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LIST OF USEFUL BOOKS & PAPERS ON THEOLOGY, HISTORY AND RELATED SUBJECTS

BY CHURCH OF GOD MEMBERS & FORMER MEMBERS

[NB: all items listed should be generally in accord with the doctrines of the old WCG]

Updated 30 April 2009

Please advise us at hrp1@iprimus.com.au if you are aware of other such works

 

NAME

DATE

TITLE

PUBLISHER

OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

Alfieri, A

2007

The Darkness at the Crucifixion. Vol 1.

Ngenium LLC

The author died in late 2007. The papers containing the sequel to this book have not been released by his family. ISBN:  0615131816.

Arvidson, G

 2002

In Search of King David's Lost Tomb & Treasure

World Care Organization

 Order from http://www.bibarch.com/

Arvidson, G

Due out 2004?

The Sign of Joseph

 

 

Baucum, W

2003

The History & Future of Israelite America

AuthorHouse

Details at http://www.originofnations.org

Ben-Ariel, David

c2004

Beyond Babylon

Publish America

http://www.publishamerica.com/shopping/

shopdisplayproducts.asp?catalogid=7144

Boston, SW

2002

The Essential Teachings of Herbert W. Armstrong

iUniverse

 

Bowers, GM

c1978

Faith and Doctrines of the Early Church

Triumph

Available free at www.giveshare.org

Cacchio, L   Morning Coffee Companion   ISBN: 978-1-60047-174-2
 

Collins, S

1995

The Lost Tribes of Israel – Found!

CPA Books

 

Collins, S

2002

Israel’s Lost Empires

Bible Blessings

Order from http://www.bibleblessings.net/

Collins, S

2002

The Origins and Empire of Ancient Israel

Bible Blessings

Order from http://www.bibleblessings.net/

Collins, S

2005

Israel’s Lost Tribes Today

 Bible Blessings

Order from http://www.bibleblessings.net/

Collins, S

2004

Parthia: The Forgotten Ancient Superpower

 Bible Blessings

Order from http://www.bibleblessings.net/

Coulter, R

 

The Christian Passover

York Publishing

 

Coulter, R

 

The Seven General Epistles

York Publishing

 

Coulter, R

2001

Harmony of the Gospels

York Publishing

 Updated from 1974 and 1976 versions

Coulter, R

2004

The New Testament In Its Original Order

York Publishing

Coulter, R

2006

Occult Holidays - or -  God's Holy Days - Which?

York Publishing

Dankenbring, WF

1974

The Keys to Radiant Health

Triumph

 

Dankenbring, WF

1977

The Last Days

Triumph

 

Dankenbring, WF

1978

Beyond Star Wars.

Triumph

 A newer version of the book is available here

Dankenbring, WF

1979

First Genesis

Triumph

 

Dankenbring, WF

1981

Last Days of Planet Earth

Triumph

 

Dankenbring, WF

1981

Overcoming Satan.

Triumph

 

Dart, R 2007 Time With God (vol 1) Wasteland Press
Dart, R Time With God (vol 2) Wasteland Press
Dart, R Law and Covenant ISBN: 978-1-60047-104-9
Dart, R The Thread - God's Appointments With History
Dart, R The Lonely God

Dellinger, G

1982

A History of the Saturday Resurrection Doctrine

Sabbath Research Center

Available in PDF here (2MB)

Dellinger, G

1984

The Sabbath from Eden to Sinai

Sabbath Research Center

Available at http://www.giveshare.org/

Dewey, P 2005 Field Guide to the Wild World of Religion Wasteland Press ISBN: 1-933265-24-8

Doudna, G

2001

4Q Pesher Nahum: A Critical Edition

Sheffield
Academic Press

Reviews at:
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=2904

http://www.arts.ualberta.ca/JHS/reviews/review150.htm

Dorothy, CV

1997

The Books of Esther: Structure, Genre, and Textual Integrity

Sheffield Academic Press

 

Finch, PR

2003

Beyond Acts

Trafford

ISBN:  1-4120-0364-4

Ford, LE

2003?

And God Remembered Babylon

Vantage Press

 

Flurry, S 2006 Raising the Ruins Philadelphia Church of God ISBN-10: 097455071X

http://www.raisingtheruins.com/

Gmirkin, R

2006

Berossus And Genesis, Manetho And Exodus:
Hellenistic Histories And the Date of the Pentateuch

T and T Clark

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0567025926?v=glance

Russell Gmirkin was a student at Ambassador College, Pasadena 1972-74.

Greider, L

America at Risk

Available at http://www.americaatrisk.com/

Hey, W   [wrote a paper on the Waldensian link to the Welsh Sabbatarians]   Wilf died January 2007. No one seems to know what happened to his research.

