Here is everything I have reviewed, with categories almost in alphabetical order.
- Theology
- Bibles
- Biblical Languages
- Biblical Theology
- Children’s Books
- Commentaries
- Course Lectures
- Devotionals
- General Reading
- Upcoming Reviews
Many of the books listed here are great, but I’ve tried to highlight some key books.
- I am trying to find a way for this list not to be hopelessly ugly. In the meantime, books in blue bold are those I favor most to help you better understand the Bible. I have enjoyed most of the books I have reviewed, but some are better to begin with than others.
. - Reviews for books in gray italics are upcoming.
Theology
- Logos 8 + Bronze & Silver Packages – Faithlife
- A Concise Guide to Reading the New Testament – David Nienhuis
- A Guide to Biblical Commentaries and Reference Works, 9th ed. – John Evans
- A Guide to Biblical Commentaries & Reference Works, 10th ed. – John Evans
- A Hermeneutic of Wisdom – J. de Waal Dryden
- Affirming God’s Image – J. Alan Branch
- Against the Gods – John Currid
- An Infinite Journey: Growing Toward Christlikeness – Andrew Davis
- An Introduction to the New Testament – David deSilva
- An Introduction to the New Testament, 2nd ed. – David deSilva
- An Introduction to the Parables of Jesus – Robert Stein
- Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament – John Walton
- Angels – Michael Heiser
- Antinomianism – Mark Jones
- Baptist Foundations – Dever/Leeman
- Beauty, Order, and Mystery – Hiestand/Wilson
- Better Than the Beginning – Richard Barcellos
- Between the Cross and the Throne – Matthew Emerson
- Between Us Guys – Joel Fitzpatrick
- Beyond the River Chebar – Daniel Block
- The Bible Unfiltered – Michael Heiser
- By the River Chebar – Daniel Bock
- Catching Foxes: A Gospel-Guided Journey to Marriage – John Henderson
- Christ is King – Joshua Jipp
- The Christian Life – Sinclair Ferguson
- The Complete Husband, Revised and Expanded – Lou Priolo
- Conformed to the Image of His Son – Haley Jacob
- Conscience – Naselli/Crowley
- Core Christianity – Michael Horton
- Counsel From the Cross – Elyse Fitzpatrick
- The Cradle, the Cross, and the Crown – Köstenberger/Kellum/Quarles
- Creation Care – Douglas & Jonathan Moo
- The Cross and Christian Ministry – D. A. Carson
- The Death of the Messiah and the Birth of the New Covenant – Michael Gorman
- The Decalogue – David Baker
- Decision Making and the Will of God – Garry Friesen
- Deep Exegesis – Peter Leithart
- Deep Focus: Film and Theology in Dialogue – Johnston, Detweiler, and Callaway
- Delighting in the Trinity – Michael Reeves
- Discovering the New Testament – Mark Keown
- The Divine Christ – David Capes
- Divine Government – R. T. France
- The Doctrine on Which the Church Stands or Falls – ed. Matthew Barrett
- The Earliest Christologies – James Papandrea
- Echoes of Exodus – Bryan Estelle
- Echoes of Exodus – Roberts/Wilson
- The Elder Testament – Christopher Seitz
- The End of the Law – Jason Meyer
- Excellent Preaching (Logos) – Craig Bartholomew
- The Fear of the Lord is Wisdom – Tremper Longman
- Finding the Will of God: A Pagan Notion? – Bruce Waltke
- For the Life of the World – Miroslav Volf & Matthew Croasmun
- The Four – Peter Leithart
- From Heaven He Came and Sought Her – D. & J. Gibson
- God’s Wisdom For Navigating Life – Tim Keller
- Going Public – Bobby Jamieson
- The Gospel According to Moses – Daniel Block
- Hearers and Doers – Kevin Vanhoozer
- Hermeneutics as Apprenticeship – David Starling
- Honoring the Son – Larry Hurtado
- The Hope of Glory – David deSilva
- How I love Your Torah, O Lord – Daniel Bock
- I Dare You Not to Bore Me with the Bible – Michael Heiser
