Additional Resources 
This list is intended to supplement, not replace, the bibliography
in the textbook.
Other Old Testament Introductions
- Birch, Bruce C., Walter Brueggemann, Terence E. Fretheim, and David L. Petersen. A Theological introduction to the Old Testament. Nashville: Abingdon, 1999.
- John Drane, Introducing the Old Testament, rev ed.
Minneapolis: Fortress, 2001.
- Norman K. Gottwald, The Hebrew Bible: A Socio-Literary Introduction.
Minneapolis: Fortress, 1985.
- Alice L. Laffey, An Introduction to the Old Testament: A Feminist Perspective.
Minneapolis: Fortress, 1988.
Commentary Series
In addition to the series listed in the textbook, some of the following
commentary sets or series might prove helpful:
- Berit Olam, Collegeville: Liturgical Press. (Literary
and rhetorical; only selected passages treated)
- Interpretation, Louisville: John Knox. (Emphasizes
modern applications)
- The New Interpreter's Bible, Nashville: Abingdon. (Deals
with both original meanings and modern applications)
- Old Testament Readings, New York: Routledge. (Organized
by topics, rather than textual order)
- Word Biblical Commentary, Waco: Word Books. (Thorough,
conservative)
Reference Works, etc.
- The Anchor Bible Dictionary, 6 vols. New York: Doubleday, 1992. (rivals the older Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible)
- Hallo, William W., and K. Lawson Younger Jr., eds. The Context of scripture. vols. 1-{3}. Leiden ; New York: Brill, 1997-. (collection
of texts replacing Ancient Near Eastern Texts)
Other Works
- Walter Brueggemann, Theology of the Old Testament: Testimony,
Dispute, Advocacy. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1997. [Brueggeman also
wrote the introduction to the recent re-issue (in this case, by
Westminster/John Knox) of the Old Testament Theology by Gerhard Von Rad, mentioned in your textbook's bibliography.]
- John Kaltner, Ishmael Instructs Isaac: an Introduction to the Qu'ran for Bible Readers. Collegeville:Liturgical Press, 1999. [compares Quranic and Biblical versions of stories]
- Grabbe, Lester L. Judaism from Cyrus to Hadrian. 2 vols. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1992. (detailed resource for post-exilic and
intertestamental periods)
- Helmut Thielicke, How the World Began: Man in the First Chapters of the Bible. Philadelphia: Muhlenberg, 1961. (sermons on Gen 1-11)
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