Here is a list of the principal works referenced or used at this site. More will be added as time goes on, so please check back.
Commentaries used for my translation and commentary of the New Testament are found at the very bottom by the order of the NT books.
Alcorn, Randy. Heaven. Tyndale, 2004.
Anonymous. The Kneeling Christian. (No publisher named, 2012).
Arlandson, James Malcolm. Women, Class, and Society: Models from Luke-Acts (Hendrickson, 1997).
Arminius, James. Arminius Speaks: Essential Writings on Predestination, Free Will, and the Nature of God. Ed. John D. Wagner. (Wipf and Stock, 2011)
Arnold, Clinton E. 3 Crucial Questions about Spiritual Warfare. (Baker Academic, 1997).
Arrington, French L. Christian Doctrine: A Pentecostal Perspective, 3 vols. (Cleveland, TN: Pathway, 1992-1994).
—. The Spirit-Anointed Church: A Study of the Acts of the Apostles. (Pathway P, 2008).
Aquinas, Thomas. Summa Theologiae: A Concise Translation. (Christian Classics, 1989).
Bahnsen, Greg L. Theonomy in Christian Ethics. Expended ed., with Replies to Critics.(Criag, 1977).
Balsdon, J P V D. Roman Women: Their History and Habits. (Barnes and Noble, 1962).
Bartlett, David L. The Shape of Scriptural Authority (Fortress 1983).
Basden, Paul. Six Views on Exploring the Worship Spectrum. Counterpoint Series. (Zondervan, 2004).
Bauckham, Richard. Gospel Women: Studies of the Named Women in the Gospels. (Eerdmans, 2002).
—. Jesus and the Eyewitnesses: The Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony. (Eerdmans, 2006). This is the first ed. He has a second edition out now.
Baucham, Voddie T. Fault Lines: Social Justice Movement and Evangelicalism’s Looming Catastrophe (Salem Books, 2021).
BDAG: Frederick William Danker, Greek Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, 3rd. ed. (University of Chicago, 2000). I expand their abbreviations from pert. to pertaining without pert[aining] and so on. When I cite a lexicon without a reference, it is probably the Shorter Lexicon (see below).
Beck, James R. Two Views on Women in Ministry, rev. ed. (Zondervan, 2001, 2005): Essayists: Linda Belleville, Craig L. Blomberg, Craig S. Keener, Thomas R. Schreiner.
Beekman, Sharon and Peter G. Bolt. Silencing Satan: Handbook of Biblical Demonology (Wipf and Stock, 2012).
Bercot, David, W., ed. A Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs: A Reference Guide to More than 700 Topics Discussed by the Early Church Fathers (Hendrickson, 1998, 2017).
Berkhof, Louis, Systematic Theology (Banner of Truth, 1958, reprinted 2012).
—. Principles of Biblical Interpretation (Baker 1950).
—. Systematic Theology, expanded edition, Banner of Truth, 2021). Unfortunately I got this book after I wrote my posts in Theology 101. The posts still refer to the first edition.
Berkouwer, G. C. The Person of Christ, trans. John Vriend (Eerdman’s, 1954).
Biblical Theology Study Bible (Zondervan, 2018). Excellent!
Beilby, James and Paul R. Eddy. (eds.) The Nature of the Atonement: Four Views. (InterVarsity P., 2006). Contributors: Gregory R. Boyd, Joel B. Green, Bruce R. Reichenbach, and Thomas Schreiner
—. (eds.) Justification: Five Views. (InterVarsity P. 2011). Contributors: Michael S. Horton, Michael F. Bird, James D. G. Dunn. Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen, Gerald O’Collins and Olivia Rafferty.
Bird, Michael F. Bourgeois Wives, Bossy Wives, Bobby Haircuts: A Case for Gender Equality (Zondervan, 2014).
Bloesch, Donald G. Essentials of Evangelical Theology, 2 vols. (Prince, Hendrickson 1978, 2001).
Blumhardt, Johann Christoph. Jesus Is Victor! Blumhardt’s Battle with the Powers of Darkness (Awaken Media, 2020).
Boice, James Montgomery. The Parables of Jesus (Moody 1983).
Boettner, Loraine, Studies in Theology, 14th ed. (Presbyterian and Reformed, 1947, 1976).
Bock, Darrell L. Three Views on the Millennium and Beyond. (Zondervan Academic, 1999).
Bowyer, Jerry. The Makers versus the Takers: What Jesus Really Said about Social Justice (Fidelis, 2020).
Brooks, Steven. How to Operate in the Gifts of the Spirit (Destiny Image, 2004).
Brown, Michael L. and Craig S. Keener. Not Afraid of the Antichrist: Why We Don’t Believe in a Pretribulation Rapture (Chosen, 2019).
—. Israel’s Divine Healer (Zondervan, 1995).
Bruce, F. F. Jesus and Christian Origins Outside the New Testament. (Hodder and Stoughton, 1974).
—. Paul: Apostle of the Heart Set Free (Paternoster and Eerdmans, 1977).
—. The Pauline Circle: Ananias, Barnabas, Silas, Timothy, Priscilla, Aquila, Apollos of Alexandria, Titus, Onesiumus, and Mark. (Paternoster, 1985).
