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Subject Guide: Old Testament
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Articles
- (Online) Zondervan Academic Blogs on the OT
Dissertations
OT Commentaries
Barker and Kohlenberger III
We recommend the OT commentary (we are not recommending the NT commentary as it holds to cessationist theology and other limited doctrinal positions). The Expositor’s Bible Commentary of the OT–in 1 convenient volume and gives good contextual, cultural, and historical background study of the OT. Based on the 12-volume critically acclaimed Expositor’s Bible Commentary used by pastors, students, and scholars across the world, this two-volume abridged edition offers you the full, penetrating, verse-by-verse commentary.
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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
Dr. Bruce Wilkinson and Kenneth Boa
Talk Thru Bible has both OT and NT volumes. These are Surveys full of overviews, summaries, charts, graphs, and outlines of each book of the Bible. This is a great undergraduate level resource. (Online OT/NT)(Online OT)
John H. Walton, Victor H. Matthews, and Mark W. Chavalas
This Book provides historical, social, and cultural background for each passage of the OT. Expert scholars have included their research with (i) historical terms, ancient peoples, and texts, (ii) background issues, and (iii) introductory essays on each book.
Available Books
- (ProQuest) The Oxford Bible Commentary (OT & NT)
Locked/Paid Books
- Fuller, Daniel P. Gospel and Law: Contrast or Continuum? Pasadena, CA: Fuller Seminary Press, 1982.
OT Surveys
Available Books
- (Library) Longman, Tremper. Old Testament Commentary Survey.
- (Library) Arnold, Bill T. Encountering the Old Testament
- (Library) Baker, David W. and Bill T. Arnold. The Face of Old Testament Studies
- (Library) Dorsey, David A. The Literary Structure of the Old Testament
- (Library) Moberly, R. W. L. Old Testament Theology
- (Library) Broyles, Craig C. Interpreting the Old Testament
- (Library) Longman, Tremper. Making Sense of the Old Testament: 3 Crucial Questions
- (Library) Longman, Tremper. A Biblical History of Israel.
- (Library) Moo, Douglas J. The Old Testament in the Gospel Passion Narrative.
- (Library) Kidner, Derek. Hard Sayings: The Challenge of Old Testament Morals.
- (ProQuest) Nelson, Richard D. Historical Roots of the Old Testament (1200-63 BCE). Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2014.
- (ProQuest) Moyise, Steve, ed. The Old Testament in the New Testament: Essays in Honour of J. L. North. London: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2000.
- (ProQuest) Herbert, Edward D., and Tov, Emanuel, eds. Hebrew Bible and the Judaean Desert Discoveries. London: British Library, 2002.
- (ProQuest) Strawn, Brent A., and Bowen, Nancy R., eds. A God So Near: Essays on Old Testament Theology in Honor of Patrick D. Miller. University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2003.
Locked/Paid Books
Encyclopedias / Dictionaries
Available Books
- (ProQuest) The Oxford Guide to People & Places of the Bible
- (ProQuest) Leick, Gwendolyn. Who’s Who in the Ancient Near East
- (ProQuest) Mandel, David. Who’s Who in the Jewish 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.
- (Online) Elwell, Walter A. Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology
- (Library) McKim, Donald K. Westminster Dictionary of Theological Terms
- (Library) Ferguson, David F. Wright, and J. I. Packer. New Dictionary of Theology
- (Library) Manton, M. Dictionary of Theological Terms
- (Library) Pitts, Michael S. A Dictionary of Contemporary Christian Words and Concepts
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.
- Beale, G. K., and D. A. Carson. Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2007.
Lexicons (Hebrew)
Mounce's Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words
William D. Mounce
Since Vine’s Expository Dictionary, sixty-plus years of scholarship have shed extensive new light on the use of biblical Greek and Hebrew. This dictionary is searchable in English and does not require knowledge of the Hebrew or Greek alphabet.
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Available Books
- (ProQuest) Porter, Stanley E., and Hess, Richard S., eds. Translating the Bible. London: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2005.
- (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) 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.
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.
Recommended Dissertations
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PhD in Interdisciplinary Studies with a Concentration in Arts and Sciences and a Specialization in Nursing Science and Spirituality at Union Institute and University