Bibliography

These are by no means the only books I read or consulted while developing the stories presented on Two-Minute Bible. These are simply the resources I found to be the most helpful – the books, commentaries, Bibles, and websites I consulted most frequently.

GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY

  • William Brent Ashby and Benjamin Galan (contributing authors). Rose Guide to the Tabernacle. Torrance: Rose Publishing, 2008.
  • Marcus J. Borg. Evolution of the Word: The New Testament in the Order the Books Were Written. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2012.
  • Gregory A. Boyd. Cross Vision: How the Crucifixion of Jesus Makes Sense of Old Testament Violence. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2017.
  • Richard Elliott Friedman. Who Wrote the Bible? New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1987.
  • Richard Elliott Friedman. The Bible with Sources Revealed: A New View into the Five Books of Moses. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2003.
  • Michael S. Heiser. The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible. Bellingham: Lexham Press, 2015.
  • Herbert Lockyer. The All... series, beginning with All the Men of the Bible (1958) and continuing for 17 volumes, ending with All the Divine Names and Titles in the Bible (1975). A further 6 titles were published posthumously for a total of 23 volumes. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1958 - 2001.
  • Bruce J. Malina. The New Testament World: Insights from Cultural Anthropology (Third Edition, Revised and Expanded). Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2001.
  • J. Maxwell Miller and John H. Hayes. A History of Ancient Israel and Judah (2nd Edition). Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2006.
  • Randall Price. Rose Guide to the Temple. Torrance: Rose Publishing, 2012.
  • William O. Walker, Jr. (editor). The HarperCollins Bible Pronunciation Guide. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1989.

REVELATION BIBLIOGRAPHY

  • Richard Bauckham. The Climax of Prophecy: Studies on the Book of Revelation. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1993.
  • Richard Bauckham. The Theology of the Book of Revelation. New Testament Theology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993.
  • Michael J. Gorman. Reading Revelation Responsibly: Uncivil Worship and Witness: Following the Lamb Into the New Creation. Eugene: Cascade Books, 2011.
  • A.T. Hanson. The Wrath of the Lamb. London: SPCK, 1957.
  • Wes Howard-Brook and Anthony Gwyther. Unveiling Empire: Reading Revelation Then and Now. New York: Orbis Books, 2001.
  • Barbara R. Rossing. The Rapture Exposed: The Message of Hope in the Book of Revelation. Boulder: Westview Press, 2004.
  • Sigve K. Tonstad. Saving God's Reputation: The Theological Function of Pistis Iesou in the Cosmic Narratives of Revelation. The Library of New Testament Studies Book 337. New York: T&T Clark, 2006.

GENERAL COMMENTARIES

  • William Barclay. The Daily Study Bible Series. The Westminster Press (17 volumes)
  • Balmer H. Kelly (editor). The Layman's Bible Commentary. John Knox Press (25 volumes)
  • Dennis E. Smith and Michael E. Williams (editors). The Storyteller's Companion to the Bible. Abingdon Press (13 volumes)
  • N.T. Wright. The New Testament for Everyone. Westminster John Knox Press (18 volumes)

REVELATION COMMENTARIES

  • David Aune. Revelation. Word Biblical Commentary 52A-C. 3 volumes. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1997-98.
  • G.K. Beale with David H. Campbell. Revelation: A Shorter Commentary. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2015.
  • Vernard Eller. The Most Revealing Book of the Bible: Making Sense Out of Revelation. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1974.
  • Craig R. Koester. Revelation: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary. The Anchor Yale Bible Volume 38A. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2014.
  • John Sweet. Revelation. Westminster Pelican Commentaries. Philadelphia: Westminster John Knox Press, 1979.

BIBLE TRANSLATIONS

  • Complete Jewish Bible (CJB)
  • Contemporary English Version (CEV)
  • English Standard Version (ESV)
  • J.B. Phillips New Testament (PHILLIPS)
  • The Message (MSG)
  • New International Version (NIV)
  • New Living Translation (NLT)
  • New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
  • The New Testament for Everyone (NTE)
  • The Passion Translation (TPT)
  • The Schocken Bible (Everett Fox)

STUDY BIBLES

  • Augsburg Fortress. Lutheran Study Bible (NRSV)
  • Oxford University Press. The New Oxford Annotated Bible with Apocrypha (NRSV)
  • Schocken. The Schocken Bible: Volume I - The Five Books of Moses (Everett Fox)
  • Schocken. The Schocken Bible: Volume II - The Early Prophets (Everett Fox)
  • Soncino Press. The Soncino Books of the Bible (JPS - 14 volumes)
  • Zondervan. Archaeological Study Bible (NIV)

ON-LINE RESOURCES

  • BEMA Discipleship (podcast with Marty Solomon and Brent Billings) bemadiscipleship.com
  • Bible Gateway (searchable online Bible in more than 200 versions, study tools, etc.) biblegateway.com
  • Bible Project (incredible biblical resources including videos, podcasts, on-line courses, etc. with Tim Mackie and Jon Collins) bibleproject.com
  • BT Stories (Bible story resources by BibleTelling) btstories.com
  • Greg Boyd: Apologies & Explanations (podcast with Greg Boyd and Dan Kent) reknew.org
  • History in the Bible (biblical resources and podcast with Garry Stevens) historyinthebible.com
  • ReKnew (biblical resources and commentary by Greg Boyd) reknew.org
  • Walking the Text (biblical resources and podcast with Brad Gray) walkingthetext.com