Essential Bible Study Tools for Ministry

436 Pages·2014·2.144 MB·English

by  David R. Bauer

Nashville
ESSENTIAL BIBLE STUDY TOOLS FOR MINISTRY

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MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
To my students, who give me joy in teaching
Contents
“Introduction”
“1. The Whole Bible”
“1.1 Bibliographic Helps: General”
“1.2 Periodicals”
“1.3 History of the Bible”
“1.4 History of the English Bible”
“1.5 History of the Canon and History of Interpretation”
“1.6 Biblical History and Geography”
“1.7 Bible Atlases”
“1.8 Biblical Archaeology”
“1.9 Concordances to the English Bible”
“1.10 Topical Concordances”
“1.11 Bible Dictionaries”
“1.12 Exegetical Method/Hermeneutics”
“1.13 Biblical Theology and the Theological Use of the Bible”
“1.14 Biblical Ethics”
“1.15 Bible Commentaries: One-Volume”
“1.16 Bible Commentaries: Multivolume”
“1.17 Bible Commentaries: Series”
“2. The Old Testament”
“2.1 Bibliographic Helps”
“2.2 Periodicals”
“2.3 History of the Canon and History of Interpretation”
“2.4 History and Geography”
“2.5 Ancient Near Eastern Literature and Art”
“2.6 Editions of the Old Testament”
“2.7 Hebrew Grammars”
“2.8 Hebrew Lexicons”
“2.9 Theological Dictionaries (Wordbooks)”
“2.10 Concordances to the Hebrew Bible”
“2.11 Textual Criticism”
“2.12 Septuagint”
“2.13 Exegetical Method/Hermeneutics”
“2.14 Old Testament Introductions”
“2.15 Old Testament Theology”
“2.16 Old Testament Ethics”
“2.17 Old Testament Commentaries: Multivolume”
“2.18 Old Testament Commentaries: Series”
“2.19 The Pentateuch: General Works”
“2.20 Genesis”
“2.21 Exodus”
“2.22 Leviticus”
“2.23 Numbers”
“2.24 Deuteronomy”
“2.25 The Former Prophets: General Works”
“2.26 Joshua”
“2.27 Judges”
“2.28 Ruth”
“2.29 Books of Samuel”
“2.30 Books of Kings”
“2.31 Books of Chronicles”
“2.32 Ezra and Nehemiah”
“2.33 Esther”
“2.34 Wisdom Literature: General Works”
“2.35 Job”
“2.36 Psalms”
“2.37 Proverbs”
“2.38 Ecclesiastes (Qohelet)”
“2.39 Song of Solomon”
“2.40 Prophetic Literature: General Works”
“2.41 Isaiah”
“2.42 Jeremiah”
“2.43 Lamentations”
“2.44 Ezekiel”
“2.45 Daniel”
“2.46 The Twelve (Minor) Prophets: General Works”
“2.47 Hosea”
“2.48 Joel”
“2.49 Amos”
“2.50 Obadiah”
“2.51 Jonah”
“2.52 Micah”
“2.53 Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah”
“2.54 Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi”
“3. Early Judaism”
“3.1 Judaism and Jewish Culture: Primary Sources”
“3.2 Judaism and Jewish Culture: Secondary Sources”
“3.3 Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament”
“3.4 Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls”
“3.5 Apocalyptic and Apocalypticism”
“4. The New Testament”
“4.1 Bibliographic Helps”
“4.2 Periodicals”
“4.3 History of the Canon and History of Interpretation”
“4.4 History and Geography: Primary Sources”
“4.5 History and Geography: Secondary Sources”
“4.6 Editions of the New Testament”
“4.7 Greek Grammars”
“4.8 Greek Lexicons”
“4.9 Theological Dictionaries (Wordbooks)”
“4.10 Concordances to the Greek New Testament”
“4.11 Textual Criticism”
“4.12 Exegetical Method/Hermeneutics”
“4.13 New Testament Introductions”
“4.14 New Testament Theology”
“4.15 New Testament Ethics”
“4.16 Use of the Old Testament in the New Testament”
“4.17 New Testament Apocrypha”
“4.18 New Testament Commentaries: Multivolume”
“4.19 New Testament Commentaries: Series”
“4.20 The Gospels: Studies in the Gospels”
“4.21 Studies in Specific Aspects of the Gospels”
“4.22 Studies in the Life of Christ”
“4.23 Gospel Harmonies/Synopses”
“4.24 Matthew”
“4.25 Studies on the Sermon on the Mount”
“4.26 Mark”
“2.27 Judges”
“4.28 John and the Johannine School”
“4.29 Acts of the Apostles”
“4.30 Paul”
“4.31 Romans”
“4.32 Corinthian Epistles”
“4.33 Galatians”
“4.34 Ephesians and Colossians”
“4.35 Philippians and Philemon”
“4.36 Thessalonian Epistles”
“4.37 Pastoral Epistles”
“4.38 Hebrews”
“4.39 James”
“4.40 Petrine Epistles and Jude”
“4.41 Johannine Epistles”
“4.42 Book of Revelation”
Introduction
The interpretation of the Bible is a central concern to all Christian
ministers, for integrity demands that all ministers, in whatever capacity they
serve, be professionally informed and personally shaped by the message of
the Scriptures. The interpretation of the Bible involves, first of all, direct,
firsthand study of the text. But it must also include, at the proper time, the
use of various kinds of secondary sources. These resources are the
indispensable tools of the biblical interpreter. I have compiled the following
bibliography with these considerations in mind.
Although this book includes approximately twenty-two hundred titles by
thirteen hundred scholars, it is still a highly selective bibliography,
containing only a fraction of works that could have been included. Inclusion
of individual items was based on one or more of the following
considerations: (1) usefulness for the theological interpretation of the Bible
within the context of the faith of the church; (2) significance in the history
of interpretation; and (3) representation of evangelical and especially
evangelical Wesleyan scholarship. I have annotated those items deemed
most helpful, approximately seven hundred in number.
I readily concede that any attempt to develop a bibliography and to
identify within that bibliography works deserving special attention is a
matter of individual judgment; no two scholars would agree on the
selection. Thus, I present this bibliography as a suggestion, a place to start,
inviting students to test the worth of these items in the process of the
interpretive task.
I have prepared this volume for use primarily by seminary students and
ministers. For that reason, almost everything included is in English. But I
also hope that scholars will find help here in identifying major works in
areas outside of their specialization. This bibliography is intended, first of
all, to acquaint students with major works, significant publishers, and
prominent scholars in biblical studies. Its second purpose is to help students
develop their personal libraries. The inclusion of many titles that are
presently out of print should alert the student to the importance of stores,
distribution houses, and online vendors that trade in theological used books,