Christian Biblical Reference Books

The author writes: The basic questions always begin with 'why', not 'how'. People ask: 'How can I be happy? How can I make a living? How can I get ...

Unlike Paul's other letters, this one is not addressed to particular churches or individuals, with their own needs and problems (even "Ephesians" i...

The word “exodus” means “going out”. The book of Exodus is about an escape - and an elopement, for it is the story of a runaway marriage, the true ...

The modern mood is that we do not want to argue about religion. We do not want to quarrel, but to be comfortable with each other. Galatians is not ...

Genesis is the beginning of the Bible but it has got the beginning of everything else in it. Here is the beginning of the universe; the beginning o...

'But I'm not a Hebrew! So why should I read a letter addressed to Jewish believers?' Because the author's warnings and appeals ('Don't go back, do ...

The book of Isaiah is the whole Bible in miniature. The first 39 chapters reflect the themes of the 39 books in the Old Testament, and the last 27 ...

This definitive commentary sheds exegetical and theological light on the book of James for contemporary preachers and students of Scripture. Listen...

Common sense is not all that common, especially in its sanctified form. But the letter of James to the dispersed Messianic believers of his day is ...

Jeremiah was GodÕs man for a nation declining from having been one of the first powers to being a very third-rate power, a nation losing its empire...

This church was not suffering from doctrinal error, so Paul did not come with a heavy hand. He did not have to rebuke someone strongly as at Corint...

Revised and updated Commentary to include David's most recent teaching 2014.

Here is a wealth of insight on a great selection of Psalms which will help preachers and all believers to appreciate their richness and depth of me...

Here is an exciting journey through the last book in the Bible, providing many powerful, fresh insights. With a new, very personal approach to Bibl...

Eyewitnesses, Jesus' own words and astonishing works all point to one who was truly God come in the flesh, the living Word, the very glory of God a...

This long-awaited, major volume shows how this Gospel is for all sorts and conditions of people, including the poor, women and, above all, sinners ...

Here is a lively journey through the Gospel according to Mark, providing many powerful, fresh insights. With a new, very personal approach, this bo...

Those who enjoy reading other people's correspondence should welcome much of the New Testament! It is surprising that God chose such personal and p...

David Pawson looks at the messages of these so-called “minor prophets” and says: I do not like that term. To God all prophets are important, whethe...

David Pawson looks at the messages of these so-called “minor prophets” and says: I do not like that term. To God all prophets are important, whethe...

Hermann L Strack and Paul Billerbeck's Commentary on the New Testament from the Talmud and Midrash is an important reference work for illustrating ...

John Trapp’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments, a classic Puritan exposition of Scripture, combines explanation of the text, articulation of...

For thousands of years, the Book of Psalms has been one of God's people's richest resources for expression of worship and development of the spirit...

Zechariah points straight forward to Jesus Christ our Lord. Though it was spoken and written five hundred years before Jesus was born in Bethlehem,...

This first of three projected volumes comprises a third of the lectures and fully half of the theological essays. The text covers chapter one in ni...

Puritanism in the seventeenth century had many shining lights. Of these, James Durham (1622–1658), ranks alongside the greatest for his theological...

English Puritanism and Scottish Presbyterianism in the seventeenth century had many bright and shining lights. Of these, James Durham (1622–1658), ...

The Book of Enoch was read and revered across the spectrum of Second Temple Judaism--those forms of Judaism that thrived in the "Intertestamental" ...

In this in-depth study, Peter Kamande Thuo explores the complexity of accurately understanding, interpreting, and translating Scripture, especially...

A Complete Reference Guide to Bible Prophecy is your comprehensive resource for understanding Bible prophecy and the end times. This authoritative ...

This dictionary not only identifies terms and biblical figures but also examines them from the perspective of "reception history"--the history of t...

The New Testament came together, and comes to us, not as a randomly sorted set of individual books but as a definitely shaped and ordered whole. In...

This succinct and accessible resource will help students of biblical languages gain a better appreciation and understanding of the rules, functions...

A Dictionary of the Bible is the most acclaimed, accessible, and up-to-date dictionary of its kind. Containing over 2,000 authoritative entries it ...

Love is glorious—we might even say transcendent. Yet no love is as glorious as the Lord Jesus’s love for His people. From Ephesians 3:19, John Dura...

In the twenty-first century there are an increasing number of books in different fields that are evaluating critically aspects of life in the previ...

This delectable book (the original title was A Divine Cordial) is an exposition of that verse, not neglecting the last phrase (as so many are apt t...

This summary of every chapter of the Bible will help readers understand its overall story. The Bible is a big book and getting to know it can be a ...

'It is my desire through these pages to point you back to the simplicity of a life lived out of relationship with Jesus Christ. A life of intimacy,...

David Ewert combines the story of the history of the biblical text with the story of the men and the women who went to great extremes to provide th...

An updated version of the popular original. It satisfies the exacting demands placed on any good Bible introduction. Excellent scholarship. Clearly...

In A Goodly Heritage, Cornelis Pronk surveys the history of the Secession of 1834, beginning with the events leading up to this important spiritual...

This book thoroughly examines Matthew's gospel. It discusses appropriate methods for interpretation and considers in detail the gospel's origin, pu...