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GENERAL REFERENCES TO THE BIBLE1
*Brand, Chad, Trent Butler, and Charles Draper, eds. Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary. Nashville: B&H, 2003.
*Brisco, Thomas. Holman Bible Atlas. Nashville: B&H, 1998.
Crossway Bibles. ESV Study Bible. Wheaton: Crossway Bibles, 2008.
*Currid, John D., and David P. Barrett. Crossway ESV Bible Atlas. Wheaton: Crossway, 2010.
Dockery, David, ed. The Holman Bible Handbook. Nashville: B&H, 1992.
Douglas, J. D., ed. The Illustrated Bible Dictionary. 3 vols. repr. Downers Grove: IVP, 1994.
Holman Bible Editorial Staff. HSCB Study Bible. Nashville: B&H, 2010.
MacArthur, John. The MacArthur Study Bible. Nashville: Word, 1997.
Smith, Marsha Ellis. The Holman Book of Biblical Charts, Maps, and Reconstructions. Nashville: B&H, 1993.
Strong, James, ed. Strongs Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2007.
*Tenney, Merrill and Moiss Silva. The Zondervan Pictorial Bible Encyclopedia. 5 vols. rev. ed. Grand Rapids:
Zondervan, 2009.
Young, Robert, ed. Youngs Analytical Concordance to the Bible. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2005.
General Resources
Rogets Thesaurus. 3rd ed. New York: Dell, 2005.
Turabian, Kate. A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses and Dissertations. 7th ed. Chicago: University of
Chicago Press, 2007.
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary. 11th ed. Springfield: Merriam-Webster Inc., 2005.
OLD TESTAMENT
Introductions and Surveys
Archer, Gleason L., Jr. A Survey of Old Testament Introduction. rev. and exp. Chicago: Moody, 2007.
*Arnold, Bill T., and Bryan Beyer. Encountering the Old Testament: A Christian Survey. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1999.
Dillard, Raymond B., and Tremper Longman III. An Introduction to the Old Testament. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids:
Zondervan, 2006.
Hill, Andrew, and John Walton. A Survey of the Old Testament. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2000.
House, Paul, and Eric Mitchell. Old Testament Survey. Nashville: B&H, 2007.
Lasor, William, David A. Hubbard, and Frederick W. Bush. Old Testament Survey: The Message, Form and
Background of the Old Testament. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1996.
Leithart, Peter. A House for My Name. Moscow: Canon, 2000.
*Merrill, Eugene H., Mark F. Rooker, and Michael A. Grisanti. The World and the Word: An Introduction to the Old
Testament. Nashville: B&H, 2011.
Young, Edward J. An Introduction to the Old Testament. rev. ed. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1965.
History and Background

Easley, Kendall H. Holman Illustrated Guide to Biblical History. Nashville: B&H, 2003.
Harrison, R.K. Old Testament Times. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1970.
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My preferred Bible translations would be the following: English Standard Version, (Crossway) Holman Christian
Standard Bible (B&H), The New American Standard Version (Nelson), or The New King James Version (Zondervan). It is best to use
multiple translations for serious biblical study.
Kaiser, Walter C., Jr. A History of Israel. Nashville: B&H, 1998.

Long, V. Phillips, Tremper Longman, III, and Iain W. Provain. A Biblical History of Israel. Louisville: Westminster
John Knox Press, 2003.
*Merrill, Eugene H. Kingdom of Priests: A History of Old Testament Israel. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1996.
*Packer, J. I., and Merrill C. Tenney. Illustrated Manners and Customs of the Bible. Nashville: Nelson, 1997.
Walton, John H. Chronological Charts of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1994.
*________. Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary. 5 vols. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2009.
Archaeology
Ben-Tor, Amnon, ed. The Archaeology of Ancient Israel. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1992.
*Hess, Richard S. Israelite Religions: An Archaeological and Biblical Survey. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2007.
Fagan, Brian M. The Oxford Companion to Archaeology. New York: Oxford University Press, 1996.
Kitchen, K. A. On the Reliability of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2003.
Millard, Alan. Treasures from Bible Times. Tring, England: Lion, 1985.
Thompson, John A. The Bible and Archaeology. rev. ed. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1972.
Yamauchi, Edwin. The Stones and the Scriptures: An Introduction to Biblical Archaeology. repr. Grand Rapids: Baker,
1981.
Old Testament Theology

*Dempster, Stephen. Dominion and Dynasty: A Biblical Theology of the Hebrew Bible. Downers Grove: IVP, 2003.
Dumbrell, William J. The Faith of Israel: A Theological Survey of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2001.
House, Paul. Old Testament Theology. Downers Grove: IVP, 1998.
*Kaiser, Walter C., Jr. Toward an Old Testament Theology. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1978.
Longman, Tremper, III. Immanuel in Our Place: Seeing Christ In Israel's Worship. New Jersey: P & R, 2001.
__________. Making Sense of the Old Testament: Three Crucial Questions. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1999.
Martens, Elmer A. Gods Design: A Focus on Old Testament Theology. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1994.
*Merrill, Eugene. Everlasting Dominion: A Theology of the Old Testament. Nashville: B&H, 2006.
Ortlund, Raymond C. God's Unfaithful Wife: A Biblical Theology of Spiritual Adultery. Downers Grove, IVP, 2003.
*Sailhamer, John H. Introduction to Old Testament Theology: A Canonical Approach. Grand Rapids: Zondervan,
1995.
*Waltke, Bruce. An Old Testament Theology: An Exegetical, Canonical, and Thematic Approach. Grand Rapids:
Zondervan, 2007.
Zuck, Roy B., ed. A Biblical Theology of the Old Testament. Chicago: Moody, 1991.
Word Studies
Botterweck, G. Johannes, and H. Ringgren, eds. Theological Dictionary of the Old Testament. 15 vols. Grand Rapids:
Eerdmans, 1974-2006.
*Brown, Francis. The New Brown-Driver-Briggs-Gesenius Hebrew-English Lexicon. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson,
1996.
Clines, David J. A. The Dictionary of Classical Hebrew. 8 vols. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1993-.
Even-Shoshan, Avraham. Introduction to A New Concordance of the Old Testament. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Baker,
1989.
Harris, R. Laird, Gleason L. Archer, Jr., and Bruce K. Waltke, eds. Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament. 2 vols.
Chicago: Moody, 1980.
Jenni, Ernst, and Claus Westermann, eds. Theological Lexicon of the Old Testament. trans. M. E. Biddle. Peabody,
MA: Hendrickson, 1997.
Koehler, Ludwig and Walter Baumgartner. The Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament. 5 vols. New York:
E. J. Brill, 1994-2000.
*Van Gemeren, Willem A. The New International Dictionary of Old Testament Theology and Exegesis. Grand Rapids:
Zondervan, 1997.
Special Studies
Blenkinsopp, Joseph. A History of Prophecy in Israel. rev. ed. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 1996.
Chisholm, Robert B., Jr. Handbook on the Prophets. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2002.
Collins, John J., ed. The Encyclopedia of Apocalypticism. New York: Continuum, 1998.
Clowney, Edmund. The Unfolding Mystery: Discovering Christ in the Old Testament. Phillipsburg: P&R, 1991.
*Dever, Mark. The Message of the Old Testament: Promises Made. Wheaton: Crossway, 2006.
Duguid, Iain M. Living in the Grip of Relentless Grace: The Gospel in the Lives of Isaac and Jacob. Phillipsburg:
P&R, 2002.
Fyall, Robert. Now My Eyes Have Seen You: Images of Creation and Evil in the Book of Job. Downers Grove: IVP,
2002.
Howard, David M. An Introduction to the Old Testament Historical Books. Chicago: Moody, 1993.
Jobes, Karen H. and Moiss Silva. Invitation to the Septuagint. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2000.
*Kaiser, Walter C., Jr. Toward Rediscovering the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1987.
McConville, Gordon. A Guide to the Prophets. Vol. 4 of Exploring the Old Testament. Downers Grove: IVP, 2003.
Millar, J. Gary. Now Choose Life: Theology and Ethics In Deuteronomy. Downers Grove: IVP, 2000.
Stuart, Douglas. Old Testament Exegesis: A Primer for Students and Pastors. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: Westminster, 1984.
Webb, Barry C. Five Festal Garments: Christian Reflections on the Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes,
Esther. Downers Grove: IVP, 2001.
Whybray, Robert N. The Making of the Pentateuch: A Methodological Study. Sheffield: JSOT Press, 1994.
Books of the Old Testament

Pentateuch
Alexander, T. Desmond. From Paradise to the Promised Land: An Introduction to the Pentateuch, 2nd ed. Grand
Rapids: Baker, 2002.
Hamilton, Victor P. Handbook on the Pentateuch. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2005.
Sailhamer, John. The Pentateuch as Narrative: A Biblical-Theological Commentary. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1995.
________. The Meaning of the Pentateuch: Revelation, Composition, and Interpretation. Downers Grove: IVP,
2009.
Wenham, Gordon. A Guide to the Pentateuch. Vol. 1 of Exploring the Old Testament. Downers Grove: IVP, 2003.
Genesis
Greidanus, Sidney. Preaching Christ from Genesis: Foundations for Expository Sermons. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans,
2007. P
Hamilton, Victor P. The Book of Genesis Chapters 1-17. NICOT. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1990. tP
________. The Book of Genesis Chapters 18-50. NICOT. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1995. tP
Hughes, R. Kent. Genesis: Beginning and Blessing. PTW. Wheaton: Crossway, 2004. PD
Kidner, Derek. Genesis: An Introduction and Commentary. TOTC. repr. Downers Grove: IVP, 2008. PD
*Matthews, Kenneth. Genesis 1:1-11:26. NAC. Nashville: B&H, 1996. P
*_______. Genesis 11:27-50:26. NAC. Nashville: B&H, 2005. P
Ross, Allen P. Creation and Blessing: A Guide to the Study of the Exposition of Genesis. Grand Rapids:
Baker, 1988. PD
Ross, Allen P., and John N. Oswalt. Genesis, Exodus. CBC. Carol Stream: Tyndale House, 2008. P
*Sailhamer, J. Genesis in EBC. vol. 1. rev. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2008. P
Waltke, Bruce K., and Cathi J. Fredricks. Genesis. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2001. TP
Walton, John H. Genesis. NIVAC. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2001. PD
Wenham, Gordon J. Genesis 1-15. WBC. Dallas: Word, 1987. t
________. Genesis 16-50. WBC. Dallas: Word, 1994. t
Exodus
Bruckner, James K. Exodus. NIBC. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2008. PD
Cole, R. Alan. Exodus: An Introduction and Commentary. TOTC. repr. Downers Grove: IVP, 2008. PD
Enns, Peter P. Exodus. NIVAC. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2000. PD
Hamilton, Victor P. Exodus: An Exegetical Commentary. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2011. TP
*Kaiser, Walter C., Jr. Exodus in EBC. vol. 1. rev. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2008. P
*Motyer, J. A. The Message of Exodus. BST. Grand Rapids: IVP, 2005. PD
Ryken, Philip G. Exodus: Saved for Gods Glory. PTW. Crossway: Wheaton, 2005. PD
*Stuart, Douglas K. Exodus. NAC. Nashville: B&H, 2006.
Leviticus
Gane, Roy. Leviticus, Numbers. NIVAC. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2004. PD
Harrison, R.K. Leviticus: An Old Testament Commentary. TOTC. repr. Downers Grove: IVP, 2008. PD
*Hess, Rick. Leviticus in EBC. vol. 1. rev. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2008. P
*Matthews, Kenneth A. Leviticus: Holy God, Holy People. PTW. Crossway: Wheaton, 2009. PD
*Rooker, Mark F. Leviticus. NAC. Nashville: B&H, 2000. P
Ross, Allen P. Holiness to the LORD: A Guide to the Exposition of the Book of Leviticus. Grand Rapids:
Baker, 2002. PD
Wenham, Gordon J. The Book of Leviticus. NICOT. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1979. TP
Numbers
Ashley, Timothy R. The Book of Numbers. NICOT. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1993. TP
Allen, R.B. Numbers in EBC. vol. 2. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1990. P
Brown, Raymond. The Message of Numbers. BST. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2002. PD
*Cole, R. Dennis. Numbers. NAC. Nashville: B&H, 2000. P
*Duguid, Iain M. Numbers: Gods Presence in the Wilderness. PTW. Wheaton: Crossway, 2006. TPD
Harrison, R.K. Numbers. WEC. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1990. TP
Philip, James. Numbers. TPC. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1987. P
Tidball, Derek. The Message of Leviticus: Free to Be Holy. BST. Downers Grove: IVP, 2005. PD
*Wenham, Gordon J. Numbers: An Introduction and Commentary. TOTC. repr. Downers Grove: IVP, 2008. TP
________. Numbers. Old Testament Studies. Sheffield: JSOT, 1997.
TP
Deuteronomy
Brown, Raymond. The Message of Deuteronomy. BST. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1993. PD
*Craigie, Peter C. The Book of Deuteronomy. NICOT. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1976. TP
McConville, J. G. Deuteronomy. AOTC. Downers Grove: IVP, 2002. TP
*Merrill, Eugene H. Deuteronomy. NAC. Nashville: B&H, 1994. P
Thompson, J.A. Deuteronomy: An Introduction and Commentary. TOTC. Downers Grove: IVP, 1974. PD
Wright, Christopher. Deuteronomy. NIBC. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1996. PD
Joshua
Davis, Dale Ralph. Joshua: No Falling Words. Fearn, Ross-Shire: Christian Focus, 2000. PD
Davis, John J., and J.C. Whitcomb. A History of Israel: From Conquest to Exile. Grand Rapids:
Zondervan, 1980. PD
*Hess, Richard. Joshua: An Introduction and Commentary. TOTC. repr. Downers Grove: IVP, 2008.
PD
*Howard, David. Joshua. NAC. repr. Nashville: B&H, 2002. P

Hubbard, Robert L. Joshua. NIVAC. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2009. PD
Woudstra, Marten H. The Book of Joshua. NICOT. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1981. TP
Judges-Ruth
*Block, Daniel. Judges and Ruth. NAC. Nashville: B&H, 1999. P
Bush, Frederic W. Ruth, Esther. WBC. Dallas: Word, 1996. T
Butler, Trent C. Word Biblical Commentary: Judges. WBC. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2009. T
Cundall, Arthur E., and Leon Morris. Judges and Ruth: An Introduction and Commentary. TOTC. Downers Grove:
IVP, 2008. PD
Davis, Dale Ralph. Judges: Such a Great Salvation. Fearn, Ross-Shire: Christian Focus, 2000. PD
Duguid, Iain M. Esther and Ruth. REC. Phillipsburg: P&R, 2005. PD
*Hubbard, Robert. The Book of Ruth. NICOT. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1989. TP
Wilcock, Michael. The Message of Judges: Grace Abounding. BST. Downers Grove: IVP, 1992. PD
*Younger, K. Lawson. Judges, Ruth. NIVAC. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2002. PD
1 & 2 Samuel
Anderson, A. A. 2 Samuel. WBC. Dallas: Word, 1989. T
*Arnold, Bill T. 1 and 2 Samuel. NIVAC. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2003. PD