Hoeh, HL

c1964

Compendium of World History

Ambassador College

Free download at www.originofnations.org

[Dr Hoeh told me personally that his revised Comendium would be published. If anyone has the manuscript, please let me know]

Huang,  J

1996

The Enigma of Japan

Minerva Press

ASIN: 1858638046

Hulme, D 2006 Identity, Ideology, and the Future of Jerusalem Palgrave Macmillan Ltd ISBN: 1403974241

Joseph, M

2003

Middle East:  Blueprint for the Final Solution (subtitled: The Coming Fall and Rise of Western Democracy)

AuthorHouse

Available via www.originofnations.org

Kime, MG, Ph.D.

 

2005

The Lost 13th Tribe: America In Prophecy.  Volume: 1 The Trail of the Serpent

 Authorhouse

 ISBN: 1425999913

Knight, A

 

Primitive Christianity in Crisis (vol 1 of The World of Primitive Christianity series)

 

 Third edition. To order any of Alan Knight's books, e-mail him at aknight1d@earthlink.net

Knight, A

2007

The Spirit of AntiChrist

(vol 2 of The World of Primitive Christianity series)

 A.R.K. Research

 ISBN:  978-0-9679332-1-4

Knight, A

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tba (vol 3 of The World of Primitive Christianity series)

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Knight, A

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Knowles, B

2000

Because There Was No Shepherd

Wild Olive Publications

 

Levy, Ralph D

1998

The Symbolism of the Azazel Goat

International Scholars Publications. It can be purchased from University Press of America, Inc.

This important new study is a compilation of major sources on the second goat in the Day of Atonement ceremony including Jewish intertestamental and Christian patristic writings, as well as pagan scapegoat ceremonies. The book presents an exegesis of Leviticus 16, and attempts to arrive at a conclusion concerning the best-supported symbolism of the figure of Azazel.

Lewis, D &

Moore, K

1999

Birth of the Multinational - 2000 Years of Ancient Business History – From Ashur to Augustus

Copenhagen Business School Press

 

Lewis, D &

Moore, K

2000

Foundations of Corporate Empire

FT Prentice Hall

 

Lyell, L

1981

The Seventh Day Men

 

Honours thesis, Melbourne. Unpublished, available from the author

Marrs, R

2001

God's Revised Will and the Rest of the Story

Lodi

 

Marrs, R

2001

Paul--New Testament Lawyer and Advocate of Grace

Focus on Faith Studies

 

Marrs, R

2007

Origin and Authority Compared. Sabbath vs Sunday

Hignell

ISBN:  978-1-60402-552-1

Martin, E

1993

The People that History Forgot

 

 

Martin, E

1994

Restoring the Original Bible.

 

 

Martin, E

1996

Secrets of Golgotha.

 

 

Martin, E

1996

The Star that astonished the World.

 

 

Martin, E

2000

The Temples that Jerusalem Forgot

 

 

McNair, R

c1978

Ascent to Greatness.

Triumph

 

McQueen, R

2002

Jacob's Multi-coloured Dream Coats

Dawn to Dusk

Was previously titled, "Myth, Magic, Science and the Bible". Goes into the question of the scientific accuracy of Scripture

McQueen, R

2003

Shechem to Calvary: the Story of the Covenants

Dawn to Dusk

About the relationship between the Abrahamic, Sinaitic and new covenants

McQueen, R

2003

How Great Thou Art

Dawn to Dusk

About the greatness of God as revealed in creation. Includes, as one of three parts, the material originally published as "Marvels and Mysteries of Space: the Universe". Another part deals with what Scripture says about general revelation. Yet another has chapters on various aspects of nature.

McQueen, R

2003

Showdown in Jerusalem

Dawn to Dusk

Goes into the Acts 15 conference. Shows that it did not do away with the law of God.

McQueen, R

2004

Shadows and Reality

Dawn to Dusk

Deals with question whether the coming of the "reality" does away with its shadow. Goes into significance of ritual laws and temple ceremony

Morley, D   Doug wrote several papers on the tribes of Israel]   Doug died some years ago. He wrote a number of papers on BI. Many of them have disappeared and his family are unable to locate them. Thankfully we have many or most of them which are available here

Nickels, RC

1999

History of the Church of God Seventh Day (vol 1)

 Giving & Sharing

Available free at www.giveshare.org

Nickels, RC 1993 Six Papers on the History of the Church of God Giving & Sharing Available free at www.giveshare.org
Nickels, RC Early Writings of Herbert W Armstrong Giving & Sharing Articles by HWA assembled by Nickels
Nickels, RC Biblical Holy Days Giving & Sharing Available free at www.giveshare.org
Nickels, RC Bible Law Giving & Sharing Available free at www.giveshare.org
Nickels, RC Health and Healing Resources Giving & Sharing Available free at www.giveshare.org
Nickels, RC What should we be doing? Giving & Sharing Available free at www.giveshare.org
Nickels, RC Biblical Marriage and Family Giving & Sharing Available free at www.giveshare.org
Nickels, RC Biblical Doctrine Giving & Sharing Available free at www.giveshare.org

Olson, SG

 c1979

Apostasy of the First Century

 

 

Olson, SG

1981

Incredible Nordic Origins

Nordica

 

Pinkston, J   Our Lost National Identity Congregation of God www.watchamerica.com
Rea, C 2008 The Assyrian Exile. Israel's Legacy in Captivity Worldclay www.wordclay.com
Rea, C coming soon Isaac's Empire tba tba

Roberts, T

2003

From Sacral Kingship to Sacred Marriage

Vantage Press

ISBN:  0-553-14492-2

Sherrod, R

1997

Israel in Prophecy. Where are the Lost Ten Tribes?

