“Visit many good books, but live in the Bible.”
Charles Spurgeon
*Must have resources and books
Books without links are out of print but are worth searching for online and in bookstores
BIBLES
At Passover 5784/2024 I began using the Christian Standard Bible (CSB) as my main Bible. – Lifeway regularly has good deals as the publisher.
I like to use various translations; my go-to versions and study Bibles are listed below.
Hebrew-Greek Key Word Study Bible (CSB, ESV, KJV, NKJV)
Life Application Study Bible (KJV, NKJV)
Amplified Bible Classic Edition (Paperback)
Amplified Bible Classic Edition (Goatskin)
Amplified Bible (Updated Edition)
Complete Jewish Study Bible and Complete Jewish Bible
Nave’s Topical Bible: Orville J. Nave
The Israel Bible (Edited by Rabbi Tuly Weisz, it’s the ONLY Hebrew Bible in Hebrew and English with: A modern, accurate English translation straight from the Hebrew original. English transliterations of inspiring verses to help you pronounce, read, and understand Hebrew! A unique commentary on every page explaining God’s focus on the Land of Israel and clarifying prophecies about the final redemption. Charts, lists, and maps that help you study better and understand more.)
ArtScroll Stone Edition Tanach (Hebrew/English Bible)
The Chumash (The Torah with Rashi, Targum Onkelos, Haftorot, and an interpolated translation and commentary based on the Works of the Lubavitcher Rebbe)
BIBLE STUDY HELPS
*Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary
*Holman Illustrated Bible Handbook
Old & New Testament Lexicon Set (Brown-Driver-Briggs & Thayer)
*Treasury of Scripture Knowledge: R. A. Torrey
* The Mishnah (English translation with explanatory notes): Herbert Danby (The Mishnah is the first part of the Oral Torah containing six divisions explaining the various instructions of the Torah. It, along with the Talmud, gives us great insight into understanding what we as Christians refer to as the Old Testament, which is truly the Tanakh, as well as understanding the context of New Testament teaching).
*Everyman’s Talmud (The Major Teachings of the Rabbinic Sages): Abraham Cohen
*The Way Into Torah: Norman J. Cohen
*The Seventy Faces of Torah (The Jewish Way of Reading the Sacred Scriptures): Stephen M. Wylen
Restoring the Jewishness of the Gospel: David H. Stern
*Torah Rediscovered: Ariel and D’Vorah Berkowitz
BIBLE COMMENTARIES
*Unrolling The Scroll (Genesis-Deuteronomy): First Fruits of Zion
*Treasury of David Psalms Commentary: Charles Spurgeon
*Jewish New Testament Commentary
ISRAEL AND JEWISH HISTORY
Jews, God and History: Max I Dimont
A History of Israel: John Bright
*God’s Promises to the Land of Israel: Billye Brim (Mini-Book)
*Judgment of the Nations for How They Treat Israel: Billye Brim (Mini-Book)
A History of the Jewish People in the Life and Times of Christ: Emil Schurer
COVENANT AND SALVATION
*The Blood Covenant: E. W. Kenyon
*The Father and His Family: E. W. Kenyon
The Blood Covenant: Garlow/Price
* New Creation Realities: E. W. Kenyon
DISCIPLESHIP/SPIRITUAL GROWTH
*Our Father Abraham- Jewish Roots of the Christian Faith: Marvin R. Wilson
*The Messianic Church Arising: Robert Heidler
*The Pilgrim’s Progress: John Bunyan or The Pilgrim’s Progress: John Bunyan (In Modern English)
*Ever Increasing Faith: Smith Wigglesworth
*The Power of Your Words: Gossett/Kenyon
*The Crucified Life: A. W. Tozer
JEWISH INSIGHTS FOR THE LIFE OF FAITH
The Prophets: Abraham J. Heschel
Living Emblems – Ancient Symbols of Faith: John D. Garr
*To Be A Jew: A Guide to Jewish Observance in Contemporary Life: R. Hayim Halevy Donin
*Teshuvah: Adin Steinsaltz (Teshuvah is the Hebrew word for repentance. Most Christians understand this to mean a change in thinking. As you will learn in this book, it is much more. Repentance is a full return unto the ways of God. You will learn that all or nothing is a false dilemma, how to deal with lapses and crises, how the ways of God relate to different areas of life, and more. This is an important teaching for every follower of Yeshua to understand).
THE FEASTS OF THE LORD AND FESTIVALS
*A Time To Advance: Understanding the Significance of the Hebrew Tribes and Months: Pierce/Heidler
The Book of Our Heritage – The Jewish Year and Its Days of Significance: Eliyahu Kitov
The Jewish Publication Society Holiday Anthology Series
PRAYER
*The Essential Guide to Jewish Prayer and Practice
*Spurgeon on Prayer and Spiritual Warfare
*The Art of Prayer: Kenneth E. Hagin
Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire: Jim Cymbala
*The Prayer of Petition: Jerry Savelle
DELIVERANCE & SPIRITUAL WARFARE
*The Christian in Complete Armour: William Gurnall
*The Believer’s Authority: Kenneth E. Hagin (Expanded Legacy Edition)
*Authority of the Believer and How to Use It: Billye Brim (Mini-Book)
*The Blood and the Glory: Billye Brim
*When Pigs Move In: Don Dickerman
*Keep the Pigs Out: Don Dickerman
HEALING
*Christ the Healer: F. F. Bosworth
*Smith Wigglesworth on Healing
Smith Wigglesworth on Prayer, Power, and Miracles
BIOGRAPHIES AND HISTORY
*Charles Spurgeon’s Autobiography (2 Volumes)
*The Forgotten Spurgeon: Iain H. Murray
* Meet the Puritans: Beeke and Pederson
*The Autobiography of Charles G. Finney
*David Wilkerson: The Cross, The Switchblade, and the Man Who Believed
*2000 Years of Charismatic Christianity: Eddie L. Hyatt
ANTISEMITISM
The Crucified Jew: Dan Cohn-Sherbok
*Our Hands are Stained with Blood: Michael L. Brown
END TIMES
CHARLES SPURGEON
CSB Spurgeon Study Bible or KJV Spurgeon Study Bible
*Charles Spurgeon’s Autobiography (2 Volumes)
*The Forgotten Spurgeon: Iain H. Murray
Yours, till Heaven – The Untold Love Story of Charles and Susie Spurgeon: Ray Rhodes Jr.
Spurgeon’s Sermons: Charles Spurgeon (5 Book Set with 10 Volumes)
*Majesty in Misery: Charles Spurgeon (3 Volumes on Passion Week)
*Morning and Evening: Charles Spurgeon (Devotional, ESV edition)
*The Soul Winner – How to Lead Sinners to the Savior: Charles Spurgeon
*Spurgeon on Prayer and Spiritual Warfare
Jared Payne of A Pilgrim’s Coffer has undertaken the work of re-typesetting the original prints of Spurgeon’s 63 volumes and releasing them, once again to the public, this time in a much more readable form. The volumes will be released one at a time, which makes pre-ordering easier and more affordable. You can learn more about this project and place orders/pre-orders here.
JOHN AND CHARLES WESLEY
*A Plain Account of Christian Perfection: John Wesley
The Works of John Wesley (Individual Volumes of the Complete Set)
MISCELLANEOUS DOCTRINE AND THEOLOGY
*Our Father Abraham- Jewish Roots of the Christian Faith: Marvin R. Wilson
A Puritan Theology – Doctrine for Life: Beeke and Jones
Casey D. Bell 