Baldwin, J.G. 1 & 2 Samuel. TOTC. repr. Downers Grove: IVP, 2008. PD
*Bergen, Robert. 1 & 2 Samuel. NAC. Nashville: B&H, 1997. P
Davis, Dale Ralph. 1 Samuel: Looking on the Heart. Fearn, Ross-Shire: Christian Focus, 2007. PD
_______. 2 Samuel: Out of Every Adversity. Fearn, Ross-Shire: Christian Focus, 2001. PD
Klein, Ralph W. 1 Samuel. WBC. 2nd ed. Waco: Word, 2009. T
*Tsumura, David Toshio. The First Book of Samuel. NICOT. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2007. TP
Woodhouse, John. 1 Samuel: Looking for a Leader. PTW. Wheaton: Crossway, 2008. PD
*Youngblood, Ronald F. 1, 2 Samuel in EBC. vol. 3. rev. ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2009. P
1 & 2 Kings
Cogan, Mordechai. I Kings: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary. AB. New Haven: Yale University
Press, 2008. TP
Cogan, Mordechai and Hayim Tadmor. 2 Kings: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary. AB. Garden
City: Doubleday, 1988. TP
Davis, Dale Ralph. The Wisdom and the Folly: An Exposition of the Book of First Kings. Fearn, Ross-Shire: Christian,
2002. PD
_______. 2 Kings: The Power and the Fury. Fearn, Ross-Shire: Christian, 2006. PD
*House, Paul R. 1, 2 Kings. NAC. Nashville: B&H, 1995. P
*Konkel, August H. 1 & 2 Kings. NIVAC. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2006. PD
*Leithart, Peter J. 1 & 2 Kings. BTC. Grand Rapids: Brazos, 2006. P
Patterson, R.D., and H.J. Austel. 1, 2 Kings in EBC. vol. 4. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1988. P
Provan, Iain. 1 and 2 Kings. NIBC. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1995. PD
Wiseman, D. J. 1 and 2 Kings: An Introduction and Commentary. TOTC. Downers Grove: IVP, 2008. PD
1 & 2 Chronicles
Allen, Leslie C. 1, 2 Chronicles. TPC. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1987. P
Braun, R. 1 Chronicles. WBC. Dallas: Word, 1986. T
Dillard, R. 2 Chronicles. WBC. Dallas: Word, 1987. T
*Hill, Andrew E. 1 & 2 Chronicles. NIVAC. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2003. PD
Japhet, Sara. 1 & 2 Chronicles. OTL. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 1993. T
McConville, J. G. I & II Chronicles. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1984. PD
*Pratt, Richard L. 1 and 2 Chronicles. Fearn, Ross-Shire: Mentor, 2006. PD
Sailhamer, J. First and Second Chronicles. Chicago: Moody, 1983.
PD
Selman, Martin J. 1 Chronicles: An Introduction and Commentary. TOTC. repr. Downers Grove: IVP, 2008. PD
_______. 2 Chronicles: An Introduction and Commentary. TOTC. repr. Downers Grove: IVP, 2008. PD
*Thompson, J.A. 1, 2 Chronicles. NAC. Nashville: B&H, 1994.
Wilcock, Michael. The Message of Chronicles: One Church, One Faith, One Lord. BST. Downers Grove:
IVP, 1987. PD
Ezra-Nehemiah-Esther
Allen, Leslie C., and Timothy S. Laniak. Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther. NIBC. Peabody: Hendrickson, 2003. PD
Baldwin, Joyce G. Esther: An Introduction and Commentary. TOTC. Downers Grove: IVP, 1984. PD
*Breneman, Mervin. Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther. NAC. Nashville: B&H, 1993. P
Brown, Raymond. The Message of Nehemiah: God's Servant in a Time of Change. Downers Grove: IVP, 1998. PD
Bush, Frederic. Ruth, Esther. WBC. Dallas: Word, 1997. T
Clines, David J. A. Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther. NCBC. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1984. PD
*Duguid, Iain M. Esther and Ruth. REC. Phillipsburg: P&R, 2005. PD
*Fensham, F.C. The Books of Ezra and Nehemiah. NICOT. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1982. TP
Jobes, Karen H. Esther. NIVAC. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1999. PD
*Kidner, Derek. Ezra and Nehemiah. TOTC. repr. Downers Grove: IVP, 2007. PD
Levenson, Jon D. Esther. OTL. Louisville: Westminster/John Knox, 1997. T
McConville, J.G. Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther. Philadelphia: Westminster, 1985. PD
Smith, Gary V. Ezra-Nehemiah & Esther. CBC. Carol Stream: Tyndale, 2010. P
Williamson, H. G. M. Ezra and Nehemiah. WBC. Dallas: Word, 1985. T
Job
Atkinson, David J. The Message of Job: Suffering and Grace. BST. Downers Grove: IVP, 1991. PD
*Alden, Robert L. Job. NAC. Nashville: B&H, 1993. P
Andersen, Francis I. Job: An Introduction and Commentary. TOTC. repr. Downers Grove: IVP, 2007. PD
Clines, David J. A. Job 1-20. WBC. repr. Dallas: Word, 2003. T
_______. Job. 21-37. WBC. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2006. T
_______. Job. 38-42. WBC. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2006. T
Delitzch, F. Biblical Commentary on the Book of Job. 3 vols. repr. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1959. T
Hartley, John E. The Book of Job. NICOT. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1988. TP
*Smick, Elmer. Job in EBC. vol. 4. rev. ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2010. P
*Thomas, Derek. The Storm Breaks: Job Simply Explained. WCS. Darlington: Evangelical Press, 1995. PD
Psalms
Allen, Leslie C. Psalms 101-150. WBC. Dallas: Word, 1983. T
*Belcher, Richard R., Jr. The Messiah and the Psalms: Preaching Christ from all the Psalms. Fearn, Ross-Shire:
Christian Focus, 2006. PD
Craigie, Peter C. Psalms 1-50. WBC. Dallas: Word, 1983. T
Grogan, Geoffrey. Psalms. THOTC. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2008. P
*Kidner, Derek. Psalms 1-72. TOTC. repr. Downers Grove: IVP, 2007. PD
*_______ . Psalms 73-150. TOTC. repr. Downers Grove: IVP, 2007. PD

*Leupold, H. C. Exposition of the Psalms. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1969. PD
*Spurgeon, Charles H. The Treasury of David. 3 vols. repr. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2005. PD
*Van Gemeren, Willem. "Psalms" in EBC. vol. 5. rev. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2008. P
*Wilcock, Michael. The Message of Psalms 1-72: Songs for the People of God. BST. Downers Grove:
IVP, 2001. PD
*_______. The Message of Psalms 73-150: Songs for the People of God. BST. Downers Grove: IVP, 2001. PD
Williams, Don. Psalms 1-72. TPC. repr. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2002. P
_______. Psalms 73-150. TPC. repr. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2002. P
Wilson, Gerald H. Psalms. NIVAC. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2002. PD
Proverbs
Atkinson, David J. The Message of Proverbs: Wisdom for Life. BST. Downers Grove: IVP, 1996. PD
*Bridges, Charles. A Commentary on Proverbs. repr. Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 1994. PD
Estes, Daniel J. Hear, My Son: Teaching and Learning In Proverbs 1-9. Downers Grove: IVP, 2000. PD
*Garrett, Duane A. Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs. NAC. Nashville: B&H, 1993. P
Hubbard, David A. Proverbs. TPC. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1987. P
* Kidner, Derek. The Proverbs. TOTC. repr. Downers Grove: IVP, 2007. PD
Kitchen, John A. Proverbs. Fearn, Ross-Shire: Mentor, 2006. PD
Koptak, Paul E. Proverbs. NIVAC. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2003. PD
Longman, Tremper, III. Proverbs. BCOTWP. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2006. TP
Ortlund, Raymond C., Jr. Proverbs: Wisdom that Works. PTW. Wheaton: Crossway, 2011. PD
*Ross, Allen. "Proverbs" in EBC. vol. 6. rev. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2008. TP
Treier, Daniel J. Proverbs & Ecclesiastes. BTC. Grand Rapids: Brazos, 2011. P
*Waltke, Bruce, The Book of Proverbs 1-15. NICOT. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2004. TP
*________. The Book of Proverbs 16-31. NICOT. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2005. TP
Ecclesiastes
*Bartholomew, Craig G. Ecclesiastes. BCOTWP. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2009. TP
Bridges, Charles. A Commentary on Ecclesiastes. Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 1981. PD
Eaton, Michael A. Ecclesiastes. TOTC. repr. Downers Grove: IVP, 2007. PD
*Greidanus, Sidney. Preaching Christ from Ecclesiastes: Foundations for Expository Sermons. Grand Rapids:
Eerdmans, 2010. P
Hubbard, David A. Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon. TPC. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1987. P
*Kaiser, Walter C., Jr. Ecclesiastes: Total Life. Chicago: Moody, 1979. PD
Kidner, Derek. A Time to Mourn and a Time to Dance: The Message of Ecclesiastes. BST. Downers Grove: IVP, 1976.
PD
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Longman, Tremper, III. Ecclesiastes. NICOT. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1998. TP

Moore, David G. and Daniel L. Akin. Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs. HOTC. Nashville: B&H, 2003.
PD
*Ryken, Philip G. Ecclesiastes: Why Everything Matters. PTW. Wheaton: Crossway, 2010. PD
Seow, C. L. Ecclesiastes: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary. AB. New Haven: Yale University
Press, 2008. TP
Shepherd, Jerry. "Ecclesiastes" in EBC. vol. 6. rev. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2008. P
Song of Solomon
*Akin, Daniel L. God on Sex. (see Marriage and Home) PD
*Carr, G. Lloyd. The Song of Solomon. TOTC. repr. Downers Grove: IVP, 2007. PD
*Garrett, Duane A. and Paul R. House. Song of Songs. WBC. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2004. T
Gledhill, T. The Message of Song of Songs: The Lyrics of Love. Downers Grove: IVP, 1994. PD
Glickman, S. Craig. A Song For Lovers. West Monroe, LA: Howard Books, 2004. D
Hess, Richard S. Song of Songs. BCOTWP. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2005. TP
*Longman, Tremper. Song of Songs. NICOT. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2001.
TP
*Moore, David G. and Daniel L. Akin. Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs. HOTC. Nashville: B&H, 2003. PD
Nelson, Tommy. The Book of Romance. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1998. D
Patterson, Paige. Song of Solomon. Chicago: Moody Press, 1986. PD
Provan, Iain W. Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs. NIVAC. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2001. PD
Schwab, G. "Song of Solomon" in EBC. vol. 6. rev. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2008. P
Isaiah
Beyer, Bryan. Encountering the Book of Isaiah. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2007. PD
*Grogan, Geoffrey. "Isaiah" in EBC. vol. 6. rev. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2008. P
Mackay, John L. A Study Commentary on Isaiah 1-39. vol. 1. Darlington: Evangelical Press, 2008. PD
_______. A Study Commentary on Isaiah 40-66. vol. 2. Darlington: Evangelical Press, 2009. PD
*Motyer, J. A. The Prophecy of Isaiah: An Introduction and Commentary. TOTC. repr. Downers Grove:
IVP, 2007. PD
Ortlund, Raymond C. Isaiah. PTW. Wheaton: Crossway, 2005. PD
*Oswalt, John N. The Book of Isaiah Chapters 1-39. NICOT. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1986. TP
*________. The Book of Isaiah Chapters 40-66. NICOT. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1997. TP
Smith, Gary V. Isaiah 1-39. NAC. Nashville: B&H, 2007.
Thomas, Derek. God Delivers: Isaiah Simply Explained. Darlington: Evangelical Press, 2002. PD
Webb, Barry G. The Message of Isaiah: On Eagles Wings. BST. Downers Grove: IVP, 1997. PD
*Young, E. J. The Book of Isaiah. 3 vols. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1965-1972. T
Jeremiah-Lamentations
Allen, Leslie C. Jeremiah. OTL. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2008. T
Dearman, J. A. Jeremiah, Lamentations. NIVAC. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2002. PD
Ellison, H.L. Lamentations in EBC. vol. 6. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1986. P
*Feinberg, C.L. Jeremiah in EBC. vol. 6. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1986. P
Garrett, Duane A., and Paul R. House. Song of Songs, Lamentations. WBC. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2004. T
Harrison, R. K. Jeremiah and Lamentations. TOTC. repr. Downers Grove: IVP, 2007. PD
*Kaiser, Walter C., Jr. A Biblical Approach to Personal Suffering (Lamentations). Chicago: Moody, 1982. PD
Kidner, Derek. The Message of Jeremiah: Against Wind and Tide. BST. Downers Grove: IVP, 1987. PD
Longman, Tremper. Jeremiah, Lamentations. NIBC. Peabody: Hendrickson, 2008. PD
Lundbom, Jack R. Jeremiah 1-20. AB. New York: Doubleday, 1999. TP
_______. Jeremiah 21-36. AB. New York: Doubleday, 1999. TP
_______. Jeremiah 37-51. AB. New York: Doubleday, 1999. TP
Mackay, John L. Jeremiah 1-20. Fearn, Ross-Shire: Mentor, 2004. PD
_______. Jeremiah 21-52. Fearn, Ross-Shire: Mentor, 2004. PD
_______. Lamentations. Fearn, Ross-Shire: Mentor, 2008. PD
*Ryken, Philip Graham. Jeremiah and Lamentations. PTW. Wheaton: Crossway, 2001. PD
* Thompson, J. A. The Book of Jeremiah. NICOT. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1980. TP
Ezekiel
Allen, Leslie C. Ezekiel 1-19. WBC. Dallas: Word, 1991. T
________. Ezekiel 20-48. WBC. Dallas: Word, 1991. T
*Block, Daniel. The Book of Ezekiel Chapters 1-24. NICOT. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1997. TP
*________. The Book of Ezekiel Chapters 25-48. NICOT. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1998. TP
Craigie, Peter C. Ezekiel. repr. Philadelphia: Westminster, 2006. PD
*Cooper, Lamar E., Sr. Ezekiel. NAC 17. Nashville: B&H, 1994. P
Duguid, Iain M. Ezekiel. NIVAC. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1999. PD
Fairbairn, Patrick. The Visions of Ezekiel. London: Wakeman Trust, 2002. PD
Feinberg, C. L. The Prophecy of Ezekiel: The Glory of the Lord. Eugene: Wipf and Stock, 2003. PD
*Rooker, Mark F. Ezekiel. HOTC. Nashville: B& H, 2006. PD
Stuart, Douglas. Ezekiel. TPC. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2002. P
*Thomas, Derek. God Strengthens: Ezekiel Simply Explained. WCS. Darlington: Evangelical Press, 1993. PD
Taylor, John B. Ezekiel. TOTC. Downers Grove: IVP, 1983. PD
Wright, Christopher J. H. The Message of Ezekiel: A New Heart and a New Spirit. BST. Downers Grove:
IVP, 2001. PD
Daniel
*Archer, Gleason L., Jr. Daniel in EBC. vol. 7. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1985. P
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*Baldwin, Joyce G. Daniel. TOTC. repr. Downers Grove: IVP, 2007. PD

*Boice, James M. Daniel. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2006. PD
Duguid, Iain M. Daniel. REC. Phillipsburg: P&R, 2008. PD
Ferguson, Sinclair B. Daniel. TPC. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2002. P
*Hill, Andrew E. "Daniel" in EBC. vol. 8. rev. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2009. P
Longman, Tremper, III. Daniel. NIVAC. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1999. PD
Miller, Stephen R. Daniel. NAC. Nashville: B&H, 1994.
Steinmann, Andrew. Daniel. Saint Louis: Concordia, 2008. Tp

Stortz, Rodney. Daniel: The Triumph of God's Kingdom. PTW. Wheaton: Crossway, 2004. PD
Wallace, R. S. The Message of Daniel: The Lord Is King. BST. Downers Grove: IVP, 1979. PD
*Walvoord, J. F. Daniel: The Key to Prophetic Revelation. Chicago: Moody, 1971. PD
Young, E. J. Daniel. GSC. Carlisle, PA: Banner of Truth, 1972. Tp
The Minor Prophets

*Boice, James M. The Minor Prophets. 2 vols. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2006. pD
Craigie, Peter C. Twelve Prophets. 2 vols. Philadelphia: Westminster, 1984. pD
*Feinberg, C.L. The Minor Prophets. Chicago: Moody, 1952. pD
*McComiskey, Thomas E. The Minor Prophets. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2009. Tp
Patterson, Richard D. and Andrew E. Hill. Minor Prophets: Hosea-Malachi. CBC. Carol Stream: Tyndale, 2008. p
Hosea
Andersen, Francis I. and David N. Freedman. Hosea. AB. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2007. Tp
Bentley, Michael. Turning Back to God: Hosea and Obadiah Simply Explained. WCS. Darlington: Evangelical Press,
2000.
pD
Dearman, J. A. The Book of Hosea. NICOT. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2010. Tp

