I’m making a list of books I want to read, not in any particular amount of time, but just read…sometime, anytime.  Most of these deal with the Jewish Middle Eastern roots of Christianity – since Christianity is a Middle Eastern Jewish faith.  Teaching through Genesis right now has been very difficult since, growing up Baptist, I’ve been taught next to nothing about the Jewish faith or the Old Testament.  I think I’m missing a lot because of that.  So here’s what I’m planning on reading one day.  What’s on your list?  What would you recommend?

Walking The Bible : A Journey By Land Through

The Five Books Of Moses ( Bruce Feiler )

Jewish Spirituality, A Brief Introduction For

Christians ( Lawrence Kushner )

Excavating Jesus : Beneath The Stones, Behind

The Texts ( Crossan And Reed )

Understanding The Difficult Words Of Jesus : New

Insights From A Hebraic Perspective

( Bivin And Blizzard )

Jewish Sources In Early Christianity

( David Fleusser )

The Bible As It Was ( James L. Kugel )

The Source ( James Michner )

Slaves, Women And Homosexuals : Exploring

The Hermeneutics Of Culture Analysis

( William J. Webb )

Our Father Abraham : Jewish Roots Of The

Christian Faith ( Marvin Williams )

Following Jesus : Biblical Reflections On

Discipleship ( N.T. Wright )

For All God’s Worth : True Worship And The Calling

Of The Church ( N.T. Wright )

The Jews In The Time Of Jesus : An Introduction

( Stephen Wylen )

Jesus The Jewish Theologian ( Brad Young )