We must seriously consider the evidence, or lack thereof, before we change our view of who Jesus Christ really was.
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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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- Roberts, Alexander and James Donaldson eds. The Ante-Nicene Fathers. Hendrickson, 1994.
- Robinson, James M., ed. The Nag Hammadi Library: The Definitive Translation of Gnostic Scriptures. Harper, 1978.
- Schneemelcher, Wilhelm and R. McL. Wilson, eds. New Testament Apocrypha. Westminster/Knox, 1991.
- Finegan, Jack. Myth & Mystery: An Introduction to the Pagan Religions of the Biblical World. Baker Books, 1997.
- Harrison, R. K. “Nag Hammadi and the Gospels” in Archeology of the New Testament. Association Press, 1964.
- Jones, Peter. Spirit Wars: Pagan Revival in Christian America. Winepress, 1997.
- Jones, Peter. The Gnostic Empire Strikes Back: An Old Heresy for the New Age. P & R, 1992.
- Kelly, J.N.D. Early Christian Doctrines, Revised Edition. Harper, 1978.
- McKechnie, Paul. The First Christian Centuries: Perspectives on the Early Church. InterVarsity, 2002.
- Yamauchi, Edwin M. Pre-Christian Gnosticism: A Survey of the Proposed Evidences. Wipf & Stock, 2003.
- Bock, Darrell L. Jesus According to Scripture: Restoring the Portrait from the Gospels. Baker, 2002.
- Craig, William L. Will the Real Jesus Please Stand Up? A Debate Between W. L. Craig & John Crossan. Baker, 1999.
- Erickson, M. The Word Became Flesh: A Contemporary Incarnational Christology. Baker Books, 1991.
- Habermas, Gary R. The Historical Jesus: Ancient Evidence for the Life of Christ. College Press, 1996.
- Kaiser, Walter C. The Messiah in the Old Testament. Zondervan, 1995.
- Wilkins, Michael J., ed. Jesus Under Fire: Modern Scholarship Reinvents the Historical Jesus. Zondervan, 1996.
- Piper, John, ed. Recovering Biblical Manhood & Womanhood: Response to Evangelical Feminism. Crossway, 1991.