Eaton, Michael A. Hosea. Fearn, Ross-Shire: Christian Focus, 1996. pD
*Garrett, Duane. Hosea, Joel. NAC. Nashville: B&H, 1997. p
Hubbard, D.A. Hosea. TOTC. repr. Downers Grove: IVP, 2007. pD
Kidner, Derek. The Message of Hosea: Love to the Loveless. BST. Downers Grove: IVP, 1981. pD
*Rodas, M. Daniel Carroll. Hosea in EBC. vol. 8. rev. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2009. p
Smith, Gary V. Hosea, Amos, Micah. NIVAC. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2001. pD
Stuart, Douglas. Hosea-Jonah. WBC. Dallas: Word, 1987.
*Wood, Leon. Hosea in EBC. vol. 7. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1985.
Joel
*Allen, Leslie C. The Books of Joel, Obadiah, Jonah and Micah. NICOT. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1976. Tp
Baker, David W. Joel, Obadiah, Malachi. NIVAC. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2006. pD
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Busenitz, Irvin A. Joel and Obadiah. Fearn, Ross-Shire: Christian Focus, 2010. pD
Hubbard, D.A. Joel and Amos. TOTC. repr. Downers Grove: IVP, 2007. PD
*Garrett, Duane. Hosea, Joel. NAC. Nashville: B&H, 1997. p
*Patterson, Richard. Joel in EBC. vol. 8. rev. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2009. p
Prior, David. The Message of Joel, Micah, & Habakkuk: Listening to the Voice of God. BST. Downers Grove: IVP,
1998. pD
Stuart, Douglas. Hosea-Jonah. WBC. Dallas: Word, 1987. p
Amos
*Allen, Leslie C. The Books of Joel, Obadiah, Jonah and Micah. NICOT. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1976. TP
Hubbard, D. A. Joel and Amos. TOTC. repr. Downers Grove: IVP, 2007. PD
Keddie, Gordon J. The Lord Is His Name: Amos Simply Explained. WCS. Darlington: Evangelical, 1986. PD
*Longman, Tremper and Thomas McComiskey. Amos in EBC. vol. 8. rev. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2009. P
Motyer, J.A. The Message of Amos: The Day of the Lion. BST. Downers Grove: IVP, 1974.
PD
Niehaus, Jeffery J. Amos. in The Minor Prophets, ed. T. McComiskey. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2009. TP
* Smith, Billy K., and Frank S. Page. Amos, Obadiah, Jonah. NAC. Nashville: B&H, 1995. P
Smith, Gary V. Hosea, Amos, Micah. NIVAC. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2001. PD
*Stuart, Douglas. Hosea-Jonah. WBC. Dallas: Word, 1987. T
Obadiah
Alexander, T. D., David W. Baker, and B. K. Waltke. Obadiah, Jonah, Micah. TOTC. repr. Downers Grove: IVP,
2007. PD
*Allen, Leslie C. The Books of Joel, Obadiah, Jonah and Micah. NICOT. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1976. TP
*Armerding, Carl E. Obadiah, Nahum, Habakkuk in EBC. vol. 8. rev. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2009. P
Baker, David W. Joel, Obadiah, Malachi. NIVAC. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2006. PD
Bentley, Michael. Turning Back to God: Hosea and Obadiah Simply Explained. WCS. Darlington: Evangelical Press,
2000. PD
Busenitz, Irvin A. Joel and Obadiah. Fearn, Ross-Shire: Christian Focus, 2010. PD
Niehaus, Jeffery J. Obadiah. in The Minor Prophets, ed. T. McComiskey. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2009.
TP
*Smith, Billy K., and Frank S. Page. Amos, Obadiah, Jonah. NAC. Nashville: B&H, 1995. P
Watts, J. D.W. Obadiah. repr. Winona Lake, IN: Alpha, 1981.
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Jonah
2007. PD
Allen, Leslie C. The Books of Joel, Obadiah, Jonah and Micah. NICOT. repr. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2007. TP
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*Baldwin, Joyce. Jonah. in The Minor Prophets, ed. T. McComiskey. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2009. TP
*Bruckner, James K. Jonah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah. NIVAC. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2004.
PD
*Ellison, H.L. Jonah in EBC. vol. 7. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1985. P

Estelle, Bryan D. Salvation Through Judgment and Mercy: The Gospel According to Jonah. Phillipsburg:
P&R, 2005. PD
*Ferguson, Sinclair B. Man Overboard: The Story of Jonah. Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 2008. PD
Keddie, Gordon J. Abounding in Love: Jonah Simply Explained. WCS. Darlington: Evangelical, 1986. PD
Mackay, John L. Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah: God's Just Demands. Fearn, Ross-Shire: Christian
Focus, 2008. PD
Nixon, Rosemary A. The Message of Jonah: Presence in the Storm. BST. Downers Grove: IVP, 2003. PD
*Smith, Billy K., and Frank S. Page. Amos, Obadiah, Jonah. NAC. Nashville: B&H, 1995. P
*Walton, John. Jonah in EBC. vol. 8. rev. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2009.
Micah
2007.
TP
TP
Bailey, D. Waylon and Kenneth L. Barker. Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah. NAC. Nashville: B&H, 1999. P
Allen, Leslie C. The Books of Joel, Obadiah, Jonah and Micah. NICOT. repr. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2007.
Kaiser, Walter C., Jr. Micah-Malachi. TPC. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1992. P
*Longman, Tremper and Thomas McComiskey. Micah in EBC. vol. 8. rev. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2009. P
Focus, 2008. PD
1998. PD
Smith, Gary V. Hosea, Amos, Micah. NIVAC. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2001. PD
Waltke, Bruce K. Micah. in The Minor Prophets, ed. T. McComiskey. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2009. TP
Waltke, Bruce K. A Commentary on Micah. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2007.
TP
Nahum
Bailey, D. Waylon and Kenneth L. Barker. Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah. NAC. Nashville: B&H, 1999.
*Baker, David W. Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah. TOTC. repr. Downers Grove: IVP, 2007.
PD
Bruckner, James K. Jonah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah. NIVAC. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2004.
PD
Kaiser, Walter C., Jr. Micah-Malachi. TPC. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1992. P
*Longman, Tremper, III. Nahum. in The Minor Prophets, ed. T. McComiskey. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2009. TP
Focus, 2008. PD
*Robertson, O. P. The Books of Nahum, Habakkuk and Zephaniah. NICOT. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1990.
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Habakkuk
Andersen, Francis I. Habakkuk. AB. New York: Doubleday, 2001. TP
Bailey, D. Waylon and Kenneth L. Barker. Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah. NAC. Nashville: B&H, 1999. P
Baker, David W. Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah. TOTC. repr. Downers Grove: IVP, 2007.
PD
Bruce, F. F. Habakkuk. in The Minor Prophets, ed. T. McComiskey. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2009. TP
Bruckner, James K. Jonah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah. NIVAC. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2004. PD
*Kaiser, Walter C., Jr. Micah-Malachi. TPC. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1992. P
Focus, 2008. PD
Patterson, R. Habbakuk. In Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah. WEC. Chicago: Moody, 1991. TP
1998. PD
*Robertson, O. P. The Books of Nahum, Habakkuk and Zephaniah. NICOT. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1990. TP
Zephaniah
Baker, David W. Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah. TOTC. repr. Downers Grove: IVP, 2007.
PD
Bruckner, James K. Jonah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah. NIVAC. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2004.
PD
Focus, 2008. P
Motyer, J. A. Zephaniah. in The Minor Prophets, ed. T. McComiskey. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2009. TP
*Robertson, O. P. The Books of Nahum, Habakkuk and Zephaniah. NICOT. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1990.
TP
*Walker, Larry L. Zephaniah in EBC. vol. 8. rev. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2009. P
Webber, Daniel. The Coming of the Warrior-King: Zephaniah Simply Explained. WCS. Darlington: Evangelical Press,
2004. PD
Haggai
Baldwin, Joyce. Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi. TOTC. repr. Downer Grove: IVP, 2007. PD
Bentley, Michael. Building for God's Glory: Haggai and Zechariah Simply Explained. WCS. Darlington: Evangelical
Press, 1989. PD
Boda, Mark J. Haggai, Zechariah. NIVAC. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2004. PD
Fyall, Robert S. The Message of Ezra and Haggai: Building for God. BST. Downers Grove: IVP, 2010. PD
Mackay, John L. Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi. Fearn, Ross-Shire: Christian Focus, 1994. PD
*Merrill, Eugene H. Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi: An Exegetical Commentary. repr. Spokane: Biblical Studies Press,
2003. TP
________. Haggai in EBC. vol. 8. rev. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2009. P
*Motyer, J. A. Haggai. in The Minor Prophets, ed. T. McComiskey. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2009. TP
*Taylor, Richard A., and E. Ray Clendenen. Haggai, Malachi. NAC. Nashville: B&H, 2004. P
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Verhoef, P.A. The Books of Haggai and Malachi. NICOT. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1987. TP
Zechariah
*Barker, Kenneth L. Zechariah in EBC. vol. 8. rev. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2009. P
Bentley, Michael. Building for God's Glory: Haggai and Zechariah Simply Explained. WCS. Darlington: Evangelical
Press, 1989. PD
Boda, Mark J. Haggai, Zechariah. NIVAC. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2004. PD
*Klein, George L. Zechariah. NAC. Nashville: B&H, 2008. P
McComiskey, Thomas E. Zechariah. in The Minor Prophets, ed. T. McComiskey. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2009. TP
2003. TP
Phillips, Richard D. Zechariah. REC. Phillipsburg: P&R, 2007. PD
Unger, M.F. Zechariah: Prophet of Messiahs Glory. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1963.
TP
Webb, Barry G. The Message of Zechariah: Your Kingdom Come. BST. Downers Grove: IVP, 2003. PD
Malachi
Baker, David W. Joel, Obadiah, Malachi. NIVAC. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2006. PD
Benton, John. Losing Touch with the Living God: Malachi Simply Explained. WCS. Darlington:
Evangelical, 1985. PD
Hill, Andrew E. Malachi. AB. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2008.
TP
*________. Malachi: Gods Unchanging Love. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1985.
PD
2003. TP
*________. Malachi in EBC. vol. 8. rev. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2009. P
*Stuart, Douglas. Malachi. in The Minor Prophets, ed. T. McComiskey. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2009. TP
Taylor, Richard A., and E. Ray Clendenen. Haggai, Malachi. NAC. Nashville: B&H, 2004. P
Verhoef, P.A. The Books of Haggai and Malachi. NICOT. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1987.
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NEW TESTAMENT
Introduction and Surveys
Blomberg, Craig. Jesus and the Gospels: An Introduction and Survey. Nashville: B&H, 1997.
___________. Blomberg, Craig. From Pentecost to Patmos: An Introduction to Acts Through Revelation. Nashville:
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B&H, 2006.
___________. Making Sense of the New Testament: Three Crucial Questions. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2003.
*Carson, D.A., Douglas J. Moo, and Leon Morris. An Introduction to the New Testament. 2nd ed., Grand Rapids:
Zondervan, 2005.
Elwell, Walter A., and Robert W. Yarbrough. Encountering the New Testament: A Historical and Theological Survey.
2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2005.
Gundry, R.H. A Survey of the New Testament. 3d. ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1994.
Guthrie, Donald. New Testament Introduction. 3d. ed. Downers Grove: IVP, 1990.
Hughes, Kent R. ed. Preach the Word Series. 30 vols. to date. Wheaton: Crossway, 1989-2011.
*Kstenberger, Andreas J., L. Scott Kellum, and Charles L. Quarles. The Cradle, The Cross, and The Crown: A
Comprehensive Introduction to the New Testament. Nashville: B&H, 2009.
*Lea, Thomas D. and David Alan Black. The New Testament: Its Background and Message. 2nd ed. Nashville: B&H,
2003.
Marshall, I. Howard, Stephen Travis, and Ivan Paul. Exploring the New Testament, vol. 2: A Guide to the Letters and
Revelation. Downers Grove: IVP, 2002.
*MacArthur, John. MacArthur New Testament Commentary Series. 29 vols. to date. Chicago: Moody, 1983-2011.
Naselli, Andrew D. Introducing the New Testament: A Short Guide to Its History and Message. Grand Rapids:
Zondervan, 2010.
Wenham, David and Steve Walton. Exploring the New Testament, vol. 1: A Guide to the Gospels and Acts. Downers
Grove: IVP, 2001.
Wiersbe, Warren. The Bible Exposition Commentary: New Testament. 2 vols. Portland: Victor, 1989.
Vanhoozer, Kevin J. Theological Interpretation of the New Testament: A Book-by-Book Survey. Grand Rapids: Baker,
2008.
History and Background

Arnold, Clinton, ed. Zondervan Illustrated Bible Background Commentary. 4 vols. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2002.
Barnett, Paul W. Jesus and the Logic of History. Downers Grove, IVP, 2001.
____________. Jesus and the Rise of Early Christianity: A History of New Testament Times. Downers Grove: IVP,
1999.
*Bock, Darrell. Jesus According to Scripture. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2002.
*___________. Studying the Historical Jesus. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2002.
*Bruce, F.F. New Testament History. repr. Garden City: Doubleday, 1980.
*Evans, Craig A. and Stanley E. Porter, eds. Dictionary of New Testament Background. Downers Grove: IVP, 2000.
Harris, Murray J. Slave of Christ: A New Testament Metaphor for Total Devotion to Christ. Downers Grove: IVP,
2001.
House, Wayne H. Chronological and Background Charts of the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1981.
Jeffers, James S. The Greco-Roman World of the New Testament Era: Exploring the Background of Early Christianity.
Downers Grove: IVP, 2006.
Keener, Craig S. The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament. Downers Grove: IVP, 1994.
Pao, David W. Thanksgiving: An Investigation of a Pauline Theme. Downers Grove: IVP, 2002.
Strauss, Mark. Four Portraits, One Jesus: An Introduction to Jesus and the Gospels. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2007.
Wright, N. T. The New Testament and the People of God. Christian Origins and the Question of God, vol. 1.
Minneapolis: Fortress, 1992.
Archaeology
Biblical Archaeology Society. Archaeology and the Bible: The Best of BAR. vol. 2, Archaeology in the World of
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Herod, Jesus, and Paul. n.p.: 1993.

Blaiklock, E.M. The Archaeology of the New Testament. rev. ed. Nashville: Nelson, 1984.
Finegan, Jack. The Archeology of the New Testament: The Life of Jesus and the Beginning of the Early Church. rev. ed.
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1992.
*McRay, John. Archaeology and the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2008.
Stephens, William H. The New Testament World in Pictures. Nashville: Broadman, 1987.
Unger, Merrill. Archaeology and the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1962.
New Testament Theology

Guthrie, Donald. New Testament Theology. Downers Grove: IVP, 1981.
*Ladd, George Eldon. A Theology of the New Testament. rev. ed. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1993.
Marshall, I. Howard. New Testament Theology: Many Witnesses, One Gospel. Grand Rapids: IVP, 2004.
Morris, Leon. New Testament Theology. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1986.
*________. Paul, Apostle of Gods Glory in Christ. Downers Grove: IVP, 2001.
*_________. New Testament Theology: Magnifying God in Christ. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2008.
*Thielman, Frank. Theology of the New Testament: A Canonical and Synthetic Approach. Grand Rapids: Zondervan,
2005.
Word Studies
*Bauer, Walter, F. W. Dander, W. F. Arndt and F. W. Gingrich. A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and
Other Early Christian Literature. 3d ed. rev. and ed. F. W. Danker. Chicago: University of Chicago, 2000.
(BDAG).
*Brown, Colin, ed. New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology. 4 vols. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 197486.
Burer, Michal H., and Jeffery E. Miller. A New Readers Lexicon of the Greek New Testament. Grand Rapids: Kregel,
2008.
Kittel, Gerhard, Gerhard Friedrich, and Geoffrey W. Bromiley. Theological Dictionary of the New Testament. 10 vols.
Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1976.
*Kstenberger, Andreas J. and Raymond Bouchoc. The Book Study Concordance of the Greek New Testament.
Nashville: B&H, 2003.
Louw, J. P., and Eugene A. Nida. Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament: Based on Semantic Domains. New
York: United Bible Societies, 1989.
Robertson, A. T. Word Pictures in the New Testament. 6 vols. Nashville: Broadman, 1930.
*Silva, Moiss. Biblical Words and Their Meaning: An Introduction to Lexical Semantics. rev. and exp. Grand Rapids:
Zondervan, 1994.
Special Studies
Beasley-Murray, G.R. Jesus and the Kingdom of God. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1986.
Black, David A. and David Dockery, eds. New Testament Criticism and Interpretation. Grand Rapids: Zondervan,
1991.
*Black, David A. and David Dockery, eds. Interpreting the New Testament: Essays on Methods and Issues. Nashville:
B&H, 2001.
Black, David A. Why Four Gospels? The Historical Origins of the Gospels. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2001.
*Beale, G. K. and D. A. Carson. Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Baker,
2007.
*Blomberg, Craig. The Historical Reliability of the Gospels. Downers Grove: IVP, 1987.
Bruce, F.F. Paul: Apostle of the Heart Set Free. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1978.
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*________. The New Testament Documents: Are They Reliable? rev. ed. Downers Grove: IVP, 1987.
Carson, D.A., Peter T. OBrien, and Mark Seifrid, eds. Justification and Variegated Nomism. 2 vols. Grand Rapids:
Baker, 2004.
*Dever, Mark. The Message of the New Testament: Promises Kept. Wheaton: Crossway, 2005.
France, R. T. Matthew: Evangelist and Teacher. Downers Grove: IVP, 1998.
*Green, Joel B, Scott McKnight, and I. Howard Marshall, eds. Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels. Downers Grove:
IVP, 1992.
*Hawthorne, G.F., Ralph Martin, and D.G. Reid, eds. Dictionary of Paul and His Letters. Downers Grove: IVP, 1993.
*Hoehner, Harold. Chronological Aspects of the Life of Christ. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1977.
*Jones, Timothy Paul. Misquoting Truth: A Guide to the Fallacies of Bart Ehrman's "Misquoting Jesus." Grand
Rapids: IVP, 2007.
*Komoszewski, J. Ed, M. James Sawyer, and Daniel B. Wallace. Reinventing Jesus: What The Da Vinci Code and
Other Novel Speculations Don't Tell You. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2006.
Kstenberger, Andreas J., and Scott Swain. Father, Son, and Spirit: The Trinity and John's Gospel. Grand Rapids:
IVP, 2008.
Longenecker, R.N. Biblical Exegesis in the Apostolic Period. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1975.
Marshall, I. Howard. Luke: Historian and Theologian. repr. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1971.
Martin, Ralph P. Mark: Evangelist and Theologian. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1972.
Martin, Ralph P. and Peter H. Davids. Dictionary of the Later New Testament and Its Development. Downers Grove:
IVP, 1997.
Morgan, G. Campbell. The Crises of the Christ. Old Tappan: Revell, 1936.
*Polhill, John B. Paul and His Letters. Nashville: B&H, 1999.
Schreiner, Thomas R. The Law and Its Fulfillment. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1993.
Seifrid, Mark A. Christ, Our Righteousness. Downers Grove: IVP, 2001.
Smalley, Stephen. John: Evangelist and Interpreter. repr. Nashville: Nelson, 1984.
Stein, Robert H. The Synoptic Problem: An Introduction. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1995.
*___________. Jesus the Messiah: A Survey of the Life of Christ. Downers Grove: IVP, 1996.
___________. The Method and Messages of Jesus' Teachings. WJK, 1995.
Books of the New Testament

