Recommended Readings...

These are some references used in preparing the material covered in the Sunday Forum.  These books  have been meaningful to us, and we recommend them to you for further reading.

Coogan, Michael D., Brettler, Marc Z., Perkins, Pheme and Newsom, Carol A. (Jan 20, 2010) The New Oxford Annotated Bible with Apocrypha: New Revised Standard Version

Marcus Borg - "Reading the Bible Again for the First Time"
Marcus Borg - "Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time":
                          -these are two great books for the beginning of a theological journey into scripture.
Gary Willis - "What Jesus Meant"
Gary Willis - "What Paul Meant"
                          -these two books offer a new way of looking at the theology of Jesus and Paul.
Desmond Tutu - "Made for Goodness"
                          -an enlightening book about the created nature of human beings.
A.J. Jacobs - " A Year of Living Biblically"
                          -an engaging look at what Torah Law is about and how to live within the Law.
Peter Gomes - "The Good Book"
Peter Gomes - "The Good Life"
                          -former chaplain at Harvard discusses his approach to scripture.
Luke Timothy Johnson - "The Writings of the New Testament"
                          -Emory/Candler seminary professor's overview of the New Testament
Elaine Pagels - "Beyond Belief"
                          -Interpretation of the Gospel of Thomas and other early Christian writings
Walter Brueggemann - "A Prophetic Imagination"
                          -Renowned Old Testament professor discusses the prophetic message of the O.T.
Joan Chittister - "A Search for Belief"
                          -Benedictine nun's reflections on the Nicene Creed line by line.
N.T. Wright - "Simply Jesus"
                          -Anglican theologian's new vision of what Jesus said and why he matters.