A SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR NEW TESTAMENT STUDIES

Prairie Bible College, Fall 2006

An exhaustive list of even the best material on the New Testament could run into thousands of items! The
following list represents some of the best items in English related to the study of the New Testament. An asterisk (*)
indicates that the item is available at the T. S. Rendall Library reserve desk for this or another course; dictionaries
and encyclopedias are available in the reference section of the Library. Other items will be found in the regular
stacks if the Library owns a copy. The reference and reserve items should provide a sufficient foundation for most
course assignments.

BIBLICAL STUDIES GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHIC GUIDES

Bauer, David. An Annotated Guide to Biblical Resources for Ministry. Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson, 2003.
Glynn, John. Commentary and Reference Survey: A Comprehensive Guide to Biblical and Theological Resources.
Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2003.
Pahl, Michael. “Choosing Tools for Your Bible Study Toolkit.” No pages. Online: http://michaelpahl.com/PahlMW-
-ChoosingToolsforYourBibleStudyToolkit.pdf.

BIBLICAL STUDIES GENERAL REFERENCE

Bromiley, Geoffrey W., ed. The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Rev. ed. 4 vols. Grand Rapids:
Eerdmans, 1979-86.
Buttrick, G., ed. The Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. 5 vols. Nashville: 1962,
1976.
Freedman, David Noel, ed. The Anchor Bible Dictionary. 6 vols. New York: Doubleday, 1993.

NEW TESTAMENT INTRODUCTION

Achtemeier, Paul J., Joel B. Green, and Marianne M. Thompson. Introducing the New Testament: Its Literature and
Theology. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2001.
Brown, Raymond E. An Introduction to the New Testament. New York: Doubleday, 1997.
*Carson, D. A., and Douglas J. Moo. An Introduction to the New Testament. 2d ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2005.
deSilva, David A. An Introduction to the New Testament: Contexts, Methods, and Ministry Formation. Downers
Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity, 2004.
Ehrman, Bart D. The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings. 3d ed. New York:
Oxford University Press, 2004.
Guthrie, Donald. New Testament Introduction. 4th ed. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity, 1990.
Koester, Helmut. Introduction to the New Testament. 2 vols. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1982.
Kümmel, Werner G. Introduction to the New Testament. Nashville: Abingdon, 1975.
Martin, Ralph P. New Testament Foundations: A Guide for Christian Students. 2 vols. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans,
1975, 1978.
Witherington, Ben, III. The New Testament Story. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2004.
*Wright, N. T. The New Testament and the People of God. Vol. 1 of Christian Origins and the Question of God.
Minneapolis: Fortress, 1992.

NEW TESTAMENT GREEK TEXT, GRAMMARS, AND LEXICONS

Aland, Barbara et al. The Greek New Testament. 4th rev. ed. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelstiftung, 1993.
Aland, Kurt, ed. Synopsis Quattuor Evangeliorum. Editio quindecima revisa. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft,
1996, 1997.
Balz, Horst, and Gerhard Schneider, eds. Exegetical Dictionary of the New Testament. 3 vols. Grand Rapids:
Eerdmans, 1990-1993.
Black, David Alan. New Testament Textual Criticism: A Concise Guide. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1994.
Blass, Friedrich, and Albert Debrunner. A Greek Grammar of the New Testament and Other Early Christian
Literature. Translated by Robert W. Funk. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1962.
Brown, Colin, ed. The New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology. 4 vols. Grand Rapids: Zondervan,
1975-1978.
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Bauer, Walter, F. Danker, W. F. Arndt, F. W. Gingrich, eds. A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and
Other Early Christian Literature. 3d ed. Chicago: Chicago University Press, 2000.
Greenlee, J. Harold. Introduction to New Testament Textual Criticism. Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson, 1995.
Kittel, G. and Friedrich, G., eds. Theological Dictionary of the New Testament. 10 vols. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans,
1964-76. English translation of Theologisches Wörterbuch zum Neuen Testament.
Kohlenberger, John R., III, Edward W. Goodrick, and James A. Swanson. The Greek-English Concordance to the
New Testament: With the New International Version. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1997.
Liddell, H. G., and R. Scott. A Greek-English Lexicon. 9th ed. Oxford: Clarendon, 1925-1940. Reprinted 1968.
Louw, J. P. and Nida, Eugene. A. A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament Based on Semantic Domains. 2
vols. New York: United Bible Societies, 1988.
Metzger, Bruce M. The Text of the New Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption, and Restoration. 3rd ed. New
York: Oxford University Press, 1992.
Metzger, Bruce M. A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament. 2d ed. London & New York: United Bible
Societies, 1994.
Mounce, William D. Basics of Biblical Greek: Grammar. 2d ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2003.
Mounce, William D. The Morphology of Biblical Greek. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1994.
Nestle, Eberhard, and Kurt Aland, eds. Novum Testamentum Graece. 27th ed. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelstiftung,
1993.
Aland, Kurt and Barbara. The Text of the New Testament. 2d ed. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1989.
Spicq, Ceslas. Theological Lexicon of the New Testament. Translated by James D. Ernest. Peabody, Mass.:
Hendrickson, 1995.
Wallace, Daniel B. Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996.
Wallace, Daniel B. The Basics of New Testament Syntax. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2000.

