Paul’s Lists: The Bible

 

Here some of the books that I have found especially interesting and useful in trying to understand and get the most out of reading the Bible:

The List

• • The Art of Biblical Narrative by Robert Alter
  • Asimov’s Guide to the Bible, volume 1: The Old Testament by Isaac Asimov
  • Asimov’s Guide to the Bible, volume 2: The New Testament by Isaac Asimov
  • The Bible with Sources Revealed: A New View into the Five Books of Moses by Richard Elliott Friedman
  • Daily Life in Palestine at the Time of Christ by Henri Daniel-Rops
  • The Eerdmans Dictionary of Early Judaism, edited by John J. Collins and Daniel C. Harlow
  • The Great Code: The Bible and Literature by Northrop Frye
  • A History of Israelite Religion in the Old Testament Period, volume 1: From the Beginnings to the End of the Monarchy by Rainer Albertz
  • A History of Israelite Religion in the Old Testament Period, volume 2: From the Exile to the Maccabees by Rainer Albertz
  • An Introduction to the Books of the Old Testament by W.O.E. Oesterley and Theodore H. Robinson
  • The Macmillan Bible Atlas by Yohanan Aharoni and Michael Avi-Yonah

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