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BTGE 1725: The Bible and the Gospel

Resources for Students

Here find:

Nature of the Bible Origin of the Bible Authority of the Bible Sufficiency of the Bible

Study of the Bible Memorizing the Bible Use of the Bible for Spiritual Maturity

The Church and Spiritual Growth Gospel-Sharing

Textbooks

ebooks

Dig Deeper: Tools for Understanding God's Word by Nigel Beynon and Andrew Sach
Call #: RESERVE-SERVICE DESK 220.6 B573D (also eBook-unlimited # of users)
Used by Drs Bowman, Couser, Estes, Owens, Shepherd, & Spellman
Habits of Grace: Enjoying Jesus Through the Spiritual Disciplines by David Mathis
Call #: MAIN & RESERVE-SERVICE DESk 248.4 M431H (also eBook-unlimited # of users)
Use by Drs Bowman, Couser, Estes, Owens, Shepherd, & Spellman
The Story of Scripture: An Introduction to Biblical Theology by Matthew Y. Emerson (Heath A. Thomas, ed.)
Call #: RESERVE-SERVICE DESK 230.041 E53S (also eBook-unlimited # of users)
Used by Dr Bowman

Print books

Confronting Christianity: 12 Hard Questions for the World's Largest Religion by Rebecca McLaughlin
Call #: MAIN 239 M161C
Used by Dr. Owens
Honest Evangelism: How to Talk about Jesus Even When It's Tough by Rico Tice & Carl Laferton
Call #: RESERVE-SERVICE DESK 248.5 T555H
Used by Dr Couser
How We Got the Bible by John H. Sailhamer
Call #: RESERVE-SERVICE DESK 220.09 S132H
Used by Dr. Shepherd
Learning and Living God's Word by Daniel J. Estes
Call #: MAIN & RESERVE-SERVICE DESK 220.07 E79L
Used by Dr. Estes
One Holy Book: A Primer on How the Bible Came To Be & Why It Matters by Ched Spellman
Call #: RESERVE-SERVICE DESK 220.1 S743O
Used by Dr Spellman
Steering Through Chaos: Vice and Virtue in an Age of Moral Confusion
Call #: RESERVE-SERVICE DESK 241.3 S814
Used by Drs Couser & Estes

Nature of the Bible

The Doctrine of the Word of God by John M. Frame
Call #: MAIN 220.13 F813D
Especially Part 3 - The Nature of God's Word
Engaging the Christian Scriptures: An Introduction to the Bible by Andrew E. Arterbury, W. H. Bellinger, & Derek S. Dodson
Call #: MAIN 220.61 A786E
Holy Imagination: A Literary and Theological Introduction to the Whole Bible by Judy Fentress-Williams
Call #: MAIN 220.61 F342H
The Marks of Scripture: Rethinking the Nature of the Bible by Daniel Castelo & Robert W. Wall
Call #: MAIN 230.041 C349M (also eBook-limited to 1 user at a time)

Origin of the Bible

The Doctrine of the Word of God by John M. Frame
Call #: MAIN 220.13 F813D
Especially Chapter 22 - The Canon of Scripture, Chapter 23 - The Inspiration of Scripture, & Chapter 26 - The Inerrancy of Scripture
The Formation and Significance of the Christian Biblical Canon: A Study in Text, Ritual and Interpretation by Tomas Bokedal
Call #: MAIN 220.12 B686F
Formation of the Bible: The Story of the Church's Canon by Lee M. McDonald
Call #: MAIN 220.12 M135F

Inspired: The Holy Spirit and the Mind of Faith by Jack Levison
Call #: MAIN 231.3 L666I
Especially Part 3 - The Spirit and the Interpretation of Scripture
Light in a Dark Place: The Doctrine of Scripture by John S. Feinberg
Call #: MAIN 220.1 F299L
Words of Life: Scripture as the Living and Active Word of God by Douglas A. Sweeney & Timothy Ward
Call #: RESERVE-SERVICE DESK 220.13 W263W
Especially chapter entitled, The Holy Spirit and Scripture: The God-breathed Word

