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Evangelicalism Divided: A Record of Crucial Change in the Years 1950-2000 by Iain Murray 9 14.75%
Thoughts on Religious Experience by Archibald Alexander 6 9.84%
Philosophy of Revelation by Herman Bavinck 6 9.84%
Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan 16 26.23%
Religious Affections by Jonathan Edwards 20 32.79%
Stop Reading for Three Days 4 6.56%
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Old 06-03-2009, 07:35 AM
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Lightbulb Another Round of "Help Backwoods Decide What to Read"

Allrighty. I finished R.T. France's excellent Matthew commentary and as I said previously I would like to continue reading commentaries. However the Mark commentary I purchased will not be here till Friday. So I need something to read in the meantime and that is where you wonderful folks come in.


In the poll will be listed 5 books. Thanks for your vote!
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I voted for Edwards. It was one of the best books I read last year, and I plan to read it again this summer.
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I've started Religious Affections by Jonathan Edwards and it's very good.
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I suggest you read the Bible Genesis through Revelation.
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I suggest you read the Bible Genesis through Revelation.
Solo Scriptura!

But seriously that is kind of the plan with the commentary reading. I am going to read a medium-length non-technical commentary on each book.
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Can you go wrong with Pilgrim's Progress?

I just read the Philosophy of Revelation...I may simply be a moron, but much of the book is dated and refers to contemporary science such that b/c certain ideas are out-dated, what Bavinck says is nearly irrelevant.

The first 200 pages or so have some really good stuff, though.
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A good read through Pilgrim's Progress is always good.
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I'm reading Linguistics for Students of New Testament Greek by David Black. Fascinating.
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A good read through Pilgrim's Progress is always good.
I agree you can't go wrong with Pilgrim's Progress.
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I assume you've read Pilgrim's Progress before, but I voted for it anyway. Can't have too many readings of that book. And, if you haven't read it yet, read it now!
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Gordon Clark gets a bad rap but I think everyone interested in expanding their mind should read him, so I suggest some books by him.
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Both Edwards and Alexander are very good on the affections (Alexander uses the same framework laid down by Edwards). Someday it would undoubtedly be good to have both read. However, I personally enjoyed Alexander a bit more.
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Bunyan. Edwards will do nothing for your prose style.
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What, Finney wasn't an option? Why don't you tackle the Left Behind corpus?

I voted for Murray since that is a book I have been wanting to read since purchasing it a few months ago.
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The man hasn't read Pilgrim's Progress and you guys are voting for other stuff? Good grief, its all good, but PP is such a foundational classic!
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The man hasn't read Pilgrim's Progress and you guys are voting for other stuff? Good grief, its all good, but PP is such a foundational classic!
I know. I am embarrassed to say I have never read it.


Though I am going to. (Then Edwards, Alexander, and Murray then Bavinck)

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Good choice Ben.

IMO, every preacher should read PP every couple of years, it keeps the story & the language fresh in your mind & that book is a goldmine of sermon illustrations.
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Great choice. You will love it, and most likely be challenged.
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PP is not only a good read, but a great listen as well. I have listened to the MP3 version and found it quite engaging.
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Bunyan is the only author with reformed doctrine whose writing is not only great theology, but simply great writing in itself. Warfield and Candlish, and to a lesser extent Calvin, are good writers, but they do not have a style which is classic. Whereas Bunyan can be ranked in the company of people like Sir Thomas Browne.
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Both Edwards and Alexander are very good on the affections (Alexander uses the same framework laid down by Edwards). Someday it would undoubtedly be good to have both read. However, I personally enjoyed Alexander a bit more.
I finished up Alexander's a few weeks back and have just begun Edward's. I am very much enjoyed "Thoughts on Religious Experience" and so far so great with "Religious Affections" as well.
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Bunyan and Edwards (in that order) would be my choices if you had more than 3 days to read. Since you don't, Murray.
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Well this was almost a month ago. Since then on this list I have read Murray, Bunyan, and Edwards.
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