—. The Canon of Scripture (InterVarsity, 1988).
Burpo, Todd. Heaven Is for Real: A Little Boy’s Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back. (Thomas Nelson, 2010).
Buswell. J. Oliver. A Systematic Theology of the Christian Religion (Zondervan, 1962, 1980).
Bywater, Kevin. “How Old Covenant Law Related to New Covenant Ethics.” Youtube. Utah’s Ratio Christi. 2 Mar. 2021.
Caird, G. B. The Language and Imagery of the Bible. (Westminster, 1980).
Carson, D. A. The King James Version Debate: A Plea for Realism. (Baker, 1979).
CDCT: Cambridge Dictionary of Christian Theology, ed. by Ian A. McFarland, David A. S. Fergusson, Karen Kilby and Iain R. Torrance (Cambridge UP, 2011).
Charlesworth, James H. (ed.) Jesus and Archaeology. (Eerdmans, 2006).
Childers, Alisa. I have listened to a few of her podcasts on progressivism, and she rightly highlights the danger of this ideology creeping into the church. I borrowed some ideas from her in my four-part series on progressivism.
Christie, Steve. Why Protestant Bibles Are Smaller: A Defense of the Protestant Old Testament Canon (BookMark P, 2019).
Clendenin, Daniel B. (ed.). Eastern Orthodox Theology: A Contemporary Reader. 2nd ed. (Baker Academic, 2003). This is a collection of essays by Orthodox theologians.
Clouse, Bonnidell and Robert G. Clouse. Women in Ministry: Four Views (Intervarsity 1989). Essayists: Robert D. Culver, Susan Foh, Walter Liefeld, Alvera Mickelsen.
Collins, C. John. Reading Genesis Well: Navigating History, Poetry, Science, and Truth in Genesis 1-11. (Zondervan, 2018).
Corley, Kathleen E. Private Women, Public Meals: Social Conflict in the Synoptic Traditions. (Hendrickson, 1994)
Couch, Mal. (ed.) An Introduction to Classical Evangelical Hermeneutics: A Guide to the History and Practice of Biblical Interpretation (Kregel 2000).
Cowans, Steven B. (ed.) Who Runs the Church? Four Views on Church Government. (Zondervan 2004).
Craig, William Lane. The Son Rises: The Historical Evidence for the Resurrection of Jesus. (Wipf and Stock, 1981, 2000).
—. Reasonable Faith: Christian Truth and Apologetics (Crossway, 1984).
—. Atonement and the Death of Christ: An Exegetical, Historical, and Philosophical Exploration (Baylor, 2020).
Crockett, William. Four Views on Hell (Zondervan, 1996).
Croteau, David A. Tithing after the Cross (Energion, 2013). I bought this book long after I wrote my posts about tithing. We agree on so many things. See R. T. Kendall for the widespread view of tithing in the church.
Davis, Dean. The High King of Heaven: Discover the Master Keys to the Great End Time Debate. (Redemption P, 2014).
Davis, Stephen T. God, Reason, and Theistic Proofs. (Eerdmans, 1997).
Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels: A Compendium of Contemporary Biblical Scholarship. General Editor Joel B. Green. Associate Editors Jeannine K. Brown and Nicholas Perrin. 2nd. ed. (InterVarsity P, 2013).
Deere, Jack. The Vineyard’s Response to the Briefing: Vineyard Position Paper #2 (Association of Vineyard Churches, May 1992)
—. Surprised by the Power of the Spirit: Discovering How God Speaks and Heals Today (Zondervan, 1993). This is the first edition. He has a second one.
—. The Beginner’s Guide to the Gift of Prophecy (Chosen, 2001).
DLGTT: Dictionary of Latin and Greek Theological Terms Drawn Principally from Protestant Scholastic Theology, by Richard A. Muller (Baker Academic, 2017).
Doorly, William J. The Law of Yahweh: A Handbook of Biblical Law. (Paulist, 2002).
DOTP: Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch: A Compendium of Contemporary Biblical Scholarship, editors T. Desmond Alexander and David W. Baker. IVP, 2003).
Dunn, James D. G. The New Perspective on Paul. Rev. ed. (Eerdmans 2005).
Duty, Guy. Divorce and Remarriage. (Bethany, 1967, 1983).
EDT: Evangelical Dictionary of Theology, 3rd ed., by Daniel J. Treier and Walter A. Elwell, eds. (Baker Academic, 2017).
Edwards, Jonathan. The Religious Affections. (1746, Banner of Truth, 1961 … 2001).
Erickson, Millard J. The Concise Dictionary of Christian Theology (Crossway 2001).
—. Christian Theology, 3rd ed. (Baker Academic, 2013).
Eusebius. The History of the Church: The History of the Church from Christ to Constantine. Rev. ed. (Penguin, 1965).
Ewen Binnings, Pamela. Faith on Trial: An Attorney Analyzes the Evidence for the Death and Resurrection of Jesus. (Broadman and Holman, 1999).
Feinberg, John S. (ed.) Continuity and Discontinuity: Perspectives on the Relationship between the Old and New Testaments. (Crossway, 1988).
