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Scriptural Books

Particular Fields of Theology

Journals

References

Bibliographies

  • An Introductory Bibliography for the Study of Scripture by Joseph A. Fitzmyer
    • 1990
  • A guide to biblical research: introductory notes by Stanislaw Bazylinski
    • 2006
  • Metodologia del Nuovo Testamento: Introduzione allo studio scientifico del Nuovo Testamento by Wilhelm Egger
  • Metodologia dell'Antico Testamento by Simian-Yofre Horacio

Dictionaries (General)

  • Temi teologici della Bibbia by I Dizionari San Paolo
  • Le immagini bibliche. Simboli, figure retoriche e temi letterari della Bibbia by I Dizionari San Paolo
  • Ebraismo by I Dizionari San Paolo
  • Dizionario di critica testuale del Nuovo Testamento. Storia, canone, apocrifi, paleografia by I Dizionari San Paolo
  • Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (AYBD)
  • Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (EDB)

Magisterium

General Series

  • Studi biblici

Commentary Series

Texts and Translations

  • Nova Vulgata Bibliorum Sacrorum. Editio minor 2163 60,00
  • Novum Testamentus et Psalterium iuxta Novae Vulgatae editionis textum 7384 20,00

Dictionaries (Lexicons)

  • Theological Lexicon of the New Testament (TLNT) (3 vols.)
  • New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology and Exegesis, 2nd Edition (NIDNTTE)
  • Theological Dictionary of the New Testament (TDNT) (10 vols.)
  • A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, 3rd ed. (BDAG)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament (HALOT) (5 vols.)
  • Theological Dictionary of the Old Testament (TDOT) (16 vols.)
  • New International Dictionary of Old Testament Theology and Exegesis (NIDOTTE)

Grammars

  • The Elements of New Testament Greek by Wenham
  • Basics of Biblical Greek Grammar by William Mounce

Biblical History

General

  • The Oxford History of the Biblical World
  • Atlante di Gerusalemme by D. Bahat
  • Greer, Jonathan S., John W. Hilber, and John H. Walton, eds. 2018. Behind the Scenes of the Old Testament: Cultural, Social, and Historical Contexts. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Academic.
  • Arnold, Bill T., and Brent A. Strawn, eds. 2016. The World around the Old Testament: The People and Places of the Ancient near East. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Academic.

Archeology

  • Terra Sancta. Archeologia ed esegesi by G. Paximadi - M. Fidanzio
  • L’architettura di Erode. Il grande costruttore by E. Netzer
  • Stone and Dung, Oil and Spit. Jewish daily life in the time of Jesus by J. Magness
  • The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of the Levant, c. 8000-332 BCE by M.L. Steiner – A.E. Killebrew
  • The Archaeology of the Holy Land: from the destruction of Solomon’s Temple to the Muslim conquest by J. Magness

Textual History

  • Textual History of the Bible. 2016. 10 vols. Leiden: Brill.
  • Person, Raymond F. 2023. Scribal Memory and Word Selection: Text Criticism of the Hebrew Bible. Atlanta: SBL Press.
  • Mastnjak, Nathan. 2023. Before the Scrolls: A Material Approach to Israel’s Prophetic Library. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
  • Schmid, Konrad, and Jens Schröter. 2021. The Making of the Bible: From the First Fragments to Sacred Scripture. Massachusetts: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press.

Jewish Literature

  • Neusner, Jacob, ed. The Mishnah: A New Translation. New Haven: Yale Univ. Press, 1988.

Old Testament

General Topics

General

Introductions

  • Bergsma, John Sietze, and Brant James Pitre. 2018. A Catholic Introduction to the Bible. The Old Testament. San Francisco: Ignatius Press.
  • Brueggemann, Walter, and Tod Linafelt. 2020. An Introduction to the Old Testament: The Canon and Christian Imagination. Third edition. Louisville, Kentucky: Westminster John Knox Press.
  • Goldingay, John. 2015. An Introduction to the Old Testament: Exploring Text, Approaches and Issues. Downers Grove, Illinois: IVP Academic.
  • Pritchard, James Bennett, ed. 1969. Ancient Near Eastern Texts: Relating to the Old Testament. 3rd ed. Princeton: Princeton University Press.

Jewish Feasts

  • Barry IV, Richard J. Jewish Temple Theology and the Mystery of the Cross: Atonement and the Two Goats of Yom Kippur. Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America Press, 2023.

