sources
& recommended reading


Sources: Biblical Studies & Early Church

General Reference:
Achtemeier, Paul J. (ed): The HarperCollins Bible Dictionary
Freedman, David Noel (ed): Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible
Harris, Stephen L.: An Introduction to the Bible

Bible, Commentaries:
Brown, Raymond E. et al (eds.): The New Jerome Biblical Commentary
Mays, James L. (ed): The HarperCollins Bible Commentary

Old Testament/Ancient Judaism:
Barton, John: Reading the Old Testament: Method in Biblical Study
Bright, John: A History of Israel (3rd Ed.)
Boadt, Lawrence: An Introduction to the Old Testament
Childs, Brevard: Introduction to the Old Testament as Scripture
Shanks, Hershel (ed.): Ancient Israel: A Short History from Abraham to the Destruction of the Roman Empire
VanderKam, James C.: An Introduction to Early Judaism

The Torah

The Prophets

The Writings

Palestinian Culture and History:
Horsley, Richard: Bandits, Prophets, and Messiahs

Greco-Roman History:

New Testament, General:
Brown, Raymond E.: Introduction to the New Testament
Ehrman, Bart: The New Testament: An Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings
Kee, Howard Clark: Understanding the New Testament (4th Ed.)
Johnson, Luke Timothy: The Writings of the New Testament: An Interpretation
Perkins, Pheme: Reading the New Testament
Wright, N.T.: The New Testament and the People of God

Historical Jesus:
Allison, Dale: Jesus of Nazareth: Millenarian Prophet
Crossan, John Dominic: The Historical Jesus: The Life of a Mediterranean Jewish Peasant
Crossan, John Dominic: Who Killed Jesus? Exposing the Roots of Anti-Semitism in the Gospel Story of the Death of Jesus
Ehrman, Bart: Jesus: Apocalyptic Prophet of the New Millennium
Fredriksen, Paula: From Jesus to Christ: The Origins of the New Testament Images of Jesus
Fredriksen, Paula: Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews: A Jewish Life and the Emergence of Christianity
Johnson, Luke Timothy: The Real Jesus: The Misguided Quest for the Historical Jesus and the Truth of the Traditional Gospels
Meier, John: A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus (Vols. 1&2)
Powell, Mark Allen: Jesus as a Figure in History
Vermes, Geza: Jesus the Jew: A Historian's Reading of the Gospels

Witherington, Ben III: The Jesus Quest: The Third Search for the Jew of Nazareth

Paul:
Beker, J. Christiaan: Heirs of Paul: Paul's Legacy in the New Testament and in the Church Today
Roetzel, Calvin: The Letters of Paul
Roetzel, Calvin: Paul: The Man and the Myth
Westerholm, Stephen: Preface to the Study of Paul
Wiles, Virginia: Making Sense of Paul: A Basic Introduction to Pauline Theology
Witherington, Ben III: The Paul Quest: The Renewed Search for the Jew of Tarsus
Wright, N.T.: What Saint Paul Really Said: Was Paul of Tarsus the Real Founder of Christianity?

Gospels & Synoptic Problem:
Horsley, Richard: The Liberation of Christmas
Powell, Mark Allen: Fortress Introduction to the Gospels

Matthew:

Mark:

Luke:

Johannine Literature:
Brown, Raymond E.: The Community of the Beloved Disciple

Catholic Epistles:

Revelation:

Non-Canonicals:

Early Church History:
Shanks, Hershel (Ed): Christianity and Rabbinic Judaism: A Parallel History of Their Origins and Early Development

Religion & Film:
Jewett, Robert: Saint Paul Goes to the Movies
Jewett, Robert: Saint Paul Returns to the Movies
Medved, Michael: Hollywood vs. America
Scott, Bernard Brandon: Hollywood Dreams and Biblical Stories
Stone, Bryan P.: Faith and Film: Theological Themes at the Cinema

Sources: Philosophy, Logic & Critical Thinking

Kreeft, Peter: The Best Things in Life
Warburton, Nigel: Thinking from A to Z

Sources: (Christian) Ethics

Kreeft, Peter: Catholic Christianity
Kreeft, Peter: Fundamentals of the Faith
Kreeft, Peter: Three Approaches to Abortion
Kreeft, Peter: The Unaborted Socrates

Sources: Contemporary Culture & Issues
 

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