Foster, C. S. How Firm a Foundation: A Handbook on the Historical Reliability of the New Testament and the Resurrection. (Xulon P, 2004).
France, R. T. Jesus and the Old Testament (Regent, 1998).
—. Divine Government: God’s Kingship in the Gospel of Mark (Regent, 1990).
France, R. T. and David Wenham. Gospel Perspectives: Studies of History and Tradition in the Four Gospels. Vol. 1. (Wipf and Stock, 1981, 2003) Collection of essays in six volumes.
France, R. T. Gospel Perspectives: Studies in History and Tradition in the Four Gospels. Vol. 2. (Wipf and Stock, 1981, 2003).
—. Gospel Perspectives: Studies in Midrash and Historiography. Vol. 4 (Wipf and Stock, 1981, 2003).
—. Gospel Perspectives The Rediscovery of Jesus’ Eschatology Discourse. Vol. 4. (Wipf and Stock, 1981, 2003).
—. Gospel Perspectives: The Jesus Tradition Outside the Gospels. Vol. 5. (Wipf and Stock, 1981, 2003).
—. The Gospel Perspectives: The Miracles of Jesus. Vol. 6. (Wipf and Stock, 1981, 2003).
Frame, John M. Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Christian Belief (P&R, 2013).
—. The Doctrine of God: A Theology of Lordship (P&R, 2002).
—. Concise Dictionary of Christian Theology, rev. ed. (Crossway, 2001).
Gathercole, Simon J. Where Is Boasting? Early Jewish Soteriology and Paul’s Response in Romans 1-5. (Eerdmans, 2002).
Gentry, Kenneth L. The Book of Revelation Made Easy: You Can Understand Prophecy.(American Vision, 2008).
Geisler, Norman L. Systematic Theology in one volume (Bethany House, 2011).
Goll, James W. Releasing Spiritual Gifts Today (Whitaker House, 2016).
Glomsrud, Ryan and Michael S. Horton (eds.). Justified: Modern Reformation Essays on the Doctrine of Justification. (Modern Reformation, 2010). Collection of essays by prominent scholars.
Gray, James M. Christ in the Sacrificial Offerings and Other Bible Studies in Leviticus (Bible Institute Colportage Association, 1924; republished by Kessinger).
Gregg, Steve. Hell: Three Christian Views of God’s Final Solution to the Problem of Evil (Thomas Nelson 2013).
Greenleaf, Simon. The Testimony of of the Evangelists: The Gospels Examined by the Rules of Evidence. (Kregel Classics, 1995).
Grenz, Stanley J. with Denise Muir Kjesbo. Women in the Church: A Biblical Theology of Women in Ministry. (Intervarsity P. 1995).
Grudem, Wayne. The Vineyard Response to The Standard: Vineyard Position Paper #3 (Association of Vineyard Churches, June 1992).
—. Power and Truth: A Response to the Critiques of Vineyard Teaching and Practice by D. A. Carson, James Montgomery Boice, John H. Armstrong in Power Religion. Vineyard Position Paper #4. (Association of Vineyard Churches, March 1993).
—. Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine (Zondervan, 1994, 2000).
—. Politics according to the Bible: A Comprehensive Resource for Understanding Modern Political Issues in Light of Scripture. (Zondervan, 2010)
—. Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed. (Zondervan Academic, 2020). In my book, I use this edition.
—. The Gift of Prophecy in the New Testament and Today (Crossway, 1988).
Gundry, Stanley N. Are Miraculous Gifts for Today? Four Views (Zondervan, 1996).
— (ed.). Show Them No Mercy: 4 Views on God and Canaanite Genocide. (Zondervan, 2003). C. S. Cowles, Eugene H. Merrill. Daniel L. Gard, and Tremper Longman III.
Habermas, Gary R. The Resurrection of Jesus. (U P of America, 1984).
— and Michael R. Licona. The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus. (Kregel, 2004).
Halton, Charles, ed. Genesis: History, Fiction, or Neither? Three Views on the Bible’s Earliest Chapters. Counterpoints. (Zondervan, 2015).
Harris, R. Laird. Leviticus: Expositor’s Bible Commentary (Zondervan, 1990).
—. Inspiration and Canonicity of Scripture, Rev. and expanded (A-Press, 1995).
Hart, Larry D. Truth Aflame: Theology for the Church in Renewal. Rev. ed. (Zondervan, 2005).
Harwood, Adam. Christian Theology: Biblical, Historical, Systematic. (Lexham Academic, 2022).
Hayford, Jack W. and Gary Matsdorf. People of the Spirit: Gifts, Fruit, and Fulness of the Holy Spirit (Thomas Nelson, 1993).
Henderson, Robert. Receiving Mantles from the Courts of Heaven: Supernatural Empowerment to Fulfill the Call of God on Your Life (Destiny’s Image, 2022).
Hayes, P. The Hidden Christ, Volume 2: Types and Shadows in Offerings and Sacrifices. (Hayes P, 2016).
Hick. John. Evil and the God of Love. Rev. ed. (Harper and Row, 1978).