NEW TESTAMENT CRITICISM AND INTERPRETATION

Baird, William. History of New Testament Research. 2 vols; 1 forthcoming. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1992, 2002.
*Black, David Alan, and David S. Dockery, eds. New Testament Criticism and Interpretation. Grand Rapids:
Zondervan, 1991.
*Black, David Alan, and David S. Dockery, eds. Interpreting the New Testament: Essays on Methods and Issues.
Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 2001.
Bray, Gerald. Biblical Interpretation: Past and Present. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity, 1996.
*Bruce, F. F. The Canon of Scripture. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity, 1988.
Cotterell, Peter, and Max Turner. Linguistics and Biblical Interpretation. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity, 1989.
Epp, Eldon Jay, and George W. MacRae, eds. The New Testament and Its Modern Interpreters. Philadelphia:
Fortress; Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1989.
Fee, Gordon D. New Testament Exegesis: A Handbook for Students and Pastors. 3d ed. Louisville: Westminster,
2002.
Fee, Gordon D., and Douglas Stuart. How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth. 3d ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan,
2003.
Green, Joel B., ed. Hearing the New Testament: Strategies for Interpretation. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1997.
Kaiser, Walter C., and Moisés Silva. An Introduction to Biblical Hermeneutics: The Search for Meaning. Grand
Rapids: Zondervan, 1994.
Klein, William W., Craig L. Blomberg, and Robert L. Hubbard. Introduction to Biblical Interpretation. Dallas:
Word, 1993.
*Kümmel, Werner Georg. The New Testament: The History of the Investigation of Its Problems. Translated by S.
McLean Gilmour and Howard C. Kee. Nashville: Abingdon, 1972. Translation of Das Neue Testament:
Geschichte der Erforschung seiner Probleme. Karl Alber, 1970.
*Marshall, I. Howard, ed. New Testament Interpretation: Essays on Principles and Methods. Grand Rapids:
Eerdmans, 1977.
McKnight, Scot, ed. Introducing New Testament Interpretation. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1989.
*McKnight, Scot, and Grant R. Osborne, eds. The Face of New Testament Studies: A Survey of Recent Research.
Grand Rapids: Baker, 2004.
*Neill, Stephen, and Tom Wright. The Interpretation of the New Testament: 1861-1986. Oxford: Oxford University
Press, 1988.
Noll, Mark A. Between Faith and Criticism: Evangelicals, Scholarship, and the Bible in America. Confessional
Perspectives Series. San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1986.
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*Riches, John K. A Century of New Testament Study. Valley Forge, Pa.: Trinity, 1993.
Ryken, Leland. Words of Life: A Literary Introduction to the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1987.
Stein, Robert H. A Basic Guide to Interpreting the Bible: Playing by the Rules. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1994.
Vanhoozer, Kevin J. Is There a Meaning in this Text? Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity, 1998.

NEW TESTAMENT HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

*Aune, David E. The New Testament in Its Literary Environment. Library of Early Christianity 8. Philadelphia:
Westminster, 1987.
Barnett, Paul. Jesus and the Rise of Early Christianity. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity, 1999.
Barrett, C. K. The New Testament Background: Selected Documents. Rev. ed. San Francisco: Harper, 1995.
Bruce, F. F. New Testament History. New York: Doubleday, 1971.
Elwell, Walter A., and Robert W. Yarbrough, eds. Readings from the First-Century World: Primary Sources for
New Testament Study. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1998.
Evans, Craig A., and Stanley E. Porter, eds. Dictionary of New Testament Background. Downers Grove, Ill.:
InterVarsity, 2000.
*Ferguson, Everett. Backgrounds of Early Christianity. 3d ed. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2003.
Jeffers, James S. The Greco-Roman World of the New Testament Era: Exploring the Background of Early
Christianity. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity, 1999.
Kee, Howard Clark. The New Testament in Context: Sources and Documents. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice Hall,
1984.
Keener, Craig S. The IVP Bible Background Commentary: The New Testament. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity,
1993.
Koester, Helmut. History, Culture, and Religion of the Hellenistic Age. Vol. 1 of Introduction to the New Testament.
Philadelphia: Fortress, 1982.
McRay, John. Archaeology and the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1991.
*Skarsaune, Oskar. In the Shadow of the Temple: Jewish Influences on Early Christianity. Downers Grove, Ill.:
InterVarsity, 2002.
*Witherington, Ben, III. New Testament History: A Narrative Account. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2001.