Kingship

  • Shepherd, David. 2023. King David, Innocent Blood, and Bloodguilt. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Temple

  • Haran, Menahem. 1978. Temples and Temple-Service in Ancient Israel: An Inquiry into Biblical Cult Phenomena and the Historical Setting of the Priestly School. Winona Lake, Ind.: Eisenbrauns.
  • Smith, Steven C. 2017. The House of the Lord: A Catholic Biblical Theology of God’s Temple Presence in the Old and New Testaments. Steubenville, OH: Franciscan University Press.

Emotion (Love)

  • Lapsley, Jacqueline E. “Feeling Our Way: Love for God in Deuteronomy.” The Catholic Biblical Quarterly 65, no. 3 (2003): 350–69.
  • Levenson, Jon Douglas. 2016. The Love of God: Divine Gift, Human Gratitude, and Mutual Faithfulness in Judaism. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
  • Moran, William L. “The Ancient Near Eastern Background to the Love of God in Deuteronomy.” The Catholic Biblical Quarterly 25, no. 1 (1963): 77–87.
  • Park, Song-Mi Suzie. 2023. Love in the Hebrew Bible. Louisville, Kentucky: Westminster John Knox Press.

Emotion (Anger)

  • Schlimm, Matthew Richard. 2011. From Fratricide to Forgiveness: The Language and Ethics of Anger in Genesis. Winona Lake, Ind.: Eisenbrauns.

Pentateuch

Pentateuch (General)

Genesis

Commentaries

  • Hendler, Ronald. 2024. Genesis 1-11: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary. Anchor Yale Bible. New Haven: Yale University Press.
    • Replaces: Speiser, E. A. 1963. Genesis. Anchor Bible. Garden City, NY: Doubleday.
  • Wénin, André. 2008. Da Adamo ad Abramo o l’errare umano. Lettura narrativa e antropologica della Genesi. Bologna: EDB.
  • Westermann, Claus. 1992. Genesis: An Introduction. Minneapolis: Fortress Press.
  • Westermann, Claus. 1994-2002. Genesis: A Continental Commentary. 3 vols. Minneapolis: Fortress Press.

Particular Questions

  • Boyd, Samuel L. 2023. Babel: Political Rhetoric of a Confused Legacy. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press.

Exodus

Leviticus

Numbers

Deuteronomy

  • Arnold, Bill. 2022. The Book of Deuteronomy: Chapters 1–11. NICOT. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans.

Historical Books

  • Eskenazi, Tamara Cohn. 2023. Ezra: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary. Anchor Yale Bible Commentary. New Haven: Yale University Press.

Wisdom Literature

  • Dell, Katharine J., Suzanna R. Millar, and Arthur Jan Keefer, eds. 2022. The Cambridge Companion to Biblical Wisdom Literature. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
  • Murphy, Roland E. 2002. The Tree of Life: An Exploration of Biblical Wisdom Literature. 3rd ed. Grand Rapids, Mich.: W. B. Eerdmans.

Inter-Testament Period

  • Chilton, Bruce, and Jacob Neusner. 1995. Judaism in the New Testament: Practices and Beliefs. London: Routledge.
  • Daniel-Rops, Henri. 1962. Daily Life in the Time of Jesus. New York: Hawthorn Books.
  • Neusner, Jacob. 1984. Judaism in the Beginning of Christianity. Philadelphia: Fortress Press.
  • Neusner, Jacob. 2002. Judaism When Christianity Began: A Survey of Belief and Practice. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press.
  • Nickelsburg, George W. E. 2003. Ancient Judaism and Christian Origins: Diversity, Continuity, and Transformation. Minneapolis: Fortress Press.
  • Novick, Tzvi. 2025. Judaism: A Guide for Christians. Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company.
  • Sanders, E. P. 1992. Judaism: Practice and Belief, 63 BCE-66 CE. London: SCM Press.
  • Sanders, E. P. 2016. Comparing Judaism and Christianity: Common Judaism, Paul, and the Inner and Outer in the Study of Religion. Minneapolis: Fortress Press.

New Testament

General Topics

General

  • An Introduction to the New Testament by Raymond E. Brown

Historical Jesus

  • Allison, Dale C. 2010. Constructing Jesus: Memory, Imagination, and History. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Academic.
  • Allison, Dale C. 2025. Interpreting Jesus. Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company.
  • Bailey, Kenneth E. 2008. Jesus through Middle Eastern Eyes: Cultural Studies in the Gospels. Downers Grove, Illinois: IVP Academic.
  • Pitre, Brant James. 2024. Jesus and Divine Christology. Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company.
  • Ferda, Tucker S. 2024. Jesus and His Promised Second Coming: Jewish Eschatology and Christian Origins. Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company.
  • Sanders, E. P. 1985. Jesus and Judaism. Philadelphia: Fortress Press.
  • Sanders, E. P. 1993. The Historical Figure of Jesus. New York: Penguin Books.