Hodge, Charles. Systematic Theology in three volumes. (Eerdman’s, 1979, 1986, reprinted).
Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary, rev. ed., 2003.
Horton, Michael. The Christian Faith: A Systematic Theology for Pilgrims on the Way. (Zondervan, 2011).
Horton, Stanley M., ed. Systematic Theology, rev. ed. (Springfield, MO: Logion P, 1994, 2013).
House, H. Wayne (ed.). Divorce and Remarriage: Four Christian Views. (InterVarsity P, 1990). Contributors: J. Carl Laney, William Heth, Thomas Edgar, Larry Richards.
Howard, Kevin and Marvin Rosenthal. The Feasts of the Lord: God’s Prophetic Calendar from Calvary to the Kingdom (Thomas Nelson, 1997).
Ilan, Tal. Jewish Women in Greco-Roman Palestine. (Hendrickson, 1995).
Instone-Brewer, David. Divorce and Remarriage in the Church: Biblical solutions for Pastoral Realities (InterVarsity P, 2003).
Ironside, H. A. Lectures on Levitical Offerings (Loizeaux Brothers, 1929)
Janz, Denis R. ed. A Reformation Reader: Primary Texts with Introductions (Fortress, 1999).
Johnson, Alan F. (gen. editor). How I Changed my Mind about Women in Leadership (Zondervan, 2010): A collection of 21 essays by 21 scholars and leaders.
Johnson, Gary L. and Guy P. Water. By Faith Alone: Answering the Challenges to the Perspective of Justification. (Crossway, 2006).
Kaplan, Louis C. Gates of Mercy: A Guide to the Synagogue Services of the High Holy Days. (Sepher-Hermon, 1979).
Karmiris, John. “Concerning the Sacraments,” in Clendenin, pp. 21-32.
Keller, Timothy. The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism. (Dutton, 2008).
Keener, Craig S. … And Marries Another: Divorce and Remarriage in the Teaching in the New Testament (Hendrickson, 1991).
—. Paul, Women, and Wives: Marriage and Women’s Ministry in Letters of Paul (Hendrickson’s, 1992). He wrote another preface in 2004. And it is now published by Baker Academic.
—. Gift and Giver: The Holy Spirit for Today (Baker Academic 2001)
—. Spirit Hermeneutics: Reading Scripture in the Light of Pentecost (Eerdman’s 2016).
—. and Michael L. Brown. Not Afraid of the Antichrist: Why We Don’t Believe in a Pretribulation Rapture (Chosen, 2019).
Kellogg, S. H. The Expositor’s Bible: The Book of Leviticus (Hoddard and Stoughton, 1906).
Kelly, J. N. D. Early Christian Doctrine. Rev. ed. (Prince P, 19601965, 1968, 1975, 3rd printing, 1987).
Kendall, R. T. Tithing: A Call to Serious Biblical Giving (Lamplighter, 1982). I got this book long after I wrote my posts about tithing. I disagree with much of the book.
Klein, William W. Craig L. Blomberg, Robert L. Hubbard, Introduction to Biblical Interpretation, 3rd ed. (Zondervan, 2017).
Koestenberger, Andreas J. with Richard D. Patterson. Biblical Interpretation: Exploring the Hermeneutical Triad of History, Literature, and Theology. 2nd ed. (Kregel, 2021).
Kraemer, Hendrik. Why Christianity of All Religion? (Westminster 1962).
Kümmel, Werner Georg. Introduction to the New Testament. Rev. ed. Trans. Howard Clark Kee. (Abingdon, 1975).
Kurtz, J. H. Offerings, Sacrifices, and Worship in the Old Testament. Trans. James Martin. (Hendrickson, 2002, originally in 1863).
Kydd, Ronald A. N. Healing through the Centuries: Models of Understanding (Hendrickson, 1998).
—. Charismatic Gifts in the Early Church: The Gifts of the Spirit in the First 300 Years (Hendrickson, 1984, 2014).
Ladd, G. E. “The Kingdom of God” in EDT.
—. The Blessed Hope: A Biblical Study of the Second Advent and the Rapture (Eerdman’s 1956).
—. The Gospel of the Kingdom: Scriptural Studies in the Kingdom of God. Eerdmans, and Paternoster, 1959. In my series on the kingdom, I use this wonderful book because I wanted to bring it forward to the world today.
—. Commentary on the Revelation of John (Eerdman’s, 1972).
LaHaye, Timothy and Ed Hinson (eds.), The Popular Encyclopedia of Bible Prophecy (Harvest House, 2004).
Landry, Ed. Making Sense of the Old Testament Law, Priests, Sacrifices, and Feasts (Uplifting Christian Book, 2017).
Larmer, Robert A., ed. Questions of Miracles (McGill-Queen’s UP, 1996). See chapter titled “Miracles and Testimony.”
—. Water into wine? An Investigation of the Concept of Miracle. (McGill-Queen’s UP, 1988).
Lederle, Henry I. Theology with Spirit: The Future of the Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements of the 21st Century (Tulsa: Word and Spirit P, 2010).
—. Treasures Old and New: Interpretations of “Spirit Baptism” in the Charismatic Renewal Movement (Hendrickson, 1988).