Matthew
Blomberg, Craig. Matthew. NAC. Nashville: B&H, 1992. P
*Broadus, John A. Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew. repr. Valley Forge, PA: Judson, 1958. TP
*Carson, D.A. Matthew in EBC. vol. 8. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1984.
Doriani, Daniel M. Matthew. REC. Phillipsburg: REC, 2008.
PD
*France, R. T. Matthew. NICNT. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2007. TP

__________. Matthew. TCNT. Grand Rapids: IVP, 2007. TP
Garland, David E. Reading Matthew: A Literary and Theological Commentary on the First Gospel. New York:
Crossroad, 1995.
Hendriksen, William. Exposition of the Gospel According to Matthew. NTC. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1973.
*Morris, Leon. The Gospel According to Matthew. PNTC. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1992.
Mounce, Robert H. Matthew. NIBCNT. Peabody: Hendrickson, 1991.
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Turner, David L. Matthew. BECNT. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2008. TP

Nolland, John. The Gospel of Matthew. NIGTC. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2005.
TP
Osborne, Grant R. Matthew. ZEC. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2010. PD
The Sermon on the Mount

*Boice, James M. The Sermon on the Mount: An Exposition. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1972. PD
*Carson, D.A. The Sermon on the Mount: An Evangelical Exposition of Matthew 5-7. Grand Rapids:
Baker, 1978. PD
*_________. Jesus' Sermon on the Mount and His Confrontation with the World: An Exposition of Matthew 5-10.
Grand Rapids: Baker, 2004. PD
Doriani, Daniel. The Sermon on the Mount: The Character of a Disciple. Phillipsburg: P&R, 2006.
Ferguson, Sinclair. The Sermon on the Mount. Carlisle, PA: Banner of Truth, 1988. D
Guelich, Robert A. The Sermon on the Mount: A Foundation for Understanding. Waco: Word, 1991. TP
Hughes, R. Kent. The Sermon on the Mount: The Message of the Kingdom. PTW. Wheaton: Crossway, 2001. PD
Lloyd-Jones, D. Martyn. Studies in the Sermon on the Mount. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1976. PD
Stott, John R. W. The Message of the Sermon on the Mount: Christian Counter-Culture. BST. Downers Grove: IVP,
1985. PD
Mark
Cranfield, C.E.B. The Gospel According to Saint Mark. Cambridge: University Press, 1959.
Cole, R. A. Mark. TCNT. Downers Grove: IVP, 2007. PD

Edwards, James R. The Gospel According to Mark. PNTC. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2001.
*France, R. T. The Gospel of Mark. NIGTC. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2002.
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TP
Garland, David E. Mark. NIVAC. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996. PD

*Hiebert, D. Edmond. The Gospel of Mark: An Expositional Commentary. Greenville, SC: BJU, 1994. PD
Hughes, R. Kent. Mark. PTW. Wheaton: Crossway, 1989.
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Keller, Tim. Kings Cross: The Story of the World in the Life of Jesus. New York: Dutton, 2011. PD
*Lane, William. Commentary on the Gospel of Mark. NICNT. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1974.
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*Stein, Robert H. Mark. BECNT. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2008. TP

Wessel, Walter W. Mark in EBC. vol. 9. rev. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2010.
Luke
*Bock, Darrell. Luke. 2 Vols. BECNT. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1994. TP
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Fitzmyer, Joseph A. The Gospel According to Luke. 2 vols. AB. repr. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2007.
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_________ and David W. Pao. "Luke" in EBC. vol. 10 rev. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2007. P
Marshall, I. Howard. The Gospel of Luke: A Commentary on the Greek Text. NIGTC. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1978.
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TP
Morris, Leon. The Gospel According to St. Luke. TNTC Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2007. PD
*Stein, Robert H. Luke. NAC. Nashville: B&H, 1992. P
Talbert, Charles. Reading Luke: A Literary and Theological Commentary. Reading the New Testament Series. Macon,
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John
Barrett, C. K. The Gospel according to St. John. rev. London: SPCK, 1988. TP
Beasley-Murray, G. R. John. WBC. Waco: Word, 1987.
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Borchert, Gerald L. John 1-11. NAC. Nashville: B&H, 1996. P

_______. John 12-21. NAC. Nashville: B&H, 1996.
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Hughes, R. Kent. John: That You May Believe. PTW. Wheaton: Crossway, 1999. PD
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*Kstenberger, Andreas J. John. BECNT. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2004.
TP
*________. Encountering John. EBS. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2002. PD

Milne, Bruce. The Message of John: Here Is Your King. BST. Downers Grove: IVP, 1993. PD
*Morris, Leon. The Gospel according to John. NICNT. rev. ed. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1995.
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*Tenney, Merrill C. John in EBC. vol. 9. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1981.
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Ridderbos, Herman N. The Gospel According to John: A Theological Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1997. P
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Acts
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*Bock, Darrell. Acts. BECNT. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2007.
TP
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Hughes, R. Kent. Acts: The Church Afire. PTW. Wheaton: Crossway, 1996. PD
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*Longenecker, Richard N. Acts in EBC. vol. 10. rev. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2007. P
*Marshall, I. Howard. The Acts of the Apostles. TNTC. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2007.
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PD
PD
Milne, Bruce. The Acts of the Apostles: Witnesses to Him. Fearn, Ross-Shire: Christian Focus, 2010.
Peterson, David. The Acts of the Apostles. PNTC. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2009.
*Pohill, John. Acts. NAC. Nashville: B&H, 1992.
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TP
Sproul, R. C. Acts. SAET. Wheaton: Crossway, 2010.
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Stott, John R.W. The Message of Acts: The Spirit, the Church, and the World. BST. Downers Grove: IVP, 1994.
Thomas, Derek. Acts. REC. Phillipsburg: P&R, 2011.
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PD
Witherington, Ben III. Acts. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1992.
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Romans
Bruce, F.F. The Letter of Paul to the Romans. TNTC. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2007. PD
Cranfield, C.E.B. The Epistle to the Romans. 2 vols. ICC. Edinburgh: T&T Clark, 1979. T
Hagner, Donald A. and Everett F. Harrison. "Romans" in EBC. vol. 11. rev. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2008.
Hughes, R. Kent. Romans: Righteousness from Heaven. Wheaton: Crossway, 1991.
MacArthur, John. Romans. 2 vols. Chicago: Moody. 1991-94.
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PD
*Moo, Douglas. The Epistle to the Romans. NICNT. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1996.
*Morris, Leon. The Epistle to the Romans. PNTC. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1988.
TP
TP
Murray, John. The Epistle to the Romans. 2 vols. in one. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1987. TP
Osborne, Grant R. Romans. IVPNTC. Downers Grove: IVP, 2004.
*Schreiner, Thomas R. Romans. BECNT. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1998.

Sproul, R. C. Romans. SAET. Wheaton: Crossway, 2009.
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PD
*Stott, John. The Message of Romans: Gods Good News to the World. BST. Downers Grove: IVP, 1994.
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1 Corinthians
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*Blomberg, Craig. 1 Corinthians. NIVAC. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1995.
PD
Bruce, F. F. 1, 2 Corinthians. NCBC. London: Oliphants, 1971. P

*Carson, D. A. Showing the Spirit: A Theological Exposition of 1 Corinthians 12-14. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1987.
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*Fee, Gordon D. The First Epistle to the Corinthians. NICNT. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1987. TPD
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Hays, Richard B. First Corinthians. INT. Louisville: John Knox Press, 1997. P
Johnson, Alan F. 1 Corinthians. IVPNTC. Grove: IVP, 2004. P
Morris, Leon. The First Epistle of Paul to the Corinthians. TNTC. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1985.
PD
Patterson, Paige. The Troubled Triumphant Church. Nashville: Nelson, 1983. PD

Talbert, C.H. Reading Corinthians: A Literary and Theological Commentary on 1 and 2 Corinthians. New York:
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Verbrugge, Verlyn D. 1 Corinthians in EBC. vol. 11. rev. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2008.
2 Corinthians
Barnett, Paul. The Second Epistle to the Corinthians. NICNT. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1997.
TP
Barrett, C. K. A Commentary on the Second Epistle to the Corinthians. HNTC. New York: Harper & Row, 1973. PD
Belleville, Linda L. 2 Corinthians. IVPNTC. Downers Grove: IVP, 1996.
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PD
*Garland, David. II Corinthians. NAC. Nashville: B&H, 1999.
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*Harris, Murray J. 2 Corinthians in EBC. vol. 11. rev. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2008.
*Harris, Murray J. The Second Epistle to the Corinthians. NIGTC. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2005.
Kistemaker, Simon J. II Corinthians. HK. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1997.
TP
TP
Hughes, R. Kent. 2 Corinthians: Power in Weakness. PTW. Wheaton: Crossway, 2006.
PD
*Kruse, Colin. The Second Epistle of Paul to the Corinthians. TNTC. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2007. PD
Martin, Ralph. 2 Corinthians. WBC. Dallas: Word, 1988.
Pratt, Richard L. I & II Corinthians. HNTC. Nashville: B&H, 2000.
PD
Galatians
*Bruce, F. F. Galatians. NIGTC. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1982. TP
*Carson, D.A. Galatians. PNTC. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, forthcoming.
TP
Cole, R. Alan. The Letter of Paul to the Galatians. TNTC. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2007.
Fee, Gordon D. Galatians. Dorset: Deo Publishing, 2007.
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TP
Fung, Ronald Y. K. The Epistle to the Galatians. NICNT. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1988.
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TP
Guthrie, Donald. Galatians. NCBC. repr. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1981. P

*Hendriksen, William. Exposition of Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon. NTC. Combined
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TP
Longenecker, Richard N. Galatians. WBC. Dallas: Word, 1990.
Rapa, Robert Keith. Galatians in EBC. vol. 11. rev. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2008.
Ryken, Philip Graham. Galatians. REC. Phillipsburg: P&R, 2005. PD

*Moo, Douglas. Galatians. BECNT. Grand Rapids: Baker, forthcoming.
TP
Morris, Leon. Galatians: Paul's Charter of Christian Freedom. Downers Grove: IVP, 1996. P
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PD
Silva, Moiss. Interpreting Galatians: Explorations in Exegetical Method. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2001.
TP
*Stott, John R. W. The Message of the Galatians: Only One Way. BST. Downers Grove: IVP, 1968. PD
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Ephesians
Arnold, Clinton. Ephesians. ZEC. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2010. PD
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TP
*Chapell, Bryan. Ephesians. REC. Phillipsburg: P&R, 2009.
PD
Ferguson, Sinclair B. Let's Study Ephesians. Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 2005.
PD
Foulkes, Francis. The Epistle of Paul to the Ephesians. TNTC. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2007.
*Hoehner, Harold W. Ephesians: An Exegetical Commentary. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2003.
Hughes, R. Kent. Ephesians: The Mystery of the Body of Christ. PTW. Wheaton: Crossway, 1990.
Klein, William W. Ephesians in EBC. vol. 12. rev. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2006.
Liefeld, Walter L. Ephesians. IVPNTC. Downers Grove: IVP, 1997.
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PD
Lincoln, Andrew T. Ephesians. WBC. Dallas: Word, 1990. T

MacArthur, John. Ephesians. Chicago: Moody, 1986.
PD
*O'Brien, Peter T. The Letter to the Ephesians. PNTC. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1997. P
Stott, John R.W. The Message of Ephesians: Gods New Society. Downers Grove: IVP, 1979.
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PD
TP
Philippians
Boice, James M. Philippians. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2006. PD
Bruce, F. F. Philippians. NIBC. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2000.
Carson, D. A. Basics for Believers: An Exposition of Philippians. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1996. PD
*Fee, Gordon. Pauls Letter to the Philippians. NICNT. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1995.
Garland, David. Philippians in EBC. vol. 12. rev. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2006.
TP
*Hansen, G. Walter. The Letter to the Philippians. PNTC. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2009.
TP
*Hawthorne, Gerald F. Philippians. WBC. 2nd ed. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2004. T
Hughes, R. Kent. Philippians: The Fellowship of the Gospel. PTW. Wheaton: Crossway, 2007.
PD
*Martin, Ralph P. The Epistle of Paul to the Philippians. TNTC. . rev. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2007.
Melick, Richard R. Philippians, Colossians, Philemon. NAC. Nashville: B&H, 1991.
PD
Motyer, J. A. The Message of Philippians: Jesus Our Joy. BST. Downers Grove: IVP, 1985. PD
*OBrien, Peter T. The Epistle to the Philippians: A Commentary on the Greek Text. NIGTC. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans,
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TP
*___________. BECNT. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2005.
TP
Thielman, Frank. Philippians. NIVAC. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1995.
PD
Colossians-Philemon
*Bruce, F.F. The Epistles to the Colossians, to Philemon, and to the Ephesians. NICNT. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans,
1984. TP
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Fitzmyer, Joseph A. The Letter to Philemon. AB. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2008.
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Harris, Murray J. Colossians & Philemon. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1991.
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PD
TP
Hughes, R. Kent. Colossians and Philemon: The Supremacy of Christ. PTW. Wheaton: Crossway, 1989.
Lucas, R. C. The Message of Colossians and Philemon: Fullness and Freedom. BST. Downers Grove:
IVP, 1980.
PD
PD
Martin, Ralph P. Colossians and Philemon. NCBC. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1981.
*Moo, Douglas J. The Letters to the Colossians and to Philemon. PNTC. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2008. PD
*OBrien Peter T. Colossians, Philemon. WBC. Waco: Word, 1982.
Rupprecht Arthur A. Philemon in EBC. vol. 12. rev. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2006.
Still, Todd. "Colossians" in EBC. vol. 12. rev. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2006.
*Vaughan, Curtis. Colossians in EBC. vol. 11. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1978.
Wright, N. T. The Epistles of Paul to the Colossians and to Philemon. TNTC. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2007.
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1, 2 Thessalonians
Beale, G. K. 1-2 Thessalonians. IVPNTC. Downers Grove: IVP, 2003. P
Best, Ernest. A Commentary on the First and Second Epistles to the Thessalonians. HNTC. New York: Harper & Row,
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PD
Bruce, F.F. 1 & 2 Thessalonians. WBC. Waco: Word, 1982.
*Fee, Gordon D. The First and Second Letters to the Thessalonians. NICNT. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2009.
Grant, James H. Jr. 1 & 2 Thessalonians: The Hope of Salvation. PTW. Wheaton: Crossway, 2011.
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PD
Green, Gene. The Letters to the Thessalonians. PNTC. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2002. TP
Hendriksen, William and Simon J. Kistemaker. Thessalonians, the Pastorals, and Hebrews. NTC. Combined Ed.
Grand Rapids: Baker, 1995.
TP
*Hiebert, D. Edmond. 1 & 2 Thessalonians. rev. ed. Chicago: Moody, 1992.
PD
Marshall, I. Howard. 1 and 2 Thessalonians. NCBC. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1983.
Martin, D. Michael. 1 and 2 Thessalonians. NAC. Nashville: B&H, 1995. P

