Good books

[GreekEagle343]

Hi everyone! I'm wondering what good books you all would recommend for learning and growing in understanding Scripture.

Obviously being a close student of the Bible is important, and the Bible is the most important book to read. Outside of the Bible itself, what other books would you recommend that are worth reading for someone to learn theology well?

 

[ResidentAlien]

I don't know about theology, but this one will help you understand what's really going on with modern Bible tanslations.



https://www.amazon.com/Neither-Oldest-Best-David-Sorenson/dp/0971138494

This video is a great lecture by the author.

 

[seekingthemindofChrist]

I don't know about theology, but this one will help you understand what's really going on with modern Bible tanslations.

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https://www.amazon.com/Neither-Oldest-Best-David-Sorenson/dp/0971138494

This video is a great lecture by the author.

Hey, RA.

So, I am a bit confused...

I just watched the video, and I agree with what he said (except that the real Mt. Sinai is not in Egypt, but rather in Arabia - Galatians 4:25).

What confused me is this:

If you believe that the new Bible versions are corrupt (and they most definitely are), then why have you spoken against the KJV so many times on these forums?

Is it just that you are against KJV-onlyism, or are you against the KJV itself?

 

[ResidentAlien]

Hey, RA.

So, I am a bit confused...

I just watched the video, and I agree with what he said (except that the real Mt. Sinai is not in Egypt, but rather in Arabia - Galatians 4:25).

What confused me is this:

If you believe that the new Bible versions are corrupt (and they most definitely are), then why have you spoken against the KJV so many times on these forums?

Is it just that you are against KJV-onlyism, or are you against the KJV itself?

I have nothing seriously against the KJV, only KJVO. I do think the KJV has problems which can't be ignored though. I'm more of a Majority Text/NKJV person. It seems to me God has preserved His word in the majority of Byzantine manuscripts, not in any one specific translation. Erasmus had only a small number of examples when he created the Textus Receptus; we now how more Byzantine manuscripts than Erasmus could've ever dreamed of.

 

[Nehemiah6]

I don't know about theology, but this one will help you understand what's really going on with modern Bible tanslations.

He was not asking about translations, but about theology. Big difference.

Personally I would suggest to the OP to AVOID all books written on theology for now, since every theologian has a different take on the Bible, and some can be very misleading, based on how the theologian was trained..

Instead, GreekEagle34 should invest in the following Bible study tools (hard cover):
1. Nave's Topical Bible (KJV)
2. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (KJV)
3. Unger's Bible Dictionary (KJV)
4. Vine's Expository Dictionary (KJV)

At the same time, Bible Hub on the internet can be a useful supplement to compare how modern translations distort the Bible, and also see what the Hebrew and Greek actually say.

Using these together go directly to the King James Bible (and ignore all the negativity about this tried and true translation). If a Bible has been around for over 400 years, there must be some excellence in it.