Lefkowitz, Mary R. and Maureen B. Fant. Women’s Life in Greece and Rome: A Source Book in Translation. 2nd. ed. (Johns Hopkins, 1992).
Lewis, D. C. Healing: Fiction, Fantasy or Fact (Hodder Stoughton, 1989).
Lindsell, Harold. The Battle for the Bible: Defending the Inerrancy of Scripture, abridged ed. (Zondervan, 1976, 2008).
Loader, William. Jesus’s Attitude towards the Law: A Study of the Gospels. (Eerdmans, 2002).
Lockyer, Herbert, All the Messianic Prophecies of the Bible (Zondervan, 1973).
—. All the Doctrines of the Bible (Zondervan, 1964).
Maier, Paul L. Pontius Pilate: A Novel. 3rd ed. (Kregel, 2014).
Matthews, Victor H. and Don C. Benjamin. Old Testament Parallels: Laws and Stories from the Ancient Near East. (Paulist, 1991).
Mattera, Joseph. An Anthology of Essays on Apostolic Leadership. (Createspace, 2014).
—. The Global Apostolic Movement and the Progress of the Gospel. (BILD International, 2022).
McCormick, Bruce L. (ed.) Justification in Perspective: Historical Developments and Contemporary Challenges. (Baker Academic and Rutherford House, 2006)
McDermott. Gerald R. God’s Rivals: Why Has God Allowed Different Religions? Insights from the Bible and the Early Church. (Intervarsity 2007).
McKnight, Scot and B. J. Oropeza. (eds.) Perspectives on Paul: Five Views (Baker Academic, 2020). Contributors: John M. G. Barclay, A. Andrew Das, James D. G. Dunn, Brant Pitre, and Magnus Zetterholm.
Moody Handbook of Theology, by Paul Enns, 3rd ed. (Moody, 2014).
Moody Bible Commentary: A One-Volume Commentary on the Whole Bible by the Faculty of Moody Bible Institute. (Moody, 2014).
Montgomery, John Warwick, ed. God’s Inerrant Word: An International Symposium of the Trustworthiness of Scripture (Bethany, 1974).
Moreland, J. P. Scaling the Secular City: A Defense of Christianity. (Baker, 1987).
Morris, Leon. The Atonement: Its Meaning and Significance (Intervarsity, 1983)
Mounce, William D. Complete Expository Dictionary of the Old and New Testaments (Zondervan, 2006).
Murray, John, The Imputation of Adam’s Sin (Eerdmans, 1959).
—, Redemption Accomplished and Applied (Eerdmans, 1955).
Nathan, Rich. A Response to Charismatic Chaos, the Book Written by John F. MacArthur, Jr. Vineyard Position Paper #5 (Association of Vineyard Churches, April 1993).
NDT: New Dictionary of Theology: Historical and Systematic, 2nd ed. edited by Martin Davie, Tim Grass, Stephen R. Holmes, John McDowell and T. A. Noble (IVP Academic, 2016).
Newkirk, Matthew R. Exodus: A Twelve Week Study. (Crossway, 2015).
NIDCC: The New International Dictionary of the Christian Church, J. D. Douglas, gen. ed. (Zondervan, 1974).
NIDNTT: New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology, abridged ed., by Verlyn D Verbrugge (Zondervan, 2000).
NIDPCM: New International Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements, rev. Ed. by Stanley M. Burgess and Eduard M. Van der Maas (Zondervan, 2003).
NIV Application Commentary on the Whole Bible. One Volume Edition. (Zondervan, 2024)
Noll. Stephen F. Angels of Light, Powers of Darkness: Thinking Biblically about Angels, Satan, and Principalities (Intervarsity: 1998).
Ortlund, Gavin. “Why A.I. Lacks the Image of God.” Truth Unites. youtube. 16 Sep. 2024.
Oswalt, John N. The Bible among the Myths: Unique Revelation or Just Ancient Literature? (Zonervan, 2009).
Packer, James I. Concise Theology: A Guide to Historical Christian Beliefs (Tyndale, 1993).
Payne, Philip B. Man and Woman, One in Christ: An Exegetical and Theological Study of Paul’s Epistles (Zondervan, 2009).
Pierce, Ronald W., Cynthia Long Westfall, Christa L. McKirkland. Discovering Biblical Equality: Biblical, Theological, Cultural, and Practical Perspectives. 3rd ed. (Intervarsity P, 2021.)
Pinson, J. Matthew. Four Views on Eternal Security (Zondervan 2011).
Pieper, Franz. Christian Dogmatics, 3 vols. (Concordia, 1950-53).
Piper, John. Counted Righteousness in Christ: Should We Abandon Imputation of Christ’s Righteousness? (Crossway, 2002).
Plaut, W. Gunther, The Torah: A Modern Commentary, (Union of American Hebrew Congregations, 1981).
Poythress, Vern S. “What Are Spiritual Gifts?” (P&R Publishing, 2010). Available online.
—. God-Centered Biblical Interpretation. (P&R, 1999).
