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I realized late last night that, having completed Disputations on the Holy Scriptures last week, I had no post ready for today.
Wednesday has been bibliology day here since July last year. Since then I’ve read Translating Truth by Leland Ryken (ed.), The Canon of Scripture by F. F. Bruce, How to Read the Bible as Literature by Leland Ryken, Scripture Alone by R. C. Sproul, and now Disputations on the Holy Scriptures by William Whitaker. I’ll admit it: Disputations was a heavy volume, not just in its 718-page bulk, but in its content. Perhaps it was an ill-conceived idea to read it alongside Charnock’s The Existence and Attributes of God. I’m tired. I won’t be picking up anything too heavy for a while (did I mention I’m also presently reading The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, 1245 pages, small print?).
Eventually, I’m sure, I’ll want to pick up another book on The Book. Any suggestions?
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Daniel
You could finish reading Gurnall, or possibly give Walter Marshall's The Gospell Mystery of Sanctification a go. They are not easy reading by any stretch though.
Daniel
The second "l" in gospel just adds a Puritan tone to the whole thing.
David
Daniel,
I am resolved to pick up Gurnall as soon as I finish volume 1 of Charnock (almost there). The "Gospell" book looks good, too. What I'm looking for here, though, are suggestions in the bibliology category.
Kim in ON
My husband is reading The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, too.
How is the Leland Ryken book? It sounds interesting.
The book Let the Reader Understand was a good read. After Charnock and Whitaker, it would seem like a walk in the park. I'm slowly picking my way through Bruce Waltke's Old Testament Theology, and quite liking it.
David
Kim,
Both of the Ryken books were very good. If you’re already convinced of the need for essentially literal translation, Translating Truth might be redundant. How to read the Bible as Literature was extremely interesting, explaining what is meant by “literal interpretation.” Both books have been excerpted on this site.
On The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: I don’t know if Neil has caught on to this yet but there’s this Hitler guy . . . I’m only up to page 213, but I’m starting to think maybe he’s not such a nice guy.