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1, 2, and 3 John
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& 2 Thessalonians
1 & 2 Timothy
1 Peter
2 Peter, Jude
1 Corinthians
2 Corinthians
7 Last Words of Christ
Abraham
Acts 1-12:
The Early Church
Apostle Paul
Christmas Incarnation
Church
Christ Powered Life (Rom 5-8)
Colossians
Conquering Lamb of Revelation
Daniel
David, Life of
Galatians
Gideon
Grace
Great Prayers
Glorious Kingdom, The
Early Church: Acts1-12
Elijah
Ephesians
Hebrews
Holy Spirit, Disciple's Guide
Isaiah
James
Jacob
Jesus and the Kingdom
John's Gospel
John's Letters
Joshua
Lamb of God
Listening for God's Voice
Lord's Supper
Luke
Mark
Moses
Names of God
Names of Jesus
Parables
Philippians
Psalms
Rebuild & Renew: Post-Exilic Books
Resurrection
Revelation
Sermon on the Mount
Songs of Ascent
(Ps 120-135)
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References and Abbreviations
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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