The Greatest Books of All Time on Scripture
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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.
| Rank | Book | Authors | Year | Country | Language | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1601 | Three Treatises | Martin Luther | 1520 | German | German | |
| 2148 | Tractatus Theologico Politicus | Baruch de Spinoza | 1670 | Dutch | Latin | |
| 2817 | The Gnostic Gospels | Elaine Pagels | 1979 | American | English | |
| 3192 | The Age of Reason | Thomas Paine | 1794 | British | English | |
| 3496 | Institutes of the Christian Religion | John Calvin | 1536 | French | Latin | |
| 3637 | New Testament And Mythology | Rudolf Bultmann | 1941 | German | German | |
| 5351 | The Book Of Mormon | Unknown | 1830 | American | English | |
| 8363 | Dogmatics In Outline | Karl Barth | 1946 | German | German | |
| 8363 | Christianity And Liberalism | J. Gresham Machen | 1923 | American | English | |
| 14723 | Allegorical Expositions of the Holy Laws | Philo of Alexandria | 50 | Jewish | Greek | |
| 15910 | The Word of God and the Word of Man | Karl Barth | 1928 | Swiss | German | |
| 17152 | Why The Bible Began | Jacob L. Wright | 2023 | Unknown | Unknown | |
| 17152 | The Poet’s Bible | David Rosenberg | 1991 | Unknown | English | |
| 17152 | The Books Of The Bible | Anonymous | Multiple | Hebrew, aramaic, koine greek |