There have been a ton of great responses to Ken Brown's Bible books meme, his question about what books or scholars have most significantly impacted how we read the Bible.
Ken has listed as many responses as possible here and analysed those responses here. Some lists are very similar, others rather unconventional, but all of them are interesting to read. It’s interesting to see a few names come up again and again (Peter Enns, Walter Brueggemann, Bruce Metzger, N.T. Wright, James D.G. Dunn, Jon D. Levenson), plus a few lists that are completely unique.
Ken says that what he has enjoyed most about reading these lists are the explanations people give for their choices. Some books merely confirmed a long process of reflection; some came out of nowhere and upended people’s worldviews; a few were so unexpected that they couldn’t be finished until the reader had grown a bit more. Some lists noted major figures in the field, others focused on relative unknowns. Many responses were as much intellectual autobiography as top five lists. The most remarkable thing about these lists is their diversity.
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Mark Heard - Satellite Sky.
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