- Interpreting Revelation and Other Apocalyptic Literature – C. Marvin Pate
- Interpreting the Parables – Craig Blomberg
- Introducing the Apocrypha – David deSilva
- Introverts in the Church – Adam McHugh
- Is God Anti-Gay? – Sam Allberry
- Jesus Is ____? – Judah Smith
- Jesus Wins – Dayton Hartman
- Just Do Something – Kevin DeYoung
- Kingdom Come – Sam Storms
- Liturgy of the Ordinary – Tish Warren
- Living in the Kingdom of God – Sigurd Gindheim
- To Live Is Christ, To Die is Gain – Matt Chandler
- Locating Atonement – Crisp/Sanders
- The Lord is Good – Christopher Holmes
- The Lost World of the Flood – Longman/Walton
- Loving God With Your Mind: Essays in Honor of J.P. Moreland – Gould/Davis
- The Majesty on High: Introduction to the Kingdom of God – S. M. Baugh
- Making Sense of God – Timothy Keller
- Mark 13 and the Return of the Shepherd (LNTS) – Paul Sloan
- The Message of the Twelve – Fuhr/Yates
- The Method and Message of Jesus’ Teaching – Robert Stein
- The Miracles of Jesus – Vern Poythress
- Moral Questions of the Bible – David Instone-Brewer
- Newton on the Christian Life: To Live is Christ – Tony Reinke
- No Quick Fix – Andy Naselli
- None Greater: The Undomesticated Attributes of God – Matthew Barrett
- The Old Testament: A Historical, Critical, and Theological Introduction – Richard Hess
- The Old Testament in the Gospel Passion Narratives – Douglas Moo
- Old Testament Wisdom Literature – Bartholomew/O’Dowd
- Onward– Russell Moore
- Paradoxology – Krish Kandiah
- Paul the Ancient Letter Writer – Jeffrey Weima
- Paul’s New Perspective – Garwood Anderson
- Political Church – Jonathan Leeman
- Praying With Paul – D. A. Carson
- Pressure Points – Shelby Abbott
- Radical – David Platt
- Raising Children God’s Way – D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
- Reading Backwards – Richard Hays
- Reading John – Christopher Skinner
- Reading Romans Backwards – Scot McKnight
- Recovering Redemption – Chandler/Snetzer
- Representing Christ – Anizor/Voss
- Resisting Gossip – Matt Mitchell
- Run to Win – Tim Challies
- Running On Empty – Barbara Bancroft
- Salvation by Allegiance Alone – Matthew Bates
- Salvation by Grace – Matthew Barrett
- The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing – Jonathan Pennington
- Suffering – Paul David Tripp
- Surviving and Thriving in Seminary – Zacharias/Forrest
- Their Rock is Not Like Our Rock – Daniel Strange
- Theology as Discipleship – Keith Johnson
- Theology in Three Dimensions – John Frame
- Theologygrams – Rich Wyld
- Those Who Can, Teach – ed. by Stanley Porter
- Transformation: The Heart of Paul’s Gospel – David deSilva
- Unbreakable – Andrew Wilson
- Uncomfortable – Brett McCracken
- Urban Legends of the New Testament – David Croteau
- Walking With God Through Pain and Suffering – Tim Keller
- What About Free Will? – Scott Christensen
- When Heaven Invades Earth – Bill Johnson (not recommended)
Bibles
- Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia: Reader’s Edition
- The First Testament – John Goldingay
- NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible
- NIV Zondervan Study Bible
Biblical Languages
- A Modern Grammar for Biblical Hebrew + Workbook – Garrett/DeRouchie
- Going Deeper with NT Greek – Köstenberger/Merkle/Plummer
- Grammatical Concepts 101 for Biblical Hebrew – Gary Long
- Keep Up Your Biblical Greek in Two Minutes A Day (Vol. 1) – Jonathan Kline
- Keep Up Your Biblical Hebrew in Two Minutes A Day (Vol. 1) – Jonathan Kline
Biblical Theology
- A House For My Name – Peter Leithart
- A New Testament Theology – Craig Blomberg
- A Theology of James, Peter, and Jude – Peter Davids
- Biblical Eschatology – Jonathan Menn
