, Raymond. The Elusive Messiah : A Philosophical Overview of the
Quest for the Historical Jesus. Westview Press, 1999.
Miller, Madeleine S. and J. Lane Miller Harper's Bible Dictionary.
Harper & Row, Publishers, 1961.
Modern Maturity. September-October 1999. AARP.
Most, Friar William G. Catholic Apologetics Today. Tan
Publishing, 1986.
Pink, Arthur W. The Sovereignty of God. Baker Book House, 1930.
(261 pages)
Prager, Dennis and Joseph Telushkin. The Nine Questions People Ask About
Judaism. Simon and Schuster, Inc. 1986.
Rahner, Karl and Herbert Vorgrimler. Theological Dictionary.
Herder and Herder, 1965. (A Catholic work. Some Catholics have criticized this
as "idiosyncratic")
Robinson, James M. (general editor) The Nag Hammadi Library.
Harper & Row, 1977. (I recommend its scholarship, but Christians generally
do not have a need to read scriptures of spiritual counterfeits.)
Seldes, George (compiler) The Great Quotations. Citadel Press,
1993.
Spencer, Duane Edward. Tulip : The Five Points of Calvinism in the Light
of Scripture. Baker Book House, 1979. (written by a Calvinist)
Steinsaltz, Adin. The Essential Talmud. Bantam Books, 1976.
Tolle, James M. Instrumental Music in Worship. Haun Publishing
Company. 29 pages. Written from a Church of Christ perspective. Says that
instrumental music is OK in the home and other places, but not in church
worship.
Science
Ambrose, E.J. The Nature and Origin of the Biological World.
Halsted Press, 1982.
Barnes Thomas G. Origin and Destiny of the Earth's Magnetic Field
Creation Life Publishers, 1973.
Boslough, John Stephen Hawking's Universe. Avon Books, 1980.
Bremer, Kare "The Limits of Amino Acid Sequence Data in Angiosperm
Phylogenetic Reconstruction" Evolution vol. 42 no.4 1988
p.795-803.
Burgin, Toni, Olivier Rieppel, P. Martin, Sander and Karl Tschanz "The
Fossils of Monte San Giorgio" Scientific American June 1989
p.74-81.
Cairns-Smith, A.G. Genetic Takeover and the Mineral Origins of Life.
Cambridge University Press, 1982.
Carroll, Robert L. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W.H.
Freeman and Company, 1988.
Constable, George and Time-Life Books eds. The Neanderthals
Time-Life Books, 1973.
Crick, Francis Life Itself. Simon & Schuster, 1981.
Darwin, Charles The Origin of Species. A Mentor Book, 1958.
Davis, Percival, Dean H. Kenyon, and Charles B. Thaxton Of Pandas and
People Haughton Publishing Co., 1989.
Day, William Genesis on Planet Earth, 1979.
Denton, Michael Evolution: A Theory in Crisis Adler and Adler,
1986.
Dillow, Joseph C. The Waters Above: Earth's Pre-flood Vapor Canopy.
Moody Press, 1981.
Fairbridge R.W. (ed) The Encyclopedia of Atmospheric Sciences and
Astrogeology Reinhold Publishing Corp., 1967.
Fasman, Gerald D. (ed) CRC Practical Handbook
of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology CRC Press, 1989.
Faure, Gunter. Principles of Isotope Geology 2nd edition. John
Wiley & Sons, 1977, 1986.
Flamstead, Sam "When Galaxies Collide" Discover February
1990 p.50-57.
Fox, Sidney Science and Creationism. 1984 p.194-239.
Fox, Sidney W. and Klaus Dose Molecular Evolution and the Origin of Life.
Revised edition. Marcel Dekker Inc., 1977.
Frair, Wayne and Percival Davis. A Case for Creation 3rd edition.
Moody Press, 1983.
Frost, Darrel R. (editor) Amphibian Species of the World : A Taxonomic
and Geographical Reference. Allen Press Inc., 1985.
"Full Frontals" in Upfront Discover November 1990 p.10.
Describes computer software to model galaxies
Gish, Duane T. Evolution: The Challenge of the Fossil Record.
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model
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