I'm reading What Christians Believe: The Story of God and People in Minimal English by Anna Wiersbocka which is not in Logos but could be Two by Anna Wiezbicka a linguist studying universal semantic domains (an Aussie) | Logos. I'll admit most of my current to-read stack is not in Logos although Much of it I wish was in Logos.
I'm currently reading Philosophy & Education: An Introduction in Christian Perspective by George Knight because I need it (as continuing education) to keep my Christian school teaching certification up-to-date. So far, I'm very glad to be reading it - definitely worth the effort.
I'm also reading The Youth Worker’s Guide to Creative Bible Study by Karen Dockrey because the students I teach in Sunday School have become middle schoolers, and I need to change my teaching style a bit. I'm loving this book, as she focuses on how to get the students directly engaged with the Scriptures.
Both of those are available in Logos.
I am reading Longing to Know, by Esther Nightcap Meek, a Christian philosophy professor. The book is an accessible introduction to epistemology. It is in Logos. I am interested in knowing more about how we do what we call knowing and what belief is. I think it is important to have some understanding of these things. It is easy to read and gives a broad overview of the beginnings of epistemology, before describing how knowing arises. It is a good idea to get a basic understanding of a subject before digging deeper into it. I am also wandering through a pile of other books at the same time. Most of them are in Logos, but the pile is spread across a number of platforms. I am always peeking in to a number of physical bible translations.
I'm reading https://www.logos.com/product/257852/rediscovering-the-church-fathers-who-they-were-and-how-they-shaped-the-church?queryId=d05fdf06e0c865c7f65d9d9f456a25a6 I'm interested in the unity of the Church despite its apparent factions.
I have been working my way through the articles in the Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible.
I'm reading:
https://www.logos.com/product/304137/one-with-my-lord-the-life-changing-reality-of-being-in-christ
https://www.logos.com/product/200856/the-gospel-in-the-marketplace-of-ideas-pauls-mars-hill-experience-for-our-pluralistic-world
https://www.logos.com/product/202432/contagious-faith-discover-your-natural-style-for-sharing-jesus-with-others
https://www.logos.com/product/12548/the-grace-awakening-believing-in-grace-is-one-thing-living-it-is-another
Christianity is Jewish - Edith Schaeffer
https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/aw/d/0842302425?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title
Exploring the historical and spiritual significance of the Jewish race, this treatment presents the Bible as a unified document in which God has progressively unfolded the plan of salvation.
The Theology of the Gospel of Matthew - Urlich Luz
https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/aw/d/0521435765?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title
Matthew's Gospel is the most significant Jewish-Christian document of the New Testament. For Matthew, the story of Jesus is the underlying tale of his own community, summoned from Israel by the living Jesus and now, following Israel's rejection, sent to the Gentiles. Matthew's Jesus story bears much the same relation to the Matthean community as does the Pentateuch to Israel, hence the profoundly Jewish basis of his theology. This book, first published in 1995, both outlines and elucidates the story told in Matthew's Gospel, emphasising its focal points: the Sermon on the Mount, the miracles, the renunciation of possessions and particularly the theology of judgement by works, an idea which represents both a challenge, in its quest for a church set apart from non-Christians by deeds alone, and a burden, through its traumatic origin in the breach between the Matthean community and the Israelite majority.
Our Hands are stained with Blood - Michael L Brown
https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/aw/d/B07RJKC1C1?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title
The pages of church history are marked by countless horrors committed against the Jewish people.
From the first persecutions of the Jews in the fourth century to the horrors of the Holocaust, from Israel-bashing in today's press to anti-Semitism spouted from the pulpit, this painful book tells the tragic story that every Christian must read.
In a freshly updated and expanded edition of this pivotal work, Dr. Michael Brown exposes the faulty theological roots that opened the door to anti-Semitism in Church history, explaining why well-meaning believers so often fall into the trap of hate... and showing how you can bring an end to the cycle of violence.
This generation can make a difference. Now is the time for change! Discover the important role you play in helping to shape a Church that will bless Israel rather than curse Israel
Basics or Verbal Aspect in Biblical Greek 2nd Ed. - Con Campbell
https://www.logos.com/product/248388/basics-of-verbal-aspect-in-biblical-greek-2nd-ed?queryId=ee747eb3aecce3c454c0c2af65ca86a6
An accessible introduction to verbal aspect in biblical Greek by a well-known and trusted New Testament scholar.
Verbal aspect in the Greek language has been a topic of significant debate in recent scholarship. The majority of scholars now believe that an understanding of verbal aspect is even more important than verb tense (past, present, etc.). Yet there still are no alternative accessible textbooks, both in terms of level and price. In the second edition, Constantine R. Campbell investigates the function of verbal aspect within the New Testament Greek narrative in light of the last fifteen years of the latest scholarship.
