Recommended Reading List
Here’s my list of recommended reading. It’s a growing list of good books and other sources I frequently use while writing Today’s Word.
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Standard References
- The Theological Dictionary of the New Testament ed. Kittel 10 volumes. This is for Greek readers. If you don’t read Greek, get the single volume abridged edition.
- The Theological Dictionary of the Old Testament ed.Botterweck currently 15 volumes. This does not require that you read Hebrew.
- The New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology 4 volumes
Commentaries
- The JPS Torah Commentary Series
- The New International Commentary on the Old Testament series (NICOT), especially:
- Victor Hamilton, Genesis (Volume 1, Volume 2)
- Bruce Waltke, Proverbs (Volume 1, Volume 2)
- Tremper Longman III Song of Songs
- The New International Commentary on the New Testament series (NICNT), especially:
- R. T. France Matthew
- Leon Morris John
- But with strong disagreement to Ronald Fung’s Galatians
Other Books
Robert Alter The Book of Psalms
G. K. Beale and D. A. Carson Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament
Adam Becker & Annette Reed (eds.) The Ways that Never Parted
Jim Nelson Black When Nations Die
Gilbert Bilezikian Beyond Sex Roles (2nd Edition)
Thorleif Boman Hebrew Thought Compared with Greek
Mark Buchanan The Rest of God
Jason BeDuhn Truth in Translation
David Bivin, Roy Blizzard, Jr. Understanding the Difficult Words of Jesus
David Bivin New Light on the Difficult Words of Jesus
Todd Bennett Walk in the Light series, including The Sabbath, Kosher, Names, Restoration and The Law and Grace
David Dungan Constantine’s Bible
Jacques Ellul The Ethics of Freedom
Jacques Ellul Money and Power (available as a PDF on line)
David Fohrman The Beast That Crouches At The Door
Nelson Glueck Hesed in the Bible
John Gager The Origins of Anti-Semitism
Michael Gorman Elements of Biblical Exegesis
Os Guinness The Call
Robert Gorelik – www.eshavbooks.org for a wealth of audio files and documents, especially The Essentials
Tim Hegg The Letter Writer
Abraham Heschel – virtually everything he has written but especially The Prophets
Arthur Katz Apostolic Foundations
Walter Kaiser, Jr. Toward Old Testament Ethics
Walter Kaiser, Jr. Toward an Exegetical Theology
Joseph Klausner The Messianic Idea in Israel from
Aviyah Kushner The Grammar of God
David Lambert How Repentance Became Biblical
Peter Leithart Against Christianity
J. R. Lucas The Future
Ernst Lohmeyer The Lord’s Prayer
Moses Hayyim Luzzatto Mesillat Yesharim
Lee McDonald The Biblical Canon
Brennan Manning Ruthless Trust
Leon Morris The Epistle to the Romans (Eerdmans)
Rabbi Michael Munk The Wisdom in the Hebrew Alphabet
Mark Nanos The Mystery of Romans and The Irony of Galatians
Mark Nanos Paul within Judaism
The works of Henri J. M. Nouwen
Anders Nygren Agape and Eros
Wolfhart Pannenberg Systematic Theology (3 volumes)
Wolfhart Pannenberg Jesus: God and Man
Neil Postman Technopoly
Katherine Doob Sakenfeld The Meaning of Hesed in the Hebrew Bible: A New Inquiry
John Walton Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament
Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg The Beginning of Desire
