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Dictionaries, Encyclopedia & Handbooks of the Bible
General
Basic Dictionary of Bible People . Julien Chilcott-Monk, ed. SCM-Canterbury, 2004.
The Biblical World . John Barton, ed. Vol. 1 (and copy ); vol. 2 . Taylor & Francis, 2002, 2004.
Blackwell Companion to the Hebrew Bible . Ed. Leo G. Perdue. Wiley-Blackwell, 2001.
Dictionary of Biblical Imagery: An Encyclopaedic Exploration of the Images, Symbols, Motifs, Metaphors, Figures of Speech, Literary Patterns and Universal Images of the Bible . Leland Ryken et al., eds. InterVarsity, 1998.
Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible . D.N. Freedman, A.C. Myers, A.B. Beck, eds. Eerdmans, 2000 (also copy ).
Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible . K. van der Toorn, et al., eds. 2nd Revd Edition. Eerdmans, 1999.
Harper s Bible Dictionary , 1985. Glossary: Bible Research Tools Online .
Holman Illustrated Pocket Bible Dictionary . B&H, 2007.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia . Geoffrey W. Bromiley, eds. Vol. 1: A-D (and copy 1 ; copy 2 ); Vol. II: E-J (and copy ); Vol. III: K-P (and copy ); Vol. IV: Q-Z (and copy ). 2nd Revised Edition. Eerdmans, 1979.
Mercer Dictionary of the Bible . Watson E. Mills, et al., eds. Third Edition, Mercer, 1998.
Oxford Guide to People and Places of the Bible . Bruce M. Metzger, Michael D. Coogan, eds. Oxford, 2004.
Oxford Handbook of Biblical Studies . John William Rogerson, Judith Lieu, eds. Oxford, 2006 (NB. Tyndale students have full-access to this text over eBrary ).
Oxford History of the Biblical World . M.D. Coogan, eds. Oxford, 2001.
Pocket Dictionary of Biblical Studies . A.G. Patzia and A.J. Petrotta, eds. InterVarsity, 2002.
Saint Mary s Press Essential Bible Dictionary . S. O Connell-Roussell and B. Singer-Towns, eds. Saint Mary s, 2005.
Theological Dictionary of the Old Testament Vol. I ; Vol. III ; Vol. IV ; Vol. V ; Vol. VI ;
Vol. IX ; Vol. XI ; Vol. XII ; Vol. XIII ; Vol. XIV ;
Tyndale Bible Dictionary . W.A. Elwell, P.W. Comfort, eds. Tyndale House, 2001 (also copy ).
Westminster Guide to the Books of the Bible . William M. Ramsey. Westminster John Knox, 1994 (NB. Tyndale students have full-access to this text over NetLibrary ).
Westminster Theological Wordbook of the Bible . Donald E. Gowan, ed. Westminster John Knox, 2003.
Women in Scripture: A Dictionary of Named and Unnamed Women in the Hebrew Bible, the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books, and the New Testament . C.L. Meyers, et al., eds. Eerdmans, 2001.
See also links to Dictionaries and Encyclopedia of Theology .
Old Testment Bible Commentaries
One-Volume Bible Commentaries
Commentaries - Book by book
Note : Tyndale students also have access to the full-text version of the following commentaries from the Believers Church Bible Commentary Series (see Tyndale s Netlibrary eBooks ):
Genesis . Eugene Roop. Herald Press, 1987.
Exodus . Waldemar Janzen. Herald Press, 2000.
Judges . Terry Brensinger. Herald Press, 1999.
Ruth, Jonah, Esther . Eugene Roop. Herald Press, 2002.
Proverbs . John W. Miller. Herald Press, 2004.
Jeremiah . Elmer A. Martens. Herald Press, 1986.
Ezekiel . Millard Lind. Herald Press, 1996.
Daniel . Paul M. Lederach. Herald Press, 1994.
Hosea, Amos . Allen R. Guenther. Herald Press, 1998.