NEW TESTAMENT THEOLOGY

Alexander, T. Desmond, et al, eds. New Dictionary of Biblical Theology. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity, 2001.
Bartholomew, Craig G., and Michael W. Goheen. The Drama of Scripture: Finding our Place in the Biblical Story.
Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2004.
Bultmann, Rudolf. Theology of the New Testament. Translated by Kendrick Grobel. New York: Charles Scribner’s
Sons, 1951, 1955.
Caird, G. B. New Testament Theology. Completed and edited by L. D. Hurst. Oxford: Clarendon, 1994.
Elwell, Walter A., ed. Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1996.
Esler, Philip F. New Testament Theology: Communion and Community. Minneapolis: Fortress; London: SPCK,
2005.
Goppelt, Leonhard. Theology of the New Testament. 2 vols. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1981-1982.
*Ladd, George E. A Theology of the New Testament. Rev. ed. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1993.
Marshall, I. Howard. New Testament Theology: Many Witnesses, One Gospel. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity,
2004.
Thielman, Frank. Theology of the New Testament: A Canonical and Synthetic Approach. Grand Rapids: Zondervan,
2005.

SECTIONAL AND BOOK STUDIES

Jesus and the Gospels
Aland, Kurt, ed. Synopsis of the Four Gospels: English Edition. New York: United Bible Societies, 1982.
Allison, Dale C. Jesus of Nazareth: Millenarian Prophet. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1999.
Blomberg, Craig. The Historical Reliability of the Gospels. Leicester: Inter-Varsity, 1987.
Blomberg, Craig L. Jesus and the Gospels: An Introduction and Survey. Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 1997.
*Blomberg, Craig L. Interpreting the Parables. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity, 1989.
*Bock, Darrell L. Jesus according to Scripture: Restoring the Portrait from the Gospels. Grand Rapids: Baker,
2002.
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*Bock, Darrell L. Studying the Historical Jesus: A Guide to Sources and Methods. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2002.
Brown, Raymond E. The Birth of the Messiah: A Commentary on the Infancy Narratives. Garden City, N.Y.:
Doubleday, 1977.
*Brown, Raymond E. The Death of the Messiah: A Commentary on the Passion Narratives. 2 vols. New York:
Doubleday, 1994.
Burridge, Richard. What Are The Gospels? A Comparison with Graeco-Roman Biography. Rev. ed. Grand Rapids:
Eerdmans, 2004. 1st ed., Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series 70. Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press, 1992.
*Crossan, John Dominic. The Historical Jesus: The Life of a Mediterranean Jewish Peasant. San Francisco:
HarperSanFrancisco, 1991.
Dunn, James D. G. Jesus Remembered. Vol. 1 of Christianity in the Making. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2003.
Fredriksen, Paula. Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews: A Jewish Life and the Emergence of Christianity. New York:
Knopf, 1999.
*Goodacre, Mark. The Synoptic Problem: A Way Through the Maze. The Biblical Seminar, 80. Sheffield: Sheffield
Academic Press, 2001.
Green, Joel B., Scot McKnight, and I. Howard Marshall, eds. Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels. Downers Grove,
Ill.: InterVarsity, 1992.
Harvey, Anthony E. Jesus and the Constraints of History. Philadelphia: Westminster, 1982.
Meier, John Paul. A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus. 3 vols. New York: Doubleday, 1991-2001.
Meyer, Ben F. The Aims of Jesus. London: SCM, 1979.
*Osborne, Grant R. The Resurrection Narratives: A Redactional Study. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1984.
Sanders, E. P., and M. Davies. Studying the Synoptic Gospels. Harrisburg, Pa.: Trinity Press International, 1989.
*Sanders, E. P. Jesus and Judaism. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1985.
Sanders, E. P. The Historical Figure of Jesus. London: Penguin, 1993.
*Stanton, Graham. The Gospels and Jesus. 2d ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002.
*Stein, Robert H. Studying the Synoptic Gospels: Origin and Interpretation. 2d ed. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2001. 1st
ed. titled The Synoptic Problem: An Introduction.
*Theissen, Gerd, and Annette Merz. The Historical Jesus: A Comprehensive Guide. Translated by John Bowden.
Minneapolis: Fortress, 1998.
*Witherington, Ben, III. The Jesus Quest: The Third Search for the Jew of Nazareth. 2d ed. Downers Grove, Ill.:
InterVarsity, 1997.
*Wright, N. T. Jesus and the Victory of God. Vol. 2 of Christian Origins and the Question of God. Minneapolis:
Fortress, 1996.
Wright, N. T. The Resurrection of the Son of God. Vol. 3 of Christian Origins and the Question of God. London:
SPCK; Minneapolis: Fortress, 2003.
Matthew
Blomberg, Craig L. Matthew. New American Commentary. Nashville: Broadman, 1992.
