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Perhaps I should explain the rationale behind my selection, as that gives better material for judging my selection.
It would seem desirable to understand both what a true Christian is and how to become one/how to be sure you are one. Hence, Guthrie.
All of Christian life is a process of sanctification. Hence, Marshall.
A solid foundation of doctrine is a great help in every way. Hence, the Westminster Standards.
And then, to let us know what to expect, to engage our imaginations, to locate Christianity within its intellectual context, the two Pilgrim books.
Lacking is a good book on hermeneutics, of course. But alas! I have never encountered one, though Augustine's De Doctrina Christiana might be made to serve if it were not so short.
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