Rebecca Stark is the author of The Good Portion: Godthe second title in The Good Portion series.

The Good Portion: God explores what Scripture teaches about God in hopes that readers will see his perfection, worth, magnificence, and beauty as they study his triune nature, infinite attributes, and wondrous works. 

                     

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Tuesday
May272008

Introductory Books on the Cross of Christ

in%20my%20place%20condemned%20he%20stoodThe book In My Place Condemned He Stood: Celebrating the Glory of the Atonement by J.I. Packer and Mark Dever, which I shall review shortly, contains a bibliography of books on the cross of Christ done by Ligon Duncan. Here is his list of books that are “a good launching point into the vast ocean of sound teaching available on the doctrine of the atonement.”

  1. The Great Exchange by Jerry Bridges and Bob Bevington. (I’ve reviewed this book here, where I said I planned “to add it to my short list of theology books for the lay person.”)
  2. The Atonement: It’s Meaning and Significance by Leon Morris. (I found this book in the used book section of the Salvation Army Thrift Store several years ago. I’d never heard of it, but realized a few pages in what a gem I’d found. I’m very, very happy to see it getting some of the attention it deserves. I’ve reviewed this book here.)
  3. Fifty Reasons Jesus Came to Die by John Piper. (I haven’t read this one, but I have a copy coming any day now, so expect a review of this one soon.)
  4. The Divine Substitute: The Atonement in the Bible and History by Ian J. Shaw and Brian H. Edwards. Ligon Duncan calls this one “a sound biblical and historical introduction to the doctrine of the atonement.”
  5. A Price for a People: The Meaning of Christ’s Death by Tom Wells, a book which says Duncan, “focuses on the biblical material.”
There are several other lists of reading material on the cross of Christ, but this is the one of “short, popular introductions.”

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Reader Comments (2)

At the Rochester FIRE Conference, where Jerry Bridges was speaking, there was quite a number of his books available, but when I got out to the table, The Great Exchange was gone.

I wish my church library would get it so I wouldn't have to buy it!

The Packer/Dever book sounds good; I read a review of somewhere.

May 28, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterKim in On

The Packer/Dever book sounds good; I read a review of somewhere.

It's a collection of essays that are all available elsewhere. I'd read all but one already. But it's very nice to have them all in one collection and in print.

May 28, 2008 | Unregistered Commenterrebecca

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