Old Testament Bibliographies

Interpreting the Bible

April 23, 2002

Histories and Introductions

Ahlström, Gösta. The History of Ancient Palestine. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1993.

Anderson, Bernhard. Understanding the Old Testament. 4th ed., Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, 1986.

Bright, John. A History of Israel. 3rd ed., Philadelphia: W/JKP, 1981.

Coote, Robert. Early Israel: A New Horizon. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1990.

Garbini, Giovanni. History and Ideology in Ancient Israel. New York: Crossroad, 1988.

Gottwald, Norman K. The Hebrew Bible: a Socio-Literary Introduction. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1985.

Hermann, Siegfried. A History of Israel in Old Testament Times. 2nd ed., Philadelphia: Fortress, 1981.

Jagersma, H. A History of Israel in the Old Testament Period. Philadelphia: W/JKP, 1983.

Lemche, Niels Peter. Ancient Israel: a New History of Israelite Society. Vol. 5. The Biblical Seminar, Sheffield: JSOT, 1988.

Mendenhall, George E. The Tenth Generation: the Origins of the Biblical Tradition. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins, 1973.

Miller, J. Maxwell and Hayes, John H. A History of Ancient Israel and Judah. Philadelphia: W/JKP, 1986.

Noth, Martin. The History of Israel. Revised ed., New York: Harper and Row, 1960.

Soggin, J. Alberto. A History of Ancient Israel: From the Beginnings to the Bar Kochba Revolt, A.D. 135. Philadelphia: Westminster, 1984.

Pentateuch

Select General Works

Blenkinsopp, Joseph. The Pentateuch: An Introduction to the First Five Books of the Bible. Anchor Bible Reference Library, New York: Doubleday, 1992.

Burns, Rita. Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers. Vol. 3. Old Testament Message, Wilmington: Michael Glazier, 1983.

Erdman, Charles. The Pentateuch. Old Tappan: Fleming H. Revell, 1953.

Fretheim, Terence. The Pentateuch. Interpreting Biblical Texts. Nashville: Abingdon, 1996.

Guinan, Michael. The Pentateuch. Message of Biblical Spirituality, #1. Collegeville: Michael Glazier, 1990.

Hamilton, Victor. Handbook on the Pentateuch. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1982.

Lohfink, Norbert. Theology of the Pentateuch: Themes of the Priestly Narrative and Deuteronomy. Minneapolis: Augsburg/Fortress, 1994.

Mann, Thomas. The Book of the Torah: the Narrative Integrity of the Pentateuch. Philadelphia: W/JKP, 1988.

McEvenue, Sean. Interpreting the Pentateuch. Collegeville: Michael Glazier, 1990.

McCurley, Foster. Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers. Proclamation Commentaries, Philadelphia: Augsburg/Fortress, 1979.

Noth, Martin. A History of Pentateuchal Traditions. Atlanta: Scholars, 1981.

Patrick, Dale. Old Testament Law. Philadelphia: W/JKP, 1985.

Rogerson, John. The Pentateuch: A Sheffield Reader. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic, 1996.

Sailhamer, John. The Pentateuch as Narrative. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1992.

Westermann, Claus. The Promises to the Fathers. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1986.

Whybray, R. Norman. Introduction to the Pentateuch. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1985.

. The Making of the Pentateuch. JSOTS 53. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic, 1987.

Wolf, Herbert. An Introduction to the Old Testament Pentateuch. Chicago: Moody, 1991.

Select Commentaries

Genesis

Brueggemann, Walter. Genesis. Interpretation Commentary. Louisville: W/JKP, 1982.

Janzen, Gerald. Abraham and All the Families of the Earth: Genesis 12-50. International Theological Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1993.

Rad, Gerhard von. Genesis: A Commentary. Old Testament Library. Louisville: W/JKP, 1961.

Westermann, Claus. Genesis: An Introduction. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1992.

. Genesis 1-11. Continental Commentaries. Mineapolis: Augsburg, 1984.

. Genesis 12-36, 1985.