Davies, W. D., and Dale C. Allison, Jr. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Gospel According to St.
Matthew. 3 vols. International Critical Commentary. Rev. ed. Edinburgh: T&T Clark, 1988-1997.
France, R. T. Matthew: Evangelist and Teacher. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1989.
*Hagner, Donald A. Matthew. 2 vols. Word Biblical Commentary. Dallas: Word, 1993-95.
Keener, Craig. Matthew. IVP New Testament Commentary. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity, 1997.
Keener, Craig. A Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1999.
Nolland, John. The Gospel of Matthew. New International Greek Testament Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans,
2005.
Stanton, Graham N. A Gospel for a New People: Studies in Matthew. Edinburgh: T&T Clark, 1992.
Wilkins, Michael J. Matthew. NIV Application Commentary. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2004.
Mark
*Edwards, James R. The Gospel according to Mark. Pillar New Testament Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans,
2002.
Evans, Craig A. Mark 8:27-16:20. Word Biblical Commentary. Nashville: Nelson, 2001.
France, R. T. The Gospel of Mark. New International Greek Testament Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans,
2002.
Garland, David. Mark. NIV Application Commentary. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996.
Guelich, Robert A. Mark 1-8:26. Word Biblical Commentary. Dallas: Word, 1989.
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Gundry, Robert H. Mark: A Commentary on His Apology for the Cross. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1993.
Hooker, Morna D. The Gospel According to Saint Mark. Harper’s New Testament Commentary. Peabody, Mass.:
Hendrickson, 1991.
Marcus, Joel. Mark 1-8. Anchor Bible. New York: Doubleday, 2000.
Witherington, Ben, III. The Gospel of Mark: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2001.
Luke
Bock, Darrell L. Luke. 2 vols. Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1994-96.
Bock, Darrell L. Luke. NIV Application Commentary. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996.
Evans, Craig A. Luke. New International Bible Commentary. Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson, 1990.
Fitzmyer, Joseph A. The Gospel According to Luke. 2 vols. Anchor Bible. Garden City: Doubleday, 1981, 1985.
*Green, Joel B. The Gospel of Luke. New International Commentary on the New Testament. Rev. ed. Grand Rapids:
Eerdmans, 1997.
Marshall, I. Howard. Commentary on Luke. New International Greek Testament Commentary. Grand Rapids:
Eerdmans, 1978.
Marshall, I. Howard. Luke: Historian and Theologian. 3d ed. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 1998.
Nolland, John. Luke. 3 vols. Word Biblical Commentary. Dallas: Word, 1990-1993.
Stein, Robert H. Luke. New American Commentary. Nashville: Broadman, 1992.
John
Beasley-Murray, George R. Rev. ed. John. Word Biblical Commentary. Waco: Word Books, 1999.
Brown, Raymond E. The Gospel According to John. 2 vols. Anchor Bible. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1966-
1970.
Burge, Gary M. John. NIV Application Commentary. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2000.
*Carson, D. A. The Gospel According to John. Pillar New Testament Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1991.
Keener, Craig S. The Gospel of John: A Commentary. 2 vols. Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson, 2003.
Köstenberger, Andreas J. John. Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2004.
Lincoln, Andrew T. The Gospel according to Saint John. Black’s New Testament Commentary. Peabody:
Hendrickson, 2005.
Morris, Leon. Commentary on the Gospel of John. 2d ed. New International Commentary on the New Testament.
Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1995.
Ridderbos, Herman L. The Gospel of John. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1997.
Witherington, Ben, III. John’s Wisdom. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 1996.
Acts
Barrett, C. K. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles. 2 vols. International Critical
Commentary. Edinburgh: T&T Clark, 1994-1998.
Barrett, C. K. The Acts of the Apostles: A Shorter Commentary. Edinburgh: T&T Clark, 2002.
Bruce, F. F. Commentary on the Book of the Acts. 2d ed. New International Commentary on the New Testament.
Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1988.
Bruce, F. F. The Acts of the Apostles: The Greek Text with Introduction and Commentary. 3d ed. Grand Rapids:
Eerdmans, 1990.
Fernando, Ajith. Acts. NIV Application Commentary. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1998.
Fitzmyer, Joseph A. The Acts of the Apostles: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary. Anchor Bible.
New York: Doubleday, 1998.
Larkin, W. J. Acts. IVP New Testament Commentary. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity, 1995.