Prince, Derek. The Gifts of the Spirit: Understanding and Receiving God’s Supernatural Power in Your Life (Whitaker House, 2007).
Ramm, Bernard. Protestant Biblical Interpretation. 3rd ed. (Baker 1970).
A Reader’s Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament, by Sakae Kubo (Zondervan, 1975).
Reardon, B. P. (ed.) Collected Ancient Greek Novels. (University of California P., 1989, 2008).
Ridderbos, Herman N. Paul: An Outline of Paul’s Theology. Trans. John Richard De Witt. (Eerdmans, 1975).
Robinson, James M. et al. The Sayings Gospel of Q in Greek and English with Parallels from the Gospels of Mark and Thomas. (International Q Project, 2002).
Ruthven, Jon Mark. On the Cessation of the Charismata: The Protestant Polemic on Post-Biblical Miracles. Revised and Expanded ed. (Word and Spirit, 2011).
Ryrie, Charles C. Basic Theology: A Popular Systematic Guide to Understanding Biblical Truth (Moody, 1986, 1999).
Sanders, E. P. Paul and Palestinian Judaism: A Comparison of Patterns of Religion. (Fortress, 1977, 3rd reprinting 1987).
Seifrid, Mark A. Christ Our Righteousness: Paul’s Theology of Justification. (InterVarsity and Apollos, 2000).
Seiss, Joseph. Holy Types: The Gospels in Leviticus (orig. 1857-58).
The Shorter Lexicon of the Greek New Testament, ed. F. Wilburn Gingrich (Univ. of Chicago P, 1957, 1965). When I quote a lexicon without a reference, it is this one.
Schüssler Fiorenza, Elisabeth. In Memory of Her: A Feminist Theological Reconstruction of Christian Origins. (Crossroads, 1983, 1994).
Shank, Robert. Elect in the Son: A Study of the Doctrine of Election. (Bethany, 1970, 1989).
Springer, Kevin. (ed.). Power Encounters Among the Christians in the Western World. (Harper and Row, 1987). Collection of Essays.
Sprinkle, Preston. Four Views on Hell. 2nd ed. Zondervan Academic 2016).
Sproul, R. C. Faith Alone: The Evangelical Doctrine of Justification. (Baker Books, 1995).
Stanhope, Ben. (Mis)Interpreting Genesis: How the Creation Museum Misunderstands the Ancient Near Eastern Context of the Bible. (Scarab, 2020).
Storms, Sam. Understanding Spiritual Gifts: A Comprehensive Guide (Bethany, 2020).
—. The Language of Heaven: Crucial Questions about Speaking in Tongues (Charisma 2019).
Strachan, Owen and Doug Sweeney. Jonathan Edwards: Lover of God. (Moody, 2010).
—. Jonathan Edwards: On the Good Life. (Moody, 2010).
—. Jonathan Edwards: On Beauty. (Moody, 2010).
—. Jonathan Edwards: On Heaven and Hell. (Moody, 2010).
—. Jonathan Edwards: On True Christianity. (Moody, 2010).
Strong, Augustus H. Systematic Theology: A Compendium and Commonplace Book Designed for the Use of Theological Students, vols. 1, 2, 3 (Griffith and Rowland, 1907).
Strauss, Mark (ed.). Remarriage after Divorce in Today’s Church: Four Views. (Zondervan, 2006). Contributors: Gordon J. Wenham, William A. Heth, Craig S. Keener).
Swinburne, Richard. Is There a God? (Oxford UP: 1996).
Synan, Vinson and Amos Yong, eds. Global Renewal Christianity: Spirit-Empowered Movements, Past, Present, and Future, vol. 4: Europe and North America (Charisma House, 2017).
—, ed. The Century of the Holy Spirit: 100 Years of Pentecostal and Charismatic Renewal: How God used a handful of Christians to spark a worldwide movement (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2001).
Tiffany Frederick C. and Sharon Ringe H. Biblical Interpretation: A Roadmap (Abingdon, 1996).
Timmerman, John H. Do We Still Need the Ten Commandments? A Fresh look at God’s Law of Love. (Augsburg, 1997).
The Torah: A Modern Commentary, ed. by W. Gunther Plaut (Union of American Hebrew Congregations, 1981).
Torrey, R. A. What the Bible Teaches, updated ed. (Whitaker House, 1996).
Towns, Elmer L. Concise Bible Doctrines (AMG, 1983, 2006).
Twelftree, Graham H. Jesus the Miracle Worker. (IVP Academic, 1999).
Unger, Merrill F. Biblical Demonology: A Study of Spiritual Forces at Work Today. (Kregel, 1994).
Vineyard USA, a Community of Churches. Core Values and Beliefs. Forward by Berten A. Waggoner. Date of Publication.
Wagner, C. Peter. Churchquake! How the New Apostolic Reformation Is Shaking Up the Church As We Know It. (Regal, 1999).
—. Apostles and Prophets: The Foundation of the Churches: Biblical Leadership for the 21st Century. (Regal, 2000).
—. Apostles Today. Biblical Government for Biblical Power. (Regal, 2006).
Walther, C. F. W. The Proper Distinction between Law and Gospel. (Concordia, 1986, 14th printing).
