Future Reading Plans

While this may be a bit of a stretch, much of it will actually be read by the end of summer and into the fall season.  Many folks have asked what I'm doing now with all my "free time" since I graduated from Seminary.  Well...I'm doing lots of reading as well as will be doing some teaching at several schools in the region (colleges and seminary) over the next year.  Some of the following reading is for the courses I will be teaching, some is for my church and some is just for fun:
Leviticus
John E. Hartley, Leviticus (WBC 1992); Jacob Milgrom, Leviticus: A Book of Ritual and Ethics (CC 2004); Mark F. Rooker, Leviticus (NAC 2000); Allan Ross, Holiness to the Lord: A Guide to the Exposition of the Book of Leviticus (2006); Gordon J. Wenham, The Book of Leviticus (NICOT 1979).
Deuteronomy
Walter Brueggemann, Deuteronomy (AOTC 2001); Duane Christensen, Deuteronomy (WBC 2 vols. 1991, 1999); Peter C. Craigie, The Book of Deuteronomy (NICOT 1976); J. G. McConville, Deuteronomy (AOT 2002).
Former Prophets (Joshua-2 Kings)
Robert B. Chisholm, Interpreting the Historical Books: An Exegetical Handbook (2006); Terence E. Fretheim, Deuteronomic History (1983); Victor P. Hamilton, Handbook on the Historical Books (2008); L. Thomas Holdcroft, The Historical Books (2000); David M. Howard Jr., An Introduction to the Old Testament Historical Books (2007); Martin Noth, The Deuteronomistic History (JSOTSup 2nd ed.1991); Marvin E. Tate, From Promise to Exile: The Former Prophets (1999).
Psalms
Derek Kidner, Psalms (TOTC 2vols. 1981); John Goldingay, Psalms (BECOT 3vols. 2008).
Matthew
D. A. Carson, Matthew (EBC 1984); R. T. France, The Gospel of Matthew (NICNT 2005); Grant Osborne, Matthew (ZEC 2010); David Turner, Matthew (BECNT 2008).
Other
Marcus J. Borg and N. T. Wright, The Meaning of Jesus: Two Visions (2000).

Of course, none of this includes the volumes of Barth and Bonhoeffer which I continually am wading through, but it gives a brief look at my reading schedule for the next few months.  I am thoroughly excited about reading these volumes and all the treasurers to be uncovered in the intensive study of Scripture and theology.

Confessions of a Book Fiend

This cartoon is courtesy of Incidental Comics

This comic is to all my bibliophile friends out there...you know who you are...because your READING a BLOG for goodness sake (which means you probably have scattered and/or stacked books around you as you read this...trying to justify your reasons for NOT fitting the overly realistic morbid caricature of this cartoon)!  Some illustrations are just a little too close to home!  I sure hope my wife doesn't read this blog post ;-).

Books of 2009/2010

In the spirit of New Year's resolutions...and reflecting on the previous year...I thought I'd share some of my most memorable book reads of 2009 (most of the books I've read just aren't nearly so memorable and some are downright BORING even for me :-) --

Barth, Karl. Dogmatics in Outline. Harper torchbooks, TB56. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1959.
Barth, Karl. The Humanity of God. Richmond: John Knox Press, 1960.
Basil, and David Anderson. On the Holy Spirit. Crestwood, N.Y.: St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 1980.
Batterson, Mark. In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day. Sisters, Or: Multnomah Publishers, 2006.
Blocher, Henri. In the Beginning: The Opening Chapters of Genesis. Leicester, England: Inter-Varsity Press, 1984.
Konkel, August H. 1 & 2 Kings. Grand Rapids, Mich: Zondervan, 2006.
Newbigin, Leslie. The Gospel in a Pluralist Society. S. P. C. K., 1989.
Newbigin, Leslie. The Light Has Come: An Exposition of the Fourth Gospel. Grand Rapids, Mich: W.B. Eerdmans, 1982.
Tolkien, J. R. R., Tolkien, Christopher, and Lee, Alan. The Children of Hurin. Paw Prints, 2009.
Treier, Daniel J. Introducing Theological Interpretation of Scripture: Recovering a Christian Practice. Grand Rapids, Mich: Baker Academic, 2008.
Walton, John H. Genesis : from Biblical Text ... to Contemporary Life. The NIV application commentary. Grand Rapids, Mich: Zondervan, 2001.
Walton, John H. The Lost World of Genesis One: Ancient Cosmology and the Origins Debate. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2009.
Watson, Wilfred G. E. Classical Hebrew Poetry: A Guide to Its Techniques. Journal for the study of the Old Testament, 26. Sheffield, England: JSOT Press, Dept. of Biblical Studies, University of Sheffield, 1984.

...and some of the books I'm looking forward to (resolved to???) reading in 2010 just for the fun of it and think will be well worth the read (just what my wife wanted to hear me say...that I'm going to read more this year :-) --
Bonhoeffer, Dietrich, and Clifford J. Green. Sanctorum Communio: A Theological Study of the Sociology of the Church. Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works Vol. 1. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1998.
Bonhoeffer, Dietrich, and John W. de Gruchy. Letters and Papers from Prison. Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works Vol. 8. Minneapolis: Fortress, (due to be published in) 2010.
Herodotus, Robin Waterfield, and Carolyn Dewald. The Histories. Oxford [England]: Oxford University Press, 1998.
Piper, John. The Justification of God: An Exegetical and Theological Study of Romans 9:1-23. Grand Rapids, Mich: Baker Book House, 1983.
Piper, John. The Future of Justification: A Response to N.T. Wright. Wheaton, Ill: Crossway Books, 2007.
(Ratzinger, Joseph) Pope Benedict XVI. Jesus of Nazareth: From the Baptism in the Jordan to the Transfiguration. New York: Doubleday, 2007.
Wright, N. T. The New Testament and the People of God. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1992.