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The chapter on Galatians in A Biblical-Theological Introduction to the New Testament: The Gospel Realized is helpful for understanding the structure of the book. In our discussion of the New Perspective on Paul, the main figure in mind is N. T. Wright. He has several books on Paul at various levels of intensity. What Saint Paul Really Said is accessible, but represents an earlier version of his id...

The chapter on 1-2 Corinthians in A Biblical-Theological Introduction to the New Testament: The Gospel Realized is helpful for understanding the structure of the book. A newer resource, The Story Retold by G. K. Beale and Benjamin L. Gladd is very useful for New Testament book overviews, but with a focus on their connections to the Old Testament. Listeners who are interested in exploring Paul’s hi...

For a big picture overview and some helpful background information, we would recommend the chapter on 1-2 Chronicles in A Biblical-Theological Introduction to the Old Testament: The Gospel Promised. Peter Leithart’s commentary on 1-2 Chronicles in the Brazos Theological Commentary series is where the quote about music originates. Listeners who would like more detailed information on Chronicles as...

For big picture overview and some helpful background information, we would recommend the chapter on 1-2 Kings in A Biblical-Theological Introduction to the Old Testament: The Gospel Promised. Peter Leithart’s commentary on 1-2 Kings in the Brazos Theological Commentary series is very insightful, and was the resource Nate was using for much of the typology discussion. For a more application driven...

The chapter on Romans in A Biblical-Theological Introduction to the New Testament: The Gospel Realized is helpful for understanding the structure of the book. The best, most comprehensive commentary is by Douglas Moo in the NICNT series (there is a 2nd edition available now). Shorter devotional commentaries we would recommend include The Message of Romans by John Stott and the volume in the Tyndal...

Recently, I had the opportunity to interview Dr. Tim Keller. Many of you will know of Tim as the founder of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City. He is also the author of numerous best selling books, and certainly one of the best preachers in our generation. In this episode, we  discussed NewCity's vision and mission, as well as the obstacles and opportunities of whole-life disciple...

For big picture overview and some helpful background information, we would recommend the chapter on 1-2 Kings in A Biblical-Theological Introduction to the Old Testament: The Gospel Promised. Peter Leithart’s commentary on 1-2 Kings in the Brazos Theological Commentary series is very insightful. For a more application driven book, we would highly recommend Dale Ralph Davis’ 1 Kings: From Wisdom to...

Nate was drawing from Peter Leithart’s A Son to Me: An Exposition of 1-2 Samuel for reading David’s story in light of Israel’s story. For some of his comments, Josh was using Stephen Dempster’s Dominion and Dynasty: A Theology of The Hebrew Bible (part of the New Studies in Biblical Theology series). For other resources, Dale Ralph Davis’ 2 Samuel: Out of Every Adversity is an excellent devotional...

Nate would recommend A Concise Guide to Reading the New Testament by David Nienhuis as a helpful resource on not just Luke, but the rest of the New Testament. We would also recommend the Lexham Geographic Commentary on the Gospels for insight into many of Jesus’ teachings and miracles in Luke, as well as the other Gospels. Listeners will also find the chapter in A Biblical-Theological Introduction...

For more details on reading 1 Samuel in light of Genesis, Peter Leithart’s A Son to Me: An Exposition of 1-2 Samuel is the place to start. Dale Ralph Davis’ 1 Samuel: Looking on The Heart is an excellent resource as well (as is his book on 2 Samuel). For big picture overview and some helpful background information, we would recommend the chapter on 1-2 Samuel in A Biblical-Theological Introduction...

A short, accessible resource with excellent cultural background information is Finding God in the Margins by Carolyn Custis James. Listeners should also check out the chapter on Ruth in A Biblical-Theological Introduction to the Old Testament: The Gospel Promised. Commentaries on Ruth are often combined with commentaries on Judges, as is the case in the Tyndale Old Testament, New American, and NIV...

