This Christmas we should reaffirm our decision to follow the greatest Deliverer of all and then celebrate that deliverance with great joy!
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Here are some books that may assist you in a deeper study of the truths presented in this sermon. While Pastor Mike cannot endorse every concept presented in each book, he does believe these resources will be helpful in profitably thinking through this sermon’s topic.
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- Blomberg, Craig. The Historical Reliability of the Gospels. InterVarsity Press, 1986.
- Bowman Jr., Robert. Why You Should Believe in the Trinity: An Answer to Jehovah’s Witnesses. Baker Books, 1989.
- Craig, William L. Will the Real Jesus Please Stand Up? Baker Books, 1999.
- Duncan, David. Calendar: Humanity’s Epic Struggle to Determine a True & Accurate Year. Avon Books, 1998.
- Edersheim, Alfred. The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah. Hendrickson, 1993.
- Erickson, Millard. Making Sense of the Trinity: Three Crucial Questions. Baker Books, 2000.
- Erickson, Millard. The Word Became Flesh: A Contemporary Incarnational Christology. Baker Books, 1991.
- Gaster, T. H. Purim and Hanukkah in Custom and Tradition. Schuman, 1950.
- Harrington, Daniel J. Invitation to the Apocrypha. Eerdmans, 1999.
- Hoehner, Harold. “Between the Testaments” Expositor’s Bible Commentary, 1:177-94. Zondervan, 1979.
- Kaiser Jr., Walt. The Messiah in the Old Testament. Zondervan, 1995.
- Kohlenberger, John R. The Parallel Apocrypha. Oxford, 1997.
- Lancaster, Jerry R. Jesus’ Celebration of Hanukkah in John 10. Bibliotheca Sacra, 1995.
- McDowell, Josh. More Than a Carpenter. Tyndale House, 1977.
- Metzger, Bruce M. An Introduction to the Apocrypha. Oxford, 1957.
- Scott, Bruce. The Feasts of Israel: Seasons of the Messiah. Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry, 1997.
- Strassfeld, Michael. The Jewish Holidays: A Guide and Commentary. Harper & Row, 1985.
- Wilkins, Michael. Jesus Under Fire: Modern Scholarship Reinvents the Historical Jesus. Zondervan, 1996.