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The following resources for interpreting Scripture are listed in three study-level categories: Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced. Resources in the Ad-

vanced category tend to require a familiarity with biblical Greek and Hebrew, and in general are more technical in their presentation. All resources primarily available in electronic form are high light ed in bold font. Addresses (URLs) for web sites are highlighted in blue.

F Beginning

Accordance. Excellent Bible study software available through Oak Tree Software, Inc., www.accordancebible.com. This software is made for Apple Macintosh, but runs on Windows using emulation software. Accessible for the beginner; sophisticated enough for the advanced user.

Báez-Camargo, Gonzalo; Archaeological Commentary On The Bible (Doubleday & Co., Inc., Garden City, 1984).

Bible Gateway. This resource provides Bible searches and IVP New Testament com- men tar ies: http://www.biblegateway.com/cgi-bin/bible

Brownrigg, Ronald: Who s̓ Who in the New Testament (Holt, Rinehart and Win ston, New Who s̓ Who in the New Testament (Holt, Rinehart and Win ston, New Who s̓ Who in the New TestamentYork, 1971).

Cheney, Johnston M.; Life Of Christ In Stereo, The: Four Gospels Combined As One (West ern Baptist Sem i nary Press, Portland, 1969). Highly recommended for Gospels study.

Edersheim, Alfred; Sketches of Jewish Social Life In The Days of Christ (Eerdmans, Grand Sketches of Jewish Social Life In The Days of Christ (Eerdmans, Grand Sketches of Jewish Social Life In The Days of ChristRapids, 1970).

Smith, William; Dictionary of the Bible, A (Thomas Nelson, Nashville, 1986).

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Arnold, Bill T. and Beyer, Bryan E.; Encountering the New Testament: A Christian Survey,(Baker, Grand Rapids, 1999). This volume includes a helpful CD-ROM.

Arnold, Clinton E. (ed.); Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary (4 vols.)(Zondervan, Grand Rapids, 2002).

Bible Toolbox from Authenticwalk Ministries. Try this web site to study specifi c words Bible Toolbox from Authenticwalk Ministries. Try this web site to study specifi c words Bible Toolboxin your passage: http://www.mybibletools.com/bible/word-study.htm

Blue Letter Bible. This web site has a clunky in ter face, but it pro vides, among other things, access to audio commentaries on your search passage:http://www.blueletterbible.org/index.html

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Crosswalk. This web site provides a smooth interface. Entering a Scrip ture ref er ence and click ing the “Find” button brings up a list of commentaries and other resources relating to the passage: http://bible.crosswalk.com/

Douglas, J. D. and Tenney, Merill C.; New International Dictionary of the Bible, The (Zonder van, Grand Rapids, 1987).

Edersheim, Alfred; Bible History: Old Testament (Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, 1972).Bible History: Old Testament (Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, 1972).Bible History: Old Testament

Elwell, Walter A. and Yarborough, Robert W.; Encountering the New Testament: A Histori-cal and Theological Survey, Second Edition (Baker, Grand Rapids, 1998, 2005). This volume includes a helpful CD-ROM.

Essential IVP Reference Collection, The (InterVarsity Press, Downers Grove, 2001). A very useful software package.

Fee, Gordon D. and Stuart, Douglas; How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth: A Guide to Un der stand ing the Bible (Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids, 1981). Highly recommended introduction to hermeneutics.

Gaebelein, Frank E. (ed); Expositor s̓ Bible Commentary, The (Zondervan, Grand Rapids, 1990). A good intermediate commentary set to have on your computer.

Grenz, Stanley J.; Pocket Dictionary of Theological Terms (Intervarsity Press, Downers Grove, 1999). Highly recommended.

Guthrie, D. (ed); New Bible Commentary, Revised (Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, 1976).

Harris, Roberta L.; World of the Bible, The (Thames and Hudson, New York, 1995). A beautiful, pictorial presentation.

Henrichsen, Walter A.; Layman s̓ Guide to Interpreting the Bible (Zondervan, Grand Rapids, 1976).

Hoerth, Alfred J.; Archaeology & The Old Testament (Baker, Grand Rapids, 1998). Archaeology & The Old Testament (Baker, Grand Rapids, 1998). Archaeology & The Old Testament

Holman Illustrated Study Bible, The (Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville, 2006). An excel-lent translation and amazing photographs!

Keener, Craig S.; IVP Bible Background Commentary, The (InterVarsity Press, Downers Grove, 1993). A valuable commentary in hard copy or electronic form.

NIV Archaeological Study Bible (Zondervan, Grand Rapids, 2005). A uniqe and fascinating volume!

Orr, James; International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia (Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, 1947).

Patzia, Arthur G. & Petrotta, Anthony J.; Pocket Dictionary of Biblical Studies (Intervarsity Press, Downers Grove, 2002).

Study Light. Try this web site to study a specifi c word in your passage: http://www.studylight.org/

Richards, Lawrence O.; Revell Bible Dictionary, The (Fleming H. Revell, Old Tappan, 1990).

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Ultimate Christian Library, The (Ages Digital Library, Rio, 2000). Highly recommended.

Rousseau, John J. and Arav, Rami; Jesus & His World: An Ar-chaeological and Cultural Dictionary (Fortress Press, Min-neapolis, 1995).

Stott, John R. W.; Understanding the Bible (Zondervan, Grand Rap ids, 1972).