Marshall, I. Howard. Luke: Historian and Theologian. 3d ed. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 1998.
Polhill, John B. Acts. New American Commentary. Nashville: Broadman, 1992.
Winter, Bruce W., ed. The Book of Acts in Its First Century Setting. 6 vols. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1993-.
Witherington, Ben, III. The Acts of the Apostles. A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1998.
Paul and the Letters
Becker, J. Paul: Apostle to the Gentiles. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 1993.
Beker, J. C. Paul the Apostle: The Triumph of God in Life and Thought. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1980.
*Bruce, F. F. Paul: Apostle of the Heart Set Free. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1977. Published in the U.K. as Paul:
Apostle of the Free Spirit.
Doty, William G. Letters in Primitive Christianity. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1973.
*Dunn, James D. G. The Theology of Paul the Apostle. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1998.
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Gorman, Michael J. Apostle of the Crucified Lord: A Theological Introduction to Paul and His Letters. Grand
Rapids: Eerdmans, 2004.
Hawthorne, Gerald F., Ralph P. Martin, and Daniel G. Reid, eds. Dictionary of Paul and His Letters. Downers
Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity, 1993.
*Horrell, David G. An Introduction to the Study of Paul. 2d ed. Approaches to Biblical Studies. London and New
York: Continuum, 2006.
Martin, Ralph P., and Peter H. Davids, eds. Dictionary of the Later New Testament and Its Developments. Downers
Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity, 1997.
*Murphy-O’Connor, Jerome. Paul: A Critical Life. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996.
Roetzel, Calvin. The Letters of Paul: Conversations in Context. 4th ed. Louisville, Ky.: Westminster John Knox,
1998.
*Sanders, E. P. Paul and Palestinian Judaism: A Comparison of Patterns of Religion. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1977.
Sanders, E. P. Paul: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001. First published in 1991.
*Schreiner, Thomas R. Paul, Apostle of God’s Glory in Christ: A Pauline Theology. Downers Grove, Ill.:
InterVarsity, 2001.
*Witherington, Ben, III. The Paul Quest: The Renewed Search for the Jew of Tarsus. Downers Grove, Ill.:
InterVarsity, 1998.
*Wright, N. T. The Climax of the Covenant: Christ and the Law in Pauline Theology. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1991.
*Wright, N. T. What St. Paul Really Said: Was Paul of Tarsus the Real Founder of Christianity? Grand Rapids:
Eerdmans, 1997.
Wright, N. T. Paul: In Fresh Perspective. Minneapolis: Fortress, 2005.
Romans
Barrett, C. K. A Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans. 2d ed. Black’s New Testament Commentary. London:
Black, 1991.
Cranfield, C. E. B. The Epistle to the Romans. 2 vols. International Critical Commentary. Rev. ed. Edinburgh: T&T
Clark. 1975-79.
Cranfield, C. E. B. Romans: A Shorter Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1985.
*Dunn, James D. G. Romans. 2 vols. Word Biblical Commentary. Dallas: Word, 1988.
Fitzmyer, Joseph A. Romans: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary. Anchor Bible. New York:
Doubleday, 1993.
Haacker, Klaus. The Theology of Paul’s Letter to the Romans. New Testament Theology. Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press, 2003.
*Moo, Douglas J. The Epistle to the Romans. New International Commentary on the New Testament. Rev. ed.
Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1996.
Moo, Douglas J. Romans. NIV Application Commentary. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2000.
Schreiner, Thomas R. Romans. Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1998.
Witherington, Ben, III, and Darlene Hyatt. Paul’s Letter to the Romans: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary. Grand
Rapids: Eerdmans, 2003.
1 Corinthians
Blomberg, Craig. 1 Corinthians. NIV Application Commentary. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1994.
Carson, D. A. Showing the Spirit: A Theological Exposition of 1 Corinthians 12-14. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1987.
Carson, D. A. The Cross and Christian Ministry: An Exposition of Passages from 1 Corinthians. Grand Rapids:
Baker, 1993.
Collins, Raymond F. First Corinthians. Sacra Pagina. Liturgical Press, 1999.
Dunn, James D. G. 1 Corinthians. New Testament Guides. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1996.
*Fee, Gordon D. The First Epistle to the Corinthians. New International Commentary on the New Testament. Rev.
ed. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1987.
Furnish, Victor P. The Theology of the First Letter to the Corinthians. New Testament Theology. Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Garland, David. 1 Corinthians. New American Commentary. Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 2000.
