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Subject Guide: New Testament
New Testament Reference Books
Resources
- NT Dictionaries and Encyclopedias have a wealth of information on each subject of the Bible. Look up terms like “faith” or “Jerusalem.”
- The Greek Lexicons (Dictionaries) are for word studies. Some of these are accessible in English and others require that you can look up words in Greek.
- The NT Survey books and resources will be a broad overview of the books of the NT, themes, background, and authors.
Articles
- (Online) Zondervan Academic Blogs on the NT
Dissertations
NT Commentaries
French L. Arrington and Roger Stronstad
The Life in the Spirit New Testament Commentary is a one-volume commentary to present a distinctly Spirit-filled perspective on the New Testament. See Online book options See Book (Amazon Purchase)
Dr. Peter Pett
Pett’s approach to commentary is marked by meticulous research and a keen eye for detail, qualities that have garnered him respect among scholars and lay readers alike
Available Books
- (Library) Arrington, French L., and Roger Stronstad. Life in the Spirit New Testament Commentary. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1999.
- (ProQuest) The Oxford Bible Commentary (OT & NT)
- (Library)
- Asbury Bible Commentary
- IVP New Testament Commentary Series
Locked/Paid Books
- Bailey, Kenneth E. Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes. Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press Academic, 2008. (Gospels)
- Fuller, Daniel P. Gospel and Law: Contrast or Continuum? Pasadena, CA: Fuller Seminary Press, 1982.
- Keener, Craig S. The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2014.
- Beale, G. K., and D. A. Carson. Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2007.
- Fee, Gordon D. God’s Empowering Presence: The Holy Spirit in the Letters of Paul. Peabody: Hendrickson, 1994. (Epistles)
NT Surveys
Available Books
- (ProQuest) Castleman, Robbie. New Testament Essentials: Father, Son, Spirit, and Kingdom
- (ProQuest) Kostenberger, Andreas J., L. Scott Kellum, and Charles L. Quarles. The Cradle, the Cross, and the Crown: An Introduction to the New Testament.
- (ProQuest) Knowles, Andrew. The Bible Guide – New Testament. La Vergne: Lion Hudson PLC, 2020.
- (Library)
- Stott, John; Motyer, Stephen. Basic Introduction to the New Testament. William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2017
- (Library)(Library) Fee, Gordon D. New Testament Exegesis. 3rd ed. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2002
- (Library) Fee, Gordon D. Gospel and Spirit: Issues in New Testament Hermeneutics
- (Library) Moo, Douglas J. Biblical Authority and Conservative Perspectives.
- (Library) Arrington, French L., and Roger Stronstad. Life in the Spirit New Testament Commentary. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1999.
Locked/Paid Books
- Bailey, Kenneth E. Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes. Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press Academic, 2008. (Gospels)
- Fuller, Daniel P. Gospel and Law: Contrast or Continuum? Pasadena, CA: Fuller Seminary Press, 1982.
- Keener, Craig S. The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2014.
- Beale, G. K., and D. A. Carson. Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2007.
- Fee, Gordon D. God’s Empowering Presence: The Holy Spirit in the Letters of Paul. Peabody: Hendrickson, 1994. (Epistles)
Encyclopedias / Dictionaries
Available Books
- (ProQuest) The Oxford Guide to People & Places of the Bible
- (Library) Porter, Stanley E. Dictionary of Biblical Criticism and Interpretation
- (Library) Vanhoozer, Kevin J., Craig G. Bartholomew, Daniel J. Treier, and N. T. Wright. Dictionary of Theological Interpretation of the Bible.
- (ProQuest) Harrington, Daniel J. Historical Dictionary of Jesus
- (ProQuest) Green, Joel B. Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels
- (Online) Elwell, Walter A. Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology
- (Library) Muller, Richard A. Dictionary of Latin and Greek Theology
- (Library) McKim, Donald K. Westminster Dictionary of Theological Terms
- (ProQuest) Ferguson, Everett, ed. Encyclopedia of Early Christianity. Oxford: Taylor & Francis Group, 1990.
