- Dr Andreas Köstenberger, of SEBTS (Biblical Foundations) has posted a list of what he considers to be the best books of 2007. His top two are as follows:
- Greg Beale and D. A. Carson, eds. Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament. (Baker)
- Bruce Waltke. An Old Testament Theology. (Zondervan)
- Tim Challies posted a list of the top 7 books he read in 2007.
- Tony Reinke, of The Shepherd's Scrapbook, has posted his 2007 TSS Books of the Year Award along with a list of TSS top-30 books from 2007. His top two picks are as follows:
- Leland and Philip Graham Ryken. The ESV Literary Study Bible. (Crossway Bibles)
- Bruce Waltke. An Old Testament Theology. (Zondervan)
- C. Michael Patton, of Reclaiming the Mind Ministries (blog: Parchment and Pen), offers a great list of the "Best of 2007" which covers theological issues, books, and blogs.
- Dr Russell D. Moore, of SBTS (Moore to the Point),has posted a list of Ten Good Books from a Good Old Year (not necessarily published in '07) that stood out to him this past year.
- #3 on his list is Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament. (Baker)
- This is an eclectic list and his comments are insightful.
- Trevin Wax, of Kingdom People, offers a list titled My Ten Favorite Reads of 2007. This is my first introduction to Trevin's blog. It's one I'll add to my Reader.
- Abraham Piper, of Desiring God Ministries (Desiring God Blog), asked his coworkers "to list three books each that they enjoyed in 2007." This list is broad and very interesting. Here's Our Favorite 2007 Reading.
- James H. Grant, Jr, of In Light of the Gospel, has offered an excellent list of Best Christian Books of 2007. His top pick was also Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament. (Baker) He also provided links to other lists I had missed.
- Ben Meyers, of Faith and Theology, has posted his Theology Highlights of 2007. I've learned a lot about modern theology from reading Ben's blog. Here are the top books he's recommending:
- Best theology book (academic): Rowan Williams, Wrestling with Angels: Conversations in Modern Theology (Eerdmans, 2007)
- Best theology book (popular): Rowan Williams, Tokens of Trust: An Introduction to Christian Belief (WJKP, 2007)
- Best book (New Testament): Susan Eastman, Recovering Paul's Mother Tongue: Language and Theology in Galatians (Eerdmans, 2007)
- Best book (Old Testament): Rudolf Smend, From Astruc to Zimmerli: Old Testament Scholarship in Three Centuries (Mohr Siebeck, 2007)
- More items other than books are included in his list along with annotations.
- Joel R. Beeke shares his top 10 reads of 2007.
- Dr. Beeke’s Top 10 Reads of 2007: Part One
Part One offers Beeke's #10 - #6. - Dr. Beeke’s Top 10 Reads of 2007: Part Two
Part Two will offer Beeke's #5 - #1. - #1 is Herman Bavinck's Reformed Dogmatics 4 volumes
- Andrew T. Le Peau, of Andy Unedited (IVP), listed his best reads of 2007. I enjoyed the categories he used.
- The Not-As-Bad-or-As-Good-As-People-Thought Award
- The Book-Most-in-Need-of-an-Editor Award
- The Profundity-in-a-Readable-Package Award
- Best Book in the History Category
- The Most-Educational-in-an-Entertaining-Package Award
- Honorable Mention
- Chad Knudson, of The Road to Emmaus, listed his Top Ten Books of 2007.
- Kim Riddlebarger, at The Riddleblog - Five of the Best Books of 2007.
- Josh Gellat
- TullianTchividjian
- Justin Buzzard
- Al Hsu
- Mr. Wilson’s Bookshelf
- Andrew Peterson
- Ignatius Press
- Dustin Crowe
Well, this year has been one in which I've been able to do more reading than I have in a long time. I still wish that I could have read more, but I really can't complain. To those that I was able to read cover-to-cover can be added a long list of books of which I was able to skim and/or read significant portions. Here is a list of noteworthy books from my shelves that were published in 2007.
Commentary Surveys (This year was a boon year for this category!)
