Reading List for Law Students?

[Ex Nihilo]

I'm trying to put together a good list of books to read over the next semester or so -- I'm trying to be more disciplined with schoolwork and private studies, so I'd like to go at this in a fairly systematic way. Can anyone recommend a good set of theological/biblical studies books for a law student? There need not be a direct link to law at all; I'd just like a list that, as a whole, helps to integrate law and Christianity.

Thanks!

 

[Christusregnat]

Evie,

There are good sources from the puritan era, as well as some modern.

There are political treatises by Beza, by John Ponet, by Samuel Rutherford, and by others, which may be found here:

American Colonist's Library

Beza:
Theodore Beza - The Right of Magistrates Over Their Subjects

Ponet:
A Short Treatise on Political Power

Rutherford:
Rutherford: Lex, Rex, or The Law and the Prince

Here is a Puritan legal code from Massachusetts:
The Winthrop Society: Descendants of the Great Migration


Most of these deal with political theory, or the Reformed teaching on proper civil government.

There is also Sir Edward Coke's work on the Laws of England, and Blackston's commentary on the Common Law:
Tucker's Blackstone: Contents

(not sure where you can find Coke's work - on line or in book format).

Books on the Maxims of Common Law are generally good, if done in the 19th Century or early 20th (e.g. Broom's).

There is very little of such quality in modern times. I recommend Rushdoony's Institutes of Biblical Law highly as one modern treatment of common and biblical law.

Those are some legal books. Practically, you may find Calvin's Institutes of value, as well as some of the plethora of good Puritan literature, and, of course, Shakespeare.

Cheers,

I'm trying to put together a good list of books to read over the next semester or so -- I'm trying to be more disciplined with schoolwork and private studies, so I'd like to go at this in a fairly systematic way. Can anyone recommend a good set of theological/biblical studies books for a law student? There need not be a direct link to law at all; I'd just like a list that, as a whole, helps to integrate law and Christianity.

Thanks!

 

[Scott1]

1) Thompson Chain Reference Bible (NIV)
2) King James Bible
3) Strong's Concordance (for KJV)
4) Westminster Standards with Scripture Proofs (I like the blue notebook format, it also has an excellent historical summary of the Reformation)
5) GI Williamson's The Westminster Confession of Faith for Study Classes
6) Dr RC Sproul's "What is Reformed Theology"
7) Samuel Rutherford's "Lex Rex"
Samuel Rutherford: Lex Rex (Law Is King, or The Law and the Prince) 1644

 

[Ex Nihilo]

Thanks so much! How wonderful that all of these books are free online!

 

[Ex Nihilo]

1) Thompson Chain Reference Bible (NIV)
2) King James Bible
3) Strong's Concordance (for KJV)
4) Westminster Standards with Scripture Proofs (I like the blue notebook format, it also has an excellent historical summary of the Reformation)
5) GI Williamson's The Westminster Confession of Faith for Study Classes
6) Dr RC Sproul's "What is Reformed Theology"
7) Samuel Rutherford's "Lex Rex"
Samuel Rutherford: Lex Rex (Law Is King, or The Law and the Prince) 1644

I am so glad I already have this, too! Thanks!

 

[Scott1]

One more,

8)Dr RC Sproul's "Truths we Confess- a Layman's Guide to the Westminster Confession of Faith" (3 volume set)

 

[Ex Nihilo]

"Horton Hears a Who" - Dr. Seuss.

"... because a person's a person, not matter how small."
​

Relating to the sixth commandment, and abortion.

That is great!

 

[Christusregnat]

One more,

8)Dr RC Sproul's "Truths we Confess- a Layman's Guide to the Westminster Confession of Faith" (3 volume set)

On that note, I neglected to mention some works by Rev. Dr. T. Robert Ingram: World Under God's Law and What's Wrong With Human Rights.

WUGL is available at Sermons Audio:

SermonAudio.com - Search Results

WWWHR here:

http://www.contra-mundum.org/books/WWWHR.pdf


Cheers,

 

[Zenas]

Flee!

Sorry, I only have suggestions on courses of action and not books.

 

[Ex Nihilo]

Flee!

Sorry, I only have suggestions on courses of action and not books.

Well, I already finished the first year, so (I hope) the worst is over. Maybe?

 

[fredtgreco]

That depends. As one who finished all three years and practiced for more than 10, the worst may not be over.

 

[Ex Nihilo]

That depends. As one who finished all three years and practiced for more than 10, the worst may not be over.

Haha, maybe not. But I kind of doubt I will practice that long in a firm if I get married.

 

[VictorBravo]

That depends. As one who finished all three years and practiced for more than 10, the worst may not be over.