Grasping God's Word: A Hands-On Approach to Reading, Interpreting, and Applying the Bible

9 best books like Grasping God's Word: A Hands-On Approach to Reading, Interpreting, and Applying the Bible (J. Scott Duvall): How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth, Evangelism & the Sovereignty of God, Jesus Feminist: An Invitation to Revisit the Bible's View of Women, 30 Days to Understanding the Bible in 15 Minutes in a Day, An Introduction to the New Testament, Delighting in the Trinity: An Introduction to the Christian Faith, The Prodigal Prophet: Jonah and the Mystery of God's Mercy, Preaching: Communicating Faith in an Age of Skepticism, Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible

How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth

Author	Gordon D. Fee
ISBN	0310246040

Your Guide to Understanding the Bible

Understanding the Bible isn’t for the few, the gifted, the scholarly. The Bible is accessible. It’s meant to be read and comprehended by everyone from armchair readers to seminary students. A few essential insights into the Bible can clear up a lot...

Evangelism & the Sovereignty of God

Author

J.I. Packer

If God is in control of everything, can Christians sit back and not bother to evangelize? Or does active evangelism imply that God is not really sovereign at all? J.I. Packer shows in this classic study how both of these attitudes are false. In a careful review of the biblical evidence, he shows how a right...

Jesus Feminist: An Invitation to Revisit the Bible's View of Women

Author	Sarah Bessey
ISBN	1476717575

Written with poetic rhythm, a prophetic voice, and a deeply biblical foundation, this loving yet fearless book urges today’s church to move beyond man-made restrictions and fully welcome women’s diverse voices and experiences.

A freedom song for the church.

Sarah Bessey...

30 Days to Understanding the Bible in 15 Minutes in a Day

Author

Max E. Anders

30 Days to Understanding the Bible, the innovative teach-yourself guide that's helped so many readers get more out of the Bible, just got even better! Now Max Anders' remarkable resource for Bible learning is available in a new, expanded edition, with all the features that made the original so popular...

An Introduction to the New Testament

Author	D.A. Carson
ISBN	0310238591

This is a non-review but I felt i had to share with you all, forgive me - I just noticed this on IMDB. They have entries for characters in movies. So for Jesus they have this brilliant entry. As we know, in the New Testament Jesus is given different titles - Son of Man, Son of God, King of the Jews (the last one...

Delighting in the Trinity: An Introduction to the Christian Faith

Author	Michael Reeves
ISBN	0830839836

In this brief and winsome book, Michael Reeves presents an introduction to the Christian faith that is rooted in the triune God. He takes cues from preachers and teachers down through the ages, setting key doctrines of creation, the person and work of Christ, and life in the Spirit into a simple framework...

The Prodigal Prophet: Jonah and the Mystery of God's Mercy

Author	Timothy J. Keller
ISBN	0525641629

An angry prophet. A feared and loathsome enemy. A devastating storm. And the surprising message of a merciful God to his people.

The story of Jonah is one of the most well-known parables in the Bible. It is also the most misunderstood. Many people, even those who are nonreligious, are familiar...

Preaching: Communicating Faith in an Age of Skepticism

Author	Timothy J. Keller
ISBN	0525953035

Pastor, preacher, and New York Times bestselling author of The Songs of Jesus Timothy Keller shares his wisdom on communicating the Christian faith from the pulpit as well as from the coffee shop.

Most Christians—including pastors—struggle to talk about their faith in a way that applies...

Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible

Author	E. Randolph Richards
ISBN	0830837825

What was clear to the original readers of Scripture is not always clear to us. Because of the cultural distance between the biblical world and our contemporary setting, we often bring modern Western biases to the text. For example:

When Western readers hear Paul exhorting women to "dress modestly,"...