Great for background reading to the Bible, these resources will help you understand how your text falls into place in the overall narrative of scripture.
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Achtemeier, Paul J,
Joel B. Green, and Marianne Meye. Introducing
the New Testament: its Literature and Theology.
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Brueggemann,
Walter.
Introduction to the Old Testament: The Canon and Christian
Imagination.
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Handy,
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Metzger, Bruce M. and Michael D.
Coogan, Editors.
The
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Porter, J. R.
The Illustrated Guide to the Bible.
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Literary Guides to the Bible
These reference tools will help you understand the different genres of literature contained in the Bible as well as give you overviews of the literary qualities and influences of individual books.
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A Complete Literary Guide to the Bible. Edited by Tremper Longman and Leland Ryken. Grand Rapdis: Zondervan, 1993. |
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Hellenistic Commentary to the New
Testament.
Eugene Boring, Klaus Berger, and
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The Literary Guide to the Bible.
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Long, Thomas G. Preaching and the Literary Forms of the Bible. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1989. |
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Ralph, Margaret Nutting. And God Said What? An Introduction to Biblical Literary Forms for Bible Lovers. Paulist Press, 2003. |
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