*Morris, Leon. The First and Second Epistles to the Thessalonians. NICNT. rev. ed. Grand Rapids:
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Stott, John R. W. The Message of Thessalonians: The Gospel & the End of Time. BST. Downers Grove:
IVP, 1994.
PD
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Wanamaker, Charles A. The Epistle to the Thessalonians: A Commentary on the Greek Text. NIGTC. Grand Rapids:
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Pastoral Epistles
Chapell, Bryan. 1 & 2 Timothy and Titus: To Guard the Deposit. PTW. Wheaton: Crossway, 2000.
Fee, Gordon D. 1 & 2 Timothy, Titus. San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1984.
TP
*Guthrie, Donald. The Pastoral Epistles. TNTC. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2007.
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PD
*Hiebert, D. Edmond, Titus in EBC. vol. 11. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1978.
Kitchen, John A. The Pastoral Epistles for Pastors. The Woodlands: Kress Christian Publications, 2009. PD
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TP
*Kstenberger, Andreas. 1, 2 Timothy & Titus in EBC. vol. 12. rev. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2006.
Lea, Thomas. 1, 2 Timothy, Titus. NAC. Nashville: B&H, 1992.
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TP
Milne, Douglas J. W. 1, 2 Timothy and Titus. Fearn, Ross-Shire: Christian Focus, 1996.
PD
*Mounce, William D. Pastoral Epistles. WBC. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2000. T

Ryken, Philip G. 1 Timothy. REC. Phillipsburg: P&R, 2007. PD
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1996.
PD
TP
Stott, John R. W. The Message of 2 Timothy: Guard the Gospel. BST. Downers Grove: IVP, 1999.
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Hebrews
*Allen, David. Hebrews. NAC. Nashville: B&H, 2010.
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Ellingworth, Paul. The Epistle to the Hebrews: A Commentary on the Greek text. NIGTC. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans,
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TP
France, R. T. Hebrews in EBC. vol. 13. rev. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2006.
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PD
*Guthrie, George H. Hebrews. NIVAC. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1998. PD

Hughes, R. Kent. Hebrews: An Anchor for the Soul. 2 vols. PTW. Wheaton: Crossway, 1993.
Koester, Craig R. Hebrews. AB. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2007.
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TP
*O'Brien, Peter T. The Letter to the Hebrews. PNTC. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2010.
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PD
James
Blomberg, Craig, and Mariam J. Kamell. James. ZEC. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2008. PD
Burdick, Donald W. James in EBC. vol. 12. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1981.
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Doriani, Daniel M. James. REC. Phillipsburg: P&R, 2007.
PD
Guthrie, George. James in EBC. vol. 13. rev. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2006.
*Hiebert, D. Edmond. James. rev. ed. Chicago: Moody, 1992.
PD
Hughes, R. Kent. James: Faith That Works. PTW. Wheaton: Crossway, 1991.
PD
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PD
Kistemaker, Simon J. James, Epistles of John, Peter, and Jude. NTC. Combined ed. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1996. TP
Martin, Ralph. James. WBC. Waco: Word, 1988.
McCartney, Dan. James. BECNT. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2009.
TP
TP
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McKnight, Scot. The Letter of James. NICNT. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2011.
Motyer, J. A. The Message of James: The Tests of Faith. BST. Downers Grove: IVP, 1985. PD
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1 Peter
Charles, Daryl. 1, 2 Peter, Jude in EBC. vol. 13. rev. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2006. P
Clowney, Edmund P. The Message of 1 Peter: The Way of the Cross. BST. Downers Grove: IVP, 1988.
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PD
Helm, David R. 1 and 2 Peter and Jude: Sharing Christ's Sufferings. PTW. Wheaton: Crossway, 2008.
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PD
PD
TP
Kelly, J.N.D. A Commentary on the Epistles of Peter and of Jude. HNTC. New York: Harper & Row, 1969. PD
Marshall, I. Howard. 1 Peter. IVPNTC. repr. Downers Grove: IVP, 2011. P
Michaels, J. Ramsey. 1 Peter. WBC. Waco: Word, 1988. T
Osborne, Grant R., Mullholland, M. Robert, and Comfort, Philip W. James, 1 & 2 Peter, Jude, Revelation. CBC. Carol
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*Patterson, Paige. A Pilgrim Priesthood: An Exposition of 1 Peter. Nashville: Nelson, 1982. PD
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Sproul, R. C. 1-2 Peter. SAEC. Wheaton: Crossway, 2011.
PD
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2 Peter and Jude

Charles, Daryl. 1, 2 Peter, Jude in EBC. vol. 13. rev. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2006. P
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Gardner, Paul. 2 Peter and Jude. Fearn, Ross-Shire: Christian Focus, 1998. PD
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PD
Green, Gene L. Jude & 2 Peter. BECNT. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2008.
TP
Hiebert, D. Edmund. Second Peter and Jude: An Expositional Commentary. Greenville, SC: BJU, 1989. PD
Lucas, R. C., and Christopher Green. The Message of 2 Peter & Jude: The Promise of His Coming. BST. Downers
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PD
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*Moo, Douglas J. 2 Peter, Jude. NIVAC. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1997. PD

*Schreiner, Thomas R. 1, 2 Peter and Jude. NAC. Nashville: B&H, 2003. P
Sproul, R. C. 1-2 Peter. SAEC. Wheaton: Crossway, 2011. PD
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PD
1,2,3 John
*Akin, Daniel L. 1, 2, 3 John. NAC. Nashville: B&H, 2001. P
Barker, Glenn W. 1, 2, 3 John in EBC. vol. 12. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1981.p
Bruce, F.F. The Epistles of John. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1979.
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TP
*Marshall, I. Howard. The Epistles of John. NICNT. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1978.
Smalley, Stephen S. 1, 2, 3 John . WBC. Waco: Word, 1984.
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PD
Revelation
Aune, D. Revelation. WBC. Dallas: Word, 1997-98. T
Beale, G. The Book of Revelation: A Commentary on the Greek text. NIGTC. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1999.
PD
Beasley-Murray, G. R., ed. The Book of Revelation. NCBC. London: Oliphants, 1978.
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PD
Johnson, Alan F. Revelation in EBC. vol. 13. rev. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2006.
*Ladd, George E. A Commentary on the Revelation of John. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1972.
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TP
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BIBLICAL LANGUAGES
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Hebrew
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Introductory Grammars
*Garrett, Duane. A Modern Grammar for Classical Hebrew. Nashville: B&H, 2002.
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Ross, Allen P. Introducing Biblical Hebrew. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2001.
Syntax/Advanced Grammars
Gesenius Hebrew Grammar as ed. and enl. by E. Kautzsch. 2nd ed. rev. by A. E. Cowley. Oxford: Clarendon Press,
1910. (GKC)
*Waltke, Bruce K. and M. OConnor. An Introduction to Biblical Hebrew Syntax. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns,
1990.
Greek
Goodrich, Richard J. and Albert L. Lukaszewski. A Reader's Greek New Testament. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan,
2007.
*The Greek New Testament. 4th ed. Edited by K. Aland et al. New York: United Bible Societies, 1993.
Novum Testamentum Graece. 27th ed. E. Nestle and K. Aland, eds. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelstiftung, 2001.
Introductory Greek Grammars

*Mounce, William D. Basics of Biblical Greek. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1993.
*Black, David A. Learn to Read New Testament Greek. exp. ed. Nashville: B&H, 1995.
Syntax/Advanced Grammars
*Black, David A. It's Still Greek to Me: An Easy-to-Understand Guide to Intermediate Greek. Grand Rapids: Baker,
1998.
_________. Using New Testament Greek in Ministry. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1993.
Blass, F. and A. Debrunner. A Greek Grammar of the New Testament and other Early Christian Literature. rev. and
trans. Robert W. Funk. Chicago: University Press, 1961. (BDF)
Robertson, A. T. A Grammar of the Greek New Testament in the Light of Historical Research. 4th ed. Nashville:
Broadman, 1934.
*Wallace, Daniel B. Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics: An Exegetical Syntax of the New Testament. Grand Rapids:
Zondervan, 1996.
*_________. The Basics of New Testament Syntax. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2000.
Textual Criticism
*Black, David A., ed. Rethinking New Testament Textual Criticism. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2002.
_________. New Testament Textual Criticism: A Concise Guide. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2006.
Brotzman, Ellis R. Old Testament Textual Criticism: A Practical Introduction. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1994.
*Metzger, Bruce M. The Text of the New Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption, and Restoration. 3d ed. enlarged.
New York: Oxford University Press, 1992.
_________. A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament. 3rd ed. New York: United Bible Societies, 1975.
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*Tov, Emanuel. Textual Criticism of the Hebrew Bible. 3rd ed. Minneapolis: Fortress, 2011.
THEOLOGY
Surveys, Dictionaries, and Encyclopedias
*Elwell, Walter, ed. Evangelical Dictionary of Theology. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1984.
*_______ . Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1996.
Enns, Paul. The Moody Handbook of Theology. rev. and exp. Chicago: Moody, 2008.
Ferguson, Sinclair B., and David F. Wright, eds. New Dictionary of Theology. The Master Reference Collection.
House, H. Wayne. Charts of Christian Theology and Doctrine. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1992.
Kittel, Gerhard, and Friedrich Gerhard, eds. Theological Dictionary of the New Testament. abr. and trans. Geoffrey W.
Bromiley. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1985.
Richardson, Alan, and John Bowden. The Westminster Dictionary of Christian Theology. Philadelphia: Westminster,
1983.
Vanhoozer, Kevin. Dictionary for Theological Interpretation of the Bible. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2005.
Systematic Theology
*Akin, Daniel, ed. A Theology for the Church. Nashville: B&H, 2007.
Bloesch, Donald. Christian Foundations. 7 vols. Complete. Downers Grove: IVP, 1992-2004.
Boyce, James P. Abstract of Systematic Theology. James P. Boyce, 1887.
Calvin, John. Institutes of The Christian Religion. 2 vols. ed. J.T. McNeil. Philadelphia: Westminster, 1960.
Demarest, Bruce, and Gordon Lewis. Integrative Theology. 3 vols. Grand Rapids: Zondervan. 1994.
Driscoll, Mark, and Gerry Breshears. Doctrine: What Christians Should Believe. Wheaton: Crossway, 2010.
*Erickson, Millard. Christian Theology. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1998.
Frame, John M. Salvation Belongs to the Lord: An Introduction to Systematic Theology. Phillipsburg: P&R, 2006.
Garrett, James Leo. Systematic Theology. 2 vols. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1990-95.
*Grudem, Wayne. Systematic Theology. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1994.
________. Bible Doctrine: Essential Teachings of the Christian Faith. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1999.
Horton, Michael S. The Christian Faith: A Systematic Theology for Pilgrims on the Way. Grand Rapids: Zondervan,
2011.
McGrath, Alister. Understanding Doctrine: Its Relevance and Purpose for Today. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1992.
________ . Christian Theology. 2nd ed. Oxford: Blackwell, 1997.
Oden, Thomas. Systematic Theology. 3 vols. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2006.
Reymond, Robert. A New Systematic Theology of the Christian Faith. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1998.
Biblical Theology
Alexander, T. Desmond, Brian S. Rosner, D. A. Carson, and Graeme Goldsworthy, eds. New Dictionary of Biblical
Theology. Downers Grove: IVP, 2000.
Bartholomew, Craig G., and Michael W. Goheen. The Drama of Scripture: Finding Our Place in the Biblical Story.
Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2004.
*Carson, D. A. The God Who Is There: Finding Your Place in God's Story. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2010.
Clowney, Edmund P. The Unfolding Mystery: Discovering Christ in the Old Testament. Colorado Springs: NavPress,
1988.
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Dever, Mark. What Does God Want of Us Anyway? A Quick Overview of the Whole Bible. Wheaton: Crossway, 2010.
Fuller, Daniel. The Unity of the Bible: Unfolding God's Plan for Humanity. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2000.
*Goldsworthy, Graeme. According to Plan: The Unfolding Revelation of God in the Bible. Downers Grove: IVP, 2002.
__________. The Goldsworthy Trilogy. Waynesboro, GA: Send the Light, 2000.
*Hamilton, James M. God's Glory in Salvation Through Judgment: A Biblical Theology. Wheaton: Crossway, 2010.
Kaiser, Walter C., Jr. Recovering the Unity of the Bible: One Continuous Story, Plan, and Purpose. Grand Rapids:
Zondervan, 2009.
*_________. The Promise-Plan of the God: A Biblical Theology of the Old and New Testaments. Grand Rapids:
Zondervan, 2008.
*Lawrence, Michael. Biblical Theology in the Life of the Church: A Guide for Ministry. Wheaton: Crossway, 2010.
Pate, C. Marvin, et al. The Story of Israel: A Biblical Theology. Downers Grove: IVP, 2004.
Roberts, Vaughn. Gods Big Picture: Tracing the Storyline of Scripture. Grand Rapids: IVP, 2003.
Scobie, Charles H. H. The Ways of Our God: An Approach to Biblical Theology. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2003.
Smith, Colin S. Unlocking the Bible Story. 4 vols. Chicago: Moody, 2002.
Vos, Gerhardus. Biblical Theology: Old and New Testaments. Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 1996.
Philosophical Theology/Philosophy of Religion

Brown, Colin. Christianity and Western Thought. 2 vols. Downers Grove: IVP, 1990.
Dockery, David, ed. The Challenge of Postmodernism. Wheaton: Bridgepoint, 1995.
Geisler, Norman L., and Winfried Corduan. Philosophy of Religion. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1988.
Hunnex, Milton D. Chronological and Thematic Charts of Philosophies and Philosophers. Grand Rapids: Zondervan,
1986.
*Moreland, J.P. and William Lane Craig. Philosophical Foundations for a Christian Worldview. Downers Grove:
IVP, 2003.
Nash, Ronald H. Faith and Reason. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1994.
________. Worldviews In Conflict. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1992.
________. Life's Ultimate Questions: An Introduction to Philosophy. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1999.
Noebel, David. Understanding the Times. Manitou Springs: Summit, 1991.
Peterson, Michael. et al. Reason and Religious Belief: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion. New York:
Oxford University Press, 1998.
Plantinga, Alvin, and Nicholas Wolterstorff, eds. Faith And Rationality. Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press,
1983.
Solomon, Robert C. A Short History of Philosophy. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996.
Taliaferro, Charles. Contemporary Philosophy of Religion. Malden, MA: Blackwell, 1998.
Urmson, J. O, ed. The Concise Encyclopedia of Western Philosophy and Philosophers. 2nd ed. London: Hutchinson,
1975.
Feminist Theology
Foh, Susan. Women and the Word of God. Phillipsburg: P&R, 1980.
Grudem, Wayne A. Evangelical Feminism: A New Path to Liberalism? Wheaton: Crossway, 2006.
_______. Evangelical Feminism & Biblical Truth: An Analysis of More Than One Hundred Disputed Questions.
Sisters, OR: Multnomah, 2004.
Hurley, James. Man and Woman in Biblical Perspective. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1981.
Kassian, Mary. The Feminist Gospel. Wheaton: Crossway, 1992.
Keener, Craig S. Paul, Women, and Wives. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1992.
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Kstenberger, Margaret E. Jesus and the Feminists: Who Do They Say That He Is? Wheaton: Crossway, 2008.
*Piper, John and Wayne Grudem, eds. Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood. Wheaton: Crossway, 1991.
*_______ . 50 Crucial Questions about Manhood and Womanhood. Wheaton: Crossway, 1992.
Contemporary Theology
Ford, David F., ed. The Modern Theologians: An Introduction to Christian Theology in the Twentieth Century. 2nd ed.
Oxford: Blackwell, 1997.
Nash, Ronald, ed. On Liberation Theology. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1984.
_______ . On Process Theology. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1987.
Stackhouse, John G. Jr., ed. Evangelical Futures: A Conversation of Theological Method. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2000.
Vanhoozer, Kevin J. First Theology: God, Scriptures and Hermeneutics. Downers Grove: IVP, 2002.
Prolegomena
*Clark, David. To Love and Know God: A Method of Theology. Wheaton: Crossway, 2003.
Horton, Michael S. Covenant and Eschatology: The Divine Drama. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2001.
Lints, Richard. The Fabric of Theology: A Prolegomena to Evangelical Theology. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1993.
*Wells, David. No Place for Truth (Or Whatever Happened to Evangelical Theology?). Grand Rapids: Eerdmans,
1993.
_______ . God in the Wasteland: The Reality of Truth in a World of Fading Dreams. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1994.
_______. Above All Earthly Powrs: Christ in the Postmodern World. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2005.
Woodbridge, John and Thomas McComiskey, eds. Doing Theology in Todays World. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1991.
Revelation and Scripture