Walton, John H. The Lost World of Genesis One: Ancient Cosmology and the Origins Debate (InterVarsity, 2009).
—. The Lost World of Adam and Eve: Genesis 2-3 and the Human Origins Debate. (InterVarsity Academic, 2015).
—. “The Cosmic Temple Inauguration View of Genesis One.” Video. The Hill Country Institute. Oct. 2011.
Walvoord, John J. The Millennial Kingdom: A Basic Text of Premillennial Theology (Dunham, 1959, reprinted Zondervan, 1977).
Waters, Guy Prentiss. Justification and the New Perspective on Paul: A Review and Response. (P&R Publishing, 2004).
Warfield, Benjamin B. Christian Doctrines (Banner of Truth Trust, 1928, 1988, reprinted 2002).
Westerholm, Stephen. Israel’s Law and the Church’s Faith. Paul and His Recent Interpreters. (Eerdmans, 1988).
White, James R. The King James Only Controversy: Can You Trust Modern Translations? 2nd. ed. (Bethany House, 1995, 2009).
Williams, J. Rodman, Renewal Theology: Systematic Theology from a Charismatic Perspective, 3 vols. in 1 (Zondervan, 1996).
—. The Gift of the Holy Spirit: The Greatest Reality of the Twentieth Century (Logos, 1980).
—. 10 Teachings (Creation House, 1974).
—. The Era of the Spirit (Plainfield, NJ: Logos International, 1971).
Williamson, Paul R. Death and the Afterlife: Biblical Perspective on Ultimate Questions. Series editor of New Studies in Biblical Theology: D A. Carson. (InterVarsity P and Apollos, 2018).
Wilkins, Robert N. Four Views on Works at the Final Judgment (Zondervan 2013).
Wimber, John and Kevin Springer. Power Healing (Harper Collins, 1987).
—. Why I Respond to Criticism: Vineyard Position Paper #1 (Association of Vineyard, 1992).
Wright, Christopher J. H. An Eye for an Eye: The Place of Old Testament Ethics Today. (Intervarsity, 1983).
—. Knowing Jesus through the Old Testament. (InterVarsity, 1992).
Wright, N. T. What Saint Paul Really Said: Was Paul of Tarsus the Real Founder of Christianity? (Lion Publishing, 1997).
—. Justification: God’s Plan and Paul’s Vision. (InterVarsity, 2009).
— and Kevin Springer. Power Encounters among in the Western World (Harper and Row, 1988). A collection of articles.
Yong, Amos with Jonathan A. Anderson. Renewing Christian Theology: Systematics for a Global Christianity (Baylor UP, 2014).
Young, Brad H. The Parables: Jewish Tradition and Christian Interpretation (Baker Academic 1998).
Zondervan Biblical Theology Study Bible, ed. D. A. Carson (2015).
Zuck, Roy B. Basic Bible Interpretation: A Practical Guide to Discovering Biblical Truth (Cook 1991).
List of Commentaries
Commentaries I used in my translation and commentary on the books of the NT are listed below.
As a life-long learner, I refer to a community of Bible scholars, throughout this online series. They are many kilometers ahead of me in understanding the texts. They are excellent, and I admire them, but their commentaries are too often too technical. I hope I have simplified matters. I also write from a Renewal perspective.
Matthew
Blomberg, Craig L. Matthew. The New American Commentary. Vol. 22 (Broadman, 1992).
Carson, D. A. Matthew: The Expositor’s Bible Commentary. Rev. Ed. by Tremper Longman III and David E. Garland. Vol. 9. (Zondervan, 2010).
France, R. T. The Gospel of Matthew: New International Commentary on the New Testament. (Eerdmans 2007).
Garland, David E. Reading Matthew: A Literary and Theological Commentary (Smyth and Helways, 2001).
The Greek New Testament. Fifth Revised Edition by Barbara Aland, Kurt Aland, Johannes Karavidopoulos, Carlo M. Martini, Bruce M. Metzger (United Bible Society, 2014). The Greek text in the table comes from the Nestle-Aland 28th ed, available here: https://www.academic-bible.com/en/online-bibles/novum-testamentum-graece-na-28/read-the-bible-text/
Keener, Craig. A Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew. (Eerdmans 1999).
Olmstead, Wesley G. Matthew 1-14: A Handbook on the Greek Text. (Baylor UP, 2019).
Osborne, Grant R. Matthew: Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament. (Zondervan, 2010).
Turner, David L. Matthew: Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament (Baker Academic, 2008).
Mark
Decker, Rodney J. Mark 1-8: A Handbook on the Greek Text (Baylor UP, 2014).
France, R. T. The Gospel of Mark: A Commentary on the Greek Text (Eerdmans, 2002).
Garland, David E. Mark: The NIV Application Commentary (Zondervan, 1996).
Lane, William L. Mark: The English Text with Introduction, Exposition, and Notes (Eerdmans, 1974).
Strauss, Mark L. Mark: Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament (Zondervan, 2014).
