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Please note that a reference to a book should not be interpreted as full endorsement of content Encyclopedia and Bible Dictionaries Every bible class teacher, minister, and serious bible student should have a good Bible Dictionary or Bible Encyclopedia.  We recommend something like the Baker Bible Dictionary, the HarperCollins Bible Dictionary, the Zondervan Bible Dictionary, or the Eerdmans Bible Dictionary. More advanced encyclopedia are:    The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia    The Anchor Bible    The Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible A good Bible Concordance should also be in the Bible Teacher's and Church Library.  We recommend:      Cruden's Concise Concordance      Cruden's Concordance      The New Strong's Concise Concordance      The New Strong's Exhaustive Concordance. Serious Bible Students will also like one of several CD Bibles for Computers.  We recommend the following:            Logos Bible (many translations available)            Logos Library Systems (includes search capability, dictionaries,                    lexicons, and maps)            PC Study Bible (full packet as in Logos) New Testament We prefer to recommend separate authors rather than sets of commentaries.  However,  we reference the following sets as reasonable commentaries, although some are built off the Greek text and are therefore more advanced:      Word Biblical Commentary (an advanced, critical, commentary series)      Interpretation (for teachers and preachers)      The New International Commentary of the New Testament      The College Press NIV Commentary Matthew   R. T. France, Matthew, IVP, Eerdmans, 1985   Douglas Hare, Matthew, Interpretation, John Knox, 1993   John R. W. Stott, The Message of the Sermon on the Mount,         IVP, 1998   Jack Dean Kingsbury, Matthew, Fortress, 1986   Donald A. Hagner, Matthew (2 vols), Word Biblical Commentary Mark    R. Allen Cole, Mark, IVP Eerdmans, 1961, 1988    William Lane, Mark, Eerdmans    Hugh Anderson, The Gospel of Mark, Eerdmans    Lamar Williamson, Mark, Interpretation, John Knox Luke    Fred B. Craddock, Luke, Interpretation, John Knox    Joel B. Green, Luke, Eerdmans    E. Earle Ellis, The Gospel of Luke, Eerdmans    Leon Morris, Luke, IVP, Eerdmans, 1974, 1988    I. Howard Marshall, The Gospel of Luke, Eerdmans, 1978    I. Howard Marshall, Luke: Historian and Theologian, IVP,           1998    Anthony Lee Ash, Luke, Living Word Commentaries, ACU           Press    Joseph Fitzmyer, Luke (2 vols), The Anchor Bible, 1979, 1993 John    Donald A. Carson, The Gospel of John, Eerdmans, 1991    R. V. G. Tasker, John, IVP, Eerdmans, 1960, 1988    Leon Morris, John, Eerdmans    Gerald S. Sloyan, John, Interpretation, John Knox Acts    I. Howard Marshall, The Acts of the Apostles, Eerdmans,           1980    I. Howard Marshall, Acts, Tyndale, IVP, Eerdmans, 1980    F. F. Bruce, Acts, Eerdmans    Joseph A. Fitzmyer, The Acts of the Apostles, The Anchor Bible, 1998    William H. Willimon, Acts, Interpretation, John Knox    Luke Timothy Johnson, The Acts of the Apostles, Michael             Glazier, 1992    Anthony Lee Ash, Acts, Living Word Commentaries, ACU             Press    Howard Clark Kee, To Every Nation Under Heaven : The             Acts of the Apostles, Trinity Press International, 1997 Romans    Paul J. Achtemeier, Romans, Interpretation, John Knox,             1985    Douglas Moo, Romans, Eerdmans    F. F. Bruce, Romans, Tyndale, IVP, Eerdmans, 1985    Leon Morris, Romans, Eerdmans, 1988    Karl P. Donfried, The Romans Debate, Hendrickson, 1991    C. E. B. Cranfield, Romans : Shorter Commentary,             Eerdmans, 1985    Joseph Fitzmyer, Romans, The Anchor Bible, 1992    Thomas R. Schreiner, Romans, Baker, 1998    Jack Cottrell, Romans, 2 Vols. The College Press, 1996, 1998    1 Corinthians    Gordon D. Fee, The Firsts Epistle to the Corinthians,           Eerdmans, 1994    Leon Morris, 1 Corinthians, Tyndale, IVP, Eerdmans, 1985 2 Corinthians    Colin G. Kruse, 2 Corinthians, Tyndale, IVP, Eerdmans,           1985    Paul Barnett, The Second Epistle to the Corinthians, Eerdmans, 1997    Ernest Best, 2 Corinthians, Interpretation, John Knox    Ralph P. Martin, 2 Corinthians, World Biblical Commentary    Victor Furnish, II Corinthians, The Anchor Bible, 1984 Galatians    Ronald Y. K. Fung, Galatians, Eerdmans    F. F. Bruce, The Epistle to the Galatians, Eerdmans, 1982    R. Allen Cole, Galatians, Tyndale, IVP, Eerdmans 1965,            1988    Charles Cousar, Galatians, Interpretation, John Knox, 1982    Richard N. Longenecker, Galatians, Word Biblical