Hays, Richard B. First Corinthians. Interpretation. Louisville: John Knox, 1997.
Howe, E. Margaret, and Judith M. Gundry-Volf. 1 Corinthians. Word Biblical Commentary. Waco: Word, 2001.
Keener, Craig S. 1-2 Corinthians. New Cambridge Bible Commentary. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press,
2005.
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*Thiselton, Anthony. The First Epistle to the Corinthians. New International Greek Testament Commentary. Grand
Rapids: Eerdmans, 2000.
*Witherington, Ben, III. Conflict and Community in Corinth: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary on 1 & 2
Corinthians. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1995.
2 Corinthians
*Barnett, Paul. The Second Epistle to the Corinthians. New International Commentary on the New Testament. Rev.
ed. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1997.
Belleville, Linda. 2 Corinthians. IVP New Testament Commentary. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity, 1996.
Furnish, Victor P. 2 Corinthians. Anchor Bible. New York: Doubleday, 1984.
Garland, David E. 2 Corinthians. New American Commentary. Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 1999.
Harris, Murray. The Second Epistle to the Corinthians. New International Greek Testament Commentary. Grand
Rapids: Eerdmans, 2004.
Keener, Craig S. 1-2 Corinthians. New Cambridge Bible Commentary. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press,
2005.
Martin, Ralph P. 2 Corinthians. Word Biblical Commentary. Waco: Word, 1986.
Thrall, M. E. A Critical & Exegetical Commentary on the Second Epistle to the Corinthians. 2 vols. International
Critical Commentary. Rev. ed. Edinburgh: T&T Clark, 1994, 2000.
*Witherington, Ben, III. Conflict and Community in Corinth: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary on 1 & 2
Corinthians. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1995.
Galatians
Betz, Hans D. Galatians: A Commentary on Paul’s Letter to the Churches in Galatia. Hermeneia. Philadelphia:
Fortress, 1979.
Bruce, F. F. Commentary on Galatians. New International Greek Testament Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans,
1982.
Dunn, James D. G. The Epistle to the Galatians. Harper’s New Testament Commentary. Peabody, Mass.:
Hendrickson, 1993.
Dunn, James D. G. The Theology of Paul’s Letter to the Galatians. New Testament Theology. Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press, 1993.
Fung, R. Y. K. The Epistle to the Galatians. New International Commentary on the New Testament. Rev. ed. Grand
Rapids: Eerdmans, 1988.
Hansen, G. W. Galatians. IVP New Testament Commentary. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity, 1994.
Longenecker, Richard N. Galatians. Word Biblical Commentary. Dallas: Word, 1990.
Martyn, J. Louis. Galatians. Anchor Bible. New York: Doubleday, 1997.
McKnight, Scot. Galatians. NIV Application Commentary. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1995.
Silva, Moisés. Interpreting Galatians: Explorations in Exegetical Method. 2d ed. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2001.
*Witherington, Ben, III. Grace in Galatia: A Commentary on Paul’s Letter to the Galatians. Grand Rapids:
Eerdmans; Edinburgh: T&T Clark, 1998.
Ephesians
Arnold, Clinton E. Ephesians: Power and Magic. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989.
Barth, Markus. Ephesians. 2 vols. Anchor Bible. New York: Doubleday, 1974.
Best, Ernest. A Critical And Exegetical Commentary on Ephesians. International Critical Commentary. Edinburgh:
T&T Clark, 1998.
Best, Ernest. Ephesians: A Shorter Commentary. London: T&T Clark, 2003.
Bruce, F. F. The Epistles to the Colossians, to Philemon, and to the Ephesians. New International Commentary on
the New Testament. Rev. ed. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1984.
Hoehner, Harold. Ephesians: An Exegetical Commentary. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2002.
Lincoln, Andrew T. Ephesians. Word Biblical Commentary. Dallas: Word, 1990.
Muddiman, John. The Epistle to the Ephesians. Black’s New Testament Commentary. London and New York:
Continuum, 2001.
O’Brien, Peter T. The Letter to the Ephesians. Pillar New Testament Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1999.
Snodgrass, Klyne. Ephesians. NIV Application Commentary. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996.
Stott, John R. W. The Message of Ephesians. Bible Speaks Today. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity, 1984.
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Philippians
Bockmuehl, Markus. The Epistle to the Philippians. Harper’s New Testament Commentary. Peabody, Mass.:
Hendrickson, 1998.
Fee, Gordon D. Paul’s Letter to the Philippians. New International Commentary on the New Testament. Rev. ed.
Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1995.
