Genesis
- Cassuto – Commentary on Genesis – http://www.amazon.com/From-Adam-Noah-Commentary-Genesis/dp/965223480X
Job
- The Wisdom Books -Robert Alter. Job, Proverbs and Ecclesiastes – a translation with commentary.
http://www.eden.co.uk/shop/the-wisdom-books-job-proverbs-and-ecclesiastes-a-translation-with-commentary-3471449.html
Theology
- How God became King – Tom Wright. ‘Getting to the heart of the gospels’ AGM
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Reference
- Expository Dictionary of NT words – W.E. Vine aging a bit, but excellent way into Greek word meaning from the English text. AGM
- A Theological word book of the Bible – Alan Richardson. OOP – Anglican background – great reference book. AGM
Commentary and Bible
- Readings in St. John’s Gospel – William Temple. Out of print, great devotional approach to John. AGM
- Reading Backwards – Richard B Hays. The OT back story to the four gospels. Easy to read but profoundly insightful. AGM
Devotional
- Too Busy Not To Pray – Bill Hybels. Modern prayer classic. AGM
- Rediscovering Prayer – Pierre Guilbert. Deeply spiritual approach to prayer in a form you can read in a weekend. AGM
Apologetics and Science
- God’s Undertaker – John Lennox (ex Mack!) covers a lot of ground for a thin book. AGM
Life Shaking
- Rich Christians in age of hunger – Ron Sider. Best not to read it before going out for dinner. AGM
- Inside Out – Larry Crabb. Dealing with our inner spiritual lives. AGM
- The Great Divorce – C S Lewis. Heaven and Hell. AGM
Literary Theory
- Mimeses – The representation of reality in Western literature. E Auerbach. AGM