Sources

The accredited works the explanations draw on, each listed with the readings that use it. Every title links out so you can look it up for yourself.

Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament

John H. Walton (Baker Academic)

Used in1. In the beginning 5. The flood 16. Jacob's ladder 26. Mountain and commandments 28. A day to wipe the slate 42. Wisdom for everyday life

Antiquities of the Jews, Book 18

Flavius Josephus (1st-century historian)

Used in64. John the Baptist

Jesus and the Victory of God

N. T. Wright (Fortress Press)

Used in67. The Sermon on the Mount 69. Stories of the kingdom 72. Bread for five thousand

Paul: The Apostle's Life, Letters, and Thought

E. P. Sanders (Fortress Press)

Used in90. The enemy becomes an apostle 92. Paul takes to the road 93. The big decision 96. The heart of it: grace 97. Made right by faith 98. The greatest of these is love 99. Strength in weakness 100. Free and united 101. Joy in hard places 103. Living for what is coming 105. A letter about a runaway 112. Paul's last words

The Acts of the Apostles

Luke Timothy Johnson (Liturgical Press)

Used in88. A new kind of community 91. Good news for everyone 95. Prisoner bound for Rome

The Bible Unearthed

Israel Finkelstein and Neil Asher Silberman (Free Press)

Used in22. Slavery and a baby in a basket 24. The ten plagues 25. Passover and the sea 29. Twelve spies, forty years 31. Crossing into the land 38. David becomes king 41. Solomon's wisdom and temple

The Birth of the Messiah

Raymond E. Brown (Yale University Press)

Used in62. The birth of Jesus 63. Wise men and a jealous king

The Death of the Messiah

Raymond E. Brown (Yale University Press)

Used in80. The garden and the arrest 81. The trial 82. The crucifixion 83. Silence and the tomb

The HarperCollins Study Bible

HarperOne / Society of Biblical Literature

Used in2. The garden 3. Things go wrong 4. The first murder 6. After the waters 7. The tower of Babel 8. A righteous man suffers 9. God answers from the storm 10. The call of Abram 11. A covenant under the stars 12. Hagar and the sign 13. Sodom 14. The binding of Isaac 15. Two brothers, one blessing 16. Jacob's ladder 17. Wrestling with God 18. Joseph sold by his brothers 19. Joseph rises in Egypt 20. The brothers reconciled 21. A family becomes a nation 23. The burning bush 27. The golden calf 28. A day to wipe the slate 30. Hear, O Israel 32. The age of the judges 33. Ruth's loyalty 34. A boy who hears God 35. Israel demands a king 36. A shepherd and a giant 37. The hunted future king 39. David's great failure 40. The songs of Israel 43. Is anything worth it?44. A song of love 45. The kingdom splits 46. Elijah and the storm god 47. The reluctant prophet 48. The prophets of justice 49. Warnings to the nations 50. Trusting through the dark 51. The prophet of hope 52. The fall of Jerusalem 53. Songs of grief 54. By the rivers of Babylon 55. Faith in a foreign empire 56. A queen who saved her people 57. The return and rebuilding 58. Rebuilding with hope 59. A second look at the story 60. Four hundred years of waiting 61. The Word became flesh 62. The birth of Jesus 63. Wise men and a jealous king 65. Tested in the wilderness 66. The first followers 67. The Sermon on the Mount 68. How to live and pray 69. Stories of the kingdom 70. Power over storm and sickness 71. The woman at the well 72. Bread for five thousand 73. Who do you say I am?74. A glimpse of glory 75. Lazarus, come out 76. The triumphal entry 78. The last supper 79. Final words 85. Doubt and belief 86. Taken up 87. The Spirit and the spark 88. A new kind of community 89. The first to die for it 91. Good news for everyone 94. Across the empire 96. The heart of it: grace 98. The greatest of these is love 101. Joy in hard places 102. Christ above all 104. Leading a young church 105. A letter about a runaway 106. Jesus as the fulfillment 107. Faith that acts 108. Hope under pressure 109. Watch for false teachers 110. Love and assurance 111. Truth and hospitality 113. Visions of the throne 114. The great conflict 115. A new heaven and a new earth

The Historical Figure of Jesus

E. P. Sanders (Penguin)

Used in64. John the Baptist 70. Power over storm and sickness 76. The triumphal entry 77. Confrontation at the temple 80. The garden and the arrest 81. The trial 82. The crucifixion

The New Testament: A Historical Introduction

Bart D. Ehrman (Oxford University Press)

Used in73. Who do you say I am?74. A glimpse of glory 75. Lazarus, come out 77. Confrontation at the temple 78. The last supper 79. Final words 83. Silence and the tomb 84. The resurrection 86. Taken up 87. The Spirit and the spark 89. The first to die for it 90. The enemy becomes an apostle 92. Paul takes to the road 93. The big decision 94. Across the empire 95. Prisoner bound for Rome 97. Made right by faith 99. Strength in weakness 100. Free and united 102. Christ above all 103. Living for what is coming 104. Leading a young church 106. Jesus as the fulfillment 107. Faith that acts 108. Hope under pressure 109. Watch for false teachers 110. Love and assurance 111. Truth and hospitality 112. Paul's last words 113. Visions of the throne 114. The great conflict 115. A new heaven and a new earth

The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings

Bart D. Ehrman (Oxford University Press)

Used in61. The Word became flesh 65. Tested in the wilderness 66. The first followers 71. The woman at the well

The Old Testament: A Historical and Literary Introduction

Michael D. Coogan (Oxford University Press)

Used in1. In the beginning 2. The garden 3. Things go wrong 5. The flood 7. The tower of Babel 8. A righteous man suffers 10. The call of Abram 11. A covenant under the stars 12. Hagar and the sign 13. Sodom 14. The binding of Isaac 15. Two brothers, one blessing 17. Wrestling with God 18. Joseph sold by his brothers 19. Joseph rises in Egypt 20. The brothers reconciled 21. A family becomes a nation 22. Slavery and a baby in a basket 23. The burning bush 24. The ten plagues 25. Passover and the sea 26. Mountain and commandments 27. The golden calf 29. Twelve spies, forty years 30. Hear, O Israel 31. Crossing into the land 32. The age of the judges 33. Ruth's loyalty 34. A boy who hears God 35. Israel demands a king 36. A shepherd and a giant 37. The hunted future king 38. David becomes king 39. David's great failure 40. The songs of Israel 41. Solomon's wisdom and temple 42. Wisdom for everyday life 43. Is anything worth it?44. A song of love 45. The kingdom splits 46. Elijah and the storm god 47. The reluctant prophet 48. The prophets of justice 49. Warnings to the nations 50. Trusting through the dark 51. The prophet of hope 52. The fall of Jerusalem 53. Songs of grief 54. By the rivers of Babylon 55. Faith in a foreign empire 56. A queen who saved her people 57. The return and rebuilding 58. Rebuilding with hope 59. A second look at the story 60. Four hundred years of waiting

The Resurrection of the Son of God

N. T. Wright (Fortress Press)

Used in84. The resurrection 85. Doubt and belief