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Recommended Bibliography of References and Sources

References: ~Quick Links » study bibles and Torah commentaries, lectionaries and current scholarship in biblical and theological studies, especially in the fields of Judaism and Jewish religious practices, Jewish biblical studies and Christian teaching and preaching. See also biblical spirituality and Hebrew language.

 
 
           
  Biblical Commentaries          
             
  Genesis/Bereshit          
  Genesis: Translation and Commentary
~Robert Alter
Genesis - Robert Alter
Understanding Genesis

~Nahum M. Sarna
Understanding Genesis - Sarna
JPS Torah Commentary
Genesis
~Nahum M. Sarna
JPS Commentary Genesis - Sarna
The Beginning of Desire
Reflections on Genesis

~Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg
The Beginning of Desire - Avivah Zornberg
Torah Lights: Bereshit, Confronting Life, Love and Family
~Rabbi Shlomo Riskin
Bereshit, Confronting Life, Love and Family - Riskin
 
 
 
  Exodus/Shemot          
  The JPS Torah
Commentary Exodus
~Nahum Sarna
JPS Commentary - Exodus
Exploring Exodus: The Origins of Biblical Israel
~Nahum Sarna
Exploring ExodusExploring Exodus
The Particulars of Rapture: Reflections on Exodus
~Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg
The Particulars of Rapture: Reflections on Exodus
     
 
 
  Leviticus/Vayikra       Go to TOP  
  Leviticus
(Continental Commentary)

~Jacob Milgrom
Leviticus
JPS Torah Commentary
Leviticus
~Baruch A. Levine
JPS Commentary - Leviticus
Leviticus As Literature

~Mary Douglas
Leviticus As Literature
Anchor Yale Bible
Leviticus 1-16
~Jacob Milgrom
Leviticus 1-16
Anchor Yale Bible
Leviticus 17-22
~Jacob Milgrom
Leviticus 17-22
 
 
 
  Numbers/Bamidbar          
  The JPS Torah
Commentary
NUMBERS
~Jacob Milgrom
JPS Torah Commentary - Numbers. Jacob Milgrom
In the Wilderness: The Doctrine of Defilement in the Book of Numbers
~Mary Douglas
In the Wilderness - Douglas
Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries
Numbers 1-20
~Baruch A. Levine Numbers 1-20
Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries
Numbers 21-36
~Baruch A. Levine
Numbers 21-26
   
 
 
  Deuteronomy/Devarim       Go to TOP  
  Anchor Yale Bible
Commentaries
Deuteronomy 1-11
~Moshe Weinfeld
Deuteronomy 1-11
The JPS Torah
Commentary
Deuteronomy
~Jeffrey H. Tigay
JPS Torah Commentary - Deuteronomy - Tigay
     
 
 
  Other Biblical and Torah
Commentaries
         
  On the Book of Psalms: Exploring the Prayers
of Ancient Israel

~Nahum M. Sarna
On the Book of Psalms - Sarna
The Modern Men's Torah Commentary: New Insights from Men on the 54 Weekly Torah Portions
~Salkin (Ed)
The Modern Men's Torah Commentary - Salkin (Ed)
The Women's Torah Commentary: New Insights from Women on the 54 Weekly Torah Portions ~Goldstein (Ed)
The Women's Torah Commentary - Goldstein Ed.
The Women's Haftarah Commentary: New Insights from Women...
~Elyse Goldstein (Ed)
The Women's Haftarah Commentary: New Insights from Women Rabbis on the 54 Weekly Haftarah Portions, the 5 Megillot & Special Shabbatot
The JPS Bible Commentary:
Haftarot
~Michael Fishbane
Haftarot - Fishbane
 
 
 
  Lectionaries       Go to TOP  
  The Revised Common Lectionary, 1992
The Revised Common Lectionary (RCL)The revised Common Lectionary
The Lectionary for
Mass, Study Edition
The Lectionary for Mass, Study EditionThe Lectionary for Sundays
       
 
 
  Bibles and Torah       Go to TOP  
  Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary

Etz Hayim: Torah and CommentaryEtz Hayim: Torah and Commentary
The Torah: A Modern Commentary, Rev. Ed.