. Genesis 37-50, 1986..

Exodus

Ashby, Godfrey. Go Out and Meet God: Exodus. Int’l. Theological Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1998.

Fretheim, Terence. Exodus. Interpretation Commentary. Louisville: W/JKP, 1991.

Gowan, Donald. Theology in Exodus. Louisville: W/JKP, 1994.

Hyatt, J. P. Exodus. New Century Bible. London: Marshall, Morgan, and Scott, 1971.

Johnstone, W. Exodus. Old Testament Guides. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic, 1990.

Leviticus

Gorman, Frank. Divine Presence and Community: Leviticus. Int’l Theological Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1997.

Gerstenberger, Erhard. Leviticus. Old Testament Library. Louisville: W/JKP, 1996.

Grabbe, Lester. Leviticus. Old Testament Guides. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic, 1993.

Milgrom, Jacob. Leviticus 1-16. Anchor Bible. New York: Doubleday, 1991.

Snaith, Norman. Leviticus and Numbers. New Century Bible. London: Thomas Nelson, 1967.

Numbers

Davies, Eryl W. Numbers. New Century Bible. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1995.

Levine, Baruch. Numbers 1-20. Anchor Bible. New York: Doubleday, 1993.

Olson, Dennis. Numbers. Interpretation Commentary. Louisville: W/JKP, 1996.

Sakenfeld, Katharine. Journeying with God: Numbers. Int’l Theological Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1995.

Snaith, Norman. Leviticus and Numbers. New Century Bible. London: Thomas Nelson, 1967.

Deuteronomy

Cairns, Ian. Word and Presence: Deuteronomy. Int’l Theological Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1992.

Childs, Brevard. The Book of Exodus. Old Testament Library. Louisville: W/JKP, 1974.

Clements, Ronald. Deuteronomy. Old Testament Guides. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic, 1989.

Mayes, A. D. H. Deuteronomy. New Century Bible. London: Marshall, Morgan, and Scott, 1979.

Miller, Patrick. Deuteronomy. Interpretation Commentary. W/JKP, 1990.

von Rad, Gerhard. Deuteronomy. Old Testament Library. Louisville: W/JKP, 1966.

Weinfeld, Moshe. Deuteronomy 1-11. Anchor Bible. New York: Doubleday, 1991.

Wright, Christopher. Deuteronomy. New International Biblical Commentary. Peabody: Hendrickson, 1996.

Historical Books

Select General Works

Cate, Robert L. An Introduction to the Historical Books of the Old Testament. Nashville: Broasdman/Holman, 1994.

Howard, David. The Historical Books of the Old Testament. Tulsa: Moody, 1987.

Noth, Martin. The Deuteronomistic History. JSOTS #15. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic, 1981.

Nelson, Richard. The Double Redaction of the Deuteronomistic Hostory. JSOTS #18. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic, 1981.

Weinfeld, Moshe. Deuteronomy and the Deuteronomic School. Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns, 198??.

Joshua, Judges, and Ruth

Boling, Robert G. and G. Ernest Wright. Judges. Anchor Bible. Garden City: Doubleday, 1975.

. Joshua. Anchor Bible. Garden City: Doubleday, 1982.

Butler, Trent. Joshua. Word Biblical Commentary. Waco: Word, 1983.

Campbell, Edward. Ruth. Anchor Bible. Graden City: Doubleday, 1975.

Curtis, Adrian. Joshua. Old Testament Guides. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic, 1994.

Gray, John. Joshua, Judges, Ruth. New Century Bible. Grand Rapids. Eerdmans, 1986.

Hals, Ronald. The Theology of the Book of Ruth. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1969.

Hamlin, E. John. Joshua: Inheriting the Land. Int’l Theological Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1983.

. Judges: At Risk in the Promised Land. Int’l Theological Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1990.

. Ruth: Surely There is a Futire. Int’l Theological Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1996.

Larkin, Katrina. Ruth and Esther. Old Testament Guides. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic, 1996.

Mayes, A. D. H. Judges. Old Testament Guides. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic, 1985.