The Greek New Testament. Fifth Revised Edition by Barbara Aland, Kurt Aland, Johannes Karavidopoulos, Carlo M. Martini, Bruce M. Metzger (United Bible Society, 1993). The Greek text in the tables comes from the Nestle-Aland 28th ed, available here: https://www.academic-bible.com/en/online-bibles/novum-testamentum-graece-na-28/read-the-bible-text/
Wessel, Walter W. and Mark L. Strauss. Mark: The Bible’s Expositor’s Commentary, Vol. 9, Rev. ed. (Zondervan 2010).
Luke
Bock, Darrel L. Luke 1:1-9:50. Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament. Vol. 1 (Baker, 1994).
—. Luke 9:51-24:53. Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament. Vol. 2. (Baker 1996). Volume 1 is listed in Luke 1-9:50.
Culy, Martin M., Mikael C. Parsons. Joshua J. Stigall. Luke: A Handbook on the Greek Text. (Baylor UP, 2010).
Fitzmyer, Joseph A., SJ. The Gospel according to Luke, I-IX. Vol. 28. The Anchor Bible. (Doubleday, 1981).
—. The Gospel according to St. Luke, X-XIV. The Anchor Bible. Vol. 28A. (Doubleday, 1985).
Garland, David E. Luke. Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament. (Zondervan, 2011).
The Greek New Testament. Fifth Revised Edition by Barbara Aland, Kurt Aland, Johannes Karavidopoulos, Carlo M. Martini, Bruce M. Metzger (United Bible Society, 2014). The Greek text in the table comes from the Nestle-Aland 28th ed, available here: https://www.academic-bible.com/en/online-bibles/novum-testamentum-graece-na-28/read-the-bible-text/
Green, Joel B. The Gospel of Luke. The New International Commentary on the New Testament. (Eerdmans, 1997).
Liefeld, Walter L. and David W. Pao. Luke. The Expositor’s Bible Commentary. Rev. ed. (Zondervan, 2007).
Marshall, I. Howard. The Gospel of Luke: A Commentary on the Greek Text. The New International Greek Testament Commentary. (Eerdmans, 1978).
Morris, Leon. Luke. Tyndale New Testament Commentaries. 2nd ed. Vol. 3. (IVP Academic, 1988).
Stein, Robert H. Luke: An Exegetical and Theological Exposition of Holy Scripture. The New American Commentary. Vol. 24. (Broadman and Holman, 1992).
John
Beasley-Murray George R. John. Word Biblical Commentary. Rev. ed. Zondervan, 1999.
Borchert, Gerald L. John 1-11. New American Commentary. Vol. 25a. Broadman and Holman, 1996.
Bruce, F. F. The Gospel of John: Introduction, Exposition, and Notes. Eerdmans, 1983.
Carson, D. A. The Gospel according to John. The Pillar New Testament Commentary. Eerdmans, 1991.
The Greek New Testament. Fifth Revised Edition by Barbara Aland, Kurt Aland, Johannes Karavidopoulos, Carlo M. Martini, Bruce M. Metzger (United Bible Society, 2014). The Greek text in the tables comes from the Nestle-Aland 28th ed, available here: https://www.academic-bible.com/en/online-bibles/novum-testamentum-graece-na-28/read-the-bible-text/
Keener, Craig S. The Gospel of John: A Commentary. Vol. 1. Baker Academic, 2003.
Novakovic, Lidija. John 1-10: A Handbook on the Greek Text. A Handbook on the Greek Text. Baylor UP, 2020. Volume 2 is listed in chapters 11-21.
Klink, Edward W. John. Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament. Zondervan, 2016.
Morris, Leon. The Gospel according to John. Rev. ed. Eerdmans, 1995.
Mounce, Robert H. John. The Expositor’s Bible Commentary. Rev. ed. Zondervan, 2007.
Acts
Bock, Darrell L. Acts. Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament. Baker Academic, 2007.
Bruce, F. F. Acts. Rev. ed. Eerdmans, 1988. (I also used his earlier work Acts of the Apostles: Greek Text with Commentary, Eerdmans, 1951, 1952, 1990, 3rd ed.).
The Greek New Testament. Fifth Revised Edition by Barbara Aland, Kurt Aland, Johannes Karavidopoulos, Carlo M. Martini, Bruce M. Metzger. United Bible Society, 2014. The Greek text in the tables comes from the Nestle-Aland 28th ed, available here: https://www.academic-bible.com/en/online-bibles/novum-testamentum-graece-na-28/read-the-bible-text/
Keener, Craig, S. Acts. New Cambridge Bible Commentary. Cambridge UP, 2020.
Longenecker, Richard N. Acts. Expositor’s Bible Commentary. Rev. ed. Zondervan, 2007.
Marshall, I. Howard. Acts. Tyndale New Testament Commentaries. Tyndale, 1980.
Parsons, Mikeal C. and Martin M. Culy. Acts. A Handbook on the Greek Text. Baylor, UP, 2003.
Peterson, David G. The Acts of the Apostles. The Pillar New Testament Commentary. Eerdmans, 2009.
Polhill, John B. Acts. New American Commentary. Vol. 26. Broadman and Holman, 1992.
Schnabel, Eckhard, J. Acts. Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament. Zondervan, 2012.
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