 

Unpublished manuscript

Snow, E

2003

A Zeal for God not according to Knowledge: A refutation of Judaism’s Arguments against Christianity

iUniverse

 

Snow, E

c2000

Is Christianity a Fraud?

Available here

Staffa, K 2008 2017? How to Survive? Vivid Publishing Available here
Staffa, K coming soon Man of Dust tba www.originofnations.org for further information
Staffa, K coming soon Breaking the Human Barrier tba www.originofnations.org for further information

Stewart, I

Stewart, R

2000

Walk a Straight Path in a Crooked World

Trafford Publishing

355 pages; perfect bound, ISBN 1-55212-510-6. Order from www.trafford.com

Syltie, PW

1981

Millennial Agriculture: The New Eden: A Key to Understanding the Kingdom of God

Triumph

Author points out what is wrong with today's agriculture and farming practices, then reveals the truth about Land Sabbaths, the Jubiliee Years of Release, the Millenial Economic System, Plant Varities, Anivmal Breeding, and more.

Tabor, J

1986

Things Unutterable: Paul’s Ascent to Paradise in its Greco-Roman, Judaic, and early Christian Contexts, “Studies in Judaism”

University Press of America

A refereed academic series edited by Jacob Neusner, Brown University, published in hardcover and paper. Included in the Journal of Religion list of important works on Paul from 1970-88, JR 68 (1988): 186-190; reviews in History of Religions 27 (1987): 225; Journal of Religion 68 (1988): 451-53; Choice; Catholic Biblical Quarterly 50 (1988): 149-50; Journal of Biblical Literature 

Tabor, J &

Droge, A

1992

A Noble Death: Suicide and Martyrdom Among Ancient Jews and Christians

HarperCollins

Feature length, five page review by James T. Clemons published in Christian Century, (April 7, 1993); reviews in Journal of Religion 73 (1993): 638-39; Journal of Biblical Literature; Journal of the American Academy of Religion; Bible Review (August, 1994)

Tabor, J &

Gallagher, E

1995

Why Waco: Cults and the Battle for Religious Freedom in America,

Berkeley: University of California Press

paperback edition published in April, 1997. Serialized in Harper’s Magazine, June, 1995; included on New York Times 1995 “Best List” (November 3, 1995 NYTBR) lengthy reviews have appeared in Lingua Franca, Choice, New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, Kirbus, The New York Review of Books, The Dallas Morning News, The Christian Science Monitor, First Things, Christianity Today and Religious Studies News (AAR/SBL); the book was also reviewed in approximately 38 newspaper chains worldwide.

Thiele, B 2009 2012 and the Rise of the Secret Sect Nazarene Books 384 pages. Order here

Vincent, R  jnr

2002

The Holy Scriptures

Trafford Publishing

456 pages; perfect bound; ISBN 1-55369-199-7 Order from www.trafford.com

Vincent, R  jnr

 

God vs. Evolution Y2K

 

Available from http://www.servantsnews.com

Waitz, JP

2000

God's End-Time Man: The Stunning Significance of Herbert W. Armstrong

AuthorHouse

 

Wardrop, G

?

Bible Chronology

 

Garth died about 1988. His books were to be published after his death but may not have been. If anyone knows if they were or have these manuscripts, please contact me. Apparently he was going to publish a major book on Bible chronology and someone in the Philippines was arranging to publish his works. Most of his works are available here including the original manuscript on chronology

Wardrop, G

?

Sources of Truth

Most of his works are available here

Wardrop, G

1981

A View of God's Creating and Molding Humanity. The Loyal and the Rebels

 

I have a copy of this book. It can be bought online from Amazon and other online book sellers. Most of his works are available here including the manuscript for this book

Wheeler, J (ed)

1991

The Music of the Bible Revealed

Bibal Press/King David's Harp Inc

Haik-Vantoura, S (author); Weber, D (translator)

White, CM

2003 (June)

In Search of … the Origin of Nations

AuthorHouse

Available via www.originofnations.org

White, CM

2007 (Sept)

The Great German Nation

AuthorHouse

Available via www.originofnations.org

Wlodyga, R

1979

Health Secrets from the Bible

Triumph

 

Wlodyga, R

1981

The Ultimate Source of Supernatural Phenomena

Triumph

 

Wolverton, B 2009 The Wolverton Bible Fantagraphics Books Available here


 

 

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