Book List for Biblical Studies – New Testament updated March 2015

Author Title (Publisher) ISBN Comments

Introductory and General

Raymond E Brown Introduction to the New Testament (Doubleday 1997) 0 300 14016 9

Etienne Charpentier How to read the New Testament (SCM 1982) 0 334 02056 5

John Drane Introducing the New Testament (Lion 1999) 0 745 94410 8

H Marshall, S Travis & I Paul Exploring the NT vol.2:

The Letters & Revelation (SPCK 2002) 0 281 05434 7

EP Sanders The Historical figure of Jesus (Penguin 2005) 0 140 14499 4

Geza Vermes Jesus the Jew (SCM 2001) 0 334 02839 6

D Wenham & S Walton Exploring the NT vol.1:

The Gospels & Acts (SPCK 2011) 0 281 06362 1

A Very Short Introduction series by OUP, including:

Luke Timothy Johnson The New Testament (OUP2010) 0 199 73570 0

Kyle Keefer New Testament as Literature (OUP 2008) 0 195 30020 3

Biblical studies in general:

M Brettler, P Enns & D Harrington The Bible and the Believer:

How to read the Bible critically and religiously (OUP 2012) 0 199 86300 8

W Brueggemann, W Placher & B Blount

Struggling with Scripture (Westminster John Knox Press 2010) 0 664 22485 7

Paula Gooder Searching for Meaning (SPCK 2008) 0 281 05835 0

Michael Gorman Elements of Biblical Exegesis (Baker Academic 2010)

I Paul & P Jenson What’s the Bible all about? (Grove B40) (Grove 2006) 1 851 74624 2

Steve Moyise Introduction to Biblical Studies (Bloomsbury T&T Clark 2013) 0 567 17557 X

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Synoptic Gospels

Ernest Best Mark: The Gospel as Story (Continuum l988) 0 567 29153 7

John Fenton More about Mark (SPCK 2001) 0 281 05452 5

Richard France Matthew - Evangelist & Teacher (Paternoster 1989) 0 853 64480 2

John Hargreaves A guide to the Parables (SPCK 1986) 0 281 02313 1

J Leslie Houlden The Strange Story of the Gospels (SPCK 2002) 0 281 05436 3

Joachim Jeremias The Parables of Jesus (SCM 2003) 0 334 02917 1

Jeffrey John The Meaning in the Miracles (Canterbury Press 2001) 1 853 11434 0

Jack Dean Kingsbury Matthew as Story (Augsburg Fortress 1988) 0 800 62099 2

Jack Dean Kingsbury Conflict in Mark (Augsburg Fortress 1989) 0 800 62336 3

ed Andrew Parker Painfully Clear (Continuum 1996) 1 850 75771 2

Heikki Raisanen The 'Messianic Secret' in Mark's Gospel (Continuum 1994) 0 567 29253 3

Graham Stanton The Interpretation of Matthew (SPCK1983) 0 281 04058 3

Graham Stanton The Gospels and Jesus (OUP 2002) 0 199 24616 5

John Stott The Message of the Sermon on the Mount (IVP reprinted 2003) 0 851 10970 5

ed William Telford Theology of the Gospel of Mark (CUP 1999) 0 521 43977 9

David Wenham The Parables of Jesus (Hodder 1989) 0 340 48811 5

Tom Wright Matthew for Everyone (SPCK 2002) 0 281 05301 4

Tom Wright Mark for Everyone (SPCK 2001) 0 281 05299 9

Tom Wright Luke for Everyone (SPCK 2001) 0 281 05830 6

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Epistles

James W Aageson Written also for our sake:

Paul and the art of biblical interpretation (WJK 1993) 0 664 25361 X

Robert J Banks Paul's Idea of Community: The early house churches

in their cultural setting (Hendrickson Publishers 1994) 1 565 63050 5

ed P Bolt & M Thompson The Gospel to the Nations:

Perspectives on Paul's mission (IVP 2001) 0 830 81557 0

Donald Coggan Meet Paul (SPCK Triangle 1997) 0 281 05111 9 A scholarly review of Paul's doctrine

Margaret Davies The Pastoral Epistles (Epworth Press 1996) 0 716 20504 1

Richard B Gaffin Resurrection and Redemption:

A study in Paul's Soteriology (P & R Publishing l993) 0 875 52271 8

Mark Harding What are they saying about the Pastoral Epistles? (Paulist Press 2001) 0 809 13975 8

Roger McGough The New Testament Epistles:

Early Christian Wisdom (Lion Publishing l997) 0 745 93845 0

Robert Morgan Romans (Continuum 1995) 1 850 75739 9 Compact guide to main themes and

purpose

EP Sanders Paul (OUP2001) 0 192 85451 8 A Very Short Introduction series

Mark A Seifrid Christ, Our Righteousness: Paul's Theology of Justification (IVP 2001) 0 830 82609 2

Virginia Wiles Making sense of Paul: A basic introduction to Pauline theology

(Hendrickson Publishers 2000) 1 565 63117 X

Tom Wright Paul for Everyone series (SPCK & WJK) A useful series of commentaries

(The Pastoral Letters; The Prison Letters; Galatians & Thessalonians; 1 Corinthians; 2 Corinthians; Romans (parts 1& 2))

N.T. Wright Paul and the Faithfulness of God (SPCK 2013) 0 281 05554 8 Not for beginners

People's Bible Commentary series (BRF) A useful series of commentaries

(Timothy, Titus and Hebrews; Galatians & 1 &2 Thessalonians; 1 Corinthians; 2 Corinthians; Romans)

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Johannine and Revelation Studies

William Barclay The Revelation of John in Two Volumes (St Andrews Press 1959 ed. 2001) 0 715 20795 4 & 0 715 20796 2

Don Carson The Gospel According to John (Apollos) 0 851 11749 X

Ruth Edwards Discovering John (SPCK 2014) 0 281 06969 7

Stephen Gaukroger The Crucified King (Crossway 1996) 1 856 84146 4

Barnabas Lindars John (Continuum 2001) 1 850 75255 9

J Ramsey Michaels Interpreting the Book of Revelation (Baker Publishing) 0 801 06293 4

Bruce Milne The Message of John: Here is your King (IVP 1994) 0 830 81233 4

Leon Morris Revelation (Tyndale Commentary, IVP 1969, rev. ed. 2000) 0 851 11618 3

Jean-Pierre Prevost How to Read the Apocalypse (SCM Press 1993) 0 334 02101 4

Tom Wright John for Everyone (2 vols) (SPCK & WJK)