Bible Atlases
Old Testament Theology and History
Anderson, Bernhard W. Contours of Old Testament Theology . Fortress Press, 1999.
Banks, Diane. Writing the History of Israel . Continuum, 2006 (full-text also available for Tyndale students via eBrary under the author name: "Boase, Elizabeth").
Barr, James. History and Ideology in the Old Testament: Biblical Studies at the End of a Millennium . Oxford, 2000 (copy ).
Bartholomew, Craig G., et al., ed. Out of Egypt: Biblical Theology and Biblical Interpretation . Zondervan, 2004.
Barton, John. The Old Testament: Canon, Literature and Theology . Ashgate, 2007; Reading the Old Testament: Method in Biblical Study . 2nd revised edition. Westminster John Knox, 1997 (see also 1st edition, 1984 ).
Baylis, Albert H. From Creation to the Cross: Understanding the First Half of the Bible . Revd ed. Zondervan, 1996.
Boadt, Lawrence. Reading the Old Testament: An Introduction . Paulist, 1984.
Brettler, Marc Zvi. The Creation of History in Ancient Israel . Routledge, 1998 (and copy ; available as full-text to Tyndale students via eBrary ebooks ).
Bright, John. A History of Israel . 4th ed. Westminster John Knox, 2000.
Brin, Gershon. The Concept of Time in the Bible and the Dead Sea Scrolls . Brill, 2001 (full-text version available for Tyndale students via eBrary ebooks ).
Brueggemann, Walter. An Introduction to the Old Testament: The Canon and Christian Imagination . Westminster John Knox, 2003; Theology of the Old Testament: Testimony, Dispute, Advocacy . Fortress, 2005; Reverberations of Faith: A Theological Handbook of Old Testament Themes . Westminster John Knox, 2002; The Prophetic Imagination . 2nd Revised Edition. Fortress, 2001; The Book that Breathes New Life: Scriptural Authority and Biblical Theology . Fortress Press, 2004.
Callaway, Joseph A. Faces of the Old Testament . Smyth & Helwys, 1995.
Charpentier, Etienne. How to Read the Old Testament . SCM-Canterbury, 1982.
Childs, Brevard S. Biblical Theology of the Old and New Testaments: Theological Reflection on the Christian Bible . Fortress, 1993; Old Testament Theology in a Canonical Context . Fortress, 1989; Introduction to the Old Testament as Scripture . Fortress, 1979.
Clements, Ronald E., ed. The World of Ancient Israel: Sociological, Anthropological and Political Perspectives . Cambridge, 1991 (also copy ).
Collins, John J. A Short Introduction to the Hebrew Bible . Fortress, 2007.
Coogan, Michael D., ed. The Oxford History of the Biblical World . Oxford, 2001; The Old Testament: A Very Short Introduction . Oxford, 2008 (full-text available to Tyndale students via NetLibrary ).
Davies, Philip R. and John W. Rogerson. The Old Testament World . 2nd edition. Westminster John Knox, 2005 (also copy ).
Davis, Thomas W. Shifting Sands: The Rise and Fall of Biblical Archaeology . Oxford, 2004 (also copy ).
Day, John. Yahweh and the gods and goddesses of Canaan . Continuum, 2002.
De Vaux, Roland. Ancient Israel: Its Life and Institutions . Tr. John McHugh. Eerdmans, 1997.
Dillard, Raymond B., and Tremper Longman. An Introduction to the Old Testament . Zondervan, 1994.
Eichrodt, Walther. Theology of the Old Testament , Vol. I ; Vol. II . J.A. Baker, trans. Westminster John Knox, 2001/1967.
Elledge, C.D. The Bible and the Dead Sea Scrolls . Society of Biblical Literature, 2005 (also copy ; full-text available to Tyndale students via eBrary ebooks ).
Ellens, Deborah, and Wonil Kim, eds. Reading the Hebrew Bible for a New Millennium: Form, Concept, and Theological Perspective . Vol. 1: Theological and Hereneutical Studies ; Vol 2: Exegetical and Theological Studies . Continuum, 2000.
