ATHENS, part 3: with Phillip Martin and Brent Moody

It’s nice, if a bit intimidating, to be in the room with people smarter and better read than you. That’s how I felt in this week’s conversation with Phillip Martin and Brent Moody.

We wrap up by discussing how to build a library. You may be surprised at some of the suggestions they make. Fewer books. Getting rid of Bible dictionaries and concordances. Nice words about the NIV. You’re going to want pen and paper nearby for this one. Links for some of the resources cited follow:

Effective Bible Teaching, by Leland Ryken and James C. Wilhoit
https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=31540401363&searchurl=kn%3Deffective%2Bbible%2Bteaching%2Bryken%26sortby%3D17&cm_sp=snippet-_-srp1-_-title1

How to Read a Book, by Mortimer J. Adler and Charles Van Doren
https://www.hpb.com/how-to-read-a-book/M-7806473-C.html

The Old Testament: A Historical, Theological, and Critical Introduction, by Richard S. Hess.
https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=31413232701&searchurl=kn%3Dhess%2Bold%2Btestament%2Bintroduction%26sortby%3D17&cm_sp=snippet-_-srp1-_-title26

An Introduction to the New Testament, by David Desilva
https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?kn=david%20desilva%20introduction%20new%20testament&sts=t&cm_sp=SearchF-_-topnav-_-Results

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