Biblical Interpretation Bibliography

Ancient Documents

Fee, G. (2002). New Testament exegesis: A handbook for students and pastors. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press.
Kirby, P. (2012). Early Christian writings. Retrieved on August 14, 2012, from http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/
Kirby, P. (2012). Early Jewish writings. Retrieved on August 14, 2012, from http://www.earlyjewishwritings.com/
Mechom Mamre. (2012). Masoretic Text, JPS 1917 Edition. Retrieved on August 14, 2012, from http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0.htm
Seid, T. (2004). Interpreting ancient manuscripts. Retrieved on August 14, 2012, from http://legacy.earlham.edu/~seidti/iam/interp_mss.html

Biblical Interpretation

Archer, K. (2009). A Pentecostal hermeneutic: Spirit, scripture and community. Cleveland, TN: CPT Press.
Bartholomew, Craig., C. Stephens Evans, Mary Healey, and Murray Rae, eds. Behind the Text: History and Biblical Interpretation. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2003.
Bernard, D. Understanding God’s Word: An apostolic approach to interpreting the Bible. Hazelwood, MO: Word Aflame Press.
Bourdieu, P. & Nice, R. Outline of a Theory of practice. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2002.
Bourdieu, P. Nice, R. (1980). The logic of practice. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press.
Carson, D. (2006). Exegetical fallacies. 2nd Ed. Grand Rapids, MA: Baker Academic.
Conner, Kevin. Interpreting the Symbols and Types. Portland: City Bible Publishing, 1980.
Dreyfus, H. & Rabinow, P. Michel Foucault: Beyond Structuralism and Hermeneutics.
Dunning, D. (1991). Faithful Persuasion: In Aid of a Rhetoric for Christian Theology. London, UK: University of Notre Dame, 1991.
Duvall, J. & Hays, J. (2005). Grasping God’s Word: A hands-on approach to reading, interpreting, and applying the Bible. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan.
Gorman, M. Elements of Biblical Exegesis: A Basic Guide for Students and Ministers. Peabody: Hendrickson Publishers, 2009
Green, Joel. Hearing the New Testament: Strategies for Interpretation. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co, 1995.
________. (2011). Practicing Theological Interpretation: Engaging Biblical Text for Faith and Formation. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
________. Seized by Truth: Reading the Bible as Scripture. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2007.
Grenz, S., D. Guretzki, and C. Nordling. Pocket Dictionary Theological Terms. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1999.
Hartill, J. Principles of Biblical Hermeneutics. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1947.
Hayes, John H. and Carl H. Holladay. Biblical Exegesis: A Beginner’s Handbook. Louisville, KY: John Knox Press, 2007.
Johnson, W. and H. Park, eds. Ancient Literacies: The Culture of Reading in Greece and Rome. New York: Oxford University Press, 2009.
Keener, Craig. Spirit Hermeneutics: Reading Scripture in Light of Pentecost. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2016.
Kaiser, Walter. Towards an Exegetical Theology. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 1981.
Kiser, William and M. Silva. Introduction to Biblical Hermeneutics: The Search for Meaning. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2007.
Kostenberger, Andreas. and Robert Patterson. Invitation to Biblical Interpretation: Exploring the Hermeneutical Triad of History, Literature and Theology. Grand Rapids: Kregl Press, 2011.
Kurz, W. (1993). Reading Luke-Acts: Dynamics of biblical narrative. Louisville, KY: Westminster/John Knox Press.
McQuilkin, R. Understanding and Applying the Bible. Chicago, IL: Moody Publishers, 2009.
Osborne, G. The Hermeneutical spiral. Downers Grove, IL, 2006.
Ramm, Bernard. Protestant Biblical Interpretation. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1981.
Sailhamer, John H. Introduction to Old Testament Theology: A Canonical Approach. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1999.
Segraves, Daniel. You Can Understand the Bible: Guidelines for Interpreting Scripture. Go Teach Ministry, 2001.
Schenck, Ken. Making Sense of the Bible. Indianapolis: Wesleyan Publishing House, 2009.
Stuart, Douglas. Old Testament Exegesis: A Handbook for Students and Pastors. Vanhoozer, Kevin J. Drama of Doctrine: A Canonical Linguistic Approach to Christian Theology. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2009.
Tate, W. R. Biblical Interpretation: An Integrated Approach. Peabody: Hendrickson Publishers, Inc, 1997.
Thiselton, Anthony. Hermeneutics: An Introduction. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co, 2009.
________. Why Hermeneutics? An Appeal Culminating With Ricouer. Eugene: Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2019.
Thorsen, D. The Wesleyan Quadrilateral. Lexington, KY: Emeth Press, 2005.
Tiffany, Frederick C. and Sharon H. Ringe. Biblical Interpretation: A Roadmap. Nashville: Abingdon Press.
Vanhoozer, Kevin J. Drama of Doctrine: A Canonical Linguistic Approach to Christian Theology. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2005.
_________. Is There Meaning in This Text? Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1998.
Virkler, H. and K. Ayayo. Hermeneutics: Principles and Processes of Biblical Interpretation. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academics, 1981.
Walton, John. Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament: Introducing the Conceptual World of the Hebrew Bible. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2006.
Young, Amos. The Hermeneutical Spirit: Theological Interpretation for the 21st Century. Eugene: Cascade.

Historical Jesus

Evans, C. (2012). Jesus and His world: The archaeological evidence. Louisville, KY: John Knox Press.
Levine, A., Allison, D., & Crossan, J. (Eds.) (2006). The historical Jesus in context. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.

Old Testament in the New Testament

Beale, G. K. (2012). The right doctrine from the wrong text: Essays on the use of the Old Testament in the New. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic.
Beale,G. & Carson, D. (2005). Commentary of the New Testament use of the Old Testament Wheaton. IL: Baker Academic.
Beale,G. & Carson, D. (2005). Handbook on the New Testament use of the Old Testament Wheaton. IL: Baker Academic.
Kaiser, W., Bock, D., & Emns, P. (2008). Three views on the New Testament use of the Old Testament.Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan.

Prophecy

Barrett, C.K. (1962). From the last Adam to the First: A study in Pauline theology. New York, NY: Charles Scribner’s Sons.
Brueggemann, W. (2000). Texts that linger words that explode: Listening to prophetic voices. Minneapolis, MN: Augsburg Press.
Conner, K. (1992). Interpreting the symbols and types. Portland, OR: Bible Temple Publishing.
Jukes, A. (1981). Types in Genesis. Grand Rapids: MI: Kregel Publications.
Hays, R. (2005). The conversion of the imagination: Paul as interpreter of Israel’s Scripture. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
Hays, J. Daniel. & Longman, T. (Eds.). (2010). The message of the prophets: A survey of the prophetic and apocalyptic books of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan.
Kaiser, W. (1995). The Messiah in the Old Testament. Grand Rapids, MI: HarperCollins Publisher.
Longnecker, R. B. (1975). Biblical exegesis in the Apostolic period. Grand Rapids, MI: Williams B. Eerdmans Publishing Company.