Nelson, Richard D. Joshua. Old Testament Library. Louisville: W/JKP, 1997.

Nielsen, Kirsten. Ruth. Old Testament Library. Louisville: W/JKP, 1997.

Sasson, Jack. Ruth: A New Translation with a Philological Commentary and a Formalist-Folklorist Interpretation. Biblical Seminar. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic, 1989.

Samuel and Kings

Anderson, A. A. 2 Samuel. Word Biblical Commentary. Waco: Word, 1989.

Brueggemann, Walter. First and Second Samuel. Interpretation Commentary. Louisville: W/JKP, 1990.

Bush, Frederic. Ruth, Esther. Word Biblical Commentary. Waco: Word, 1996.

Cogan, Mordecai and Hayim Tadmor. II Kings. Anchor Bible. Garden City: Doubleday, 1988.

Gordon, R. P. 1 and 2 Samuel. Old TestamentGuides. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic, 1984.

Gray, John. I and II Kings. Old TestamentLibrary. Louisville: W/JKP, 1970.

Jones, G. H. 1 and 2 Kings, vols. 1 and 2. New CenturyBible. Grand Rapids. Eerdmans, 1984.

Klein, Ralph. 1 Samuel. Word BiblicalCommentary. Waco: Word, 1983.

McCarter, P. Kyle. I Samuel. Anchor Bible.Garden City: Doubleday, 1980.

.II Samuel. Anchor Bible. Garden City: Doubleday, 1984.

Provan, Iain. 1 and 2 Kings. New Int’lBiblical Commentary. Peabody: Hendrickson, 1995.

Provan, Iain. 1 and 2 Kings. Old TestamentGuides. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic, 1997.

Rice, Gene. I Kings: Nations Under God. Int’lTheological Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1990.

Robinson, Gnana. 1 and 2 Samuel: Let Us be Like theNations. Int’l Theological Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1993.

Walsh, Jerome T. I Kings. Berit Olam.Collegeville: Michael Glazier, 1996.

Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, andEsther

Blenkinsopp, Joseph. Ezra-Nehemiah. Old TestamentLibrary. Louisville: W/JKP, 1988.

Braun, Roddy. I Chronicles. Word BiblicalCommentary. Waco: Word, 1986.

Clines, David. Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther. New Century Bible. Grand Rapids.Eerdmans, 1984.

De Vries, Simon. 1 and 2 Chronicles. FOTL. GrandRapids: Eerdmans, 1990.

Jones, Gwilym. 1 and 2 Chronicles. Old TestamentGuides. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic, 1993.

Levenson, Jon. Esther. Old Testament Library.Louisville: W/JKP, 1997.

Moore, Carey. Esther. Anchor Bible. Garden City:Doubleday, 1971.

Holmgren, Fredrick. Ezra and Nehemiah: Israel AliveAgain. Int’l Theological Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1987.

Japhet, Sara. I and II Chronicles. Old TestamentLibrary. Louisville: W/JKP, 1997.

Throntveit, Mark. Ezra-Nehemiah. InterpretationCommentary. Louisville: W/JKP, 1992.

Williamson, H. G. M. 1 and 2 Chronicles. New CenturyBible. Grand Rapids. Eerdmans, 1982.

.Ezra and Nehemiah. Old Testament Guides. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic,1987.

.Ezra-Nehemiah. Word Biblical Commentary. Waco: Word, 1985.

Poetry and Wisdom

Select General Works

Alter, Robert. The Art of Biblical Poetry. New York: Basic,1985.

Bergant, Dianne. What Are They Saying About WisdomLiterature? New York: Paulist, 1984.

Berry, Donald. An Introduction to the Wisdom and Poetryof the Old Testament. Nashville: Broadman and Holman, 1995.

Bullock, C. Hassell. An Introduction to the OldTestament Poetic Books. Chicago: Moody, 1979.

Brueggemann, Walter. In Man we Trust. Atlanta: JohnKnox, 1972.