Free, Joseph P. and Howard F. Vos. Archaeology and Bible History . Revised ed. Zondervan, 1992.
Gerstenberger, Erhard S. Theologies in the Old Testament . John Bowden, trans. Continuum, 2002.
Goldingay, John. Old Testament Theology , Vol. 1: Israel s Gospel . Vol. 2: Israel s Faith . InterVarsity, 2003, 2006; Theological Diversity and the Authority of the Old Testament . Eerdmans, 1987.
Gordon, Cyrus H. and Gary A. Rendsburg. The Bible and the Ancient Near East . 4th ed. W.W. Norton, 1998.
Gordon, Robert P., and J.C. de Moor, eds. The Old Testament in Its World eBrary ebooks ).
Hallo, William W., and K. Lawson Younger, eds. The Context of Scripture: Canonical Compositions, Monumental Inscriptions and Archival Documents from the Biblical World , vol. 1-3. Brill, 2003 (available only to Tyndale students as eBrary ebook ).
Hasel, Gerhard. Old Testament Theology: Basic Issues in the Current Debate . Eerdmans, 1991.
Hess, Richard S., and Gordon J. Wenham, eds. Make the Old Testament Live: From Curriculum to Classroom . Eerdmans, 1998.
Hill, Andrew E., and John H. Walton A Survey of the Old Testament . Second edition. Zondervan, 2000; also Old Testament Today: A Journey from Original Meaning to Contemporary Significance . Zondervan, 2004.
Holdsworth, John. SCM Studyguide to the Old Testament . SCM-Canterbury, 2005 (also copy ).
Homan, Michael. To Your Tents, O Israel!: The Terminology, Function, Form, and Symbolism of Tents in the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East eBrary ebooks ).
House, Paul R. Old Testament Theology . InterVarsity Press, 1998.
Jensen, Joseph. God s Word to Israel . Revised edition. Liturgical, 1990.
Kaiser, Walter C. Toward an Old Testament Theology . Zondervan, 1991; Toward Rediscovering the Old Testament . Zondervan, 1987; The Christian and the Old Testament . William Carey Library, 1999.
Keyser, B.Donald, and H.W. Ballard. From Jerusalem to Gaza: An Old Testament Theology . Smyth & Helwys, 2002.
Knierim, Rolf P., ed. The Task of Old Testament Theology: Substance, Method, and Cases: Essays . Eerdmans, 1995.
La Sor, William S., David A. Hubbard, Frederic W. Bush, and Leslie C. Allen. Old Testament Survey: The Message, Form, and Background of the Old Testament . 2nd ed. Eerdmans, 1996.
Lemche, Niels P. The Old Testament Between Theology and History: A Critical Survey . Westminster John Knox, 2008.
Levin, Christoph. The Old Testament: A Brief Introduction . Tr. Margaret Kohl. Princeton, 2005.
Long, V. Philips, Gordon J. Wenham and David Weston Baker, eds. Windows into Old Testament History: Evidence, Argument, and the Crisis of "Biblical Israel" . Eerdmans, 2002.
MacDonald, Nathan. Not Bread Alone: The Uses of Food in the Old Testament . Oxford, 2008.
Malamat, Abraham. History of Biblical Israel: Major Problems and Minor Issues . Brill, 2001 (available to Tyndale students only as an eBrary ebook ).
McConville, J.G. God and Earthly Power: An Old Testament Political Theology, Genesis-Kings . Continuum, 2006.
Merrill, Eugene. Everlasting Dominion: A Theology of the Old Testament B&H Publishing, 2006.
Millard, A.R., J.K. Hoffmeier, D.W. Baker, eds. Faith, Tradition, and History: Old Testament Historiography in its Near Eastern Context . Papers prepared for a symposium held at Wheaton College in November 1990. Eisenbrauns, 1994.
Miller, James M., and John H. HayesA History of Ancient Israel and Judah . Westminster John Knox, 1986.
