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Books to Understand Scripture
books that delve into and explain scripture in a thought-provoking and challenging way.
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Mere Christianity
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The Cost of Discipleship
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Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God
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The Message Remix
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The New Oxford Annotated Bible: New Revised Standard Version
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Erasing Hell: What God Said About Eternity, and the Things We've Made Up
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Free to Shine: Opening the gift of tongues
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Robert E. Colwell (Goodreads Author)
4.42 avg rating — 12 ratings
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Forgotten God: Reversing Our Tragic Neglect of the Holy Spirit
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4.13 avg rating — 53,412 ratings
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The Problem of Pain
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4.13 avg rating — 71,486 ratings
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Sun Stand Still: What Happens When You Dare to Ask God for the Impossible
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Beautiful Outlaw: Experiencing the Playful, Disruptive, Extravagant Personality of Jesus
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Secrets of the Dry Bones: Ezekiel 37:1-14 - The Mystery of a Prophet's Vision (Illuminated Bible Study Guides Series)
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Susan Rohrer (Goodreads Author)
4.12 avg rating — 42 ratings
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The Gospel of the Rauschmonstrum
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Humanism: The Whore of Babylon and the Sleeping Church
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Christina M. Lopez (Goodreads Author)
3.58 avg rating — 12 ratings
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How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth
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4.13 avg rating — 13,333 ratings
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Knife of Truth, Road to Megara
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Prophecy of the Heir (Chronicles of Time #1)
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J.C. Lamont (Goodreads Author)
4.49 avg rating — 55 ratings
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What The Torah Teaches Us About Life / Through The Themes Of The Weekly Torah Portions (4)
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Laura Weakley (Goodreads Author)
4.55 avg rating — 11 ratings
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The Rapture and The Great Tribulation Revealed: Which is First?
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Beverley Malcolm (Goodreads Author)
3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings
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A Mere Christian
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Ron Smith (Goodreads Author)
4.05 avg rating — 19 ratings
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Baptisms: One? Many? Or Both?
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Robert W. Dallmann (Goodreads Author)
4.41 avg rating — 22 ratings
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One Enduring Story: A Basic Guide to Safely Navigating the Biblical Terrain
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Christopher M. Morgan (Goodreads Author)
4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings
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Walking in the Dust of Rabbi Jesus: How the Jewish Words of Jesus Can Change Your Life
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Lois Tverberg (Goodreads Author)
4.51 avg rating — 1,874 ratings
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Knowing Scripture
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4.32 avg rating — 2,755 ratings
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The Drama of Scripture: Finding Our Place in the Biblical Story
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4.19 avg rating — 1,962 ratings
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King of the Jews: Course Six (Biblical Studies 101 Book 6)
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God's Promises For You: Divine Promises and Affirmations For Your Success, All-round Prosperity and Total Well-being
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3.50 avg rating — 8 ratings
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The End of the World Confusion about the Bible
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Unafraid: Moving Beyond Fear-Based Faith
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Benjamin L. Corey (Goodreads Author)
4.21 avg rating — 204 ratings
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Kristian's War (The Searchers Series, #1)
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Peter Wisan (Goodreads Author)
3.99 avg rating — 82 ratings
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Imagine God
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Rick Pribell (Goodreads Author)
4.67 avg rating — 18 ratings
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War, Memory, and National Identity in the Hebrew Bible
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4.06 avg rating — 16 ratings
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Christians Against Christianity: How Right-Wing Evangelicals Are Destroying Our Nation and Our Faith
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Obery M. Hendricks Jr. (Goodreads Author)
4.20 avg rating — 515 ratings
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The Miracle of the Scarlet Thread: Revealing the Power of the Blood of Jesus from Genesis to Revelation
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The Essence: A Guided Journey of Discovery through the Bible
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John Pasquet (Goodreads Author)
4.81 avg rating — 16 ratings
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The Rational Bible: Exodus
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4.56 avg rating — 1,380 ratings
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A Matter of Honor (Knife of Truth, #1)
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4.18 avg rating — 28 ratings
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Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived
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3.66 avg rating — 28,955 ratings
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What the Torah Teaches Us About Survival
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Laura Weakley (Goodreads Author)
4.75 avg rating — 20 ratings
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Melchisedec: A Character Study
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Robert W. Dallmann (Goodreads Author)
4.26 avg rating — 38 ratings
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5 Hebrew Words that Every Christian Should Know
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Lois Tverberg (Goodreads Author)
4.57 avg rating — 128 ratings
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Excellent Beginnings (Bible Reflections Book 1)
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3.80 avg rating — 10 ratings
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The End of the World Confusion About the Bible
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What Is the Bible?: How an Ancient Library of Poems, Letters, and Stories Can Transform the Way You Think and Feel About Everything
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4.31 avg rating — 8,839 ratings
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Why People Love God but Hate Church?
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David, King of Israel, and Caleb in Biblical Memory
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4.12 avg rating — 26 ratings
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Ancient Treasure: Old Testament Gems
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Sandra Julian Barker (Goodreads Author)
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The Rational Bible: Genesis
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What The Torah Teaches Us About Spirituality: Through Isaac's Own Spiritual Journey
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Laura Weakley (Goodreads Author)
4.06 avg rating — 16 ratings
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Baptisms: One? Many? Or Both?
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Robert W. Dallmann (Goodreads Author)
4.41 avg rating — 22 ratings
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Sitting at the Feet of Rabbi Jesus: How the Jewishness of Jesus Can Transform Your Faith
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Ann Spangler (Goodreads Author)
4.43 avg rating — 3,117 ratings
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Taking God At His Word: Why the Bible Is Knowable, Necessary, and Enough, and What That Means for You and Me
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Kevin DeYoung (Goodreads Author)
4.30 avg rating — 3,841 ratings
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Wisdom of Solomon
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Reading Moses, Seeing Jesus: How the Torah fulfills its goal in Yeshua
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The Rational Bible: Deuteronomy
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4.65 avg rating — 272 ratings
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Melchisedec: A Character Study
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Robert W. Dallmann (Goodreads Author)
4.26 avg rating — 38 ratings
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Listening to the Language of the Bible
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Pearl of Great Price: A Study of Parables (Biblical Studies 101)
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The Rational Bible: Leviticus
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