Danny Akin, President of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, has recommended the following books for New Testament Special Studies.
Beasley-Murray, G.R. Jesus and the Kingdom of God. Grand Rapids/Exter, UK: Eerdmans/Paternoster, 1986.
Black, David Allen, and David Dockery, eds. New Testament Criticism and Interpretation. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1991.
Black, David A. and David Dockery. Interpreting the New Testament: Essays on Methods and Issues. Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 2001.
Black, David A. Why Four Gospels? The Historical Origins of the Gospels. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2001.
Blomberg, Craig. The Historical Reliability of the Gospels. Downers Grove: IVP, 1987.
Bruce, F.F. Paul: Apostle of the Heart Set Free. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1978.
________. The New Testament Documents: Are They Reliable? rev. ed. Downers Grove: IVP, 1987.
Carson, D.A., Peter T. O’Brien, and Mark Seifrid, eds. Justification and Variegated Nomism. 2 vols. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2004.
France, R. T. Matthew: Evangelist and Teacher. Downers Grove: IVP, 1998.
Green, Joel B, Scott McKnight, and I. Howard Marshall, eds. Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels. Downers Grove: IVP, 1992.
Hawthorne, G.F., Ralph Martin, and D.G. Reid, eds. Dictionary of Paul and His Letters. Downers Grove: IVP, 1993.
Hoehner, Harold. Chronological Aspects of the Life of Christ. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1977.
Komoszewski, J. Ed, M. James Sawyer, and Daniel B. Wallace. Reinventing Jesus: What The Da Vinci Code and Other Novel Speculations Don’t Tell You. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2006.
Longenecker, R.N. Biblical Exegesis in the Apostolic Period. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1975.
Marshall, I. Howard. Luke: Historian and Theologian. Repr. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1971.
Martin, Ralph P. Mark: Evangelist and Theologian. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1972.
Martin, Ralph P. and Peter H. Davids. Dictionary of the Later New Testament and Its Development. Downers Grove: IVP, 1997.
Morgan, G. Campbell. The Crises of the Christ. Old Tappan: Revell, 1936.
Polhill, John B. Paul and His Letters. Nashville: Broadman and Holman, 1999.
Smalley, Stephen. John: Evangelist and Interpreter. Repr. Nashville: Nelson, 1984.
Stein, Robert H. The Synoptic Problem: An Introduction. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1995.
_____________. Jesus the Messiah: A Survey of the Life of Christ. Downers Grove: IVP, 1996.
_____________. The Method and Messages of Jesus’ Teachings. WJK, 1995.