Clines, David. The Poetical Books: A Sheffield Reader. Sheffield:Sheffield Academic, 1997.

Crenshaw, James. Old Testament Wisdom: An Introduction. Atlanta: JohnKnox, 1981.

Kidner, Derek. The Wisdom of Proverbs, Job, andEcclesiastes: An Introduction to Wisdom Literature. Downer’sGrove: IVP, 1985.

Kugel, James. The Idea of Biblical Poetry. New Haven:Yale, 1981.

Morgan, Donn. Wisdom in the Old Testament Traditions. Atlanta: John Knox,1981.

Murphy, Roland. The Tree of Life: An Exploration ofBiblical Wisdom Literature. Second edition. Grand Rapids: Eerdman’s,1990.

.Wisdom Literature and Psalms. Interpreting Biblical Texts. Nashville:Abingdon, 1983.

O’Connor, M. Hebrew Verse Structure. Winona Lake:Eisenbrauns, 1980.

Petersen, David and Kent Richards. Interpreting HebrewPoetry. Guides to Biblical Scholarship. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1992.

von Rad, Gerhard. Wisdom in Israel. Nashville:Abingdon, 1972.

Scott, R. B. Y. The Way of Wisdom in the Old Testament. New York:MacMillan, 1971.

Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes

Clines, David. Job 1-20. Word BiblicalCommentary. Waco: Word, 1989.

Collins, John. Proverbs, Ecclesiastes. Knox PreachingGuides. Atlanta: John Knox, 1985.

Crenshaw, James. Ecclesiastes. Old TestamentLibrary. Philadelphia: Westminster, 1987.

Eaton, J. H. Job. Old Testament Guides. SHeffield:Sheffield Academic, 1985.

Farmer, Kathleen. Who Knows What is Good? Proverbs andEcclesiastes. ITC. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1991.

Fox, Michael. Qohelet and His Contradictions. JSOTS, #71.Sheffield: Sheffield Academic, 1989.

.Koheleth: The Man and His World. New York: Schocken, 1951.

Gordis, Robert. The Book of God and Man: A Study of Job. Chicago:University of Chicago, 1965.

Habel, Norman. The Book of Job. Old TestamentLibrary. Philadelphia: Westminster, 1985.

Kidner, Derek. A Time to Mourn, a Time to Dance. Bible SpeaksToday. Downers Grove: IVP, 1976.

Loader, J. A. Ecclesiastes: A Practical Commentary. Text andInterpretation. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1986.

Martin, James. Proverbs. Old TestamentGuides. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic, 1995.

McKane, William. Proverbs: A New Approach. Old TestamentLibrary. Philadelphia: Westminster, 1970.

Murphy, Roland. Ecclesiastes. Word BiblicalCommentary. Waco: Word, 1992.

Ogden, Graham. Qoheleth. Sheffield:Sheffield Academic, 1987.

Rowley, H. H. The Book of Job. New CenturyBible. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1970.

Seow, C. L. Ecclesiastes. Anchor Bible. NewYork: Doubleday, 1997.

Thomason, Bill. God on Trial: The Book of Job and HumanSuffering. Collegeville: Liturgical, 1997.

Whybray, R. N. Ecclesiastes. New CenturyBible. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1989.

.Ecclesiastes. Old Testament Guides. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic,1989.

.Proverbs. New Century Bible. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1994.

Wolfers, David. Deep Things Out of Darkness: The Book ofJob.Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1995.

Zuck, Roy. Learning from the Sages: Selected Studies onthe Book of Proverbs. GrandRapids: Baker, 1995.

.Sitting with Job: Selected Studies on the Book of Job. Grand Rapids:Baker, 1992.

Psalms, Song of Songs, Lamentations

Allen, Leslie. Psalms 101-150. Word Commentary.Waco: Word, 1983.

Anderson, A. A. Psalms, vols. 1 and 2. New CenturyBible. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1972.

Anderson, Bernhard. Out of the Depths: The Psalms Speakto us Today. Philadelphia: Westminster, 1983.

