Bible Commentaries for Teaching and Preaching
Belief: A Theological Commentary on the Bible
The Belief series offers a fresh and invigorating approach to the Bible. Building on a wide range of sources, noted scholars provide a theologically focused commentary that is an invaluable resource for those who preach and lead.
Interpretation: A Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching
The Interpretation: A Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching series is a distinctive resource for those who interpret the Bible in the church. Planned and written specifically for teaching and preaching needs, this critically acclaimed biblical commentary is a major contribution to scholarship and ministry.
Interpretation Bible Commentary
The Interpretation Bible Commentary series features innovative interpretive approaches to engage the biblical text as a source for participating in the larger social world. These volumes, written by an array of new and diverse authors, are designed to meet the needs of clergy, teachers, and students by inviting readers into the lively work of careful biblical interpretation for the purpose of faithful exposition.
Interpretation: Resources for the Use of Scripture in the Church
The Interpretation: Resources for the Use of Scripture in the Church series supplements the Interpretation Bible commentary series by providing additional resources for the interpretation of Scripture through examining features, themes, and issues significant for the whole Bible rather than individual books.
New Testament Library
The New Testament Library series offers authoritative commentary on every book and major aspect of the New Testament, providing fresh translations based on the best available ancient manuscripts, critical portrayals of the historical world in which the books were created, careful attention to their literary design, and a theologically perceptive exposition of the biblical text. These volumes are ideal for scholars, preachers, and lay readers seeking advanced Bible study.
Old Testament Library
The Old Testament Library provides fresh and authoritative treatments of important aspects of Old Testament study through commentaries and general surveys. The contributors are scholars of international standing. These volumes are ideal for scholars, preachers, and lay readers seeking advanced Bible study.
Preaching and . . .
The Preaching and . . . series brings together as coauthors two scholars—a homiletician and an expert from another, nontheological field to bring that field into conversation with homiletics in a way that offers both new insights into preaching as a task and vocation and new strategies for the practical elements of sermon preparation and delivery.
Academic Series for Studying History, Theology, and Ethics
Columbia Series in Reformed Theology
The Columbia Series in Reformed Theology examines significant individuals, events, and issues in the development of the Reformed tradition and explores their implications for contemporary Christian faith and life. This series is addressed to scholars, pastors, and laypersons.
Dead Sea Scrolls
The Princeton Dead Sea Scrolls Project was established to make available to scholars the first comprehensive and critical edition of texts, translations, and introductions to all the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Library of Ancient Israel
Volumes in the Library of Ancient Israel draw on multiple disciplines—archaeology, anthropology, sociology, linguistics, and literary criticism—to illuminate the everyday realities and social subtleties these ancient cultures experienced. This series employs sophisticated methods that depict the reality of the people behind the Hebrew Bible for a wide variety of readers.
Library of Christian Classics
Long recognized for the quality of its translations, introductions, explanatory notes, and indexes, the Library of Christian Classics provides scholars and students with modern English translations of some of the most significant Christian theological texts in history.
Library of Early Christianity
The Library of Early Christianity is a series of outstanding books exploring the Jewish and Greco-Roman contexts in which the New Testament developed.
Library of Theological Ethics
The Library of Theological Ethics series focuses on what it means to think theologically and ethically. It presents a selection of important, and otherwise unavailable, texts—English- language texts and translations that have fallen out of print, new translations, and collections of significant statements about problems and themes of special importance—in an easily accessible form. This series enables sustained dialogue on new and classic works in the field.
Reinhold Niebuhr Library
The Reinhold Niebuhr Library collects Niebuhr’s most important works into a single series. Reinhold Niebuhr was one of the most influential, renowned, and important theologians of the twentieth century, even hailed by President Obama as his favorite philosopher.
The Sources of Christian Theology
The Sources of Christian Theology series provides resources for the study of major Christian doctrines. The main focus of each volume is on selections of source materials, which are drawn from major Christian theologians and documents that convey essential elements of theological formulations about each doctrine. The editor provides context and backgrounds in short introductory materials prior to the selections. A bibliography for further study is included.
Westminster Handbooks to Christian Theology
The Westminster Handbook to Christian Theology series provides a set of resources for the study of historic and contemporary theological movements and Christian theologians. These books are intended to help students and scholars find concise and accurate treatments of important theological terms.
Westminster History of Christian Thought
Designed particularly for undergraduate courses in theology and religion, the Westminster History of Christian Thought series offers reliable and accessible introductions to Christian thought for each major period in Christian history—the early church, the medieval era, the Reformation, the modern age, and the contemporary period—and concludes with a volume on American religious thought.
Lectionary-Based Preaching and Worship Series
Connections: A Lectionary Commentary for Preaching and Worship
The Connections series provides resources for pastors and leaders to guide their congregation through preaching, praying, and worshiping using the Revised Common Lectionary. The series includes three resource lines: the nine-volume preaching series, the worship companion series, and the Everyday Connections devotional series.
