Faith Firmly Rooted

In recent weeks, a few of you have asked me questions regarding how to dig deeper into the Bible. So, you wanna understand the Bible better?

There are so many great resources out there to go deeper in your own Bible study (I wanted to learn so much that I pursued a Masters degree in it!).

Here are a few simple helps:

For The Beginner:


• The NAVPRESS Life Change Series



• The InterVarsity Press Bible Study Resources



• A Walk Through the Bible by Lesslie Newbigin



• Rick Warren's Bible Study Methods



• www.bible.org



• Aside from the few statements in the discussion of evolution and Adam & Eve, I would heartily recommend John Stott's Understanding the Bible


For the intermediate:


• How to Read the Bible Book by Book by Gordon Fee



• How to Read the Bible For All its Worth by Gordon Fee



• Knowing Scripture by R.C. Sproul



• Living By the Book by Howard Hendricks (has an accompanying workbook)


For the advanced:

If you really want some advanced readings about the Bible, there are a ton of resources, but it can be tough to know what is what and who to trust. Here are some "simple" tougher reads.


• The New Testament Documents: Are They Reliable? by F.F. Bruce
  
  
• Some good Introductions to the Old Testament- R.K. Harrison, Hill & Walton, Dillard & Longman



• Some good Introductions to the New Testament- Carson Moo & Morris, Donald Guthrie, Lea



• Other helpful books include I. Howard Marshall, Black & Dockery, Stephen Neill & Tom Wright, Gordon Fee & Douglas Stuart



• The IVP Bible Background Commentaries on the OT & NT are great for backgrounds



• If it's commentaries you seek, NIVAC & Tyndale make for good starters. (The links here are to the NT sets though they have OT sets as well.)

This is by no means whatsoever a comprehensive list. Libraries could not contain the bibliography that I could compile for you. These just come to my mind first. I hope this is helpful.


-RCW