Christian Biblical Reference Books

The Gospel of Mark has been studied from multiple angles using many methods. But often there remains a sense that something is wanting, that the fu...

Reading Paul explores the central themes of the apostle's gospel. Unlike many introductions to Paul, this one makes a contribution to the ongoing ...

Designed to meet the needs of contemporary evangelical undergraduates, this survey textbook offers an engaging introduction to Paul's Letters in th...

Traditionally, the Psalms have been read in reference to their historical context. This publication suggests to read a psalm in its literary contex...

Reading Revelation in Context brings together short, accessible essays that compare and contrast the visions and apocalyptic imagery of the book of...

Many pastors in the provincial towns and rural villages of Malawi struggle to find practical relevance in the letter to the Romans. While the major...

As Paul's Epistle to the Romans comes to an end in Chapters 12-16, we are offered fascinating insights into the everyday life of the church to whom...

Readers of Paul today are more than ever aware of the importance of interpreting Paul's letters in the Jewish context. In Reading Romans in Context...

What does it mean to “read with Eastern eyes”? According to Jackson Wu, an Eastern perspective is in many ways culturally closer to that of the fir...

Step into Luther’s commentary on Romans—without intimidation. Even though Martin Luther taught about the Book of Romans half a millennium ago, his ...

Mark Gignilliat, a veteran teacher of the Old Testament, explores the theological instincts that are necessary for reading, understanding, and comm...

Recent theological discussions between Roman Catholics and Evangelicals have generated a renewed appreciation for God's ongoing use of Scripture fo...

Reading Scripture with the Church is the result of years of debate and discussion among four leading scholars of biblical interpretation. In this v...

Learn how to read the Bible as literature and fall in love with God's Word. We all want to read the Bible verse-by-verse, cover-to-cover, but what ...

Jack Rogers sets forth seven guidelines for the interpretation of Scripture and the Confessions. Rogers builds upon the confessional and government...

Insights from a noteworthy convergence of top scholars in biblical studies and missiology Over the past half century, it has become clear that m...

Following the structure of Reading the Bible, this corresponding study guide offers assessment questions, exercises, and visuals designed to suppor...

Read Scripture alongside a courageous disciple.Dietrich Bonhoeffer was above all else a lifelong reader of Scripture whose engagement with the Bibl...

Read Scripture alongside a courageous disciple.This DVD for small-group sessions includes 10-12-minute teaching videos from author James Howell. Al...

Prominent Reformation historian Timothy Wengert introduces the basic components of Martin Luther's theology of the Bible and examines Luther's cont...

What if you could sit down beside Jesus as he explained the Bible to you? What life-changing insights might emerge? Vast treasures await us when we...

Exploring the challenges that both the churched and the unchurched have faced regarding giving and receiving the word of God, Bob Ekblad encourages...

Let’s face it: the book of Revelation is difficult to read! Many neglect it, leaving it to the experts or the obsessed. Others fixate on the detail...

This book invites readers to rediscover the artistry and transformative power of the narratives of the first five books of the Bible. Reading the F...

Christians from diverse cultural, religious, and political contexts have been studying the Gospel of John for almost two thousand years. In this in...

This survey textbook offers an accessible introduction to the four Gospels in their literary, canonical, and theological contexts. In part one, res...

New biblical methods seem to appear each year, and it can be difficult for students to find a comprehensive survey to the wide range of interpretiv...

This survey textbook by two respected Old Testament scholars is designed to meet the needs of contemporary undergraduate students. The book effecti...

Rabbi Evan Moffic has a passion for sharing Jewish faith and traditions with Christian audiences.In Reading the Old Testament Through Jewish Eyes, ...

Rabbi Evan Moffic has a passion for sharing Jewish faith and traditions with Christian audiences.In Reading the Old Testament Through Jewish Eyes, ...

This survey textbook is grounded in the view that the prophetic books of the Old Testament should be read as Christian Scripture. Although it cover...

In Reading the Psalms as Scripture, James M. Hamilton Jr. and Matthew Damico guide the reader to delight in the spiritual artistry of the psalms. P...

Previous discussions of the Old Testament in Luke-Acts have focused on Luke's use of the Old Testament, i.e., how the Old Testament serves Luke's p...

Biblical interpretation is typically viewed as concerned with understanding the human author’s intended meaning. However, for Christians, the Bible...

This survey textbook offers an accessible introduction to the wisdom books and the Psalter in their literary, theological, and canonical contexts. ...

Essential to a proper understanding of the Old Testament is a knowledge of the political, historical, and theological environment of the ancient Ne...

Readings in Christian Ethics presents in one volume the most consequential ethical writings from the earliest days of Christianity through the late...

Craig Shirley relays intriguing, never-before-told anecdotes about Reagan, his staff, the campaign, the media, and the national parties and shows h...

This 7-session Bible study by Anne Woodcock unpacks what the Bible, and Jesus especially, shows us about prayer: why and how we can talk to the rea...

Julian Hamilton takes an exciting approach to Bible study - rather than working through a section passage by passage, each chapter in Reality Bytes...

Walter Brueggemann is one of the most highly regarded Old Testament scholars of our time; talk-show host Krista Tippett has even called him a kind ...

'Each time you read a story you may gain a different perspective on it and discover new insights. Nowhere can you do this more than in Genesis 1—11...

Each Useful Guide will focus on a specific biblical book, making it come to life for the contemporary reader, enabling them to understand the messa...

'John is my favourite book. Not just in the New Testament, nor even in the Bible. But my favourite book. Full stop. Over all the years of my consci...