The book mentioned during the episode is Matthew, Disciple and Scribe by Patrick Schreiner. We would also recommend The Sermon on The Mount by Jonathan Pennington for an in-depth look at the wisdom in that part of Matthew. We would also recommend the Lexham Geographic Commentary on the Gospels for insight into many of Jesus’ teachings and miracles in Matthew, as well as the other Gospels. You can...

For a helpful introductory commentary on James, the volume by Douglas Moo in the Tyndale New Testament Commentary series is helpful. A more advanced commentary by the same author can be found in the Pillar New Testament Commentary series. We would also recommend The Bible Project video on James: https://youtu.be/qn-hLHWwRYY

On Hebrews, Mike recommends the commentaries by John Calvin and Luke Timothy Johnson. He would also recommend Ernst Kasemann’s Wandering People of God and a collection of essays titled Epistle to the Hebrews and Christian Theology . Nate recommends the volume on Hebrews in the Tyndale New Testament Commentary series, as well as the volume by F. F. Bruce in the New International Commentary series....

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For more background details on the book of Judges, listeners should check out the chapter on Judges in A Biblical-Theological Introduction to the Old Testament: The Gospel Promised. The best single volume commentary that is detailed and accessible is probably Barry Webb’s volume in The New International Commentary on the Old Testament series. For a more pastoral, application oriented commentary, l...

For more background details on 1 Peter and 2 Peter/Jude, Duckett recommends consulting D. A. Carson and Douglas Moo’s An Introduction to the New Testament. Listeners will also find the chapters in A Biblical-Theological Introduction to the New Testament: The Gospel Realized helpful. Ben recommends Everyday Church by Tim Chester as a practical look at 1 Peter specifically. For a single volume comme...

For Genesis, we would recommend both Reading Genesis Well and Genesis 1-4: A Linguistic, Literary, and Theological Commentary both by C. John Collins. Likewise, Redeeming Science and Interpreting Eden both by Vern Poythress are useful for wrestling with issues related to the early chapters of Genesis. For reading the book of Genesis as a whole well, we would recommend the commentaries by Derek Kid...

Damein recommend A Theology of Mark by Hans Bayer and Jesus the King by Tim Keller as resources for further study in Mark. Josh recommends the larger volume Four Portraits, One Jesus by Mark Strauss for further study in Mark in relation to the other gospels.  Nate would recommend A Concise Guide to Reading the New Testament by David Nienhuis as a helpful resource on not just Mark, but the rest of...

For setting Joshua into its larger context in the story of Scripture, Josh recommends Dominion and Dynasty: A Theology of the Hebrew Bible. That book is part of a series called New Studies in Biblical Theology that we would all recommend.  The commentary by Richard Hess in the Tyndale Old Testament Commentary series is an excellent compact resource. It covers exegetical, theological, and even arch...

For a better understanding of the structure and outline of Revelation, we would recommend watching the Bible Project videos on Revelation ( https://youtu.be/5nvVVcYD-0w & https://youtu.be/QpnIrbq2bKo ) An accessible commentary for most readers is Vern Poythress’ The Returning King. Also of use is Michael Gorman’s Reading Revelation Responsibly. The entry on Revelation in A Biblical-Theological...

For 1 Corinthians, Mike says that the standard commentary is by Gordon Fee in the New International Commentary on the New Testament (NICNT) series. John Calvin’s commentary is also splendid as is that of Richard Hays in the Interpretation series. Nate would recommend the volume on 1st Corinthians in the Tyndale New Testament Commentary series by Thomas Schreiner, as well as Ben Witherington’s A We...

A helpful resource for 1-3 John is the ESV Gospel Transformation Study Bible. It is like a regular study Bible, except that the study notes are focused on understanding and applying the text to our personal lives. And, this resource would be useful for all the books we read in CBR as well. For 1-3 John specifically, Ben recommends Studies in 1 John by Martyn Lloyd-Jones. The Letters of John by Joh...

Mike says that Patrick Miller’s is by far the best commentary on Deuteronomy, and one of the three or four best commentaries on any book. It is in the series Interpretation: A Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching , but is not just for teachers and preachers. Nate would recommend using Daniel Block’s commentary on Deuteronomy in the NIV Application Commentary series as a helpful practical co...