Bellinger, W. H. Psalms: Reading and Studying the Bookof Praises. Peabody: Hendrickson, 1990.

Brenner, A. The Song of Songs. Old TestamentGuides. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic, 1989.

Brueggemann, Walter. Israel’s Praise: DoxologyAgainst Idolatry and Ideology. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1988.

.The Psalms and the Life of Faith. Minneapolis: Augsburg/Fortress, 1995.

Craigie, Peter C. Psalms 1-50. Word Commentary.Waco: Word, 1983.

Day, J. Psalms. Old Testament Guides. Sheffield:Sheffield Academic, 1992.

Gerstenberger, Erhard. Psalms, Part 1: With an Introductionto Cultic Poetry. FOTL. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1988.

Goulder, Michael. The Song of Fourteen Songs. JSOTS #37.Sheffield: Sheffield Academic, 1986.

Hillers, Delbert. Lamentations. Anchor Bible.Garden City, Doubleday, 1972.

Keel, Othmar. The Song of Songs. ContinentalCommentary. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1994.

Knight, George A. F. and Friedemann Golka. Revelation ofGod: The Song of Songs and Jonah. ITC. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1988.

Kraus, Hans-Joachim. Psalms 1-59. ContinentalCommentaries. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1988.

.Psalms 60-150. Continental Commentaries. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1989.

Lewis, C. S. Reflections on the Psalms. London:Fontana, 1958.

Martin-Achard, R. and S. Paul Re’emi. God’sPeople in Crisis: Amos and Lamentations. ITC. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1984.

Mays, James L. The Lord Reigns: A Theological Handbookto the Psalms. Louisville: W/JKP, 1994.

.Psalms. Interpretation Commentary. Louisville: W/JKP, 1994.

McCann, J. Clinton. A Theological Introduction to theBook of Psalms: The Psalms as Torah. Nashville: Abingdon, 1993.

.The Shape and Shaping of the Psalter. JSOTS #159. Sheffield: SheffieldAcademic, 1993.

Miller, Patrick. Interpreting the Psalms. Philadelphia:Fortress, 1986.

.They Cried to the Lord: The Form and Theology of Biblical Prayer. Minneapolis:Fortress, 1994.

Murphy, Roland. The Song of Songs. Hermeneia.Minneapolis, Fortress, 1990.

Provan, Iain. Lamentations. New CenturyBible. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1991.

Snaith, John. Song of Songs. New CenturyBible. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1993.

Tate, Marvin. Psalms 51-100. Word BiblicalCommentary. Waco, Word, 1990.

Weiser, Artur. The Psalms. Old TestamentLibrary. Philadelphia, Westminster, 1962.

Westermann, Claus. Lamentations: Issues andInterpretation. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1994.

.Praise and Lament in the Psalms. Atlanta: John Knox, 1981.

.The Psalms: Structure, content, and Message. Minneapolis:Augsburg, 1980.

Whybray, R. N. Reading the Psalms as a Book. JSOTS #222.SHeffield: Sheffield Academic, 1996.

Prophetic Literature

Select General Works

Blenkinsopp, Joseph. A History of Prophecy in Israel. Philadelphia:W/JKP, 1983.

Bright, John. Covenant and Promise: the PropheticUnderstanding of the Future in Pre-Exilic Israel. Philadelphia:Westminster, 1976.

Brueggemann, Walter. The Prophetic Imagination. Philadelphia:Fortress, 1978.

Clements, Ronald. Isaiah and the Deliverance ofJerusalem. Vol. 13. JSOT Supplement, Sheffield: SHeffield Academic, 1980.

Coggins, R. J. Nahum, Obadiah, Esther: Israel Among theNations.

Collins, John J. Daniel, with an Introduction toApocalyptic Literature. Vol. 20. Forms of Old Testament Literature, GrandRapids: Eerdmans, 1984.

Gowan, Donald. The Triumph of Faith in Habakkuk.

Hasel, Gerhard F. Understanding the Book of Amos: Basic Issues in Current Interpretations