Last Supper

See also the bibliography for the Mass in the Early Church.

  • ​Jeremias, Joachim. 1966. The Eucharistic Words of Jesus. Philadelphia: Fortress Press.
  • Pitre, Brant James. 2011. Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist: Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper. New York: Doubleday.
  • Pitre, Brant James. 2015. Jesus and the Last Supper. Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company.

Various Topics

  • Barnett, Paul. 2024. The Trials of Jesus: Evidence, Conclusions, and Aftermath. Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company.
  • Challis, Mallory A., and Joseph Foltz. 2025. Ancient Slavery and Its New Testament Contexts. Edited by Christy Cobb and Katherine Ann Shaner. Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company.

Synoptic Gospels

Matthew

  • Leiva-Merikakis, Erasmo. 1996-2021. Fire of Mercy, Heart of the Word: Meditations on the Gospel according to Saint Matthew. 4 Vols. San Francisco: Ignatius Press.

Mark

  • Luttick, Janine. 2023. Jairus’s Daughter and the Female Body in Mark. Atlanta: SBL Press.
  • Mirus, Christopher V. 2024. “Plato’s Timaeus as a Symbol of Greek Culture in Mark 10:46–52: A Contextual Interpretation.” Communio: International Catholic Review 51 (2): 367–410.

Luke

Pauline Literature

General

  • Murphy-O’Connor, J. 1996. Paul: A Critical Life. Oxford, Oxford University Press.
  • Novenson, Matthew V., and R. Barry Matlock, eds. 2022. The Oxford Handbook of Pauline Studies. First edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • Sanders, E. P. 2016. Paul: The Apostle’s Life, Letters, and Thought. London: SCM Press.
  • Sanders, E. P. 2017. Paul and Palestinian Judaism: A Comparison of Patterns of Religion. Minneapolis: Fortress Press.
  • Thielman, Frank. 2025. Paul: Apostle of Grace. Grand Rapids Mich.: W.B. Eerdmans Pub.
  • Wright, N. T. 1997. What Saint Paul Really Said: Was Paul of Tarsus the Real Founder of Christianity? Grand Rapids Mich.: W.B. Eerdmans Pub.
  • Wright, N. T. 2013. Paul and the Faithfulness of God. Minneapolis: Fortress Press.
  • Wright, N. T. 2015. Paul and His Recent Interpreters: Some Contemporary Debates. Minneapolis Minnesota: Fortress Press.
  • Wright, N. T. 2018. Paul: A Biography. New York NY: HarperOne.

Paul and the Law

  • Sanders, E. P. 1983. Paul, the Law, and the Jewish People. Philadelphia: Fortress Press.
  • Wilson, Annalisa Phillips. 2022. Paul and the Jewish Law: A Stoic Ethical Perspective on His Inconsistency. Leiden: Brill.

Letter to the Romans

  • ​Gaventa, Beverly Roberts. 2024. Romans: A Commentary. Louisville, Kentucky: Westminster John Knox Press.
  • Wright, N. T. 2023. Into the Heart of Romans: A Deep Dive into Paul’s Greatest Letter. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan.

Letter to the Ephesians

  • deSilva, David A. 2022. Ephesians. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Johannine Literature

The Gospel of John

  • Cirafesi, Wally V. 2022. John within Judaism: Religion, Ethnicity, and the Shaping of Jesus-Oriented Jewishness in the Fourth Gospel. Leiden: Brill.

Catholic Epistles

Letter to the Hebrews

  • ​Moffitt, David M. 2011. Atonement and the Logic of Resurrection in the Epistle to the Hebrews. Leiden: Brill.
  • Peeler, Amy L. B. 2024. Hebrews. Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company.
  • Vanhoye, Albert. 2015. The Letter to the Hebrews: A New Commentary. New York: Paulist Press.
  • Urga, Abeneazer G. 2023. Intercession of Jesus in Hebrews: The Background and Nature of Jesus’ Heavenly Intercession in the Epistle to the Hebrews. Tübingen, Germany: Mohr Siebeck.
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