The Torah: A Modern CommentaryThe Torah: A Modern Commentary
The Five Books
of Moses

~Everett Fox
The Schocken Bible - The Five Books of Moses
The Torah: A
Women's Commentary

~Eskenazi & Weiss The Torah: A Women's CommentaryThe Torah: A Women's Commentary
The Jewish Study Bible
~Berlin & Brettler

The Jewish Study Bible
 
 
 
  The Catholic Study
Bible
, NAB
The Catholic Study Bible - New American Version
Holy Bible: New Revised Standard Version
Holy Bible - New Revised Standard VersionHoly Bible - New Revised Standard Version
       
 
 
  Preaching and Teaching       Go to TOP  
  Preaching the Letters Without Dismissing the Law: A Lectionary Commentary
~R. Allen & C. Williamson
Preaching the Letters Without Dismissing the Law: A Lectionary Commentary  - Allen & Williamson
Preaching the Gospels Without Blaming the
Jews: A Lectionary Commentary

~R. Allen & C. Williamson
Preaching the Gospels Without Blaming the Jews - Allen & Williamson
Preaching the
Old Testament:

A Lectionary Commentary
~R. Allen & C. Williamson
Preaching the Old Testament: A Lectionary Commentary - Allen & Williamson
     
 
 
  The Misunderstood Jew: The Church and the Scandal of the
Jewish Jesus

~Amy Jill Levine
The Misunderstood Jew - Levine
The Reluctant Parting: How the New Testament's Jewish Writers Created a Christian Book
~Julie Galambush
The Reluctant Parting
Has God Only One Blessing? Judaism as a Source of Christian Self-Understanding
~Mary Boys
Has God Only One Blessing? - Boys
Seeing Judaism Anew: Christianity's Sacred Obligation

~Mary Boys (Ed)
Seeing Judaism Anew: Christianity's Sacred Obligation
Princeton Readings in Religions
The Historical Jesus in Context

~Amy Jill Levine
The Historical Jesus in Context  - Levine
 
 
 
  Judaism       Go to TOP  
  Let Us Rejoice:
The Jewish Roots of Christian Feasts

~Marianne Dacy
Let Us Rejoice - Marianne Dacy
JPS Guide
Jewish Traditions
~Ronald. L. Eisenberg
JPS Guide: Jewish Traditions
The Jewish Holidays:
A Guide and Commentary

~Michael Strassfeld
The Jewish Holidays. M Strassfeld
Entering the High Holidays
A Guide to Origins, Themes and Prayers

~Reuven Hammer
Entering the High Holidays - Reuven Hammer
   
 
 
  Spirituality of the Bible       Go to TOP  
  Daughter of a Voice
~Maureena P Fritz
Daughter of a Voice - Maureena Fritz
Jewish Spirituality: A Brief Introduction for Christians
~Lawrence Kushner
Jewish Spirituality: A brief Introduction for Christians
       
 
 
  Hebrew Language       Go to TOP  
  The First Hebrew Primer
~Simon, Resnikoff & Motzkin
The First Hebrew Primer
The Cambridge Biblical Hebrew Workbook
~Nava Bergman
The Cambridge Biblical Hebrew Workbook
A Grammar for Biblical Hebrew
C.L. Seow
A Grammar for Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew: An Introductory Grammar ~Page H. Kelley
 
A Handbook to Biblical Hebrew: An Introductory Grammar ~Kelley, Burden & Crawford
A Handbook to Biblical Hebrew: An Introductory Grammar
 
 
 
  The Book of Letters
~Lawrence Kushner
The Book of Letters
The Wisdom of the Hebrew Alphabet
~Michael L. Munk
The Wisdom of the Hebrew Alphabet
       
 
 
 
Seasonal Commentaries - Christian Themes
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  Advent of the Savior: A Commentary on the Infancy Narratives of Jesus
~Stephen BinzAdvent of the Savior - Stephen Binz
An Adult Christ at Christmas: Essays on the Three Biblical Christmas Stories, Matthew 2 and Luke 2
~Raymond E. Brown
An Adult Christ at Christmas
A Coming Christ in Advent: Essays on the Gospel Narratives Preparing for the Birth of Jesus: Matthew 1 and Luke 1
~ Raymond E. Brown
A Coming Christ in Advent - Raymond Brown
The Birth of the Messiah: A Commentary on the Infancy Narratives in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke
Raymond E. Brown
Ther Birth of the Messiah - Raymond Brown
   
             
             
             
         
         
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