An Annotated Guide to Biblical Resources for Ministry

by Bauer, David R.

• ISBN13: 9781565637238
• ISBN10: 1565637232
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-03-01
• Publisher: Hendrickson Pub

Summary

An Annotated Guide to Biblical Resources for Ministry evaluates over 2,000 books that were chosen because of their usefulness for the theological interpretation of the Bible within the context of the faith of the church, significance in the history of interpretation, and representation of evangelical scholarship.

This is one of those rare bibliographic guides that every student of religion, seminarian, and minister will want to have on his or her bookshelf. The focus of this guide is on biblical studies. It contains entries on 2,200 books written by 1,300 scholars. Annotations describe and evaluate books that are highly recommended. Virtually every topic in biblical studies is noted: commentaries on each book of the Bible; biblical histories, theologies, and ethics; books on the canon, archaeology, early Judaism, and interpretive methods; and technical books such as grammars, concordances, Bible dictionaries, and atlases. The great strength of this guide is not only that it provides the reader with a wealth of information but also that the format it follows i

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(3)
The Whole Bible	3	(41)
Bibliographic Helps: General	3	(1)
Periodicals	4	(4)
History of the Bible	8	(2)
History of the English Bible	10	(2)
History of the Canon and History of Interpretation	12	(4)
Biblical History and Geography	16	(2)
Bible Atlases	18	(2)
Biblical Archaeology	20	(4)
Concordances to the English Bible	24	(1)
Topical Concordances	25	(1)
Bible Dictionaries	26	(2)
Exegetical Method/Hermeneutics	28	(5)
Biblical Theology	33	(3)
Biblical Ethics	36	(2)
Bible Commentaries: One-Volume	38	(2)
Bible Commentaries: Multivolume	40	(1)
Bible Commentaries: Series	41	(3)
The Old Testament	44	(119)
Bibliographic Helps	44	(1)
Periodicals	45	(1)
History of the Canon and History of Interpretation	46	(2)
History and Geography	48	(3)
Ancient Near Eastern Literature and Art	51	(2)
Editions of the Old Testament	53	(1)
Hebrew Grammars	54	(2)
Hebrew Lexicons	56	(2)
Theological Dictionaries (Wordbooks)	58	(2)
Concordances to the Hebrew Bible	60	(1)
Textual Criticism	61	(1)
Septuagint	62	(3)
Exegetical Method/Hermeneutics	65	(4)
Old Testament Introductions	69	(3)
Old Testament Theology	72	(4)
Old Testament Ethics	76	(1)
Old Testament Commentaries: Multivolume	77	(1)
Old Testament Commentaries: Series	78	(1)
The Pentateuch: General Works	78	(3)
Genesis	81	(2)
Exodus	83	(2)
Leviticus	85	(2)
Numbers	87	(2)
Deuteronomy	89	(2)
The Former Prophets: General Works	91	(3)
Joshua	94	(2)
Judges	96	(2)
Ruth	98	(2)
Books of Samuel	100	(2)
Books of Kings	102	(4)
Books of Chronicles	106	(3)
Ezra and Nehemiah	109	(2)
Esther	111	(2)
Wisdom Literature: General Works	113	(2)
Job	115	(2)
Psalms	117	(4)
Proverbs	121	(2)
Ecclesiastes (Qohelet)	123	(2)
Song of Solomon	125	(3)
Prophetic Literature: General Works	128	(2)
Isaiah	130	(4)
Jeremiah	134	(3)
Lamentations	137	(2)
Ezekiel	139	(2)
Daniel	141	(3)
The Twelve (Minor) Prophets: General Works	144	(3)
Hosea	147	(2)
Joel	149	(1)
Amos	150	(2)
Obadiah	152	(1)
Jonah	153	(2)
Micah	155	(2)
Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah	157	(3)
Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi	160	(3)
Early Judaism	163	(16)
Judaism and Jewish Culture: Primary Sources	163	(2)
Judaism and Jewish Culture: Secondary Sources	165	(4)
Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament	169	(3)
Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls	172	(4)
Apocalyptic and Apocalypticism	176	(3)
The New Testament	179	(132)
Bibliographic Helps	179	(2)
Periodicals	181	(1)
History of the Canon and History of Interpretation	182	(2)
History and Geography: Primary Sources	184	(1)
History and Geography: Secondary Sources	185	(5)
Editions of the New Testament	190	(1)
Greek Grammars	191	(4)
Greek Lexicons	195	(3)
Theological Dictionaries (Wordbooks)	198	(2)
Concordances to the Greek New Testament	200	(2)
Textual Criticism	202	(2)
Exegetical Method/Hermeneutics	204	(4)
New Testament Introductions	208	(4)
New Testament Theology	212	(4)
New Testament Ethics	216	(2)
Use of the Old Testament in the New Testament	218	(2)
New Testament Apocrypha	220	(2)
New Testament Commentaries: Multivolume	222	(1)
New Testament Commentaries: Series	223	(1)
The Gospels: Studies in the Gospels	224	(3)
Studies in Specific Aspects of the Gospels	227	(4)
Studies in the Life of Christ	231	(5)
Gospel Harmonies/Synopses	236	(1)
Matthew	237	(4)
Studies on the Sermon on the Mount	241	(2)
Mark	243	(5)
Luke and Luke-Acts	248	(4)
John and the Johannine School	252	(4)
Acts of the Apostles	256	(4)
Paul	260	(5)
Romans	265	(3)
Corinthian Epistles	268	(5)
Galatians	273	(3)
Ephesians and Colossians	276	(5)
Philippians and Philemon	281	(4)
Thessalonian Epistles	285	(3)
Pastoral Epistles	288	(4)
Hebrews	292	(4)
James	296	(2)
Petrine Epistles and Jude	298	(5)
Johannine Epistles	303	(2)
Book of Revelation	305	(6)
Index	311