Miller, Patrick D. The Way of the Lord: Essays in Old Testament Theology . Eerdmans, 2007.
Mitchell, Eric, and Archie England. Old Testament Survey: A Student s Guide . 2nd edition. B&H Publishing, 2007 (also copy ).
Nicholson, Ernest W. God and His People: Covenant and Theology in the Old Testament . Oxford, 1988; see also: Covenant as Context: Essays in Honour of E.W. Nicholson , ed. Robert B. Salters. Oxford, 2003.
Ollenburger, Ben C., ed. Old Testament Theology: Flowering and Future , Vol. 1 . 2nd revd ed. Eisenbrauns, 2004.
Olyan, Saul M. copy ; full-text available to Tyndale students via eBrary ebooks ).
Pardes, Ilana. The Biography of Ancient Israel: National Narratives in the Bible . Univ of California, 2002 (see copy ; full-text version available to Tyndale students over eBrary ).
Pate, C. Marvin, J. Scott Duvall, and J. Daniel Hays. The Story of Israel: A Biblical Theology . InterVarsity, 2004.
Perdue, Leo G. Reconstructing Old Testament Theology: After the Collapse of History . Fortress Press, 2005.
Pleins, J. David. The Social Visions of the Hebrew Bible: A Theological Introduction . Westminster John Knox, 2000.
Preuss, Horst Dietrich. Old Testament Theology , vol. 1 (and copy ); Vol. II (and copy ). Leo G. Purdue, trans. Westminster John Knox, 1996.
Provan, Ian W., V. Philips Long, Tremper Longman. A Biblical History of Israel . Westminster John Knox Press, 2003.
Prussner, Frederick C., and John H. Hayes. Old Testament Theology: Its History and Development . Westminster John Knox Press, 1985.
Rendtorff, Rolf. The Old Testament: An Introduction . Tr. John Bowden. Fortress Press, 1991.
Rogerson, John W., and Philip R. Davies. The Old Testament World . Revd ed. Continuum, 2005 (also copy ; 1st edition ).
Sailhamer, John H. Introduction to Old Testament Theology: A Canonical Approach . Zondervan, 1995.
Schmidt, Werner H. Old Testament Introduction . Tr. M. J. O Connell and D.J. Reimer. 2nd rev d ed. De Gruyter, 1999.
Scobie, Charles H. H. The Ways of Our God: An Approach to Biblical Theology . Eerdmans, 2003.
Smith, Mark S. The Early History of God: Yahweh and the Other Deities in Ancient Israel . 2nd ed. Eerdmans, 2002; The Origins of Biblical Monotheism: Israel s Polytheistic Background and the Ugaritic Texts . Oxford, 2003 (and copy ).
Soggin, J. Alberto. An Introduction to the History of Israel and Judah . 3rd ed. SCM-Canterbury, 1999.
Smith-Christopher, Daniel L. A Biblical Theology of Exile . Fortress, 2002.
Strawn, Brent A., and Nancy R. Bowen, eds. A God So Near: Essays on Old Testament Theology in Honor of Patrick D. Miller . Eisenbraums, 2003.
Thompson, Thomas L. Early History of the Israelite People: From the Written and Archaeological Sources . Brill, 2002 (also copy 1 ; copy 2 ).
von Rad, Gerhard. Old Testament Theology , vol. 1 ; vol. 2 . Westminster John Knox Press, 2001; From Genesis to Chronicles: Explorations in Old Testament Theology . Tr. K.C. Hanson. Fortress, 2005 (and copy ).
Wood, Leon J. A Survey of Israel s History . Rev d. Zondervan, 1986.
Wright, Christopher J.H. The Mission of God: Unlocking the Bible s Grand Narrative InterVarsity, 2006; God s People in God s Land: Family, Land, and Property in the Old Testament . Eerdmans, 1990.
Zimmerli, Walther. Old Testament Theology in Outline . Tr. David Green. Continuum, 1978; The Fiery Throne: The Prophets and Old Testament Theology . Tr. K.C. Hanson. Fortress, 2003.
