BOOK NOTES

 

If you are interested in Old Testament studies, you should be reminded of the excellent Daily Bible Studies, patterned after Barclay’s NT series and done by British scholars. The newest volumes are 1 & 2 Chronicles and Twelve Prophets. Others are Genesis (two vols.), Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, 1 & 2 Samuel, Psalms (two vols.), Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel. They are 7.95 each, postpaid, softcover. They are handsome books and excellent commentaries, easy to read. You can get them one at a time and stop when you wish. The entire OT will eventually be done in matching volumes.

If you prefer the beauty of the old King James Bible, you will be interested in the New King James Bible, a recently published work that is the old KJV with archaic and unfamiliar words updated. The beautiful, hardbound volume is only 12.95 postpaid.

Thomas W. Phillips’ The Church of Christ is an old classic among our people, written by one close to the pioneer period. Its unsectarian approach will encourage you. The reprinted edition, which is highly readable, is only 5.95 postpaid.

The Mormon Papers by Harry L. Ropp not only lays bare the unreliability of the Mormon scriptures, but it tells you how to deal with Mormon missionaries. The letter from an Egyptologist, who exposed the fraud of the Book of Abraham, will interest you. A Mormon himself, he resigned, telling the First Presidency in Salt Lake City that he did not want to belong to a church that tells lies. 4.50 postpaid.

Interpreting Revelation by Merrill C. Tenney continues to be popular with our readers. It may well be the most informative book one can read on Revelation. 9.95 postpaid.

The Lord’s Supper by William Barclay was out of print and in demand. It will surprise you how much there is to be known about the origin and nature of the Supper. 5.95 postpaid for the new edition.

Paul: Apostle of the Heart Set Free by F. F. Bruce is a veritable gold mine of information, not only about Paul and his writings but about the primitive church, and interestingly written. It is expensive at 16.95, but it is a substantial volume of over 500 pages, and offers you more than several smaller volumes.

Memoirs of Alexander Campbell remains in print at 21.95 postpaid, and this is the one book that is a must if you are serious about studying our history.

It is not a must, but we think you would enjoy reading Leroy Garrett’s The Stone-Campbell Movement: An Anecdotal History of Three Churches. A recent recommendation of the book comes from faraway Australia. The editor of The Australian Christian, the national journal of Churches of Christ in Australia, says the price is dear at 24.50, but “it is fascinating reading and worth every cent.” He says every church and college library should have a copy. He advises his readers to buy a copy for their minister, and then read his copy! That has been one of our problems, for a lot of people seem to read it without buying it. Our price is only 21.95 if you send a check with your order.