More often than not nowadays, this blog ends up being about books. My reading list is taller than me, but here is the 'short list' of books I am currently reading or hope to read in the near future:
- Colossians Remixed by Walsh and Keesmaat - I plan to teach through Colossians soon.
- God Without Religion by Farley - Interested in this one because of an interview I read of the author.
- New Covenant Morality by Deidun - Because I have seen this thing footnoted by everyone and their dog.
- Apostle of the Crucified Lord by Gorman - Gorman is an exegetical beast.
- Covenant and Community by Klassen - I think I have lots in common theologically with Pilgram Marpeck and hope to learn from him and about him.
- Progressive Dispensationalism by Blaising and Bock - Re-reading this one to make sure I represent them fairly.
- Sheet Music by Leman - Because sex is extremely important in marriage and I want to continually learn to serve my wife better in the bedroom.
- Introducing Paul by Bird - I really like Michael Bird's "via media" between the Reformed tradition and the new perspective.
- Jesus & the Victory of God by Wright - I'm 500 pages into this gem. I think all pastors should work through the "Christian Origins and the Question of God" series. It is that important.
- Counterfeit Gods by Keller - Because who doesn't love Keller?
- Rediscovering the Church Fathers by Haykin - I didn't get much exposure to the Fathers in seminary and am seeking to remedy that. Plus, the Fathers are awesome.
- The Israel of God by Robertson - Since Israel is so important in biblical theology
- Shepherding a Child's Heart by Tripp - Cuz parenting is hard and I want all the wisdom and insight I can get.
- Memoirs of an Ordinary Pastor by Carson - I am long overdue on this one.
- Anabaptism in Outline by Klassen - I wasn't exposed to much Anabaptism in seminary either. I have been slowly delving in, and am loving it. This one looks wonderful.
- The Cross and the Spirit by Cosgrove - Galatians is my favorite NT letter. I hope to read several of the major monographs eventually.
- The Anabaptist Vision by Bender - Same as Klassen above. I find I resonate with them big time.
- The Courage to be Protestant by Wells - because the air we breath is pomo & pragmatic.
- A Primer on Postmodernism by Grenz - Wanting to see a pro-pomo perspective.
- The Reformers and Their Stepchildren by Verduin - More Anabaptism
Have you read any of these? Thoughts? What are you hoping to read soon?
10 comments:
For a long time, I though that there was little of value to be gained from the Anabaptists. I attended Southwestern Baptist Seminary in the mid-1990s, and even though that school had many opportunities for one to learn more about the Anabaptists, I neglected all of them. In recent years, however, as I have moved toward New Covenant Theology, I have started to appreciate the Anabaptists more. It seems that Pilgrim Marpeck held a view that was very similar to NCT.
Anonymous, I completely agree.
Thanks for the list. Not sure if you remember me from SBTS...(I knew you through Plevan); I'm currently serving a small Baptist church in a largely Dutch Reformed area of Northwest Iowa. Ours in the only baptistic church and our community is steeped in Covenant Theology. I appreciate the work you have done on NCT and I look forward to reading some of your stuff. I need to be more familiar with NCT...the only thing I have read is Zaspel and Wells. Can you steer me to some other helpful NCT stuff?
Hey bro,
I do remember. I bet your culture is a difficult one to minister in!
Here is a list of good books:
http://www.amazon.com/New-Covenant-Theology/lm/R60GAV3SWLNFC/ref=cm_lm_byauthor_title_full
Here is a couple of short articles on NCT:
http://tinyurl.com/3uzk9ed
http://tinyurl.com/64s2t5y
Hope that helps!!
Have you read Paul Williamson - "Sealed with an Oath"? Would you say that his viewpoint is compatible with NCT? Would you recommend the book?
Hi Jeff, I do highly recommend that one! And I do think he is reading the covenants in a way that fits best with NCT.
I saw that you added Gentry and Wellum "Kingdom Through Covenant" to your Amazon listmania. I assume that this book will be what New Covenant Theology has needed - a big, comprehensive book published by a major publisher.
Hey Jeff,
Yes, it will be helpful, and it is NCT but unfortunately they made up a new label for their work. This is one of my frustrations with the academy, but that's another story.
I read a lot of D. A. Carson, Craig Blomberg, Douglas Moo, and Thomas Schreiner for about 10 years without realizing that they were slowly leading me towards something called New Covenant Theology. While some of these guys have given favorable reviews, forewards, or blurbs to the works of NCT writers (Wells, Zaspel, Reisinger, etc), they usually never refer to NCT writers in their own works and usually do not refer to themselves as NCT.
Hi Jeff,
I am with you, although now Moo is calling himself NCT, and in Schreiner's Galatians class he said he was coming from an NCT perspective. From what I have read from the Wellum/Gentry book, they use Progressive Covenantalism, Kingdom Through Covenant, or simply 'our view.' Rest assured though, it is NCT through and through.
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