Basic Books for Believers
1. Bible
– a good literal translation of the Scriptures
(King James Version, New American Standard Bible, New King James Version, English Standard Version)
2. Concordance
– Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
– Young’s Analytical Concordance
3. Bible Handbook
– Unger’s Bible Handbook or Hailey’s Bible Handbook
4. New Testament Survey
New Testament Survey by Robert Gromacki
5. Old Testament Survey
A Survey of Israel’s History by Leon Wood
The Old Testament Speaks by Samuel J. Schultz
6. Systematic Theology (Bible Doctrines)
Basic Theology by Charles Ryrie
7. Commentary on the Whole Bible
Matthew Henry’s Commentary
Jamieson, Fausset, Brown Bible Commentary
The Bible Knowledge Commentary by Walvoord and Zuck
8. Books on God and Christ
Knowledge of the Holy by A.W. Tozer
Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer
Incomparable Christ by J. Oswald Sanders
9. Sanctification
Changed into His Image by Jim Berg (Bob Jones University Press)
10. Devotional
My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers
Created by Pastor Don Harrelson, Cumberland Bible Church, Cumberland, MD