Fee, Gordon D. Philippians. IVP New Testament Commentary. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity, 1999.
Fowl, Stephen E. Commentary on Philippians. Two Horizons New Testament Commentary. Grand Rapids:
Eerdmans, 2005.
Hawthorne, Gerald. F. Philippians. Word Biblical Commentary. Waco: Word, 1983.
O’Brien, Peter T. The Epistle to the Philippians. New International Greek Testament Commentary. Grand Rapids:
Eerdmans, 1991.
Silva, Moises. Philippians. Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1993.
Thielman, Frank. Philippians. NIV Application Commentary. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1995.
Colossians and Philemon
Barth, Markus, and Helmut Blanke. Colossians: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary. Anchor
Bible. Translated by Astrid Beck. New York: Doubleday, 1994.
Barth, Markus, and Helmut Blanke. The Letter to Philemon. Eerdmans Critical Commentary. Grand Rapids:
Eerdmans, 2000.
Dunn, James D. G. The Epistles to the Colossians and to Philemon. New International Greek Testament
Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1996.
Fitzmyer, Joseph A. The Letter to Philemon: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary. Anchor Bible.
New York: Doubleday, 2000.
Garland, David. Colossians. NIV Application Commentary. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1998.
Lucas, R. C. The Message of Colossians and Philemon. Bible Speaks Today. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity,
1980.
O’Brien, Peter T. Colossians, Philemon. Word Biblical Commentary. Waco: Word, 1982.
Thompson, Marianne Meye. Commentary on Colossians and Philemon. Two Horizons New Testament
Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2005.
Wilson, R. McLellan. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on Colossians. International Critical Commentary.
Edinburgh: T&T Clark, 2005.
1 and 2 Thessalonians
Best, Ernest. A Commentary on the First and Second Epistles to the Thessalonians. Harper’s New Testament
Commentary. New York: Harper & Row, 1972.
Bruce, F. F. I and II Thessalonians. Word Biblical Commentary. Waco: Word, 1982.
Green, Gene L. The Letters to the Thessalonians. Pillar New Testament Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans,
2002.
Holmes, Michael W. 1 & 2 Thessalonians. NIV Application Commentary. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1998.
Malherbe, Abraham. The Letters to the Thessalonians: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary.
Anchor Bible. New York: Doubleday, 2000.
Marshall, I. Howard. I and II Thessalonians. New Century Bible. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1983.
Morris, Leon. The First and Second Epistle to the Thessalonians. Rev. ed. New International Commentary on the
New Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1991.
Wanamaker, C. A. Commentary on 1 & 2 Thessalonians. New International Greek Testament Commentary. Grand
Rapids: Eerdmans, 1990.
1 and 2 Timothy, Titus
Fee, Gordon D. I and II Timothy, Titus. New International Bible Commentary. Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson, 1988.
Johnson, Luke Timothy. The First and Second Letters to Timothy: A New Translation With Introduction and
Commentary. Anchor Bible. New York: Doubleday, 2001.
Knight, George W., III. The Pastoral Epistles. New International Greek Testament Commentary. Grand Rapids:
Eerdmans, 1992.
Liefeld, Walter. 1 and 2 Timothy, Titus. NIV Application Commentary. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1999.
Marshall, I. Howard. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Pastoral Epistles. International Critical
Commentary. Rev. ed. Edinburgh: T&T Clark, 1999.
Mounce, William D. 1 and 2 Timothy, Titus. Word Biblical Commentary. Dallas: Word, 2000.
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Quinn, Jerome D. The Letter to Titus. Anchor Bible. New York: Doubleday, 1990.
Quinn, Jerome D., and William C. Wacker. The First and Second Letters to Timothy. Eerdmans Critical
Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1999.
Hebrews
Attridge, Harold. The Epistle to the Hebrews. Hermeneia. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1989.
Bruce, F. F. The Epistle to the Hebrews. New International Commentary on the New Testament. Rev. ed. Grand
Rapids: Eerdmans, 1990.
deSilva, David A. Perseverance in Gratitude: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary on the Epistles to the Hebrews.
Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2000.
Ellingworth, Paul. The Epistle to the Hebrews. New International Greek Testament Commentary. Grand Rapids:
Eerdmans, 1993.
Guthrie, George H. Hebrews. NIV Application Commentary. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1998.
Hughes, Philip E. A Commentary on the Epistle to the Hebrews. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1977.
Koester, Craig R. Hebrews: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary. Anchor Bible. New York:
Doubleday, 2001.
