Featured Recommended Books for New Believers.

Some comments from the reviews:

"...It makes clear that the Jewish religion between the two Testaments was significantly different from both the religion of the Old Testament and the Jewish religion of the modern age...."

"...extremely pertinent to contextualize the culture and time of the mindsets of the authors and audience of the NT...."

"...excellent book on the subject of judaism in the period between the OT and the NT...."

Albert Edersheim covers this era thoroughly in his 'Life And Times Of Jesus The Messiah', which I reference often. I have both volumes in one book.

 

Nobody makes things more simple and clear than Herman Hoeksema. Triple Knowledge Or God's Eternal Good Pleasure is where books speak volumes.

 

You need some integrity. Read my post #6. Then you can apologize.

 

I have his When I Survey, Righteous By Faith Alone, and In The Sanctuary. Also, as I mentioned in post #6 I have his Wonder of Grace.

I have his son Homer's book The Voice Of Our Fathers.

All of the above are enriching, Bible-centered material.

 

he was a reformed baptist

 

Kendall Easley. 52 Words Every Xian should know
Timothy Paul Jones. Xian History made Easy
Kendall Easley. Holman Quiccksource to Understanding the Bible. For individual books of the Bible

for an overview of the Bible Story either
Charles Pfieffer
Or
Kendall Easly

I can wait for these responses!

 

my bad. I meant to respond to CH Spurgeon

 

My systematic theology choice would be a great primer, even though disagree with his take on infant baptism!

 

The Bible ( perhaps even in multiple languages ) and...
Foxe's Book of Martyrs.

Add in select writings by men like George Mueller that point them to God's words and that encourage the believer to pray and to trust the Lord in all our ways, and I think that that would about cover it.

But...
I don't think that anyone really needs the last two items.

 

Know the Truth by Bruce Ware. An excellent book tp help Christians grasp the overall pattern of the N.T.

 

I’ve never read either! Shame me mercilessly

 

Thanks!! I did not know that

 

Whether you call it the Second Temple Period or the Intertestamental Period, a good book on those times is a great help, in my opinion.

 

“But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man’s judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self. For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord. Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.” 1 Corinthians 4:3–5 (KJV 1900)

 

It is the Holy Spirit that teaches, not you. You are judging people by your own inabilities. Give them a dictionary and turn them loose on some real food. You'll be surprised.