Commentary Ephesians    Francis Foulkes, Ephesians, Tyndale, IVP, Eerdmans, 1989    F. F. Bruce, Colossians, Philemon, Ephesians, Eerdmans    Ralph P. Martin, Ephesians, Colossians, Philemon,             Interpretation, John Knox    Philippians    Gordon D. Fee, Philippians, Eerdmans    Fred B. Craddock, Philippians, Interpretation, John Knox    Ralph P. Martin, Philippians, Tyndale, IVP, Eerdmans, 1988    Gerald Hawthorne, Philippians, Word Biblical Commentary Colossians    F. F. Bruce, Colossians, Philemon, Ephesians, Eerdmans    Ralph P. Martin, Ephesians, Colossians, Philemon,             Interpretation, John Knox    N. T. Wright, Ephesians and Philemon, Tyndale, IVP,             Eerdmans, 1986    Peter T. O'Brien, Colossians & Philemon, Word Biblical Commentary 1 Thessalonians    Abraham J. Malherbe, The Letters to the Thessalonians, The Anchor Bible, 2000    Leon Morris, 1 & 2 Thessalonians, Eerdmans    Leon Morris, 1 & 2 Thessalonians, Tyndale, IVP, Eerdmans,             1984    F. F. Bruce, 1 & 2 Thessalonians, Word Biblical Commentary    Jon A. Weatherly, 1 & 2 Thessalonians, The College Press 2 Thessalonians    Abraham J. Malherbe, The Letters to the Thessalonians, The Anchor Bible, 2000    Leon Morris, 1 & 2 Thessalonians, Eerdmans    Leon Morris, 1 & 2 Thessalonians, Tyndale, IVP, Eerdmans,             1984    F. F. Bruce, 1 & 2 Thessalonians, Word Biblical Commentary    Jon A. Weatherly, 1 & 2 Thessalonians, The College Press 1 Timothy    Gordon D. Fee,  1 and 2 Timothy, Titus, New International            Biblical Commentary, Hendrickson, 1993    John R. W. Stott, 1 Timothy & Titus; Fighting the Good            Fight, InterVarsityPress, 1998    Jouette M. Bassler, Victor Paul Furnish, 1 Timothy, 2            Timothy Titus, Abingdon, 1996    Thomas C. Ogden, 1 & 2 Timothy, & Titus, Interpretation,             John Knox    Donald Guthrie, The Pastoral Epistles, Tyndale, IVP,             Eerdmans, 1957, 1988 2 Timothy    Gordon D. Fee,   1 and 2 Timothy, Titus, New International            Biblical Commentary, Hendrickson, 1993    John R. W. Stott, 1 Timothy & Titus; Fighting the Good            Fight, InterVarsityPress, 1998    Donald Guthrie, The Pastoral Epistles, Tyndale, IVP,             Eerdmans, 1957, 1988    Thomas C. Ogden, 1 & 2 Timothy, & Titus, Interpretation,             John Knox Titus    Gordon D. Fee,   1 and 2 Timothy, Titus, New International            Biblical Commentary, Hendrickson, 1993    John R. W. Stott, 1 Timothy & Titus; Fighting the Good            Fight, InterVarsityPress, 1998    Jouette M. Bassler, Victor Paul Furnish, 1 Timothy 2            Timothy Titus, Abingdon, 1996    Thomas C. Ogden, 1 & 2 Timothy, & Titus, Interpretation,             John Knox    Donald Guthrie, The Pastoral Epistles, Tyndale, IVP,             Eerdmans, 1957, 1988    Jereme D. Quinn, Letter to Titus, The Anchor Bible Philemon    F. F. Bruce, Colossians, Philemon, Ephesians, Eerdmans    Ralph P. Martin, Ephesians, Colossians, Philemon,             Interpretation, John Knox    N. T. Wright, Ephesians and Philemon, Tyndale, IVP,             Eerdmans, 1986    Peter T. O'Brien, Colossians & Philemon, Word Biblical Commentary Hebrews    Donald Guthrie, Hebrews, Tyndale, IVP, Eerdmans, 1983    F. F. Bruce, Hebrews, Eerdmans    Thomas G. Long, Hebrews, Interpretation, John Knox, 1997    Neil R. Lightfoot, James    James B. Adamson, James, Eerdmans    Douglas Moo, James, Tyndale, IVP, Eerdmans, 1985 1 Peter    Peter H. Davids, 1 Peter, Eerdmans    A. M. Stubbs & A. F. Walls, 1 Peter, Tyndale, IVP,           Eerdmans, 1959, 1987 2 Peter    Michael Green, 2 Peter & Jude, Tyndale, IVP, Eerdmans,           1987    Richard Bauckham, 2 Peter and Jude, Word Biblical Commentary 1, 2, 3 John    I Howard Marshall, Epistles of John, Eerdmans    D. Moody Smith, First, Second, and Third John,             Interpretation, John Knox    John R. W. Stott, The Letters of John, Tyndale, IVP,             Eerdmans, 1988    Stephen Smalley, 1, 2, 3 John, Word Biblical Commentary, 1984    Raymond E. Brown, The Epistles of John, The Anchor Bible, 1982 Jude    Michael Green, 2 Peter & Jude, Tyndale, IVP, Eerdmans,           1987    Richard Bauckham, 2 Peter and Jude, Word Biblical Commentary Revelation    Ian A. Fair, Revelation, Hillcrest Publishing, ACU Press, 2000    Robert H. Mounce, Revelation, Eerdmans, 1998    M. Eugene Boring, Revelation, Interpretation, John Knox,             1989    Leon Morris, Revelation, Tyndale, IVP, Eerdmans, 1987    Rubel Shelly, The Lamb and His Enemies, 20th Century             Christian, 1983    G. K. Beale, The Book of Revelation, Eerdmans, 1999 Old Testament    (Coming)