Basic Introduction to the Bible:
An Introduction to the Bible by Robert Kugler and Patrick Hartin, published by William R. Eerdmans Publishing Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2009. An Introduction to the Old Testament: The Canon and Christian Imagination by Walter Brueggemann, Westminster John Knox Press, Louisville and London, 2003. The Writings of the New Testament: An Interpretation by Luke T. Johnson, Fortress Press, Philadelphia, 1986. The Bible for Everyday Life by the Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1988. Guides on Reading Holy Scripture: Scripture and the Authority of God: How to Read the Bible Today by N.T. Wright, Harper and Row, 2005. Reading the Psalms: Reflections on the Psalms by C.S. Lewis, Harvest HBJ Books, 1964. The Message of the Psalms: A Theological Commentary by Walter Brueggemann, Augsburg Publishing House, 1984. The Old Testament: Peter Enns, Inspiration and Incarnation: Evangelicals and the Problem of the Old Testament (Baker, 2005). Victor Matthews and James Moyer, The Old Testament: Text and Context (2nd edition, Hendrickson, 2005) Victor Matthews, Old Testament Turning Points: The Narratives that Shaped a Nation (Baker, 2005) Terrence E. Fretheim, God and World in the Old Testament (Abingdon, 2005) Prophecy in the Old Testament: A History of Prophecy in Israel: From the Settlement in the Land to the Hellenistic Period by Joseph Blenkinsopp, Westminster Press, Philadelphia, 1983. An Introduction to St. Paul: What St. Paul Really Said: Was Paul of Tarsus the Real Founder of Christianity? by N.T. Wright, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1997. Paul: Portrait of a Revolutionary by the former Archbishop of Canterbury Donald Coggan, Crossroad Publishing, New York, 1984. The Mind of St. Paul by William Barclay, Harper San Francisco, 1958. The Development of the Bible: How the Bible Came to Be: Exploring the Narrative and Message by John W. Miller, Paulist Press, New York, 2004. In the Beginning: The Story of the King James Bible and How It Changed a Nation, a Language, and a Culture by Alister McGrath, by Anchor Books, 2005. |