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 748 '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.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
1596 Three Treatises Martin Luther 1520 German German
2138 Tractatus Theologico Politicus Baruch de Spinoza 1670 Dutch Latin
2811 The Gnostic Gospels Elaine Pagels 1979 American English
3186 The Age of Reason Thomas Paine 1794 British English
3494 Institutes of the Christian Religion John Calvin 1536 French Latin
3633 New Testament And Mythology Rudolf Bultmann 1941 German German
5342 The Book Of Mormon Unknown 1830 American English
8347 Dogmatics In Outline Karl Barth 1946 German German
8347 Christianity And Liberalism J. Gresham Machen 1923 American English
14640 Allegorical Expositions of the Holy Laws Philo of Alexandria 50 Jewish Greek
15786 The Word of God and the Word of Man Karl Barth 1928 Swiss German
17010 Why The Bible Began Jacob L. Wright 2023 Unknown Unknown
17010 The Poet’s Bible David Rosenberg 1991 Unknown English