Books for Undergraduate / College Students in Christian Ministries -- Christology, New Testament, and Atonement
The Sven has recently issued his top recommended books for undergrads. Books are such a valuable resources and a certain ones are key elements to any library. In an effort to sort through his list I have devised a revision from my own perspective on essential texts to be purchased. The categories that are listed below are originally his. However some additional categories have been added while others have been left out.
The texts which are found to be in agreement are colored green. Each category will have no more than five texts recommended in them, except for categories that are dual (e.g., Christology & Atonement) which in that case they may have up to ten texts. For the sake of time of the author and the reader a maximum of three categories will be posted daily till all categories have been filled and posted.
And consider any book on any of these lists as an endorsement. If I didn't think highly of them, then I would not have them placed so prominently on this list. Get'em there just that good.
New Testament (General)
- New Testament Theology: Many Witnesses, One Gospel
by I. Howard Marshall - An Introduction to the New Testament: Contexts, Methods and Ministry Formation
by David Arthur DeSilva - The New Testament and the People of God
(Christian Origins and the Question of God)
by N. T. Wright - Introducing the New Testament: Its Literature and Theology
by Paul J. Achtemeier, Joel B. Green, Marianne Meye Thompson - Introduction to the New Testament (Anchor Bible Reference)
by Raymond E. Brown
Jesus & The Gospels
- The Jesus Quest
by Ben Witherington III - The Challenge of Jesus
by N.T. Wright - Lord Jesus Christ: Devotion to Jesus in Earliest Christianity
by Larry W. Hurtado - The Historical Figure of Jesus
by E. P. Sanders - Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels
by Joel B. Green, Scot McKnight
Christology & Atonement
- see books on Jesus & The Gospel
- Christology in The Making
by James Dunn - Systematic Theology, v2
by Wolfhart Pannenberg - An Introduction to New Testament Christology
by Raymond Brown - The Crucified God
by Jurgen Moltmann - Christus Victor
by Gustaf Aulen - The Actuality of The Atonement
by Colin Gunton - Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places: A Conversation in Spiritual Theology by Eugene H. Peterson
- Free of Charge: Giving and Forgiving in a Culture Stripped of Grace (Paperback)
by Miroslav Volf - Christology: A Global Introduction
by Veli-Matti Karkkainen - Recovering the Scandal of the Cross: Atonement in New Testament & Contemporary Contexts
by Joel B. Green, Mark D. Baker
Labels: atonement, books, christology, Gospels, Jesus and The Gospels, Jesus Christ, Kerygma, New Testament, undergraduate
2 Comments:
It is interesting not to see some of my favorite authors such as Augustine, William Lane Craig, or C. S. Lewis.
It may be in that the list is not an "apologetics" type of list - thoughts?
Though I did recognize N. T. Wright & Ben Witherington III, I definitely need to expand my reading repertoire.
Edgar.
Hey thanks for stopping by. Actually I am still in the process of developing the lists. I just didn't want to overwhelm everybody with them. Check back later this week for my top five picks for apologetics. =) You also should see it on the same day as evangelism and worship.
Expect to see William Lane Craig under certain other NT sections. Augustine is going to appear in the Pre-Reformation Church History section. And Lewis is going to appear in Apologetics and Christian Literature.
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