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	One Holy Book: A Primer on How the Bible Came To Be & Why It Matters 4.44 avg rating — 54 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Invitation to Biblical Theology: Exploring the Shape, Storyline, and Themes of the Bible by Jeremy Kimble, Ched Spellman (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 53 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	One Grand Story: How the Bible Tells Its Story & Why It Matters 4.75 avg rating — 32 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Toward a Canon-Conscious Reading of the Bible: Exploring the History and Hermeneutics of the Canon 4.64 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Seminary as a Textual Community: Exploring John Sailhamer's Vision for Theological Education by Ched Spellman (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jason K. Lee (Editor) 4.67 avg rating — 9 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Irenaeus it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Theology and Spider-Man by Peter Admirand (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), George Tsakiridis (Editor), Michael Buttrey (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last of Us and Theology: Violence, Ethics, Redemption? by Peter Admirand (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Ryan Banfi (contributor), Adam B. Banks (contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	One Grand Story: How the Bible Tells its Story & Why it Matters by Ched Spellman (Goodreads Author), Virtual Voice (Narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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The Reformation and the Right Reading of Scripture

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The Torah Mosaic: Introducing the Pentateuch in Its Complex Unity

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Gospel Media: Reading, Writing, and Circulating Jesus Traditions

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Ched Spellman rated a book it was amazing Irenaeus of Lyons: His Life and Impact (The Early Church Fathers) by Stephen O. Presley	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This is an excellent primer on the coherence of Irenaeus’s theology!
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Ched Spellman made a comment on their review of Why Your HeadAches: The Latest Medical Research Explained in Plain English " Well, the underlying explanations of the primary migraine mechanisms are not outmoded, IMO (the layperson explanations of these aspects + the practica ...more "
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Ched Spellman rated a book it was amazing Why Your HeadAches: The Latest Medical Research Explained in Plain English by J. Michael Jones (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Ched Spellman rated a book it was amazing Is Jesus Truly God?: How the Bible Teaches the Divinity of Christ by Gregory R. Lanier	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This is a very good primer on the NT witness to the deity of Christ. A good first book on the subject.
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