Old Testament Ethics
Barton, John. Understanding Old Testament Ethics: Approaches and Explorations . Westminster John Knox, 2003.
Birch, Bruce C. Let Justice Roll Down: The Old Testament, Ethics, and Christian Life . Westminster John Knox, 1991 (see also copy ); What Does the Lord Require? The Old Testament Call to Social Witness . Westminster John Knox, 1985; (with Larry L. Rasmussen), Bible and Ethics in the Christian Life . Revised ed. Fortress, 1989.
Carroll, M. Daniel. Theory and Practice in Old Testament Ethics . Continuum, 2004.
Janzen, Waldemar. Old Testament Ethics: A Paradigmatic Approach. Westminster John Knox, 1994 (limited preview with Google Books). [Recommended by ANF]
Jensen, Joseph. Ethical Dimensions of the Prophets . Liturgical, 2006.
Kaiser, Walter C. Toward Old Testament Ethics . Zondervan, 1991.
Rodd, Cyril S. Glimpses of a Strange Land: Studies in Old Testament Ethics . Continuum, 2001.
Biblical Hebrew
Andersen, Francis I., and A. Dean Forbes. The Vocabulary of the Old Testament . 2nd ed. Pontificium Institutum Biblicum, 1992.
Arnold, Bill T., and John H. Choi. A Guide to Biblical Hebrew Syntax . Cambridge, 2003 (available as full-text to Tyndale students via eBrary ebooks ).
Bergman, Nava. The Cambridge Biblical Hebrew Workbook: Introductory Level . Cambridge, 2005.
Clark, Matityahu, ed. Etymological Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew . Based on the Commentaries of Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch. Feldheim Publishers, 1999.
Ellis, Robert Ray. Learning to Read Biblical Hebrew: An Introductory Grammar . Baylor, 2006.
Fohrer, Georg. Hebrew and Aramaic Dictionary of the Old Testament . Tr. W. A. Johnstone. De Gruyter, 1973.
Futato, Mark D. Beginning Biblical Hebrew . Eisenbrauns, 2003.
Gesenius, Heinrich Wilhelm. A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament: Including the Biblical Chaldee . Tr. Edward Robinson. 20th edition. Crocker and Brewster, 1871 (compare with 1987 German edition ).
Holladay, William L., ed. A Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament . Based Upon the Lexical Work of Ludwig Köhler and Walter Baumgartner. 10th ed. Eerdmans, 1988 (copy 1 ; copy 2 ).
Hostetter, Edwin C. An Elementary Grammar of Biblical Hebrew . Continuum, 2000 (also copy ).
Joüon, Paul, and T. Muraoka. A Grammar of Biblical Hebrew . Rev d ed. Editrice Pontificia Università Gregoriana, 2006 (copy of Part II ).
Kelley, Page H., Terry L. Burden, Timothy G. Crawford. Biblical Hebrew: An Introductory Grammar . Eerdmans, 1994 (235 pp; also 1992 edition , 453 pp.).
La Sor, William S. Handbook of Biblical Hebrew: An Inductive Approach Based on the Hebrew Text of Esther . Eerdmans, 1989.
Martin, James D. Davidson s Introductory Hebrew Grammar . 27th ed. Continuum, 1993.
Murphy, Todd J. Pocket Dictionary for the Study of Biblical Hebrew . InterVarsity, 2003.
Van der Merwe, Christo H.J., Jackie A. Naudé, and Jan H. Kroeze. A Biblical Hebrew Reference Grammar . Continuum, 1999.
Walker-Jones, Arthur. Hebrew for Biblical Interpretation . Brill, 2003; also copy published by Society of Biblical Literature, 2003.
Walsh, Jerome T. Style and Structure in Biblical Hebrew Narrative . Liturgical Press, 2001.
Waltke, Bruce K., and Michael P. O Connor An Introduction to Biblical Hebrew Syntax . Eisenbrauns, 1990.
Old Testament Exegesis
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