*Archer, Gleason. Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1982.
*Beale, G. K. The Erosion of Inerrancy in Evangelicalism: Responding to New Challenges to Biblical Authority.
Wheaton: Crossway, 2008.
*Bruce, F.F. The Canon of Scripture. Downers Grove: IVP, 1988.
Carson, D. A. Collected Writings on Scripture. Wheaton: Crossway, 2010.
Carson, D. A. and John D. Woodbridge, eds. Scripture and Truth. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1983.
*Dockery, David. Christian Scripture. Nashville: B&H, 1995.
Dulles, Avery Robert. Models of Revelation. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1992.
Geisler, Norman, ed. Inerrancy. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1979.
Grudem, Wayne. Making Sense of the Bible. Grudems Systematic Theology. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2011.
Henry, Carl F.H. God, Revelation, and Authority. 6 vols. rev. ed. Wheaton: Crossway, 1999.
_______., ed. Revelation and the Bible. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1976.
Hodge, A.A., and B.B. Warfield. Inspiration. repr. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1979.
Jensen, Peter. The Revelation of God. Downers Grove: IVP, 2002.
Kaiser, Walter C., Jr. Peter Davids, F. F. Bruce, and Mansfred Brauch, eds. Hard Sayings of the Bible. Downers Grove:
IVP, 1996.
Leeman, Jonathan. Reverberation: How God's Word Brings Light, Freedom, and Action to His People. Chicago:
Moody, 2011.
Montgomery, John W., ed. Gods Inerrant Word. Minneapolis: Bethany, 1974.
*Nash, Ronald. The Word of God and the Mind of Man. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1982.
Nichols, Stephen J., and Eric T. Brandt. Ancient Word, Changing Worlds: The Doctrine of Scripture in a Modern Age.
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Pache, Rene. The Inspiration and Authority of Scripture. Chicago: Moody, 1969.
Packer, J. I. God Has Spoken: Revelation and the Bible. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1994.
Pinnock, Clark H. Biblical Revelation. Chicago: Moody, 1971.
Warfield, B.B. The Inspiration and Authority of the Bible. Philadelphia: Presbyterian and Reformed, 1962.
*Wenham, John W. Christ and the Bible. 3d ed. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1994.
Woodbridge, John D. and Kenneth S. Kantzer. Biblical Authority. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1982.
Apologetics
Boa, Kenneth D. and Robert M. Bowman, Jr. Faith Has Its Reasons: An Integrative Approach to Defending
Christianity. Colorado Springs: NavPress, 2001.
Bush, L. Russ. The Advancement: Keeping the Faith in an Evolutionary Age. Nashville: B&H, 2003.
________. Classical Readings in Christian Apologetics. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1983.
Carson, D. A. The Gagging of God: Christianity Confronts Pluralism. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996.
________. How Long, O Lord? Grand Rapids: Baker, 1990.
Colson, Charles, and Nancy Pearcey. How Now Shall We Live? Wheaton: Tyndale, 1999.
Copan, Paul. How Do You Know You're Not Wrong? Responding to Objections That Leave Christians Speechless.
________. Is God a Moral Monster? Making Sense of the Old Testament God. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2005.
*Corduan, Winfried. Reasonable Faith: Basic Christian Apologetics. Nashville: B&H, 1993.
*Craig, William Lane. Reasonable Faith: Christian Truth and Apologetics. Wheaton: Crossway, 1994.
Dyrness, William. Christian Apologetics in a World Community. Downers Grove: IVP, 1983.
Geisler, Norman L. Christian Apologetics. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1976.
________. Baker Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1999.
Groothuis, Douglas. Christian Apologetics: A Comprehensive Case for Biblical Faith. Downers Grove: IVP, 2011.
*Keller, Tim. The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism. New York: Dutton Adult, 2008.
*Lewis, C.S. Mere Christianity. New York: Macmillan, 1979.
Mayers, Ronald B. Both/And: A Balanced Apologetic. Chicago: Moody, 1984.
McGrath, Alister E. Heresy: A History of Defending the Truth. New York: Harper, 2009.
*Mohler, R. Albert, Jr. Atheism Remix: A Christian Confronts the New Atheists. Wheaton: Crossway, 2008.
Moreland, J. P. Scaling the Secular City. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1987.
Moseley, Allan. Thinking Against the Grain: Developing a Biblical Worldview in a Culture of Myths. Grand Rapids:
Kregel, 2003.
Oliphint, K. Scott. The Battle Belongs to the Lord: The Power of Scripture for Defending Our Faith. Phillipsburg:
P&R, 2003.
Pearcey, Nancy. Saving Leonardo: A Call to Resist the Secular Assault on Mind, Morals, & Meaning. Nashville: B&H,
2010.
*Schaeffer, Francis. The Complete Works of Francis Schaeffer: A Christian Worldview. Wheaton: Crossway, 1985.
*Strobel, Lee. The Case for Christ: A Journalists Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus. Grand Rapids:
Zondervan, 1998.
*________. The Case for Faith: A Journalist Investigates the Toughest Objections to Christianity. Grand Rapids:
Zondervan, 2000.
________. The Case for a Creator: A Journalist Investigates Scientific Evidence That Points Toward God. Grand
Rapids: Zondervan, 2004.
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Hermeneutics
Adler, Mortimer J. and Charles Van Doren. How to Read a Book. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1972.
Beale, G. K. The Right Doctrine from the Wrong Texts? Essays on the Use of the Old Testament in the New. Eugene:
Wipf & Stock, 2002.
*Blomberg, Craig L., William W. Klein, and Robert L. Hubbard. Introduction to Biblical Interpretation. rev. and exp.
Dallas: Word, 2004.
Carson, D.A. and John Woodbridge, eds. Hermeneutics, Authority, and Canon. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1986.
*Carson, D.A. Exegetical Fallacies. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1996.
Cotterell, Peter, and Max Turner. Linguistics and Biblical Interpretation. Downers Grove: IVP, 1989.
Dockery, David, Kenneth Matthews, and Robert Sloan. Foundations for Biblical Interpretation. Nashville: B&H, 1994.
Fee, Gordon, and Douglas Stuart. How to Read the Bible for all Its Worth. 2nd. ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1998.
Greenlee, J.H. Scribes, Scrolls, and Scripture. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1985.
*Hendricks, Howard, and William Hendricks. Living by the Book. rev. Chicago: Moody, 2007.
Hirsch, E. D. Jr. Validity in Interpretation. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1967.
Johnson, Elliot. Expository Hermeneutics. Grand Rapids: Zondervan/Academia, 1990.
Kaiser, Walter C., Jr. Toward an Exegetical Theology. repr. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1998.
________ and Moiss Silva. Introduction to Biblical Hermeneutics. rev. and exp. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2007.
*Kstenberger, Andreas J., and Richard Patterson. Invitation to Biblical Interpretation Exploring the Hermeneutical
Triad of History, Literature, and Theology. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2011.
Longman, Tremper III. Reading the Bible with Heart and Mind. Colorado Springs: NavPress, 1997.
Marshall, I. Howard, ed. New Testament Interpretation. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1977.
Osborne, Grant R. The Hermeneutical Spiral. rev. and exp. Downers Grove: IVP, 2006.
*Plummer, Robert L. 40 Questions About Interpreting the Bible. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2010.
Radmacher, Earl, and R. Preus, eds. Hermeneutics, Inerrancy and the Bible. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1984.
Ryken, Leland. Words of Delight: A Literary Introduction to the Bible. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1993.
Stein, Robert H. A Basic Guide to Interpreting the Bible: Playing by the Rules. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1997.
Thiselton, Anthony C. The Two Horizons. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1980.
Vanhoozer, Kevin J. Is There a Meaning in This Text? Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1998.
Theology Proper
Bray, Gerald. The Doctrine of God. Downers Grove: IVP, 1993.
Carson, D. A. Divine Sovereignty and Human Responsibility: Biblical Perspective In Tension. Eugene: Wipf & Stock,
2002.
__________. Difficult Doctrine of the Love of God. Wheaton: Crossway, 2000.
Cottrell, Jack. What the Bible Says about God: The Ruler. The Doctrine of God, vol. 2. Eugene: Wipf & Stock, 2001.
*Erickson, Millard. God in Three Persons. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1995.
*________. God the Father Almighty: A Contemporary Exploration of the Divine Attributes. Grand Rapids: Baker,
2003.
*Feinberg, John. No One Like Him. Wheaton: Crossway, 2001.
Flint, Thomas P. Divine Providence: The Molinist Account. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, 1998.
*Frame, John M. The Doctrine of the Knowledge of God. Phillipsburg: P&R, 1987.
________. The Doctrine of God. Phillipsburg: P&R, 2002.
Helm, Paul. The Providence of God. Downers Grove: IVP, 1994.
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Huffman, Douglas S. and Eric L. Johnson, eds. God under Fire. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2002.
Lewis, C. S. Miracles. New York: Macmillan, 1947.
Lewis, Peter. Message of the Living God. BST. Downers Grove: IVP, 2001.
Nash, Ronald. The Concept of God: An Exploration of Contemporary Difficulties with the Attributes of God. Grand
*Packer, J. I. Knowing God. rev. ed. Downers Grove: IVP, 1993.
Piper, John. Desiring God. exp. ed. Sisters, OR: Multnomah, 1996.
________. Gods Passion for His Glory. Wheaton: Crossway, 1998.
________. The Pleasures of God. rev. and exp. Sisters, OR: Multnomah, 2000.
Ryken, Philip G., and Michael LeFebvre. Our Triune God: Living in the Love of the Triune God. Wheaton: Crossway,
2011.
Sanders, Fred. The Deep Things of God: How the Trinity Changes Everything. Wheaton: Crossway, 2010.
Thompson, John. Modern Trinitarian Perspectives. New York: Oxford University Press, 1994.
Tozer, A.W. The Knowledge of the Holy. repr. New York: Harper, 1978.
*Ware, Bruce A. Gods Lesser Glory: The Diminished God of Open Theism. Wheaton: Crossway, 2000.
*_______. God's Greater Glory: The Exalted God of Scripture and the Christian Faith. Wheaton: Crossway, 2004.
White, James R. The Forgotten Trinity: Recovering the Heart of Christian Belief. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1998.
Wright, Christopher J. H. Knowing God the Father Through the Old Testament. Downers Grove: IVP, 2007.
Creation
Bavinck, Herman. In the Beginning: Foundations of Christian Theology. trans. John Vriend. Grand Rapids: Baker,
1999.
*Behe, Michael J. Darwins Black Box. New York: Free Press, 1996.
________. The Edge of Evolution: The Search for the Limits of Darwinism. New York: Free Press, 2007.
*Collins, C. John. Did Adam and Eve Really Exist? Who They Were and Why You Should Care. Wheaton: Crossway,
2011.
Fowler, Thomas B., and Daniel Kuebler. The Evolution Controversy: A Survey of Competing Theories. Grand Rapids:
Baker, 2007.
Gish, Duane T. The Fossils Say No! San Diego: Creation-Life Publishers, 1979.
Garner, Paul. The New Creationism: Building Scientific Theories on a Biblical Foundation. Darlington: Evangelical
Press, 2009.
Gunton, Colin E. The Triune Creator: A Historical and Systematic Study. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1998.
Hagopian, David G. The Genesis Debate: Three Views on the Days of Creation. Mission Viejo: Crux Press, 2001.
*House, H. Wayne. Intelligent Design 101: Leading Experts Explain the Key Issues. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2008.
*Johnson, Phillip E. Darwin on Trial. Washington, DC: Regnery Gateway, 1991.
*________ . Defeating Darwinism by Opening Minds. Downers Grove: IVP, 1997.
Moreland, James P., and John M. Reynolds. Three Views on Creation and Evolution. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1999.
Morris, Henry. The Biblical Basis for Modern Science. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1984.
________., ed. Scientific Creationism. El Cajon, CA: Creation-Life Publishers, 1985.
________. Science and the Bible. Chicago: Moody Press, 1986.
Morris, Henry and Gary Parker. What is Creation Science? San Diego: Creation-Life Publishers, 1982.
Richards, Jay W. God and Evolution: Protestants, Catholics, and Jews Explore Darwin's Challenge to Faith. Seattle:
Discovery Institute Press, 2010.
Ross, Hugh. The Creator and the Cosmos. Colorado Springs: NavPress, 1993.
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________ . Creation and Time. Colorado Springs: NavPress, 1994.

Sailhamer, John. Genesis Unbound: A Provocative New Look at the Creation Account. Sisters: OR: Multnomah, 1996.
Wilkinson, David. The Message of Creation: Encountering the Lord of the Universe. BST. Downers Grove: IVP,
2002.
Angelology
Arnold, Clifton. Powers of Darkness: Principalities & Powers in Pauls Letters. Downers Grove: IVP, 1992.
Dickson, C. Fred. Angels: Elect and Evil. Chicago: Moody, 1975.
*Garrett, Duane. Angels and the New Spirituality. Nashville: B&H, 1995.
Graham, Billy. Angels: Gods Secret Agents. Garden City: Doubleday, 1975.
Langton, Edward. The Angel Teaching of the New Testament. London: James Clarke and Co., n.d.
*Powlison, David. Power Encounters: Reclaiming Spiritual Warfare. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1995.
Unger, Merrill F. Demons in the World Today. Wheaton: Tyndale, 1971.
Humanity and Sin

Allen, Ronald. The Majesty of Man: The Dignity of Being Human. Portland: Multnomah, 1984.
_____________. Man - The Image of God. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1952.
Anderson, Matthew Lee. Earthen Vessels: Why Our Bodies Matter to Our Faith. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 2011.
Blocher, Henri. Original Sin: Illuminating the Riddle. New Studies in Biblical Theology. Downers Grove: IVP, 2001.
*Hoekema, Anthony A. Created in Gods Image. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1986.
McDonald, H.D. The Christian View of Man. Westchester: Crossway, 1981.
Moreland, J. P. and David M. Ciocchi, eds. Christian Perspectives on Being Human. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1993.
*Owen, John. Overcoming Sin & Temptation. eds. Kelly M. Kapic and Justin Taylor. Wheaton: Crossway, 2006.
Packer, J. I. Knowing Man. Westchester: Cornerstone, 1978.
*Plantinga, Cornelius, Jr. Not the Way Its Supposed to Be: A Breviary of Sin. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1995.
Sherlock, Charles. The Doctrine of Humanity. Contours of Christian Theology. Downers Grove: IVP, 1996.
Wells, David J. Losing Our Virtue: Why the Church Must Recover Its Moral Vision. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1998.
Christology
*Akin, Daniel. Discovering the Biblical Jesus. Nashville: Lifeway, 2003.
*Driscoll, Mark and Gerry Breshears. Vintage Jesus: Timely Answers to Timeless Questions. Wheaton: Crossway,
2008.
Elliot, Mark and John McPake, eds. The Only Hope: Jesus Yesterday, Today, Forever. Great Britain: Christian Focus,
2001.
*Erickson, Millard. The Word Became Flesh. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1991.
Evans, C. Stephen. The Historical Christ and the Jesus of Faith: The Incarnational Narrative as History. New York:
Oxford University Press, 1996.
Grillmeir, Aloys. Christ in the Christian Tradition vol. 1: From the Apostolic Age to Chalcedon (451). 2nd rev. s
Atlanta: John Knox, 1975.
Harris, Murray J. Jesus as God. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1992.
Ladd, George E. I Believe in the Resurrection of Jesus. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1975.
*Letham, Robert. The Work of Christ. Contours of Christian Theology. Downers Grove: IVP, 1993.
Machen, J. Gresham. The Virgin Birth of Christ. New York: Harper, 1930.
*MacLeod, Donald. The Person of Christ. Contours of Christian Theology. Downers Grove: IVP, 1998.
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McDonald, H.D. The Atonement of the Death of Christ. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1985.
Morgan, Christopher W. and Robert A. Peterson. The Deity of Christ. Wheaton: Crossway, 2011.
Morris, Leon. The Apostolic Preaching of the Cross. London: Tyndale, 1955.
Morris, Thomas V. The Logic of God Incarnate. Eugene: Wipf & Stock, 1986.
Nichols, Stephen J. For Us and for Our Salvation: The Doctrine of Christ in the Early Church. Wheaton: Crossway,
2007.
Piper, John. Seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ. Wheaton: Crossway, 2001.
*Stott, John R.W. The Cross of Christ. Downers Grove: IVP, 1986.
Tidball, Derek. The Message of the Cross. BST. Downers Grove: IVP, 2001.
Warfield, B. B. Person and Work of Christ. Phillipsburg: P&R, 1950.
*Wilkins, Michael and J. P. Moreland Jr., eds. Jesus Under Fire. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1995.
Wright, Christopher J. H. Knowing Jesus Through the Old Testament. Downers Grove: IVP, 1996.
Wright, N.T. Jesus and the Victory of God. Christian Origins and the Question of God, vol. 2. Minneapolis: Fortress,
1996.
________. Who Was Jesus? Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1992.
________. The Resurrection of the Son of God. Christian Origins and the Question of God, vol. 3 Minneapolis:
Fortress, 2003.
Pneumatology
Badcock, Gary D. Light of Truth and Fire of Love: A Theology of the Holy Spirit. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1997.
Bruner, Fredrick Dale. A Theology of the Holy Spirit: The Pentecostal Experience and the New Testament Witness.
Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1970.
*Cole, Graham A. He Who Gives Life: The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit. Wheaton: Crossway, 2007.
Fee, Gordon. God's Empowering Presence. Peabody: Hendrickson, 1994.
*Ferguson, Sinclair B. The Holy Spirit. Grand Rapids: IVP, 1996.
*Green, Michael. I Believe in the Holy Spirit. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1975.
Grudem, Wayne A., ed. Are Miraculous Gifts for Today? Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996.
Harvey, John D. Anointed with the Spirit and Power: The Holy Spirit's Empowering Presence. Explorations in Biblical
Theology. Phillipsburg: P&R, 2008.
MacArthur, John. Charismatic Chaos. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1992.
*Packer, J.I. Keep in Step with the Holy Spirit. Old Tappan: Revell, 1984.
Sproul, R. C. The Mystery of the Holy Spirit. Wheaton: Tyndale, 1990.
Turner, Max. The Holy Spirit and Spiritual Gifts. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1998.
Williams, Donald. The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit. Nashville: B&H, 1994.
Wright, Christopher J. H. Knowing the Holy Spirit Through the Old Testament. Downers Grove: IVP, 2006.
Soteriology
Bridges, Jerry, and Bob Bevington. The Great Exchange: My Sin for His Righteousness. Wheaton: Crossway, 2007.
Carson, D. A. Right with God: Justification in the Bible and the World. Eugene: Wipf & Stock, 2002.
*Clendenen, E. Ray and Brad Waggoner, eds. Calvinism: A Southern Baptist Dialogue. Nashville: B&H, 2008.
*Demarest, Bruce. The Cross and Salvation. Wheaton: Crossway, 1997.
*Gilbert, Greg. What Is the Gospel? Wheaton: Crossway, 2010.
Hoekema, Anthony A. Saved By Grace. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1989.
*MacArthur, John. The Gospel According to Jesus. rev. and. ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2008.
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McKinley, Mike. Am I Really a Christian?: The Most Important Question You're Not Asking. Wheaton: Crossway,
2011.
Oden, Thomas. The Justification Reader. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2002.
*Packer, J. I., and Mark Dever. In My Place Condemned He Stood: Celebrating the Glory of the Atonement. Wheaton:
Crossway, 2008.
*Piper, John. Counted Righteous In Christ: Should We Abandon the Imputation of Christ's Righteousness? Wheaton:
Crossway, 2002.
Ryken, Philip Graham. The Message of Salvation: By God's Grace, for God's Glory. BST. Downers Grove: IVP,
2001.
Schreiner, Thomas R. and Bruce A. Ware, eds. The Grace of God, The Bondage of the Will. volume 1: Biblical and
Practical Perspectives on Calvinism. volume 2: Historical and Theological Perspectives on Calvinism. Grand
Sproul, R. C. Saved from What? Wheaton: Crossway, 2002.
The Christian Life

