Helpful Books and Commentaries for Biblical Studies. If you’re building a personal library of resources, you may find some of these useful. The authors and Bible scholars provide very detailed information on different viewpoints of interpretation. Many commentary books have historical documents as reference. 

Bible Commentaries and Study Books

When we start a new Bible Cafe™ online study, I add topical commentaries to my collection. And so when we study Romans, I will get two or three commentaries on this book of the Bible. Over time my collection grows and my bookshelf- and mind- grow!

Acts

• Acts (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament by Darrell Brock) <– FAVORITE
• The Book of the Acts (New International Commentary on the New Testament) F F Bruce
• Acts: An Exegetical and Theological Exposition of Holy Scripture (New American Commentary) John Polhill
• Acts (The NIV Application Commentary) Ajith Fernando
• Acts (Tyndale New Testament Commentaries) Howard Marshall
• Acts: An Exegetical and Theological Exposition of Holy Scripture: 26 (The New American Commentary) by John B. Polhill

Angels

• The Books of Enoch: The Angels, The Watchers and The Nephilim: (With Extensive Commentary on the Three Books of Enoch, the Fallen Angels, the Calendar of Enoch, and Daniel’s Prophecy) by Joseph Lumpkin
• The Truth About Angels: Angelic Encounters from a Biblical Perspective by Terry Law
• Angels Elect and Evil by Fred Dickason
• Angels and Demons: The Complete Guide to Understanding How They Operate by Ron Phillips
• A Study of Angels by Dr. Edward P. Myers
• Angels  by Billy Graham

Apologetics

• Mere Apologetics by Alister McGrath
• Reasons For Our Hope by H. Wayne House and Dennis Jowers
• Zondervan Charts of Apologetics and Christian Evidences by H. Wayne House and Joseph Holden
• The Lee Strobel 3-Disc Film Collection: The Case for Christ / The Case for Faith / The Case for a Creator

Church Administration and Pastoral Theology

• Leadership Handbook of Management and Administration by James Berkley <– FAVORITE
• 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John C Maxwell
• Spirit-Led Preaching by Greg Heisler
• Brothers, We Are Not Professionals by John Piper
• On Being a Pastor by Derek Prime and Alistair Begg

Commentaries and Dictionaries

• Wiersbe Bible Commentary 2 Vol Set w/CD Rom (Wiersbe Bible Commentaries) by Warren W. Wiersbe
• King James Version Bible Commentary by Ed Hindson  and Woodrow Kroll 
• The MacArthur Bible Commentary by John MacArthur
• Believer’s Bible Commentary by William MacDonald
• New International Bible Commentary by F. F. Bruce
• The Baker Illustrated Bible Commentary by Gary M. Burge and Andrew Hill 
• The New Strong’s Expanded Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible by James Strong

General Bible Studies

• Systematic Theology: In One Volume Norman L. Geisler <– FAVORITE
• Introducing Christian Doctrine by Millard Erickson <– FAVORITE
• Great Truths from God’s Word: Acts through Revelation by Harold Willmington (out of print)

Genesis 

• Paradise to Prison by John Davis <– FAVORITE
• Chronological and Background Charts of the Old Testament by John Walton
• Holman Old Testament Commentary – Genesis by Max Anders
• Genesis: A Commentary by Bruce K. Waltke

Gospel of John 

• The Gospel of John: Believe and Live by Elmer Towns <– FAVORITE
• John Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament by Andreas J. Köstenberger <– FAVORITE
• John: The NIV Application Commentary by Gary M. Burge

Hebrews

• Holman New Testament Commentary: Hebrews and James by Max Anders, Thomas D. Lea
• NIV Application Commentary: Hebrews by George Guthrie

Hermeneutics

• How to Read the Bible for All It’s Worth by Gordon Fee and Douglas Stuart
• Basic Bible Interpretation by Roy Zuck <– FAVORITE
• Introduction to Bible Interpretation by Klein, Blomberg and Hubbard
• How to Read the Bible as Literature by Leland Ryken <– FAVORITE
• How to Apply the Bible by Dave Veerman
• Grasping God’s Word by Scott Duvall and Daniel Hays <– FAVORITE

New Testament Survey

• A Survey of the New Testament by Robert Gundry
• Willmington’s Guide to the Bible. 30th Anniversary Edition by Harold L. Willmington <– FAVORITE

Old Testament Survey

• Old Testament Today by John Walton and Andrew Hill
• Old Testament History by John Sailhamer
• Cracking Old Testament Codes by D. Brent Sandy and Ronald Giese

Revelation

• The Book of Revelation: Unlocking the Future by Edward Hindson <– FAVORITE
• Holman New Testament Commentary – Revelation by Max Anders and Kendell Easley 
• The NIV Application Commentary: Revelation by Craig Keener
• Revelation: Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament by Grant R. Osborne

Romans 

• The NIV Application Commentary: Romans by Douglas Moo
• Romans: Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament by Thomas R. Schreiner
• Holman New Testament Commentary – Romans by William M. Kruidenier and Kenneth Boa
• Romans: An Exegetical and Theological Exposition of Holy Scripture (The New American Commentary) by Robert Mounce

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