Justin Taylor and Dane Ortlund on a Bible Teachers Library

Nancy Guthrie talks with Justin Taylor and Dane Ortlund about how Bible teachers can build a library of useful resources.

Taylor and Ortlund discuss books they believe are essential for the Bible teacher, publishing projects they’re most pleased to have been a part of, as well as what they’re working on now. They also talk about what makes an effective Bible teacher and how to become a better one.

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Resources suggested by Taylor and Ortlund:

How to Read a Book by Mortimer Adler
Knowing the Bible study guide series
Introductions to Bible sections and other ESV Study Bible resources
According to Plan by Graeme Goldsworthy
The Bible Speaks Today commentary series

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Nancy Guthrie (MATS, Reformed Theological Seminary) teaches the Bible at her home church, Cornerstone Presbyterian Church, in Franklin, Tennessee, as well as at conferences around the country and internationally, including through her Biblical Theology Workshop for Women. She is the author of numerous books and the host of the Help Me Teach the Bible podcast from The Gospel Coalition. She and her husband founded Respite Retreats for couples who have faced the death of a child, and they’re cohosts of the GriefShare video series.

Dane C. Ortlund (PhD, Wheaton College) serves as senior pastor of Naperville Presbyterian Church in Naperville, Illinois. He’s an editor for the Knowing the Bible series and the Short Studies in Biblical Theology series. He’s the author of several books, including Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers. He and his wife, Stacey, live with their five children in Naperville.

Justin Taylor is executive vice president for book publishing and publisher for books at Crossway. He blogs at Between Two Worlds and Evangelical History. You can follow him on Twitter.