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BTGE 1725: The Bible and the Gospel

Resources for Students

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Nature of the Bible Origin of the Bible Authority & 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

10 Questions Every Teen Should Ask (and Answer) about Christianity by Rebecca McLaughlin
Call #: RESERVE-SERVICE DESK 248.83 M161T
Dr Owens
Confronting Christianity: 12 Hard Questions for the World's Largest Religion by Rebecca McLaughlin
Call #: MAIN 239 M161C
Dr. Owens
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)
Drs Bowman, Estes, Hutchison, Marsh, McKay, Miller, Owens, Smallwood, Smith, TBD, & Wood
From the Mouth of God: Trusting, Reading, and Applying the Bible by Sinclair B. Ferguson
Call #: MAIN 220.1 F353F
Dr Marsh
The Gospel and Personal Evangelism by Mark E. Dever
Call #: RESERVE-SERVICE DESK 248.5 D491G
TBD
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)
Drs Bowman, Estes, Hutchison, Marsh, McKay, Miller, Owens, Smallwood, Smith, TBD, & Wood
Habits of Grace: Enjoying Jesus Through the Spiritual Disciplines (Study Guide) by David Mathis
Call #: RESERVE-SERVICE DESK 248.4 M431H2 (also eBook-unlimited # of users)
Dr Hutchison & TBD
Honest Evangelism: How to Talk about Jesus Even When It's Tough by Rico Tice & Carl Laferton
Call #: RESERVE-SERVICE DESK 248.5 T555H
Drs Hutchison & Miller

Learning and Living God's Word by Daniel J. Estes
Call #: MAIN & RESERVE-SERVICE DESK 220.07 E79L
Let the Nations Be Glad!: The Supremacy of God in Missions by John Piper
Call #: MAIN 266.001 P665L
Dr Wood
The NIV Compact Bible Commentary by John H. Sailhamer
Call #: MAIN 220.7 S132N
Dr Marsh

SPACER

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
Dr Smith
Praying the Bible by Donald S. Whitney
Call #: MAIN 248.32 W618P (also eBook-unlimited # of users)
Dr Marsh
Steering Through Chaos: Vice and Virtue in an Age of Moral Confusion
Call #: RESERVE-SERVICE DESK 241.3 S814
Dr Estes
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)
Drs Bowman & McKay
The Whole Message of the Bible in 16 Words by Chris Bruno
Call #: RESERVE-SERVICE DESK 230.041 B898W
TBD

Nature of the Bible

The Doctrine of the Word of God by John M. Frame
Call #: MAIN 220.13 F813D
See 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
See Chap 22 The Canon of Scripture, Chap 23 The Inspiration of Scripture, & Chap 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
See 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
See chapter The Holy Spirit and Scripture

Authority & Sufficiency of the Bible

The Doctrine of the Word of God by John M. Frame
Call #: MAIN 220.13 F813D
See Ch 23 The Inspiration of Scripture, Ch 26 The Inerrancy of Scripture, & Ch 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
See chapters: God Speaks with Authority, God Speaks Truthfully, & God's Speech Is Enough
The Innerant Word: Biblical, Historical, Theological, and Pastoral Perspectives by John MacArthur, ed.
Call #: MAIN 220.132 I42

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

Invitation to Dogmatic Theology: A Canonical Approach by Paul McGlasson
Call #: MAIN 230 M145I
See Part 1 The Authority of Scripture
A Teacher's Guide to Understanding Scriptures by Samuel M. Powell
Call #: eBook (unlimited # of users)
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
See chapters Scripture and the Christian Community, & Scripture and the Individual Christian

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)
See 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
See chapters 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