Alexander, Donald L., ed. Christian Spirituality: Five Views of Sanctification. Downers Grove: IVP, 1988.
Bounds, E. M. The Complete Works of E. M. Bounds on Prayer. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1990.
*Bridges, Jerry. The Discipline of Grace: God's Role and Our Role in the Pursuit of Holiness. Colorado Springs:
NavPress, 2006.
*_______. Respectable Sins: Confronting the Sins We Tolerate. Colorado Springs: NavPress, 2007.
*Bunyan, John. The Pilgrims Progress. London: Penguin, 1964.
Hedges, Brian G. Christ Formed in You: The Power of the Gospel for Personal Change. Wapwallopen, PA: Shepherd
Press, 2010.
*Keller, Timothy J. Counterfeit Gods: The Empty Promises of Money, Sex, and Power, and the Only Hope That
Matters. New York: Dutton, 2009.
MacArthur, John. Slave: The Hidden Truth About Your Identity in Christ. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2010.
_______. Our Sufficiency in Christ. Dallas: Word, 1991.
_______. Safe in the Arms of God: Truth from Heaven About the Death of a Child. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2003.
Mahaney, C. J. Living the Cross Centered Life. Sisters, OR: Multnomah, 2006.
Miller, Paul E. A Praying Life: Connecting with God in a Distracting World. Colorado Springs: NavPress, 2009.
*Packer, J. I. Rediscovering Holiness. Ann Arbor, MI: Servant Publications, 1999.
Peterson, David. Possessed By God. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1995.
*Piper, John. Don't Waste Your Life. Wheaton: Crossway, 2003.
*Platt, David. Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream. Colorado Springs: Multnomah, 2010.
Schreiner, Thomas R. and Ardle B. Caneday. The Race Set Before Us: A Biblical Theology of Perseverance and
Assurance. Downers Grove: IVP, 2001.
Thorn, Joe. Note to Self: The Discipline of Preaching to Yourself. Wheaton: Crossway, 2011.
White, John. The Fight. Downers Grove: IVP, 1976.
*Whitney, Donald. Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life. Colorado Springs: NavPress, 1991.
Willard, Dallas. The Spirit of the Disciplines. San Francisco: Harper, 1988.
Ecclesiology
*Akin, Daniel and Thom Rainer. Vibrant Church: Becoming a Healthy Church in the 21st Century. Nashville: B&H,
2008.
Anyabwile, Thabiti. What is a Healthy Church Member? Wheaton: Crossway, 2008.
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*Brand, Chad and Stan Norman, eds. Perspectives on Church Government: Five Views of Church Polity. Nashville:
B&H, 2004.
*Clowney, Edmund P. The Church. Contours of Christian Theology. Downers Grove: IVP, 1995.
Colson, Charles. The Body. Dallas: Word, 1992.
Croft, Brian. Test, Train, Affirm & Send into Ministry: Recovering the Local Church's Responsibility in the External
Call. Leominster: DayOne, 2010.
*Dever, Mark. Nine Marks of a Healthy Church. exp. ed. Wheaton: Crossway, 2004.
__________. A Display of God's Glory: Basics of Church Structure. Washington, D.C.: Center for Church Reform,
2001.
DeYoung, Kevin, and Ted Kluck. Why We Love the Church: In Praise of Institutions and Organized Religion.
Chicago: Moody, 2009.
Getz, Gene A. Elders and Leaders. Chicago: Moody, 2003.
*Hammett, John. Biblical Foundations for Baptist Churches: A Contemporary Ecclesiology. Grand Rapids: Kregel,
2005.
Harris, Joshua. Stop Dating the Church! Sisters, OR: Multnomah, 2004.
*Kstenberger, Andreas J., and Thomas R. Schreiner, and H. Scott Baldwin. Women in the Church: A Fresh Analysis
of I Timothy 2:9-15 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2005.
*Leeman, Jonathan. The Church and the Surprising Offense of God's Love: Reintroducing the Doctrines of Church
Membership and Discipline. Wheaton: Crossway, 2010.
Malone, Fred. A Defense of Believer's Baptism. Cape Coral, FL: Founders Press, 2003.
McKinley, Mike. Church Planting Is for Wimps: How God Uses Messed-Up People to Plant Ordinary Churches That
Do Extraordinary Things. Wheaton: Crossway, 2010.
*Merkle, Benjamin L. 40 Questions About Elders and Deacons. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2008.
*_______. Why Elders? A Biblical and Practical Guide for Church Members. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2009.
Norman, Stan, ed. The Mission of Today's Church: Baptist Leaders Look at Modern Faith. Nashville: B&H, 2007.
*Patrick, Darrin. Church Planter: The Man, the Message, the Mission. Wheaton: Crossway, 2010.
*Saucy, Robert L. The Church in Gods Program. Chicago: Moody, 1972.
*Schreiner, Thomas R. and Shawn Wright, eds. Believer's Baptism: The Covenant Sign of the New Age in Christ.
Strauch, Alexander. The New Testament Deacon: The Church's Minister of Mercy. Littleton, CO: Lewis & Roth,
1993.
________________. Biblical Eldership: Restoring Eldership to Rightful Place in Church. Littleton, CO: Lewis &
Roth, 1995.
*Warren, Rick. The Purpose Driven Church. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996.
Webb, Henry. Deacons: Servant Models in the Church. Nashville: B&H, 2001.
Webber, Robert. The Church in the World. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1986.
White, Thomas, Jason G. Duesing and Malcolm B. Yarnell III, eds. Restoring Integrity in Baptist Churches. Grand
Rapids: Kregel, 2008.
Whitney, Donald S. Spiritual Disciplines Within the Church. Chicago: Moody, 1996.
Eschatology
Alcorn, Randy. Heaven. Carol Stream: Tyndale, 2004.
Allen, David L., and Steve Lemke. The Return of Christ: A Premillennial Perspective; Reflections from the Acts 1:11
Conference. Nashville: B&H, 2011.
Archer, Gleason, Paul Feinberg, Douglas Moo, and Richard Reiter. The Rapture. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1984.
*Blaising, Craig A. and Darrell L. Bock., eds. Dispensationalism, Israel and the Church: The Search for Definition.
Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1992.
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*_______ ., eds. Progressive Dispensationalism: An Up-to-date Handbook of Contemporary Dispensational Thought.

Wheaton: Bridgepoint, 1993.
Criswell, W.A. and Paige Patterson. Heaven. Wheaton: Tyndale, 1991.
Dixon, Larry. The Other Side of the Good News. Wheaton: Victor, 1992.
*Erickson, Millard J. Contemporary Options in Eschatology. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1977.
Hoekema, Anthony A. The Bible and The Future. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1979.
Kaiser, Walter C., Jr. Preaching and Teaching the Last Things: Old Testament Eschatology for the Life of the Church.
Ladd, George E. The Blessed Hope. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1956.
Pentecost, J. Dwight. Things to Come. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1957.
Poythress, Vern Sheridan. Understanding Dispensationalists. 2nd ed. Phillipsburg: P&R, 1994.
Ryrie, Carles C. Dispensationalism. rev. and exp. Chicago: Moody, 2007.
Walvoord, John F. The Rapture Question. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1957.
Theology and Culture

*Carson, D. A. Christ and Culture Revisited. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2008.
*Horton, Michael Scott. Where in the World Is the Church?: A Christian View of Culture and Your Role in It. Chicago:
Moody, 1995.
Moore, T. M. Culture Matters: A Call for Consensus on Christian Cultural Engagement. Grand Rapids: Brazos, 2007.
Niebuhr, H. Richard. Christ and Culture. New York: Harper & Row, 1956.
Veith, Gene. God at Work: Your Christian Vocation in All of Life. Wheaton: Crossway, 2002.
Wittmer, Michael. Heaven is a Place on Earth: Why Everything You Do Matters to God. Grand Rapids: Zondervan,
2004.
CHURCH HISTORY
*Allison, Gregg R. Historical Theology: An Introduction to Christian Doctrine : a Companion to Wayne Grudem's
Systematic Theology. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2011.
Berkhof, Louis. The History of Christian Doctrines. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1975.
Bingham, D. Jeffrey. Pocket History of the Church. Downers Grove: Baker, 1975.
*Bromiley, Geoffrey. Historical Theology. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1978.
*Cairns, Earle E. Christianity Through the Centuries: A History of the Christian Church. rev. ed. Grand Rapids:
Zondervan, 1981.
Cunliffe-Jones, Hubert, ed. A History of Christian Doctrine. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1978.
*Douglas, J. D., ed. The New International Dictionary of the Christian Church. rev. ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan,
1978.
Gonzalez, Justo L. A History of Christian Thought. 3 vols. Nashville: Abingdon, 1970.
_______ . The Story of Christianity. 2 vols. San Francisco: Harper, 1984.
Hannah, John D. Charts of Ancient and Medieval Church History. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2001.
*________. Kregel Pictorial Guide to the History of the Church. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2000.
*________. Our Legacy: The History of Christian Doctrine. Colorado Springs, CO: Navpress, 2001.
*Haykin, Michael A. G. Rediscovering the Church Fathers: Who They Were and How They Shaped the Church.
Kelly, J.N.D. Early Christian Doctrines. rev. ed. New York: Harper, 1978.
Langin, Timothy, David Bebbington, and Mark Knoll, eds. Biographical Dictionary of Evangelicals. Downers Grove:
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IVP, 2003.
McGrath, Alister E. Historical Theology: an Introduction to the History of Christian Thought. Malden, MA: Blackwell,
1998.
Schaff, Philip. The Creeds of Christendom. 3 vols. 6th ed. rev. and en. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1877.
_______ . History of the Christian Church. 8 vols. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1962 (1910).
Severance, Diana Lyn. Feminine Threads: Women in the Tapestry of Christian History. Ross-shire: Christian Focus,
2011.
Wilken, Robert Louis. The Spirit of Early Christian Thought: Seeking the Face of God. New Haven: Yale University
Press, 2005.
American Christianity
Ahlstrom, Sydney E. A Religious History of the American People. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1972 .
Carden, Allen. Puritan Christianity in America. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1990.
*Hansen, Collin, and John D. Woodbridge. A God-Sized Vision: Revival Stories That Stretch and Stir. Grand Rapids:
Zondervan, 2010.
Marsden, George. Fundamentalism and American Culture. New York: Oxford University Press, 1980.
Murray, Iain. Revival and Revivalism. Edinburgh: Banner of Truth Trust, 1994.
*Noll, Mark. A History of Christianity in the United States and Canada. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1992.
Rah, Soong-Chan. The Next Evangelicalism: Releasing the Church from Western Cultural Captivity. Downers Grove:
IVP, 2009.
Sweeney, Douglas A. The American Evangelical Story: A History of the Movement. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2005.
Baptist History
Bebbington, D. W. Baptists Through the Centuries: A History of a Global People. Waco: Baylor University Press,
2010.
Brackney, William H. A Genetic History of Baptist Thought: With Special Reference to Baptists in Britain and North
America. Macon: Mercer University Press, 2004.
Brewster, Paul L. Andrew Fuller: Model Pastor-Theologian. Nashville: B&H, 2010.
*Bush, L. Russ, and Tom Nettles, eds. Baptists and the Bible. Nashville: B&H, 1999.
Cathcart, William. The Baptist Encyclopedia. repr. Paris, AK: The Baptist Standard, 1988.
Dockery, David. Southern Baptists and American Evangelicals: The Conversation Continues. Nashville: B&H, 1993.
Fletcher, Jesse C. The Southern Baptist Convention: A Sesquicentennial History. Nashville: B&H, 1994.
*George, Timothy and David Dockery, eds. Theologians of the Baptist Tradition. rev. ed. Nashville: B&H, 2001.
*Hankins, Barry. Uneasy In Babylon. Waco: Baylor University Press, 2002.
*Harper, Keith. Send the Light: Lottie Moon's Letters and Other Writings. Macon: Mercer, 2002.
_______. Rescue the Perishing: Selected Correspondence of Annie W. Armstrong. Macon: Mercer, 2004.
Leonard, Bill. Dictionary of Baptists in America. Downers Grove: IVP, 1994.
*Lumpkin, W.L. Baptist Confessions of Faith. Philadelphia: Judson, 1959.
McBeth Leon. A Sourcebook for Baptist Heritage. Nashville: B&H, 1990.
_______ . The Baptist Heritage: Four Centuries of Baptist Witness. Nashville: B&H, 1987.
Nettles, Tom. By His Grace and for His Glory. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1986.
________ . Teaching Truth and Training Hearts. Amityville, NY: Calvary Press, 1998.
*Sutton, Jerry. The Baptist Reformation. Nashville: B&H, 2000.
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Reformation
*Bainton, Roland H. Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther. Nashville: Abingdon, 1950.
*_______ . The Reformation of the Sixteenth Century. Boston: Beacon, 1952.
*Estep, William. The Anabaptist Story. Nashville: Broadman, 1963.
*George, Timothy. The Theology of the Reformers. Nashville: Broadman, 1988.
Gordon, Bruce. Calvin. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2009.
Kittelson, James M. Luther the Reformer: The Story of the Man and His Career. Minneapolis: Fortress, 2003.
*McGrath, Alister. Reformation Thought. rev. ed. Oxford: Blackwell, 1993.
Noll, Mark. Confessions and Catechisms of the Reformation. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1991.
Payton, James R. Getting the Reformation Wrong: Correcting Some Misunderstandings. Downers Grove: IVP, 2010.
*Reeves, Michael, and Mark Dever. The Unquenchable Flame: Discovering the Heart of the Reformation. Nashville:
B&H, 2010.
Williams, George H. The Radical Reformation. Philadelphia: Westminster, 1962.
ETHICS
*Beckwith, Francis J. Do the Right Thing. Boston: Jones and Bartlett, 1996.
Blomberg, Craig L. Neither Poverty nor Riches: A Biblical Theology of Possessions. Downers Grove: IVP, 2000.
Childress, James F. and John Macquarrie, eds. The Westminster Dictionary of Christian Ethics. Philadelphia:
Westminster, 1986.
Davis, John Jefferson. Evangelical Ethics. Phillipsburg: Presbyterian and Reformed, 1985.
*Feinberg, John and Paul D. Feinberg. Ethics for a Brave New World. Wheaton: Crossway, 1993.
*Frame, John. The Doctrine of the Christian Life. Phillipsburg: P&R, 2008.
Geisler, Norman L. Christian Ethics. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1979.
Hays, J. Daniel. From Every People and Nation: A Biblical Theology of Race. Downers Grove: IVP, 2003.
Henry, Carl F.H., ed. Dictionary of Christian Ethics. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1973.
ODonovan, Oliver. Resurrection and Moral Order. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1994.
MISSIONS
*Akin, Daniel. Five Who Changed the World. Wake Forest: SEBTS, 2008.
_______. Ten Who Changed the World. Nashville: B&H, forthcoming.
Allen, Roland. Missionary Methods, St. Paul's or Ours? 6th ed. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1974.
Anderson, Courtney. To the Golden Shore: The Life of Adoniram Judson. Valley Forge, PA: Judson Press, 1987.
*Anyabwile, Thabiti M. The Gospel for Muslims: An Encouragement to Share Christ with Confidence. Chicago:
Moody, 2010.
Bavinck, J. H. An Introduction to the Science of Missions. Philadelphia: P&R, 1960.
*Carey, William. An Enquiry. Dallas: Criswell Publications, 1987 (1792 edition).
*Driscoll, Mark. Confessions of a Reformission Rev.: Hard Lessons from an Emerging Missional Church. Grand
Glasser, Arthur F. Announcing the Kingdom: The Story of God's Mission in the Bible. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2003.
*George, Timothy. Faithful Witness: The Life and Mission of William Carey. Birmingham, AL: New Hope, 1991.
*Goheen, Michael W. A Light to the Nations: The Missional Church and the Biblical Story. Grand Rapids: Baker,
2011.
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*Greear, J. D. Breaking the Islam Code. Eugene: Harvest, 2010.

