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Hermeneutics & Exegesis

These resources on hermeneutics and exegesis will help students, pastors, professors, and every reader of the Bible build a strong understanding of how to read the Bible well. Touching on topics like cultural context, reader bias, and theological method, these titles are sure to enrich and strengthen your study of the Scriptures.

The Lost World of the Israelite Conquest: Covenant, Retribution, and the Fate of the Canaanites, By John H. Walton and J. Harvey Walton
The Lost World of the Israelite Conquest
John H. Walton and J. Harvey Walton
The People's Book: The Reformation and the Bible, Edited by Jennifer Powell McNutt and David Lauber
The People's Book
Edited by Jennifer Powell McNutt and David Lauber
Interpreting Old Testament Wisdom Literature, Edited by David G. Firth and Lindsay Wilson
Interpreting Old Testament Wisdom Literature
Edited by David G. Firth and Lindsay Wilson
Knowing Scripture, By R. C. Sproul
Knowing Scripture
R. C. Sproul
Paul Behaving Badly: Was the Apostle a Racist, Chauvinist Jerk?, By E. Randolph Richards and Brandon J. O'Brien
Paul Behaving Badly
E. Randolph Richards and Brandon J. O'Brien
Exploring the Old Testament: A Guide to the Pentateuch, By Gordon J. Wenham
Exploring the Old Testament
Gordon J. Wenham
Exploring the Old Testament: A Guide to the Psalms and Wisdom Literature, By Ernest C. Lucas
Exploring the Old Testament
Ernest C. Lucas
Exploring the Old Testament: A Guide to the Historical Books, By Philip E. Satterthwaite and J. Gordon McConville
Exploring the Old Testament
Philip E. Satterthwaite and J. Gordon McConville
Letters and Homilies for Jewish Christians: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary on Hebrews, James and Jude, By Ben Witherington III
Letters and Homilies for Jewish Christians
Ben Witherington III
Letters and Homilies for Hellenized Christians: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary on 1-2 Peter, By Ben Witherington III
Letters and Homilies for Hellenized Christians
Ben Witherington III
Saving the Bible from Ourselves: Learning to Read and Live the Bible Well, By Glenn R. Paauw
Saving the Bible from Ourselves
Glenn R. Paauw
Exploring the Old Testament: A Guide to the Prophets, By J. Gordon McConville
Exploring the Old Testament
J. Gordon McConville
The Lost World of Adam and Eve: Genesis 2-3 and the Human Origins Debate, By John H. Walton
The Lost World of Adam and Eve
John H. Walton
Interpreting the Prophets: Reading, Understanding and Preaching from the Worlds of the Prophets, By Aaron Chalmers
Interpreting the Prophets
Aaron Chalmers
Letters and Homilies for Hellenized Christians: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary on Titus, 1-2 Timothy and 1-3 John, By Ben Witherington III
Letters and Homilies for Hellenized Christians
Ben Witherington III
The Lost World of Scripture: Ancient Literary Culture and Biblical Authority, By John H. Walton and Brent Sandy
The Lost World of Scripture
John H. Walton and Brent Sandy
One Bible, Many Versions: Are All Translations Created Equal?, By Dave Brunn
One Bible, Many Versions
David Brunn
Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible, By E. Randolph Richards and Brandon J. O'Brien
Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes
E. Randolph Richards and Brandon J. O'Brien
Biblical Hermeneutics: Five Views, Edited by Stanley E. Porter Jr. and Beth M. Stovell
Biblical Hermeneutics
Edited by Stanley E. Porter and Beth M. Stovell
Christ-Centered Biblical Theology: Hermeneutical Foundations and Principles, By Graeme Goldsworthy
Christ-Centered Biblical Theology
Graeme Goldsworthy
The Historical Reliability of John's Gospel: Issues Commentary, By Craig L. Blomberg
The Historical Reliability of John's Gospel
Craig L. Blomberg
Read the Bible Smarter, Not Harder: Exploring the Stories Behind the Books
Read the Bible Smarter, Not Harder
The IVP Introduction to the Bible, Edited by Philip S. Johnston
The IVP Introduction to the Bible
Edited by Philip S. Johnston
Gospel-Centered Hermeneutics: Foundations and Principles of Evangelical Biblical Interpretation, By Graeme Goldsworthy
Gospel-Centered Hermeneutics
Graeme Goldsworthy
Two Testaments, One Bible: The Theological Relationship Between the Old and New Testaments, By David L. Baker
Two Testaments, One Bible
David L. Baker