But this time it’s not my fault! Esteban Vázquez had to go and recommend a book which made me check it out and ultimately buy it. But so that it wouldn’t be lonely I had to buy three others. So without further ado, here are the soon-to-be new additions to my library:
Foundations of Contemporary Interpretation — Moisés Silva, ed.
The Canon Debate – Lee M. McDonald & James A. Sanders, eds.
Early Christianity and It’s Sacred Literature – Lee M. McDonald & Stanley E. Porter
Judaism and Hellenism in Antiquity: Conflict or Confluence? — Lee I. Levine
B”H
Man! I deserve a commission. A BIG one. ;-)
By: Esteban Vázquez on August 28, 2008
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I liked MacDonalds The Biblical Canon and I’ve heard that the Canon Debate is better.
I got “Early Christianity and It’s Sacred Literature” new a while back at HPB for cheap. I haven’t really read any of it though.
The Silva book looks kind of interesting.
Bryan
By: Bryan L on August 28, 2008
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Esteban: Well, you’ll have a box of books waiting for you when you get to MI. ;)
Bryan: I’m getting ready to get into McDonald’s The Biblical Canon. I’m gearing up to spend the next year focused a lot on the formation of the canon and it’s relation to hermeneutics, hence all the recent material.
By: Nick Norelli on August 28, 2008
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Kind of?! *gasp*
;-)
By: Esteban Vázquez on August 28, 2008
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Seriously, the Silva book is one of the best! I’m excited you’re getting it.
By: Ranger on August 28, 2008
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Esteban: Hey, at least I didn’t say it. ;)
Ranger: Good to know! Thanks for confirming my suspicions.
By: Nick Norelli on August 28, 2008
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Hmm. Esteban recommended a Moises Silva book? Surprising.
Nick, you needed to buy another book with a “Lee” for an author, not “Moises” if you wanted to keep the series going.
By: Chuck Grantham on August 28, 2008
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Chuck: Well, I considered Bruce Lee’s Theology for Guys Who Want to Get Kicked in the Face but I decided against it at the last moment.
By: Nick Norelli on August 28, 2008
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I’ll throw my hearty recommendation behind Foundations of Contemporary Interpretation as well.
I read it cover to cover in my second semester at Bible college, and I think I’ve read through most of it at least once more since.
Silva’s God, Language and Scripture in that volume changed the way I read the Bible forever, and it made me a better Greek student even before I had even learned the alphabet.
By: Keith Williams on August 29, 2008
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Keith: Good to know, thanks! God knows I need to be a better Greek student!
By: Nick Norelli on August 29, 2008
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Silva is good. You will enjoy it.
By: Richard on August 30, 2008
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Richard: Good to know.
By: Nick Norelli on August 30, 2008
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On hermenutics you may wish to check out Gospel-Centered Hermeneutics: Foundations and Principles of Evangelical Biblical Interpretation by Graeme Goldsworthy.
By: Richard on August 30, 2008
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Man I’m reading everything I can in philosophy before I jump really hard into hermeneutics.
In what way do you see the canon as related to hermeneutics so that you want to spend so much time researching it? I know there has to be a trinity catch in there somewhere. : )
Bryan
By: Bryan L on August 30, 2008
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Richard: Thanks for the recommendation.
Bryan: There was something about these books that commended them to become part of the canon over and against others, and it was the Church’s interpretation of them that led to their inclusion. I’m interested in that aspect of it, and in addition to that I want to become more versed in canonical exegesis. And no, no real Trinity catch in there other than these are the texts from which the doctrine of the Trinity was birthed.
By: Nick Norelli on August 30, 2008
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Nick if you want to get to know the Canon Bruce Metzger`s book on the Canon is the one to get. I know it`s an OUP book but it is the one to get. In exploring Hermeneutics I would recommend Anthony Thiselton`s work and Francis Watson. If you want to do some really hard work get hold of Gadamer`s Truth and Method.
By: Andrew Bourne on August 31, 2008
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Andrew: Yes, Metzger’s book has been on my list for quite some time. It’s hard to find a copy for a reasonable price. And thanks for the recommendations!
By: Nick Norelli on August 31, 2008
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I wonder if you might be interested in Apocryphal Gospels my former lecturer Keith Elliott has a monumental book on the Apocryphal Gospels and Acts. This may be useful in examining the Canon to see what has been included in the Canon and why. A lot of recent work has been done on the Gospel of Thomas if you need any help please do not hesitate to ask, as part of my BA at Leeds, UK I did a whole module on the Apocrypha
By: Andrew Bourne on August 31, 2008
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Andrew: Yes, I’m interested in apocryphal works as well, and they will be included in my studies over the next year. Thanks for the book recommendation and I will keep you in mind if I ever need some help.
By: Nick Norelli on August 31, 2008
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