Lane, William L. Hebrews. 2 vols. Word Biblical Commentary. Dallas: Word, 1991.
Lindars, Barnabas. The Theology of the Letter to the Hebrews. New Testament Theology. Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press, 1992.
James
Bauckham, Richard. James: Wisdom of James, Disciple of Jesus the Sage. New Testament Readings. London; New
York: Routledge, 1999.
Brosend, William F., II. James and Jude. New Cambridge Bible Commentary. Cambridge: Cambridge University
Press, 2004.
Davids, Peter H. Commentary on James. New International Greek Testament Commentary. Grand Rapids:
Eerdmans, 1982.
Davids, Peter H. James. New International Bible Commentary. Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson, 1989.
Johnson, Luke T. The Letter of James: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary. Anchor Bible. New
York: Doubleday, 1995.
Martin, Ralph P. James. Word Biblical Commentary. Waco: Word, 1988.
Moo, Douglas J. The Letter of James. Pillar New Testament Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2000.
Nystrom, David P. James. NIV Application Commentary. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1997.
1 Peter
Achtemeier, Paul D. 1 Peter. Hermeneia. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1996.
Davids, Peter. H. The First Epistle of Peter. New International Commentary on the New Testament. Grand Rapids:
Eerdmans, 1990.
Elliott, John H. 1 Peter. Anchor Bible. New York: Doubleday, 2000.
Jobes, Karen H. 1 Peter. Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2005.
Marshall, I. Howard. 1 Peter. IVP New Testament Commentary. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity, 1991.
McKnight, Scot. 1 Peter. NIV Application Commentary. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996.
Michaels, J. R. 1 Peter. Word Biblical Commentary. Waco: Word, 1988.
Schreiner, Thomas R. 1, 2 Peter, Jude. New American Commentary. Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 2003.
2 Peter and Jude
Bauckham, Richard. Jude, 2 Peter. Word Biblical Commentary. Waco: Word, 1983.
Brosend, William F., II. James and Jude. New Cambridge Bible Commentary. Cambridge: Cambridge University
Press, 2004.
Green, E. M. B. The Second Epistle of Peter and the Epistle of Jude. Tyndale New Testament Commentary. Rev. ed.
Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1990.
Moo, Douglas. J. 2 Peter, Jude. NIV Application Commentary. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996.
Neyrey, Jerome H. 2 Peter, Jude: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary. Anchor Bible. New York:
Doubleday, 1993.
Schreiner, Thomas R. 1, 2 Peter, Jude. New American Commentary. Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 2003.
1, 2, and 3 John
Brown, Raymond E. The Epistles of John. Anchor Bible. New York: Doubleday, 1982.
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Burge, Gary M. Letters of John. NIV Application Commentary. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996.
Kruse, Colin. The Letters of John. Pillar New Testament Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2000.
Lieu, Judith. The Theology of the Johannine Epistles. New Testament Theology. Cambridge: Cambridge University
Press, 1991.
Marshall, I. Howard. The Epistles of John. New International Commentary on the New Testament. Grand Rapids:
Eerdmans, 1978.
Smalley, Stephen S. I, II, III John. Word Biblical Commentary. Waco: Word, 1984.
Strecker, Georg. The Johannine Letters. Hermeneia. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1995.
Thompson, M. M. 1-3 John. IVP New Testament Commentary. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity, 1992.
Revelation
Aune, David E. Revelation. 3 vols. Word Biblical Commentary. Dallas: Word, 1997-1998.
Bauckham, Richard J. The Climax of Prophecy: Studies in the Book of Revelation. Edinburgh: T&T Clark, 1993.
Bauckham, Richard J. The Theology of the Book of Revelation. New Testament Theology. Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press, 1993.
Beale, Gregory K. The Book of Revelation. New International Greek Testament Commentary. Grand Rapids:
Eerdmans, 1999.
Hughes, Philip E. The Book of Revelation. Pillar New Testament Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1990.
Keener, Craig S. Revelation. NIV Application Commentary. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2000.
Michaels, J. R. Revelation. IVP New Testament Commentary. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity, 1997.
Morris, Leon. The Book of Revelation. Rev. ed. Tyndale New Testament Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans,
1986.
Mounce, Robert. The Book of Revelation. New International Commentary on the New Testament. Rev. ed. Grand
Rapids: Eerdmans, 1997.
Osborne, Grant R. Revelation. Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2002.
Witherington, Ben, III. Revelation. New Cambridge Bible Commentary. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press,
2003.