 | Commentary and Reference Survey: A Comprehensive Guide to Biblical and Theological Resources by John Glynn
Buy new: $11.79 / Used from: $7.98 Now in its tenth edition, this reliable, acclaimed guide lists and ranks approximately 900 commentaries and 1,600 other biblical resources for the benefit of professors, Bible students, and pastors. Two new chapters on exegetical software.
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 | Old Testament Commentary Survey by Tremper Longman III
Buy new: $10.19 / Used from: $7.50 Lists a number of works available for each book of the Old Testament, gives a brief indication of their emphases and viewpoints, and evaluates them. Longman also indicates who would most benefit from the commentary under consideration (scholar, minister, layperson).
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 | New Testament Commentary Survey by D. Carson
Buy new: $11.24 / Used from: $8.40 Gives extensive comments on the available offerings for each New Testament book, noting intended audience, levels of difficulty, and theological perspective. He records the publisher, price, and current publication status, identifies those texts he considers overpriced, and advises readers when to delay purchase for forthcoming works.
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 | Recalling the Hope of Glory by Allen P. Ross
Buy new: $23.75 / Used from: $3.60 An expositional study of worship in the Bible. Ross is the author of the forthcoming, two-volume commentary on Psalms in the KECOT (Kregel Expository Commentary on the Old Testament) series.
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 | The Cambridge Companion to the Gospels (Cambridge Companions to Religion)
Buy new: $29.99 / Used from: $15.98 The contributors include not only New Testament specialists, but also theologians and ethicists
The essays address subjects not usually covered in standard introductions to the gospels, including their impact on Christian lives, spirituality and worship
Interdisciplinary and international
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 | Four Views on the Warning Passages in Hebrews
Buy new: $21.89 / Used from: $17.00 This unique volume will help readers better understand some of the most difficult passages in all of Scripture (Hebrews 2:1-4; 3:7-4:11; 6:4-8; 10:26-31; 12:14-29).
Contributors include Grant R. Osborne, Buist M. Fanning, Gareth L. Cockerill, and Randall C. Gleason.
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 | A High View of Scripture? The Authority of the Bible and the Formation of the New Testament Canon (Evangelical Ressourcement: Ancient Sources for the Church's Future) by Craig Allert
Buy new: $17.16 / Used from: $12.95 |
 | Those Who Call Themselves Jews: The Church and Judaism in the Apocalypse of John (Princeton Theological Monograph) by Philip L. Mayo
Buy new: $24.00 / Used from: $52.14 Mayo sees the church as the fulfillment of Judaism accomplished through the redemptive work of the Lamb
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 | An Introduction to the Old Testament Prophetic Books by C. Hassell Bullock
Buy new: $23.09 / Used from: $15.98 Though now superceded by Robert Chisholms Handbook on the Prophets (Baker, 2002), Bullocks handbook has long been the introduction of choice to the prophetic books.
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 | A Textual Guide to the Greek New Testament: An Adaptation of Bruce M. Metzger's Textual Commentary for the Needs of Translators by Roger L. Omanson
Buy new: $37.96 / Used from: $61.49 A kinder, friendlier, gentler version of Metzger that will help pastors understand difficult textual criticism arguments in commentaries.
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 | Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament: Introducing the Conceptual World of the Hebrew Bible by John Walton
Buy new: $17.81 / Used from: $16.19 I once suggested to an editor that they consider an ANE for Dummies. Well, here it is, sort of. Its just not my cup of tea (I dont like tea, which is not surprising, coming from Boston!)
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 | Interpreting the Historical Books: An Exegetical Handbook (Handbooks for Old Testament Exegesis) by Robert B. Chisholm
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 | Exploring the Old Testament: A Guide to the Historical Books Volume 2 by Philip Satterthwaite
Buy new: $21.90 / Used from: $18.20 Shares the British Evangelical bent of the other volumes in the series.
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 | Faithful to the End: An Introduction to Hebrews Through Revelation by Terry L. Wilder
Buy new: $26.59 / Used from: $11.75 Provides a fresh, classroom-ready introduction to Hebrews through Revelation, emphasizing each book's theme of perseverance in the faith.