- (Library) Ferguson, David F. Wright, and J. I. Packer. New Dictionary of Theology
- (Library) Manton, M. Dictionary of Theological Terms
- (Library) Cross, F. L. and Livingstone, Elizabeth A. Dictionary of the Christian Church
- (Library) Pitts, Michael S. A Dictionary of Contemporary Christian Words and Concepts
- (Library) Menzies, William W. Bible Doctrines: A Pentecostal Perspective
- (ProQuest) Leick, Gwendolyn. Who’s Who in the Ancient Near East
- (ProQuest) Mandel, David. Who’s Who in the Jewish Bible.
- (ProQuest) Brownrigg, Ronald. Who’s Who in the New Testament.
- (ProQuest) Hazel, John. Who’s Who in the Greek World
- (ProQuest) Moyise, Steve, and Menken, Maarten J. J., eds. The Psalms in the New Testament. London: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2004.
- (Online) Bradshaw, Paul F. The New Westminster Dictionary of Liturgy and Worship
- (ProQuest) McFarland, Ian A., Fergusson, David A. S., Kilby, Karen, Torrance, Iain R., and Torrance, Iain R, eds. The Cambridge Dictionary of Christian Theology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011.
- (ProQuest) Curtis, Adrian. Oxford Bible Atlas. Oxford: Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2009.
- Baker’s Evangelical Biblical Dictionary
Locked/Paid Books
- Mounce, William D., and Recorded Books, Inc. Mounce’s Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2009.
- Keener, Craig S. The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2014.
- Beale, G. K., and D. A. Carson. Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2007.
- Fee, Gordon D. God’s Empowering Presence: The Holy Spirit in the Letters of Paul. Peabody: Hendrickson, 1994. (Epistles)
Lexicons (Greek)
Mounce's Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words
William D. Mounce
For years, Vine’s Expository Dictionary has been the standard word study tool for pastors and laypeople, selling millions of copies. But sixty-plus years of scholarship have shed extensive new light on the use of biblical Greek and Hebrew, creating the need for a new, more accurate, more thorough dictionary of Bible words. This dictionary is searchable in English and does not require knowledge of the Hebrew or Greek alphabet.
See Online Searchable Greek See Book (Amazon Purchase)
Available Books
- (Online Tool) Mounce, William D., and Recorded Books, Inc. Mounce’s Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2009.
- (Library) Mounce, William D. The Analytical Lexicon to the Greek New Testament
- (Library) Muraoka, T. A Greek-English Lexicon of the Septuagint (2009)
- (Library) Liddell, Henry George, 1811-1898. A Greek-English Lexicon (revised 1996)
- (Library) Friberg, Timothy. Analytical Lexicon of the Greek New Testament (2000)
- (ProQuest) Porter, Stanley E., and Hess, Richard S., eds. Translating the Bible. London: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2005.
- (ProQuest) Danove, Paul L. A Grammatical and Exegetical Study of New Testament Verbs of Transference: A Case Frame Guide to Interpretation and Translation, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2009.
- (ProQuest) Bons, Eberhard, Joosten, Jan, and Hunziker-Rodewald, Regine, eds. Biblical Lexicology: Hebrew and Greek: Semantics – Exegesis – Translation. Berlin/Boston: De Gruyter, Inc., 2015.
- (ProQuest) Porter, Stanley E., and Carson, D. A., eds. Linguistics and the New Testament: Critical Junctures. London: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 1999
- (ProQuest) Shepherd, Michael Brian. Textuality and the Bible. Eugene: Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2016.
- (ProQuest) Daley, S. C. The Textual Basis of English Translations of the Hebrew Bible. Boston: BRILL, 2019.
- (Online) List of possibly outdated Greek Lexicons available online
Locked/Paid Books
- Mounce, William D., and Recorded Books, Inc. Mounce’s Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2009.
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