Christian Biblical Reference Books

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...

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...

In recent years Jesus' time, place and social setting have received renewed scholarly attention. New research on the Dead Sea Scrolls and other Jew...

Messiah? Madman? Teacher? “Who do you say that I am?” That’s the question Jesus asked his disciples and the question he still asks us today in a se...

First published in 2004, The Jewish Study Bible is a landmark, one-volume resource tailored especially for the needs of students of the Hebrew Bibl...

Many Christians wrestle with biblical passages in which God commands the slaughter of the Canaanites – men, women, and children – and the book of J...

Stuck in a spiritual wilderness, it can be easy to forget that God remains the God of overcomers. The power and victory present in the Old Testamen...

The purpose of life is not to prosper; it is to develop the soul (Alexander Solzhenitsyn) The Christian life is not so much walking the line as ...

An accessible Christian survey of the history of philosophy, tracing the journey of human thought about God, the world, and humanity's relation to ...

Written by four outstanding Torah scholars, the JPS Torah Commentary Series represents a fusion of the best of the old and new. Utilizing the lates...

From Genesis to Revelation, the Bible is full of truth. But to experience the life-changing power of God's Word, we need to go beyond merely knowin...

In this accessible guide, Derek Prince immerses you in what the Bible has to say about Israel. He offers insight into the mounting tension and expo...

Authoritative answers defending the modern translations from those who say the King James is the only true Bible; shows how Bible translation actua...

The kingdom of God was at the heart of Jesus’ teaching. Time and again, He spoke of “the gospel of the kingdom,” revealing the fullness of God’s pr...

The story told in the Book of Isaiah is one of power, fall, loss and restoration. It speaks not only to its own time and place but to us today in a...

What is the average person to make of the book of Revelation, with its vivid imagery and its apocalyptic visions? Richard Bewes steers his readers ...

In The Land and Its Kings biblical scholar Johanna van Wijk-Bos accompanies the reader across a large sweep of the story of Israel, from the end of...

This volume guides readers through the world of the Bible, the land where the decisive religious experiences of the ancient Israelites and the earl...

Since its first publication in this country, Yohanan Aharoni's informative, fact-filled work has been a prime source in its field. Now considerably...

44 Bible places you can still visit today Whether you love to travel or prefer the view from your armchair, The Lands of the Bible Today guides you...

Acclaimed New Testament scholar Francois Bovon engagingly and concisely explores the last days of Jesus. Detailing the similarities and differences...

The Bible has much to tell about the imminent future and this blockbuster reveals all the signs, seen in today's society, that foreshadow the retur...

Being the first legal corpus in the biblical canon, Exodus 19–24 is a law collection that belonged to a people living under the shadow of empire. U...

Jesus cared for the least, but did Paul?The apostle Paul has a reputation for being detached from the concerns of the poor and powerless. In this b...

The apostle Paul-- antifeminist conformist, or social radical? Combining New Testament studies with folkloristic methods to search for the true ide...

Few New Testament books have been as con­troversial and misunderstood as the letter of James. Its place in the canon was contested by some early Ch...

This commentary on The Letter of Jude engages the Greek text and is designed for pastors, theological students, and lay readers. Jude, a brother of...

Paul's letter to the Ephesians has been beloved throughout church history and is full of theological significance and practical instruction. Its th...

In The Letter to the Hebrews, noted Scottish Bible interpreter William Barclay follows the formula of the Daily Study Bible by first giving the tex...

In this book, Barclay examines three very varied, but important, letters from Paul. Known as the 'Epistle of Joy', his letter to the Philippians is...