Talbot Textbooks

Textbook List for Fall 2008 Classes
Dr. Clinton E. Arnold

TTNT 503 Introduction to Exegesis

Required Texts:

BibleWorks 7.0

ARNOLD, Clinton E. and PRICE, Rob. Basic Greek Vocabulary in Context. Second Edition. Biola University Press, 2004. BUP: 0-00-005160-8

FEE, Gordon. New Testament Exegesis. 3rd Edition. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2002. • ISBN-10: 0664223168 • ISBN-13: 978-0664223168

METZGER, Bruce and EHRMAN, Bart. The Text of the New Testament. Fourth Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005. ISBN: 019516122X. (ISBN-13: 9780195161229)

WALLACE, Daniel B. Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996. • ISBN-10: 0310218950 • ISBN-13: 978-0310218951

Recommended Texts:

DANKER, Fred and BAUER, Walter. A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2000. ISBN: 0226039331 (Please note: it is recommended that students purchase this as an electronic add-on to the BibleWorks 7.0 program. The best value is to purchase it with the Koehler-Baumgartner, Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament).

Carry-Over Texts

All Greek students beyond the first year class, both undergraduate and graduate, are also required to have the a copy of the Greek New Testament. This is essential for the text-critical apparatus.

ALAND, Kurt et al. Greek New Testament With Greek-English Dictionary and English Introduction with Papyri 98-116. Fourth Edition. New York: American Bible Society. ISBN: 3438051133

TTNT 605 Exegesis in the Epistles

Required Texts:

BibleWorks 7.0 (electronic version of Bauer’s Lexicon recommended but optional).

ARNOLD, Clinton E.. Coursepack for TTNT 605: Exegesis in the Epistles. Biola University Bookstore, 2007. (BUP 0-00-005198-5)

GREEN, Gene. The Letters to the Thessalonians. Pillar. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2002. (ISBN: 0802837387).

HAWTHORNE, G., MARTIN, R. P., & REID, D., Eds. Dictionary of Paul and His Letters. Downer’s Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1993. (ISBN: 0-8308-1778-6)

CARSON, D. A. & MOO, Douglas. Introduction to the New Testament. 2nd Edition. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2005. (ISBN: 0310238595)

Required Texts (Carried Over from TTNT 503):

The Greek New Testament, UBS 4th ed. (with dictionary). New York: American Bible Society, 2006. (ISBN: 3-438-05113-3)

ARNOLD, C. E. and PRICE, R. Basic Greek Vocabulary in Context. Second Edition. Biola Univerisity Bookstore, 2004. (BUP 0-00-005160-8)

WALLACE, Daniel, Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996. (ISBN: 0-310-21895)

TTNT 704/791/814 The Cultural Setting of Acts

ARNOLD, Clinton E. Acts. Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary. Softcover Edition. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2007. • ISBN-10: 0310278252 • ISBN-13: 978-0310278252

BOCK, Darrell. Acts. Baker Exegectical Commentary. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2007. • ISBN-10: 0801026687 • ISBN-13: 978-0801026683

GREEN, Michael. Thirty Years That Changed the World. The Book of Acts for Today. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2004. • ISBN-10: 0802827667 • ISBN-13: 978-0802827661

Acts of the Apostles – Western Seminary

Western Seminary offered an independent study course on The Acts of the Apostles, using the recorded lectures of Darrell Bock and the following textbooks.

  • J.B. Polhill, Acts, (New American Commentary). Nashville: Broadman, 1992.
  • D. Williams, Acts, (New International Bible Commentary). Peabody, Mass.: Hendricksen, 1990.
  • I.H. Marshall, Acts, (Tyndale NT Commentary). Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans, 1980.
  • R. Longenecker, Acts, (In Expositor’s Bible Commentary). ed. F. Gaebelein, vol. 9. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, 1981.
  • F.F. Bruce, Acts, (Greek Text). Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans, 1990.
  • H. Conzelmann, Acts, (Hermenia). Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1987.
  • E. Haenchen, Acts, Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1971.

Acts and Pauline Epistles at Reformed Theological Seminary

The following textbooks were used by Daniel MacDougal in his class on Acts and Paul at the Atlanta campus of Reformed Theological Seminary during the Spring semester of 2005.

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Acts and the Pauline Epistles at Westminster Theological Seminary

The following textbooks are being used by Richard Gaffin in his class on Acts and the Pauline Epistles at Westminster Theological Seminary.


Desiring God’s commentary recommendation for the Acts of the Apostles

The staff at Desiring God have compiled a list with a suggested commentary for each book of the Bible. For the Acts of the Apostles they have recommended Richard Longenecker’s volume in the Expositor’s Bible Commentary series .

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Commentary recommendations on the Acts of the Apostles – Criswell College

The following commentaries on the Acts of the Apostles are recommended in the publication Beginning Your Theological Library published by the Criswell College.

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Commentaries on the Acts of the Apostles – Daniel Akin recommendations

Danny Akin, President of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, has recommended the following commentaries on Acts.

Acts Commentary Recommendations – Darrell Bock

Darrell Bock has recommended the following commentaries for the study of Acts.

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And, Bock’s own commentary on Acts will be released by Baker soon:

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This will be a nice companion for his commentaries on the Gospel According to Luke:

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