- Tremper Longman. Old Testament Commentary Survey. 4th edition. (Baker Academic, Dec. 2006)
- D. A. Carson. New Testament Commentary Survey. 6th edition. (Baker Academic, Dec. 2006)
Baker's website says Dec. 2006 for both of these books while the books say 2007. Either way it was at the very beginning of the year that these books became available. The recommendations of these two scholars have proven extremely helpful in my own research and study. - John Glynn. Commentary & Reference Survey. 10th edition. (Kregel, Feb. 2007)
This, by far, is my favorite survey and one I've followed for about ten years now. Glynn passed away this past year, so we're looking forward to hearing who will take up this project and continue to carry it on.
- Bruce K. Waltke. A Commentary on Micah. (Eerdmans, Jan. 2007)
- David Toshio Tsumuro. The First Book of Samuel. NICOT. (Eerdmans, Mar. 2007)
Layton Talbert. Beyond Suffering: Discovering the Message of Job. (BJU Press, May 2007)- Gerald Wilson. Job. NIBC. (Hendrickson, June 2007)
Hendrickson has scheduled the release of two more volumes in this series in 2008 [Exodus by James Bruckner (March), and Jeremiah, Lamentation by Tremper Longman, III (May),
- R. T. France. The Gospel According to Matthew. NICNT. (Eerdmans, July 2007)
- Darrell Bock. Acts. BECNT. (Baker Academic, Sept. 2007)
Bock's commentary has been eagerly awaited by many. It is sure to be a valuable contribution. Baker has scheduled the release of three more volumes in this series in 2008 [Matthew by David L. Turner (Jan.), Mark by Robert H. Stein (May), and 1-3 John by Robert W. Yarbrough (July)].
- John Goldingay. Psalms, Vol. 2. BCOT. (Baker Academic, Oct. 2007)
Volume one was published in 2006.
- D. A. Carson & G. K. Beale (eds.). Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament. (Baker Academic, Nov. 2007)
- Thomas R. Schreiner & Shawn Wright. Believer's Baptism. NACSBT. (B&H Academic, Feb. 2007)
This is an excellent resource. I gleaned much from it!
- Gordon Fee. Pauline Christology. (Hendrickson, March 2007)
- Daniel L. Akin (ed.). A Theology for the Church. (B&H Academic, July 2007)
This may not become a standard textbook in most seminaries, but it should be close at hand.
- Bruce Waltke. An Old Testament Theology. (Zondervan, Nov. 2007)
- Thabiti Anyabwile. The Faithful Preacher. (Crossway, March 2007)
See my review.
- Dave Harvey. When Sinners Say "I Do." (Shepherd Press, June 2007)
Powerful because it is gospel-saturated! I'm still working through it and have been greatly humbled.
- Leland Ryken & Philip Graham Ryken (eds.). ESV, The Literary Study Bible. (Crossway, Sept. 2007)
More than just another book, this is a study Bible designed to aid in READING the Bible. It has been my favorite publication this year.
- Mark Dever. The Gospel and Personal Evangelism. (Crossway, Sept. 2007)
A must read! Very straightforward and practical.
- Ron Klug (ed.). 40-Day Journey with Dietrich Bonhoeffer. (Augsburg Fortress, Oct. 2007)
This was my first introduction to Bonhoeffer. This was an enjoyable and challenging book to read!
- Steve Jeffrey, Michael Ovey, Andrew Sach. Pierced for Our Transgressions: Rediscovering the Glory of Penal Substitution. (Crossway, Oct. 2007)
There were a lot of books published this year dealing with the issues surrounding justification. This one fits into that category and seems to have been the most anticipated of them all.
- Carl R. Trueman. John Owen: Reformed Catholic, Renaissance Man. (Ashgate, Nov. 2007)
For the academician and students of the Puritans, Trueman has produced a hearty monograph on this prince of Puritans.
- Jurgen Moltmann. A Broad Place: An Autobiography.
(Fortress, Nov. 2007) "Straight from the horse's mouth." This is a well written, enjoyable and very informative book.
- John Stott. The Living Church. (IVP, Dec 2007)
What an excellent website you have here!!!
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