References and Abbreviations

by Dr. Ralph F. Wilson

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ABD David Noel Freedman (editor-in-chief), The Anchor Bible Dictionary (Doubleday, 1992)
Barrett, 1 Cor C. K. Barrett, The First Epistle to the Corinthians (Harper's New Testament Commentaries; Harper & Row, 1968)
Barrett, John C. K. Barrett, The Gospel According to St. John (Second Edition; Westminster Press, 1955, 1978)
BDAG A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature by Walter Bauer and Frederick William Danker, (Third Edition; based on previous English editions by W.F. Arndt, F.W. Gingrich, and F.W. Danker; University of Chicago Press, 1957, 1979, 2000). ISBN 0226039331. The modern standard NT Greek lexicon.
BDB A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament, Francis Brown, S.R. Driver, and Charles A. Briggs (Clarendon Press, 1907). ISBN: 1565632060
Beasley-Murray, John George R. Beasley-Murray, John (Word Biblical Commentary; Word, 1987)
 Bromiley G. W. Bromiley, Sacramental Teaching and Practice in the Reformation Churches (Eerdmans, 1957)
Brown, John Raymond E. Brown, The Gospel According to John (Anchor Bible, 2 volumes; 1966, 1970)
Bruce, 1&2 Cor F. F. Bruce, I & II Corinthians (The New Century Bible Commentary; Eerdmans 1971). ISBN 0802818390
Bruce, John F. F. Bruce, The Gospel and Epistles of John (Eerdmans, 1983). ISBN 0802849156
DJG Joel B. Green and Scot McKnight (editors), Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels (InterVarsity Press, 1992)
DOTP Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch, T. Desmond Alexander and David W. Baker (eds.) (InterVarsity Press, 2003). ISBN 0830817816.
DPL Dictionary of Paul and His Letters, edited by Gerald F. Hawthorne, Ralph P. Martin, and Daniel G. Reid (InterVarsity Press, 1993). ISBN 0830817786.
Fee, 1 Cor Gordon D. Fee, The First Epistle to the Corinthians (New International Commentary on the New Testament; Eerdmans, 1987)
Green Joel B. Green, The Gospel of Luke (The New International Commentary on the New Testament; Eerdmans, 1997)
Hill, Matthew David Hill, The Gospel of Matthew (The New Century Bible Commentary; Eerdmans, 1972)
ISBE The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Geoffrey W. Bromiley (general editor), (Eerdmans, 1979-1988; fully revised from the 1915 edition). ISBN: 0802837859. Excellent 4-volume scholarly, evangelical Bible dictionary.
Jeremias, Words Joachim Jeremias (A. Ehrhardt, tr.), The Eucharistic Words of Jesus (Oxford:Basil Blackwell, 1955)
Kelly J.N.D. Kelly, Early Christian Doctrines (Second Edition; Harper & Row, 1958, 1960)
Lane, Mark William L. Lane, Commentary on the Gospel of Mark (New International Commentary on the New Testament; Eerdmans, 1974)
Life & Times Alfred Edersheim, The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah (2 volume edition; Eerdmans, 1969, reprinted from the third edition, 1886)
Marshall, Supper I. Howard Marshall, Last Supper and Lord's Supper (Eerdmans, 1980), ISBN 0802818544
Marshall, Luke I. Howard Marshall, Commentary on Luke (New International Greek Testament Commentary; Eerdmans, 1978)
Moloney Francis J. Moloney, A Body Broken for a Broken People: Eucharist in the New Testament (HarperCollinsReligious/Hendrickson Publishers, 1990, 1997), ISBN 1565632583
Morris Leon Morris, The Gospel According to St. Luke (Tyndale NT Commentaries; Eerdmans, 1974)
Morris, John Leon Morris, The Gospel According to John (New International Commentary on the New Testament; Eerdmans, 1971)
Morris, Matthew Leon Morris, The Gospel According to Matthew (Pillar Commentary Series; Eerdmans, 1992)
NIDNTT New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology, Colin Brown (editor; Zondervan, 1975-1978; translated with additions and revisions from Theologisches Begriffslexikon zum Neuen Testament, Coenen, Beyreuther, and Bitenhard, editors), ISBN 0310332389.
Strack and Billerbeck H.L. Strack und P. Billerbeck, Kommentar zum Neuen Testament aus Talmud und Midrasch, München, 1956.
TDNT Theological Dictionary of the New Testament, Gerhard Kittel and Gerhard Friedrich (editors), Geoffrey W. Bromiley (translator and editor), (Eerdmans, 1964-1976; translated from Theologisches Wörterbuch zum Neuen Testament, ten volume edition). CD-ROM, ISBN 1577990994. Standard for many years, mixture of conservative and liberal treatments of NT Greek words.
Thayer Joseph Henry Thayer, Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (Associated Publishers and Authors, n.d., reprinted from 1889 edition). An electronic version is available for iExalt WordSearch.
TWOT Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament, R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, Jr., and Bruce K. Waltke, editors), (2 volumes, Moody Press, 1980. ISBN: 0802486312). An electronic version is available for iExalt WordSearch.
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