Recommended by Jeff Smelser
These are works that I personally have found to be very helpful. But keep in mind that only the Bible is God's word.
The Gospel of Mark: New International Commentary on the Greek Testament (New International Greek Testament Commentary)The First Epistle to the Corinthians (The New International Commentary on the New Testament)Commentary on Isaiah
The Gospel of Mark: New International Comme...
by R. T. France
$36.54
Very useful! Insightful. Unlike Marshall on Luke, France doesn't get sidetracked with a lot of source criticism.
The First Epistle to the Corinthians (The N...
by Gordon Fee
$36.54
Fee does good work. His treatment of chapters 8-10 is very helpful. His treatment of 11:1-16 is less helpful.
Commentary on Isaiah
by Joseph A. Alexander
$38.99
An old classic. I find this one more useful than Young's work on Isaiah.
The Big Picture of the BibleWill the Real Heretics Please Stand Up: A New Look at Today's Evangelical Church in the Light of Early Christianity
The Big Picture of the Bible
by Kenneth W. Craig
$6.99
I know Ken Craig, and recently heard him present much of what is in this book. He shows how the Mosaic animal sacrifices prefi...
Will the Real Heretics Please Stand Up: A N...
by David W. Bercot
$9.95
The evangelical protestant view of history goes something like this: Apostolic Christianity was followed by the victory of Ort...