Christian Biblical Reference Books

Let anyone who has ears to hear listen to what the spirit says to the churches. The book of Revelation speaks powerfully to every aspect of the Chr...

Understanding God’s word to the world.The Book of Psalms has been called a school of prayer, as these eloquent words to God become the Word of God ...

Understanding God’s word to the world.The Book of Psalms has been called a school of prayer, as these eloquent words to God become the Word of God ...

Writing from a Jewish perspective, Levenson reviews many often neglected theoretical questions. He focuses on the relationship between two interpre...

Scholarship in the Hebrew Scriptures is more bountiful and diverse than ever before, a situation that presents a formidable challenge to the studen...

This informative survey presents the Old Testament prophets in an orderly format, making them accessible and understandable to readers of the Bible...

Victor Matthews, a veteran teacher and expert on the world of ancient Israel, introduces students to the Hebrew prophets and their social world. Dr...

The emphasis of Hebrews was born out of the concern of the writer for those who had been true to Christ in the past but who were now wavering. Sign...

What are the major conceptual and thematic categories found in the New Testament, and how does understanding them help us create a mental map of th...

Renowned biblical sleuth and scholar Richard Elliot Friedman reveals the first work of prose literature in the world-a 3000-year-old epic hidden wi...

In The Historical Books, Richard D. Nelson introduces neophyte readers to the basic concepts of history and historical writing and provides a simpl...

Recent years have seen an explosion of talk about the historical Jesus from scholarly settings as well as media outlets (including sensational TV d...

In the last century a consensus was established among the majority of New Testament scholars that the account of Paul in Acts is unhistorical and t...

Throughout much of the twentieth century the Fourth Gospel took a back seat to the Synoptics when it came to historical reliability. Consequently, ...

Many people continue to believe that only a small percentage of the New Testament accounts of the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth reflect w...

The History of the Devil is a classic historical and religious book universally considered one of Daniel Defoe’s greatest works of non-fiction. The...

Few figures have dominated the character of a nation’s life as John Knox has influenced the history of Scotland. In this remarkable work, originall...

The History of Worship from Constantine to the Reformation takes readers on a one thousand year journey into the fascinating history of worship pra...

Far from being a dusty historical appendix, Chronicles is a theological compass, pointing a weary people back to hope in God's promises. It's a ret...

50 volumes. 4 million words. Global representation. Engage with the latest theological thinking in this new, readable exposition of the Bible in 50...

The Book of Esther has spoken to God's people down the ages about faithful endurance under threat, even when God's hand seems hidden. Drawing us in...

ABOUT THE HODDER BIBLE COMMENTARY 50 volumes. 4 million words. Global representation. Engage with the latest theological thinking in this new, read...

In Psalms 1-41, the people of God give voice to their trust in the goodness of God through lament, praise and petition. They are the source of ethi...

This handsome new edition of the authoritative English translation of the Aramaic (Syriac) Old and New Testaments--the language of Jesus--clarifies...

A study of the gifts of the Holy Spirit.

Designed for the Christian visitor to Israel, this guide is invaluable as a record of Christian influence on the landscape of Israel. Its ten itine...

Designed for the Christian visitor to Israel, this guide is invaluable as a record of Christian influence on the landscape of Israel. Its ten itine...

Many Christians hope to tour the Holy Land in their lifetime. But planning a meaningful trip in a place so filled with significant sites is difficu...

The stories we read in the Bible didn't happen in a vacuum or on a soundstage. They happened in real places, in real time, to real people--and thos...

Inspired by the author's preparation of two major commentaries on Isaiah, these essays range from comprehensive to specific, and from popular to sc...

Today at the Holy Places Jesus is waiting for us to have a new encounter with Him, the living Lord, who is present in our midst…Today Jesus yearns ...

An investigation into the Holy Spirit.

The gospel accounts change when we come to the final days of Jesus' life and for the first time we are given precise timings when things happen, 'I...

The problem identified by the prophet Hosea in his day is still with us today — ‘There is no…knowledge of God in the land’ (Hos. 4:1). We were made...

The perfect tool for everyday Bible study. You want your Bible study time to pay dividends. The Illustrated Handbook of the Bible will help it's a...

This fascinating new book by Paul Barnett, an expert in the New Testament, traces Peter's life chronologically from his beginnings in Bethsaida to ...

In these pages, Charles Ross (who belonged to the same school of Scottish evangelicals as Robert Murray M’Cheyne and the Bonars) shows how all of G...

A concise introduction to the Bible, as a whole and in its various parts.

How Should Christians View Israel?For centuries, questions have lingered both within and outside the church: Is modern Israel connected to the Isra...

Craig S. Keener presents fascinating, wonderfully useful information on the historical and cultural backgrounds of nearly every verse in the New Te...

This unique commentary provides historical, social and cultural background for each passage of the Old Testament. From Genesis through Malachi, thi...

Experience Jesus’ story like never before. Whether you’ve read the Gospels once or a hundred times, applying Jesus’ teachings to your life can be c...

All the Tools You Need to Study God's Word The Bible wasn't meant to be studied only by pastors or biblical scholars--it's for everyone! But despit...

The Jesus of the Gospels brings together the best elements of a survey of the Gospels and a commentary on the Gospels to help readers know Jesus an...