In Basics of Verbal Aspect in Biblical Greek, Second Edition, Campbell has done a marvelous job in this book of simplifying the concept without getting caught up using terms of linguistics that only experts can understand. The book includes expanded and updated discussion, revised exercises, an answer key, a glossary of key concepts, an appendix covering space and time, and an index of Scriptures cited. Professors and students, at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, will use this is as a supplemental text in both beginning and advanced Greek courses. Pastors that study the Greek text will also appreciate this resource as a supplement to their preaching and teaching.
The Last Things: Resurrection, Judgment, Glory (Christian Foundations) | Logos Bible Software
The Septuagint: What It Is and Why It Matters | Logos Bible Software
Scribes and Scripture: The Amazing Story of How We Got the Bible | Logos Bible Software
I’m reading Who shall Ascend the Mountain of the Lord: a Biblical Theology of the Book of Leviticus. By Michael Morales, it is an excellent book that draws together the whole of the Pentateuch in a really helpful way, while giving the clearest explanation of Leviticus that I have ever come across.
I’m also reading The Glory of Preaching by Darrell Johnson (not available in Logos) which, while including material on technique, is focused on the life and character of the preacher and the work of the Holy Spirit in preaching. It is a very refreshing change from the more technical books on homiletics.
I'm reading Blood Red Snow: The Memoirs of a German Soldier on the Eastern Front;
...and The Early Text of the New Testament.
Did you get any good ideas for a Halloween costume? [H]
I just started listening to this one on Audible: https://www.logos.com/product/37657/a-new-testament-biblical-theology-the-unfolding-of-the-old-testament-in-the-new?queryId=406a5c5e179dcbb8875ec9c4053e569b
Logos has it, but it’s better for me to listen to it 👍
DAL
A Concise Guide to Islam: Defining Key Concepts and Terms (Introducing Islam)
https://www.logos.com/product/247462/a-concise-guide-to-islam-defining-key-concepts-and-terms
Provides useful background when meeting immigrants
I have been working my way through the articles in the Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible. Did you get any good ideas for a Halloween costume?
Did you get any good ideas for a Halloween costume?
If only there were pictures!
Man... loving the loot in this thread.It being election time in a few places globally, I'm moved to think, pray, and live better by:David Koyzis. Political Visions and Illusions: A Survey and Christian Critique of Contemporary Ideologies, 2nd ed.https://www.logos.com/product/175383/political-visions-and-illusions-a-survey-and-christian-critique-of-contemporary-ideologies-2nd-ed?queryId=e576e71d92b18e828dff4422ba7c5496
Just started The Story Lectionary - a collection of image/metaphor based sermons out of Portland Seminary (formerly George Fox)
I'm reading John - A Prophetic Revelation by Stephen Hill. This is about the third time I've read it, and I'm getting more revelation of the Father's Love with each reading.
November's free ebook:
In Search of the Common Good: Christian Fidelity in a Fractured World
That's an interesting and loaded question from the OP.
What am I reading? Well, to be sure - a ton of things. I go from one book to another or one saved layout to another. It all depends on my mood. I'm very much a 'mood reader.'
Rosie mentioned a "new" word fore me. "Dusultory." It basically means - moving from one topic to another. Sort of fliting back and forth. Like jumping from one horse to another while going around in a circle. Like the circus dudes used to do.
Here is the OP regarding Dusultory.
How much does one read until it's enough? - Logos Forums
Just cracked these.
Jonathan Edwards and Deification: Reconciling Theosis and the Reformed Tradition (New Explorations in Theology) | Logos Bible Software
Formed for the Glory of God: Learning from the Spiritual Practices of Jonathan Edwards | Logos Bible Software
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I recently ordered a printed copy of Gentry's brand new Commentary on Revelation (not available on Logos).
This commentary quickly sold out its first printing, and is now in second printing. People have been waiting a long time for this.
I do hope Logos will add this. They do have a handful of his other titles.
(not available on Logos)
I wanted to get a sort of overview of his eschatology, and I thought that this (relatively) short paperback would be quick and easy reading. It isn't, it is like Gentry's other writings ... very comprehensive and on a more scholarly level than expected. The book is not limited to the Olivet Discourse as the title might suggest, but starts out with an overview of the entire book of Matthew. But this is a pleasant surprise.
https://www.kennethgentry.com/olivet-discourse-made-easy-book-by-gentry/
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9478260-the-olivet-discourse-made-easy
https://www.amazon.com/Olivet-Discourse-Made-Easy/dp/0982589050
I'm reading An Introduction to the Old Testament by Raymond B. Dillard and Tremper Longman III (An Introduction to the Old Testament | Logos Bible Software); and, in a reading group that meets every other week by Zoom, Out of the Embers: Faith After the Great Deconstruction by Bradley Jersak (Out of the Embers: Faith After the Great Deconstruction | Logos Bible Software). Reading in a group (of old guys) is so rewarding! I'm excited to start, in the next week or two, reading Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works, Vol. 4: Discipleship | Logos Bible Software) with my daughter and son-in-law (my daughter's suggestion!). Digging in deep with two of our kids will be amazing.
