Category: Books
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Barth’s Church Dogmatics
Vol. 1.1 and 1.2 of Karl Barth’s 14 volume Church Dogmatics came in yesterday (thanks to Chaz) and I am as happy as a hyena! Those who love theology understand why. Barth is considered by many as the greatest theologian of the 20th century, a modern church father, and it seems his influence is increasing…
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Poverty of Spirit
In preparation for tomorrow’s talk on the Beautitudes which I will be giving to a group of policemen I read Sinclair Ferguson’s book on the Sermon on the Mount and here are some quotes which touched me: “We are poor men and women in ourselves, with no righteousness of our own to plead before God.…
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Valley of Vision (2)
By the way, for those who’re interested, you can read a page a day from The Valley of Vision free on-line at the Banner of Truth website here.
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Valley of Vision
“Sin is my greatest evil, but thou art my greatest good; I have cause to loathe myself, and not to seek self-honour, for no one desires to commend his own dunghill.” My reading this morning from The Valley of Vision (a collection of Puritan Prayers & Devotions) on “Self Knowledge’ reminds me of that verse…
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Books on Hermeneutics
Mickelsen’s Interpreting the Bible came in today. I bought it for only around 700 pesos. Amazon’s selling it for around $ 35.00 so I think I made a good buy. A couple of weeks ago or so I also bought Thiselton’s New Horizons in Hermeneutics for only around 1000 pesos.
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Martin Luther
Here’s a book I heartily recommend. I read it way back in college and I found it inspiring. It was the first book on Martin Luther I ever read and I really learned a lot in terms of church history and theology. Now, many years after, I teach Historical Theology in seminary and I guess…
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