Authority of the Bible

The Doctrine of the Word of God by John M. Frame
Call #: MAIN 220.13 F813D
Especially Chapter 23 - The Inspiration of Scripture & Chapter 26 - The Inerrancy of Scripture
God's Word Alone -The Authority of Scripture: What the Reformers Taught... and Why It Still Matters by Matthew Barrett
Call #: MAIN 220.13 B274G
Especially chapters entitled, God Speaks with Authority: The Inspiration of Scripture & God Speaks Truthfully: The Inerrancy of Scripture
The Innerant Word: Biblical, Historical, Theological, and Pastoral Perspectives by John MacArthur, ed.
Call #: MAIN 220.132 I42

Invitation to Dogmatic Theology: A Canonical Approach by Paul McGlasson
Call #: MAIN 230 M145I
Especially Part 1 - The Authority of Scirpture
A Teacher's Guide to Understanding Scriptures by Samuel M. Powell
Call #: eBook (unlimited # of users)

Sufficiency of the Bible

The Doctrine of the Word of God by John M. Frame
Call #: MAIN 220.13 F813D
Especially Chapter 32 - The Sufficiency of Scripture
God's Word Alone -The Authority of Scripture: What the Reformers Taught... and Why It Still Matters by Matthew Barrett
Call #: MAIN 220.13 B274G
Especially chapter entitled, God's Speech Is Enough: The Sufficiency of Scripture
Words of Life: Scripture as the Living and Active Word of God by Douglas A. Sweeney & Timothy Ward
Call #: RESERVE-SERVICE DESK 220.13 W263W
Especially chapters entitled, The Sufficiency of Scripture

Study of the Bible

What They Don't Tell You: A Survivor's Guide to Biblical Studies, 2nd ed. by Michael Joseph Brown
Call #: MAIN 220.07 B879W

Memorizing the Bible

10 Biblical Reasons to Memorize Scripture
By Kevin Halloran
How to Memorize a Bible Verse
The Bible Memory App

Use of the Bible for Spiritual Maturity

Before You Open Your Bible: Nine Heart Postures for Approaching God's Word by Matt Smethurst
Call #: MAIN 220.07 S638B
A Beginner's Guide to New Testament Studies: Understanding Key Debates by Nijay K. Gupta
Call #: MAIN 225.61 G977B (also eBook-limited to 1 user at a time)
Publication Date: 2020-03-17
Especially Chapter 13 - The Application and Use of Scripture
The Bible Expositor's Handbook by Greg Harris
Call #: eBook (unlimited # of users)

Learning and Living God's Word by Daniel J. Estes
Call #: MAIN & RESERVE-SERVICE DESK 220.07 E79L
Walking in Love: Moral Progress and Spiritual Growth with the Apostle Paul by J. Paul Sampley
Call #: MAIN 227 S192W
Words of Life: Scripture as the Living and Active Word of God by Douglas A. Sweeney & Timothy Ward
Call #: RESERVE-SERVICE DESK 220.13 W263W
Especially chapters entitled, Scripture and the Christian Community, & Scripture and the Individual Christian

The Church and Spiritual Growth

Foundations of Spiritual Formation: A Community Approach to Becoming Like Christ by Paul Pettit
Call #: MAIN 248.4 F771
Spiritual Formation As If the Church Mattered: Growing in Christ Through Community by James C. Wilhoit
Call #: MAIN 253.53 W678S

Gospel-Sharing

Apatheism: How We Share When They Don't Care by Kyle Beshears
Call #: eBook (unlimited # of users)
How to Talk about Jesus (Without Being That Guy): Personal Evangelism in a Skeptical World by Sam Chan
Call #: MAIN 269.2 C467H
On the Front Line: A Father and Son, 30 Years Apart, Debate What It Means to Live All Out for Jesus by Clive Calver & Gavin Calver
Call #: MAIN 253 C167O
Picturing Christian Witness: New Testament Images of Disciples in Mission by Stanley H. Skreslet
Call #: MAIN 266 S629P