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BIBL 320.M1/M2: Introduction to Biblical Interpretation

Course taught by Dr. Cliff Barbarick

NT Introductions

Other Significant NT Introductions

  • Burkett, Delbert. An Introduction to the New Testament and Origins of Christianity. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2002. 600pp.
    • 225.61 B959I
  • Carson, D.A.. An Introduction to the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2005. 781pp.
    • 225.61 C321I
  • Ehrman, Bart D. The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings. 6th edNew York: Oxford University Press, 2015. 608pp.
    • 225.67 E33
  • Guthrie, Donald. New Testament Introduction. 4th ed. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 1990. 1161pp.
    • 225.61 G984N 2015
  • Koester, Helmut. Introduction to the New Testament. 2nd ed. 2 vols. New York: de Gruyter, 1995. 416/364 pp.
    • 225.95 K785H 1995
  • Kummel, Werner Georg. Introduction to the New Testament. Rev. ed. Nashville: Abingdon, 1975. 629pp. 
    • 225.6 K45E 1975
  • McDonald, Lee Martin, and Stanley E. Porter. Early Christianity and Its Sacred Literature. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2000. 708pp. 
    • 225.61 M135E
  • Powell, Mark Allan. Introducing the New Testament: A Historical, Literary and Theological Survey. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2018. 592pp. 
    • Online and 225.61 P882I 2018
  • Puskas, Charles B. and C. Michael Robbins. An introduction to the New Testament. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Lutterworth, 2012. 
    • Online and CS 225 P987I
  • Schnelle, Udo. The History and Theology of the New Testament Writings. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1998. 573pp.
    • 225.6 S359H
  • Marshall, Howard I., Stephen Travis, and Ian Paul. Exploring the New Testament: A Guide to the Letters and Revelation. 2nd ed. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2011. 354pp.
    • 225.61 W275E V.2 2011

Usefulness of Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Bible dictionaries provide in-depth, encyclopedic articles on books of the Bible, as well as people, places, topics, events, and practices mentioned in the Bible. Many dictionary articles include select bibliographies for further study, and this feature contributes to the usefulness of dictionaries at the beginning of the research process.

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Guides to Commentaries and Their Use

Commentaries on 1 Timothy

Commentaries: Series

New Testament Commentaries: Series

Sample Bibliography

Dictionaries and encyclopedias typically include bibliographies at the end of each chapter. These updated lists of sources on specific research topics are invaluable at the beginning of the research process. The sample below shows the first two pages of a bibliography at the end of an encyclopedia chapter on ecclesiology.

To cite an article such as this one, using SBL Style, obtain the page range of the chapter along with the author's name. The author's name typically appears after the bibliography at the end of the chapter. In the example above, the author's name occurs between the end of the bibliography and the beginning of the next article heading.

Example bibliography entry:

Smith, M.J. “Feminist and Womanist Criticisms.” Pages 278-283 in Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels: A Compendium of Contemporary Biblical Scholarship. Edited by Joel B. Green, Jeannine K. Brown, and Nicholas Perrin. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2013.