Hesselgrave, David J. Communicating Christ Cross-Culturally. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1991.
_______. Planting Churches Cross-Culturally. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1980.
Hiebert, Paul G. Anthropological Insights for Missionaries. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1985.
Horton, Michael Scott. The Gospel Commission: Recovering God's Strategy for Making Disciples. Grand Rapids:
Baker, 2011.
Johnstone, Patrick. Operation World. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1993.
Keller, Tim and J. Allen Thompson. Church Planter Manual. New York: Redeemer Presbyterian Church, 2002.
Kstenberger, Andreas J. and Peter T. O'Brien. Salvation to the Ends of the Earth: A Biblical Theology of Mission.
Mandryk, Jason. Operation World. 7th ed. Colorado Springs: Biblica Publishing, 2010.
Peters, George W. A Biblical Theology of Missions. Chicago: Moody, 1972.
Peskett, Howard and Ramachandra Vinoth. The Message of Mission: The Glory of Christ in all Space and Time.
*Piper, John. Let the Nations be Glad: The Supremacy of God in Missions. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1993.
Plummer, Robert L. Paul's Understanding of the Church's Mission: Did the Apostle Paul Expect the Early Christian
Communities to Evangelize? Waynesboro: Paternoster, 2006.
Sills, David. The Missionary Call: Find Your Place in God's Plan for the World. Chicago: Moody, 2008.
*_______. Reaching and Teaching: A Call to Great Commission Obedience. Chicago: Moody, 2010.
Stetzer, Ed. Planting Missional Churches. Nashville: B&H, 2006.
Winter, Ralph D., ed. Perspectives on the World Christian Movement. Pasadena: William Carey Library, 1981.
*Wright, Christopher. The Mission of God: Unlocking the Bible's Grand Narrative. Grand Rapids: IVP, 2006.
_______. The Mission of God's People: A Biblical Theology of the Church's Mission. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2010.
Cults
Geisler, Norman L. False Gods of our Time. Eugene: Harvest, 1985.
*Groothuis, Douglas R. Unmasking the New Age. Downers Grove: IVP, 1986.
*Hanegraaff, Hank. Christianity in Crisis. Eugene: Harvest , 1997.
Hoekema, Anthony A. The Four Major Cults. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1963.
*Martin, Walter R and Hank Hanegraff, gen. ed. The Kingdom of the Cults. rev. and upd. Minneapolis: Bethany, 1997.
EVANGELISM AND CHURCH GROWTH

Abraham, William J. The Logic of Evangelism. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1989.
*Coleman, Robert E. The Master Plan of Evangelism. rev. ed. Grand Rapids: Revell, 1993.
*Dever, Mark. The Gospel and Personal Evangelism. Wheaton: Crossway, 2007.
*Green, Michael. Evangelism in the Early Church. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1970.
*Little, Paul E. How to Give Away Your Faith. Downers Grove: IVP, 1966.
*Metzger, Will. Tell the Truth: The Whole Gospel to the Whole Person by Whole People. Downers Grove: IVP, 2002.
*Packer, J.I. Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God. Downers Grove: IVP, 1961.
Rainer, Thom S. The Book of Church Growth: History, Theology, and Principles. Nashville: B&H, 1993.
_______. Effective Evangelistic Churches. Nashville: B&H, 1996.
*_______. Surprising Insights from the Unchurched and Proven Ways to Reach Them. Grand Rapids: Zondervan,
2001.
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*_______. The Unchurched Next Door. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2003.

_______. Good to Great Churches. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2004.
* Reid, Alvin. Introduction to Evangelism. rev. ed. Nashville: B&H, 2009.
_______. Radically Unchurched: Who They Are and How to Reach Them. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2002.
Stiles, J. Mack. Marks of the Messenger: Knowing, Living, and Speaking the Gospel. Downers Grove: IVP, 2010.
Streett, R. Alan. The Effective Invitation. Old Tappan, NJ: Revell, 1984.
Wagner, C. Peter. Church Growth and the Whole Gospel: A Biblical Mandate. San Francisco: Harper, 1981.
PREACHING
*Akin, Daniel L., Bill Curtis, and Stephen Nelson Rummage. Engaging Exposition. Nashville: B&H, 2011.
*Akin, Daniel L., David Lewis Allen, and Ned Lee Mathews, eds., Text-Driven Preaching: God's Word at the Heart of
Every Sermon. Nashville: B&H, 2010.
Azurdia, Arturo. Spirit Empowered Preaching: Involving the Holy Spirit in Your Ministry. Fearn, Ross-Shire: Christian
Focus, 2000.
Broadus, John A. On the Preparation and Delivery of Sermons. rev. by Vernon L. Stanfield. 4th ed. New York: Harper,
1979.
Chapell, Bryan. Christ-Centered Preaching: Redeeming the Expository Sermon. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2005.
Clowney, Edmund. Preaching Christ in All of Scripture. Wheaton: Crossway, 2003.
Goldsworthy, Graeme. Preaching the Whole Bible as Christian Scripture: The Application of Biblical Theology to
Expository Preaching. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2000.
Heisler, Greg. Spirit-Led Preaching: The Holy Spirit's Role in Sermon Preparation and Delivery. Nashville: B&H,
2007.
*Johnson, Dennis. Him We Proclaim: Preaching Christ from All the Scriptures. Phillipsburg: P&R, 2007.
Lloyd-Jones, D. Martyn. Preaching and Preachers. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1971.
MacArthur, John., Jr. Rediscovering Expository Preaching. Dallas: Word, 1992.
McDill, Wayne. The 12 Essentials for Great Preaching. 2nd ed. Nashville: B&H, 2006.
_______. The Moment of Truth: A Guide to Effective Sermon Delivery. Nashville: B&H, 1999.
*Merida, Tony. Faithful Preaching: Declaring Scripture with Responsibility, Passion, and Authenticity. Nashville:
B&H, 2009.
Olford, Stephen F. with David Olford. Anointed Expository Preaching. Nashville: B&H, 1998.
*Piper, John. The Supremacy of God in Preaching. rev. ed. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2004.
Richard, Ramesh. Preparing Expository Sermons. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2001.
Robinson, Hadden W. Biblical Preaching. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2001.
Rummage, Stephen. Planning Your Preaching: A Step-by-Step Guide for Developing a One-Year Preaching Calendar.
Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2002.
Shaddix, James L. The Passion Driven Sermon. Nashville: B&H, 2003.
Spurgeon, Charles H. Lectures to My Students. repr. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1954.
Stott, John R.W. Between Two Worlds: The Art of Preaching in the Twentieth Century. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1982.
Vines, Jerry. Power in the Pulpit: How to Prepare and Deliver Expository Sermons. Chicago: Moody, 1999.
York, Herschel W. and Bert Decker. Preaching with Bold Assurance: A Solid and Engaging Approach to Engaging
Exposition. Nashville: B&H, 2003.
COUNSELING
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*Adams, Jay E. The Christian Counselors Manual. Ministry Resources Library. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1973.
________. Competent to Counsel. Phillipsburg: P&R, 1970.
Benner, David. Strategic Pastoral Counseling. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1992.
Brandt, Henry and Kerry L. Skinner. Heart of the Problem. Nashville: B&H, 1997.
Collins, Gary R. Christian Counseling: A Comprehensive Guide. Waco: Word, 1980.
Crabb, Lawrence J. Effective Biblical Counseling. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1977.
_______ . Understanding People. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1987.
*Emlet, Michael R. CrossTalk: Where Life & Scripture Meet. Greensboro: New Growth Press, 2009.
Johnson, Eric L., Gary R. Collins and Stanton L. Jones. Psychology and Christianity. Downers Grove: IVP, 2000.
*_______. Foundations of Soul Care: A Christian Psychology Proposal. Downers Grove: IVP, 2007.
*MacArthur, John, and Wayne A. Mack. Counseling: How to Counsel Biblically. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2005.
Powlison, David. The Biblical Counseling Movement: History and Context. Greensboro: New Growth Press, 2010.
*_______. Seeing With New Eyes. Phillipsburg: P&R, 2003.
*Sande, Ken. The Peacemaker: A Biblical Guide to Resolving Personal Conflict. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2004.
Tripp, Paul D. Instruments in the Redeemers Hands. Phillipsburg: P&R, 2003.
MARRIAGE AND HOME

*Akin, Daniel L. God on Sex: The Creators Ideas about Love, Intimacy and Marriage from the Song of Songs.
Crabb, Lawrence J. The Marriage Builder: A Blueprint for Couples and Counselors. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1982.
Cutrer, William, and Sandra Glahn. When Empty Arms Become a Heavy Burden: Encouragement for Couples Facing
Infertility. Nashville: B&H, 1997.
Dobson James. Parenting Isnt for Cowards. Dallas: Word, 1987.
_______ . The New Dare to Discipline. Wheaton: Tyndale, 1992.
Fitzpatrick, Elyse, and Jessica Thompson. Give Them Grace: Dazzling Your Kids with the Love of Jesus. Wheaton:
Crossway, 2011.
Harley, Willard F., Jr. His Needs, Her Needs. repr. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1994.
Harvey, Dave. When Sinners Say "I Do": Discovering the Power of the Gospel for Marriage. Wapwallopen, PA:
Shepherd Press, 2007.
*Kstenberger, Andreas J., and David W. Jones. God, Marriage, and Family: Rebuilding the Biblical Foundation.
Lahaye, Tim and Beverly. The Act of Marriage. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1976.
Peace, Martha. The Excellent Wife: A Biblical Perspective. Bemidji, MN: Focus Pub, 1999.
*Piper, John. This Momentary Marriage: A Parable of Permanence. Wheaton: Crossway, 2009.
*Sande, Ken, and Tom Raabe. Peacemaking for Families: A Biblical Guide to Managing Conflict in Your Home.
Wheaton: Tyndale, 2002.
Scott, Stuart. The Exemplary Husband: A Biblical Perspective. Bemidji, MN: Focus Pub, 2002.
Smalley, Gary, and John Trent. The Gift of the Blessing. upd. and exp. Nashville: Nelson, 1993.
Thomas, Gary. Sacred Marriage. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2002.
Tripp, Tedd. Shepherding a Childs Heart. rev. ed. Wapwallopen, PA: Shepherd Press, 1998.
Tripp, Tedd and Margy Tripp. Instructing a Child's Heart. Wapwallopen: Shepherd Press, 2008.
Tripp, Paul D. Age of Opportunity: A Biblical Guide to Parenting Teens. Phillipsburg: P&R, 2001.
Tripp, Paul D. What Did You Expect? Redeeming the Realities of Marriage. Wheaton: Crossway, 2010.
Wheat, Ed and Gaye. Intended for Pleasure. rev. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1981.
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Wright, H. Norman. Marital Counseling: A Biblically-Based Behavioral, Cognitive Approach. Denver: Christian
Marriage Enrichment, 1981.
_______ . Pre-Marital Counseling. Chicago: Moody, 1977.
PASTORAL DUTIES
*Baxter, Richard. The Reformed Pastor. Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 1981.
Bridges, Charles. The Christian Ministry, with Inquiry into the Causes of Its Inefficiency. London: Banner of Truth
Trust, 1967.
*Carson, D. A. The Cross and Christian Ministry. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2004.
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What are some of the main resources referenced for studying the Old Testament?

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GENERAL REFERENCES TO THE BIBLE1

History and Background

Kaiser, Walter C., Jr. A History of Israel. Nashville: B&H, 1998.

Old Testament Theology

Books of the Old Testament

*Howard, David. Joshua. NAC. repr. Nashville: B&H, 2002. P

*Arnold, Bill T. 1 and 2 Samuel. NIVAC. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2003. PD

*_______ . Psalms 73-150. TOTC. repr. Downers Grove: IVP, 2007. PD

Longman, Tremper, III. Ecclesiastes. NICOT. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1998. TP

*Baldwin, Joyce G. Daniel. TOTC. repr. Downers Grove: IVP, 2007. PD

Steinmann, Andrew. Daniel. Saint Louis: Concordia, 2008. Tp

The Minor Prophets

Dearman, J. A. The Book of Hosea. NICOT. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2010. Tp

*Wood, Leon. Hosea in EBC. vol. 7. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1985.

Watts, J. D.W. Obadiah. repr. Winona Lake, IN: Alpha, 1981.

*Ellison, H.L. Jonah in EBC. vol. 7. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1985. P

History and Background

Herod, Jesus, and Paul. n.p.: 1993.

New Testament Theology

Books of the New Testament

*France, R. T. Matthew. NICNT. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2007. TP

Turner, David L. Matthew. BECNT. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2008. TP

Osborne, Grant R. Matthew. ZEC. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2010. PD

The Sermon on the Mount

Cole, R. A. Mark. TCNT. Downers Grove: IVP, 2007. PD

Garland, David E. Mark. NIVAC. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996. PD

*Stein, Robert H. Mark. BECNT. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2008. TP

Borchert, Gerald L. John 1-11. NAC. Nashville: B&H, 1996. P

Bruce, F. F. The Gospel of John. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1983.

*________. Encountering John. EBS. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2002. PD

Sproul, R. C. Acts. SAET. Wheaton: Crossway, 2010.

Witherington, Ben III. Acts. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1992.

*Schreiner, Thomas R. Romans. BECNT. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1998.

Bruce, F. F. 1, 2 Corinthians. NCBC. London: Oliphants, 1971. P

Patterson, Paige. The Troubled Triumphant Church. Nashville: Nelson, 1983. PD

Belleville, Linda L. 2 Corinthians. IVPNTC. Downers Grove: IVP, 1996.

*Garland, David. II Corinthians. NAC. Nashville: B&H, 1999.

*Hafemann, Scott. 2 Corinthians. NIVAC. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2000. PD

Hughes, R. Kent. 2 Corinthians: Power in Weakness. PTW. Wheaton: Crossway, 2006.

Pratt, Richard L. I & II Corinthians. HNTC. Nashville: B&H, 2000.

Guthrie, Donald. Galatians. NCBC. repr. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1981. P

Longenecker, Richard N. Galatians. WBC. Dallas: Word, 1990.

Ryken, Philip Graham. Galatians. REC. Phillipsburg: P&R, 2005. PD

*Chapell, Bryan. Ephesians. REC. Phillipsburg: P&R, 2009.

Ferguson, Sinclair B. Let's Study Ephesians. Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 2005.

Lincoln, Andrew T. Ephesians. WBC. Dallas: Word, 1990. T

*___________. BECNT. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2005.

Thielman, Frank. Philippians. NIVAC. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1995.

Bruce, F.F. 1 & 2 Thessalonians. WBC. Waco: Word, 1982.

*Hiebert, D. Edmond. 1 & 2 Thessalonians. rev. ed. Chicago: Moody, 1992.

Marshall, I. Howard. 1 and 2 Thessalonians. NCBC. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1983.

Martin, D. Michael. 1 and 2 Thessalonians. NAC. Nashville: B&H, 1995. P

*Mounce, William D. Pastoral Epistles. WBC. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2000. T

*Guthrie, George H. Hebrews. NIVAC. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1998. PD