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 | The Messiah in the Old and New Testaments (Mcmaster New Testament Studies)
Buy new: $22.04 / Used from: $16.50 |
 | Jesus in the Talmud by Peter Schafer
Buy new: $24.75 / Used from: $22.00 In texts that were previously censored from Talmud editions for centuries. In his book he arguesagainst other scholarsthat the scandalous passages indeed refer not to some other figure of ancient times but to the famous Jesus of Nazareth.
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 | Pauline Christology: An Exegetical-Theological Study by Gordon D. Fee
Buy new: $26.37 / Used from: $24.98 Already the author of commentaries on 1 Corinthians, Philippians (both Eerdmans), 1-2 Timothy, Titus (Hendrickson), Galatians (Deo), and a massive exposition of the Holy Spirit in the letters of Paul (Gods Empowering Presence), Fee is eminently qualified to comment their Christology. Eminent scholar emeritus I. H. Marshall predicts that this will be the major study on the topic.
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 | The Biblical Canon: Its Origin, Transmission, And Authority by Lee Martin McDonald
Buy new: $19.77 / Used from: $17.00 The third edition of his Formation of the Biblical Canon.
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 | Understanding Four Views on Baptism (Counterpoints: Church Life)
Buy new: $11.69 / Used from: $7.79 John D. Castelein, Robert Kolb, Thomas J. Nettles, Richard L. Pratt Jr.
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 | Israelite Religions: An Archaeological and Biblical Survey by Richard Hess
Buy new: $24.66 / Used from: $23.58 Discusses how extrabiblical text and archaeological discoveries in recent decades impact our understanding of ancient Israelite religion and culture.
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 | A Workbook for New Testament Syntax: Companion to Basics of New Testament Syntax and Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics by Daniel B. Wallace
Buy new: $13.59 / Used from: $12.30 Companion to Basics of New Testament Syntax and Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics
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 | Holman CSB Student Bible
Buy new: $18.24 / Used from: $2.73 This Student Study Bible is notable for commentary excerpts in sidebars for every chapter of the Bible (I chose them myself).
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 | Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament
Buy new: $37.79 / Used from: $35.05 A comprehensive commentary on every quotation, allusion, and echo of the OT in the NT.
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 | Oxford Bible Atlas by Adrian Curtis
Buy new: $23.10 / Used from: $13.55 An improvement on its predecessor (1985) in terms of superior graphics and readability.
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 | The Torn Veil: Matthew's Exposition of the Death of Jesus (Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series) by Daniel M. Gurtner
Buy new: $106.00 / Used from: $108.70 Gurtner examines the meaning of the rending of the veil at the death of Jesus in Matthew 27:51.
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 | Encountering the Book of Isaiah: A Historical and Theological Survey (Encountering Biblical Studies) by Bryan Beyer
Buy new: $19.13 / Used from: $18.35 |
 | Solving the Romans Debate by A. Andrew Das
Buy new: $21.42 / Used from: $6.50 Romans meant to encourage Gentiles concerning the rich, Jewish heritage behind faith in Christ
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 | The New Oxford Annotated Bible with the Apocrypha, Augmented Third Edition, New Revised Standard Version
Buy new: $29.70 / Used from: $24.19 About 250 pages of annotations added and expanded. The go-to source for study bibles.
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 | Women, Ministry And the Gospel: Exploring New Paradigms
Buy new: $24.00 / Used from: $13.19 Advances the egalitarian cause.
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 | History, Literature And Theology in the Book of Chronicles (Bibleworld) by Ehud Ben Zvi
Buy new: $29.95 / Used from: $23.75 |
 | Paul, the Community, And Progressive Sanctification: An Exploration into Community-Based Transformation Within Pauline Theology (Studies in Biblical Literature) by James M. Howard
Buy new: $69.95 / Used from: $105.45 Emphasizes that progressive sanctification is necessarily obtained through involvement in the church community. Unfortunately, at $69.95 retail (218 pp.), it would take a community to purchase it! Pastors, particularly, should bite the bullet and purge their annual book budget for this one.
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