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Genesis of the Bible and Johannes Kepler's Harmonies of the World, book I.

Periodically, I read a Socratic dialog or something by Edgar Allen Poe. Oh, and I finished the first part of Nicolas de Cusa's On Learned Ignorance. I hope to pick up the second part soon enough, but Wittgenstein's Tractatus Logico Philosophicus always seems to be calling. It would be my fourth read through of his work should I do it again.

I don't finish everything that I start reading, but then it isn't always worth the time. I am confident everything on my list today is, however.
 
The Jewish Holidays A Guide & Commentary by Michael Strassfeld
 
I'm in my Brian McLaren phase. Just finished the "Secret Message of Jesus" and just started a "Generous Orthodoxy". Have "Everything Must Change" waiting in the wings. I also recently finished "The Unexpected Adventure" by Mark Mittelberg and Lee Strobel which was excellent.
 
Gospel of Luke, this time with a commentary. The Gospel has, as we all know, 24 chapters but the commentary has 60. Strange it is how commentaries grow thicker and thicker as time goes by.
 
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What commentary?
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Craig A. Evans, Luke
Hendrickson Publishers, 2002

It's part of a whole series of commentaries, based on the NIV (which I don't have).
 
I recently finished The Madness of Love and now am reading A Rose in Winter
They're both pretty good books, in my opinion.
 
I am currently reading "The Bible for Dummies."

I keep it around as a quick reference book, but just recently I had decided to read all the chapters that talk about the New Testament. It has been a very good read, taught me a lot of stuff I never knew, gave me a few new perspectives, and piqued my interest in subjects that I will look into with more detail from other sources.
 
Recent books completed:

Matthews-Benjamin, Old Testament Parallels

Anderson, The History and Religion of Israel

Redford, Egypt, Canaan and Israel in Ancient Times

Currently reading Albright, Yahweh and the Gods of Canaan: A Historical Analysis of Two Contrasting Faiths


Finis,
Eric
 
I am now reading Myles Munroe's The Power of Prayer. Just finished reading Engaging the Sons of Darkness which is Awesome
 
I just got through with my Brian McLaren kick. Read three of his books including The Secrent Message of Jesus, Finding Our Way Again and Generous Orthodoxy. Not sure what is next at this point.

P.S. The Case for Christ is excellent.
 
Brian McLaren books need to be read with discernment and one should be extremely careful in understanding his emerging church ideals. I urge all who have read his books to follow the link attached and do some genuine research into the emerging church. I have a book of his and find that he is not scriptual in his beliefs and teachings. I would like to quote something he wrote and from this you can get an idea of his ideals: This quote comes from a book called a search for what makes sense - finding faith, and is directed at a new Christian or someone wanting to find how to have faith. In a chapter titled "Don't all paths lead to the same God he wrote:
"As a Christian, I am taught to seek the truth, wisdom, and humility.That means that if a Buddhist teaches me, I gratefully honor the truth - because truth is truth, whoever brings it. Not only that, I should gratefully honor the bearer of that truth as well."

and

"The pluralists are right, I think, to have an aversion to the concept of a narrow, exclusive god who enjoys fueling petty religious squabbles"

These comments and beliefs do not sit well with me and should not sit well with any Christian. Please take time to follow this link and pray about this and seek Gods word from the Bible to when reading his books.

http://apprising.org/2008/02/brian-mclaren-spreading-a-generous-heresy-in-the-emerging-church/
 
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