I think it is well known that I am a major bibliophile, so naturally, I ordered a number of books for Christmas. I have read some of these already, but most are still in transit, and I am really looking forward to them. Some are new; some are old, but I am sure those who follow this blog might find some of the following to be interesting and worth pursuing themselves:
LDS:
Royal Skousen, The Nature of the Original Language of the Book of Mormon (Parts 3 and 4, Volume III, Book of Mormon Critical Text Project)
Thomas Wayment, The New Testament: A Translation for Latter-day Saints
Eric Huntsman, Becoming the Beloved Disciple: Coming to Christ Through the Gospel of John
Sidney B. Sperry, The Voice of Israel's Prophets: A Latter-day Saint Interpretation of the Major and Minor Prophets of the Old Testament
Non-LDS:
Brent Nongbri, God’s Library: The Archaeology of the Earliest Christian Manuscripts
Donald A. Hagner, How New is the New Testament? First-Century Judaism and the Emergence of Christianity
Our God is Triune: Essays in Biblical Theology, ed. Michael R. Burgos
Helmut Koester, Ancient Christian Gospels: Their History and Development
Jeffrey R. Dickson, The Humility and Glory of the Lamb
John Paul Heil, Letters of Paul as Rituals of Worship
John Bligh, Ordination to the Priesthood
William L. Rowe, The Cosmological Argument
Creation "ex nihilo": Origins, Development, Contemporary Challenges, eds. Gary A. Anderson and Markus Bockmuehl
Luther D. Reed, The Lutheran Liturgy: A Study in the Common Liturgy of the Lutheran Church in America
Jeromy Neyrey, 2 Peter, Jude
Jerome D. Quinn, The Letter to Titus
P. Kyle McCarter, Jr. II Samuel
Jacob M. Myers, II Chronicles
Robert G. Boling and G. Ernest Wright, Joshua
Michael Massing, Fatal Discord: Erasmus, Luther, and the Fight for the Western Mind
Thomas G. Guarino, Vincent of Lérins and the Development of Christian Doctrine
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I hope all my readers will have a wonderful Christmas tomorrow!