What to buy
Can you all help? Assume you have $100, you don't have the majority of the books available in the March Madness sales, and you are in seminary. Which books would you get?
Thanks
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Carson/Moo's NT Intro ~$12
Longman's OT Intro ~$20
Waltke's OT Theology ~$25
Thielman or Ladd's NT Theology ~$25
How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth by Fee/Stuart ($9) or Intro to Hermeneutics by Kaiser/Silva for ~$15
The Promise-Plan of God by Kaiser for $15
Total around $110
None of these AFAIK are in the base packages, and all are solid works. I added the OT/NT theologies especially because I have a decent number of systematic theologies but few/no biblical theologies, other than Zuck/Walvoord's Theology of the OT/Theology of the NT, which are included in at least some of the base packages.
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I bought Zondervan products since they don't usually go on sale.
Carson/Moo's NT Intro ~$12
How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth by Fee/Stuart ($9)
The Promise-Plan of God by Kaiser for $15 [this is a biblical theology]
Second Peter/Jude by Moo ($14.29)
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Justin Cofer said:
I bought Zondervan products since they don't usually go on sale.
This is a good point.
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I'd get the two Wright Christian Origins books as part of it if you are in seminary, especially the New Testament and the People of God. But then I'm a Wright fan and really had to hold back on the "buy all" button!
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Daniel Lee said:
Carson/Moo's NT Intro ~$12
Longman's OT Intro ~$20
Waltke's OT Theology ~$25
Thielman or Ladd's NT Theology ~$25
How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth by Fee/Stuart ($9) or Intro to Hermeneutics by Kaiser/Silva for ~$15
The Promise-Plan of God by Kaiser for $15
Total around $110
None of these AFAIK are in the base packages, and all are solid works. I added the OT/NT theologies especially because I have a decent number of systematic theologies but few/no biblical theologies, other than Zuck/Walvoord's Theology of the OT/Theology of the NT, which are included in at least some of the base packages.
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If you can know what you will need for your classes ...
I needed the Carson/Moo Introduction to the New Testament for a class (it's good regardless and I still use it).
Depending on the seminary and your degree program you may have classes in which studying Wright would be advised. I would pick up the Paul:Fresh Perspectives, at least. The NT and the People of God and Jesus and the Victory of God could be useful. These could be a library item, and if so, you could spend the money on something you will reference often.
I would look at commentaries, as you will use these not just through seminary but throughout your ministry. I picked up some of the Socio-Rhetorical titles. Too bad Witherington didn't make it farther for these to be discounted more.
While I like the "How to Read the Bible" books, I doubt you would need them for seminary. Maybe an introductory hermeneutics class would require them.
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Johann said:
While I like the "How to Read the Bible" books, I doubt you would need them for seminary.
Actually, they were required reading in my program… they were the easier of the textbooks, but still required and used.
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