Vos, Howard Frederic; Nelson s̓ New Illustrated Bible Manners & Customs : How the People of the Bible Really Lived (Thomas Nelson Inc., Nashville, 1999)of the Bible Really Lived (Thomas Nelson Inc., Nashville, 1999)of the Bible Really Lived

Wuest, Kenneth S.; Wuest s̓ Word Studies From the Greek New Testament For The English Reader, Vols. 1-4 (Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, 1966).

F Advanced

Alexander, T. Desond and Baker, David W. (eds.); Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pen-tateuch (Intervarsity Press, Downers Grove, 2003).

Anchor Bible Dictionary on CD-ROM (Logos Research Sys tems, Inc., Oak Harbor, Anchor Bible Dictionary on CD-ROM (Logos Research Sys tems, Inc., Oak Harbor, Anchor Bible Dictionary on CD-ROM1997). Excellent resource for more advanced study.

Arndt, William and Gingrich, F. Wilbur; Greek-English Lex i con of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Lit er a ture, A (Uni ver si ty of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1979).

Arnold, Bill T. and Williamson, H. G. M. (eds.); Dictionary of the Old Testament: Historical Books (Intervarsity Press, Downers Grove, 2003).

BibleWorks for Windows (Hermeneutika Bible Research Soft ware, Big Fork, 1999). An excellent software package for biblical study using the original languages.

Boman, Thorleif; Hebrew Thought Compared with Greek (W. W. Norton & Co., New York, Hebrew Thought Compared with Greek (W. W. Norton & Co., New York, Hebrew Thought Compared with Greek1960).

Brown, Francis; Driver, S. R.; Briggs, Charles A.; Hebrew And English Lexicon Of The Old Testament, A (Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1977).

Bullinger, E. W.; Figures of Speech Used in the Bible Ex plained and Illustrated (Baker, Grand Rapids, 2003).

Carson, D. A.; Exegetical Fallacies (Baker, Grand Rapids, 1984).

Charlesworth, James H.; Old Testament Pseudepigrapha, The: vols. 1 & 2 (Doubleday, New York, 1983).

Chisholm, Robert B. Jr. From Exegesis To Exposition: A Prac ti cal Guide To Using Biblical Hebrew (Baker Book House, Grand Rap ids, 1998).

Danby, Herbert (ET); Mishnah, The (Oxford University Press, New York, 1985).

Edersheim, Alfred; Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah, The (MacDonald Publishing, 1891 edition). Highly recommended, but challenging to read.

Finegan, Jack; Handbook of Biblical Chronology (Hendrickson, Peabody, 1998).

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Hobart, William Kirk; Medical Language Of St. Luke, The (Baker Book House, Grand Rapids, 1954).

Holmes, Michael W. (ed); Apostolic Fathers, The: Greek Texts and English Translations of Their Writings (Baker, Grand Rap-

ids, 1992).

Keil & Delitzsch; Commentary on the Old Testament (Wm. B. Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, Commentary on the Old Testament (Wm. B. Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, Commentary on the Old Testament1973). Highly recommended but very technical.

Lightfoot, John; Commentary on the New Testament from the Talmud and Hebraica, A(Hendrickson, 1995).

Metzger, Bruce M.; Textual Commentary On The Greek New Testament (Deutsche Textual Commentary On The Greek New Testament (Deutsche Textual Commentary On The Greek New TestamentBibelgesellschaft/German Bible Society, Stuttgart, 1994).

Mickelsen, A. Berkeley Interpreting The Bible (Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, 1963).

Morris, Leon; Gospel According to John, The (Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, 1971). This volume is worth acquiring for the footnotes alone!

Nicoll, W. Robertson; Expositor s̓ Greek Testament, The (Wm. B. Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, 1979).

Owens, John Joseph; Analytical Key to the Old Testament, Vols. 1-4 (Baker, Grand Rapids, 1991). This set is a very useful tool for the beginning or intermediate Hebrew Bible student.

Osborne, Grant R.; Hermeneutical Spiral, The: A Comprehensive Introduction to Biblical Interpretation (Intervarsity Press, Downers Grove, 1991).

Roberts, Alexander and Donaldson, James (eds.); Ante-Nicene Fa thers, The (Christian Literature Publishing Co., Buffalo, 1885).

Robertson, Archibald Thomas; Word Pictures in the New Tes ta ment, Vols. 1-6 (Broadman Word Pictures in the New Tes ta ment, Vols. 1-6 (Broadman Word Pictures in the New Tes ta ment, Vols. 1-6Press, Nashville, 1930).

Schneemelcher, Wilhelm (Ed.) New Testament Apocrypha, Vols. 1,2: Gospels and Related Writings (James Clarke & Co., Cam bridge, 1990).

Septuagint Version Of The Old Testament And Apocrypha, The: With An English Translation And With Various Readings And Critical Notes (Zondervan, Grand Rapids, 1972). This is the translation of the Bible that the Apostles used to turn their world upside down.

Scholars ̓Library (Logos Bible Software, Logos Research Sys tems, Inc., Oak Harbor, 1992-2002).

Selwyn, Edward; First Epistle Of St. Peter, The (Macmillan, New York, 1964). This is an outstanding, technical com men tary.

Van Der Woude, A. S. (ed.) World of the Old Testament, The: Bible Handbook, Vol. II (Wm. World of the Old Testament, The: Bible Handbook, Vol. II (Wm. World of the Old Testament, The: Bible Handbook, Vol. IIB. Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, 1989)

Wilson, Walter L.; Dictionary of Bible Types, A (Hendrickson, Peabody, 1999).

Wise, Michael; Abegg, Martin; Cook, Edward; Dead Sea Scrolls, The: A New Translation(HarperSanFrancisco, 1996).