Feasting on the Word
The Feasting on the Word series is a comprehensive collection of resources for using the Revised Common Lectionary (RCL) for sermon and worship preparation and devotion. In addition to resource lines that use the RCL, other resource lines include: Feasting on the Gospels, which provides wholly new commentaries on all Gospel passages; children’s sermons resources, and seasonal companions.
Series for Group and Individual Study
Armchair Theologians
Written by experts and featuring witty illustrations from Ron Hill, the books in the Armchair Theologians series are essential reading for those who want to learn about major theological figures and movements.
Daily Study Bible
The Daily Study Bible series covers the entire Old Testament and is invaluable for individual devotional study, group discussion, and classroom use. These books provide an eminently readable way to discover what the Scriptures were saying then and what God is saying today.
For Today
The For Today series provides reliable and accessible resources for the study and real-life application of important biblical texts, theological documents, and Christian practices. Thought-provoking questions are included at the end of each chapter, making the books ideal for personal study and group use.
Foundations of Christian Faith
The Foundations of Christian Faith series enables readers to learn about contemporary theology in ways that are clear, enjoyable, and meaningful. It examines the doctrines of the Christian faith and stimulates readers not only to think more deeply about their faith. Individuals and study groups alike will find these guides invaluable in their search for depth and integrity in their Christian faith.
From Scratch
Well-known educator Don Griggs has written accessible, easy-to-understand overviews of the Old and New Testaments, as well as often-studied individual books of the Bible, to introduce basic tools and skills for Bible study. These books present basic themes, histories, personalities, and meanings of the Bible. A leader’s guide and participant section are included for each book.
The Gospel according to . . .
The Gospel according to . . . series examines the biggest musical performers, movie series, and other pop culture phenomena to show not only how they can help us engage our faith, but also what these texts say about how faith interacts with culture. These books make great gifts for yourself or others, and are also ideal for book clubs and group study.
The Heart of Christian Faith
The Heart of Christian Faith series centers the work of best-selling author Alister E. McGrath to provide five volumes perfect for study and devotion. Covering a wide range of topics, these short and accessible books are ideal for use by book clubs and study groups juggling the schedules of busy adults.
Interpretation Bible Studies
The Interpretation Bible Studies series offers solid biblical content in a creative study format. Providing a depth of biblical insight in a dynamic, flexible, and user-friendly resource, these resources are designed for adults and older youth and can be used in small groups, church school classes, large-group presentations, or personal study.
Journeying with . . .
The Journeying with . . . series offers a brief and accessible guide to the Gospels. Following the Revised Common Lectionary, each chapter corresponds to a season of the liturgical year and the Gospel passages read during that season. Perfect for lectionary pastors to use during personal reflection and sermon preparation, as well as adult study groups focusing on the lectionary.
New Daily Study Bible
For more than fifty years and for millions of readers around the world, the New Daily Study Bible commentaries have been the ideal help for both devotional and serious adult group Bible study of the books of the New Testament. William Barclay’s brilliant communication, down-to-earth approach, and sheer enthusiasm have inspired generations of readers.
New Testament for Everyone
The New Testament for Everyone series has been updated with N. T. Wright’s latest translation, new introductions, and now includes a study guide. Ideal for individual and group study, each volume breaks down the New Testament into brief, easy-to-study segments and shows how the message of these ancient books speak powerfully to the spiritual longings of contemporary readers.
Old Testament for Everyone
Internationally respected Old Testament scholar John Goldingay addresses Scripture from Genesis to Malachi in such a way that even the most challenging passages are explained simply and concisely. The series is perfect for daily devotions, group study, or personal visits with the Bible.
Pivotal Moments in the Old Testament
The Pivotal Moments in the Old Testament series helps readers see Scripture with new eyes, highlighting short, key texts—pivotal moments—that shift our expectations and invite us to turn toward another reality transformed by God’s purposes and action.
Walter Brueggemann Library
The Walter Brueggemann Library brings together the wide-ranging and enlivening thought of popular biblical scholar Walter Brueggemann. Each volume collects previously published work on a biblical theme that has deeply informed Brueggemann’s scholarship in an accessible digest for readers who want to freshly engage his prophetically minded but approachable writing on the topic.
Westminster Bible Companion
The Westminster Bible Companion series assists readers in their study of the Bible as a guide to Christian faith and practice. Each volume explains the biblical book in its original historical context and explores its significance for faithful living today. These books are ideal for individual study and for Bible study classes and groups.
William Barclay Library
The William Barclay Library is a collection of books addressing the great issues of the Christian faith. As one of the world’s most widely read interpreters of the Bible and its meaning, William Barclay devoted his life to helping people become more faithful disciples of Jesus Christ.