- Biblical Eschatology, 2nd ed.– Jonathan Menn
- Biblical Theology – John Goldingay
- Biblical Theology – Jeffrey Niehaus
- For the Glory of God – Daniel Bock
- From Eden to the New Jerusalem – T. D. Alexander
- From Paradise to the Promised Land – T. D. Alexander
- Hidden But Now Revealed – Beale/Gladd
- Making All Things New – Gladd/Harmon
- Paul and Money – Verbrugge/Krell
- Progressive Covenantalism – Wellum/Parker
- Supernatural – Michael Heiser
- Through New Eyes – James Jordan
- The Unseen Realm – Michael Heiser
- What Is Biblical Theology? – James Hamilton
- New Studies in Biblical Theology (NSBT)
- A Mouth Full of Fire – Andrew Shead
- The Acts of the Risen Lord Jesus – Alan Thompson
- All Things New: Revelation as Canonical Capstone – Brian Tabb
- The Book of Isaiah and God’s Kingdom – Andrew Abernethy
- Covenant and Commandment – Bradley Green
- Dominion and Dynasty – Stephen Dempster
- Five Festal Garments – Barry Webb
- The God Who Makes Himself Known – W. Ross Blackburn
- Now My Eyes Have Seen You – Robert Fyall
- Paul and the Law – Brian Rosner
- Righteous by Promise – Karl Deenick
- The Temple and the Church’s Mission – G. K. Beale
- Unceasing Kindness – Lau/Goswell
- Who Shall Ascend the Mountain of the Lord? – L. Michael Morales
Children’s Books
General
- The Big Book of Beasts – Yuval Zommer
- The Big Book of the Blue – Yuval Zommer
- The Big Book of Bugs – Yuval Zommer
- Curious Kids Nature Guide: the Pacific Northwest – Fiona Cohen
- Exploring Nature Activity Book for Kids – Kim Andrews
- Exploring Nature Journal for Kids – Kim Andrews
- Farm Anatomy – Julia Rothman
- Find Me – Anders Arhoj
- Go, Bikes, Go! – Addie Boswell
- Land of AND – Kate Mullaly
- Land of OR – Kate Mullaly
- Mice Skating – Silvestro/White
- Natural Attraction – Iris Gottlieb
- Nature Anatomy – Julia Rothman
- Nature Anatomy Notebook – Julia Rothman
- Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt – Kate Messner
- What’s the Difference? – Emma Strack
Theology
- The Doctor Who Became a Preacher – Rebecca VanDoodewaard
- Don’t Blame the Mud – Marty Machowski
- God Made Me
- God Made All of Me – Justin & Lindsey Holcomb
- God Made Me and You: Celebrating God’s Design for Ethnic Diversity – Shai Linne
- God Made Me Unique – Ralsten/Tada/Mahoney
- Good News For Little Hearts
- Buster’s Ears Trip Him Up: When You Fail – Ed Welch/Hox
- Gus Loses His Grip: When You Want Something Too Much – Powlison/Hox
- Henry Says Good-Bye: When You Are Sad – Welch/Hox
- Jax’s Tail Twitches: When You Are Angry – Powlison/Hox
- Tori Comes Out of Her Shell: When You Are Lonely – Clark/Hox
- Zoe’s Hiding Place: When You Are Anxious – Powlison/Hox
- Tales That Tell the Truth
- The Friend Who Forgives – DeWitt/Echeverri
- The Garden, the Curtain and the Cross – Laferton/Echeverri
- God’s Very Good Idea – Newbell/Echeverri
- Goodbye to Goodbyes – Chandler/Echeverri
- Jesus and the Lions’ Den – Mitchell/Echeverri
- The One O’Clock Miracle – Mitchell/Echeverri
- The Storm That Stopped – Mitchell/Echeverri
- Why Do We Say Good Night? – Champ Thornton
Commentaries
Exodus
Leviticus
- Leviticus 17-22 (AB) – Jacob Milgrom
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy (AOTC) – Gordon McConville
Judges/Ruth
- Judges/Ruth (NAC) – Daniel Block
Psalms
- Psalms 1-12; The Way of the Righteous in the Muck of Life – D. R. Davis
- Psalms 13-24; Slogging Along in the Paths of Righteousness – D. R. Davis
- Psalms 73-150 (TOTC) – Derek Kidner
Proverbs
- Proverbs (TOTC) – Derek Kidner
Jeremiah
- The Message of Jeremiah (BST) – Christopher J. H. Wright
- Jeremiah & Lamentations (FotB) – Michael Wilcock
- Jeremiah (Vol 1) (Mentor) – John Mackay
- Jeremiah (Vol 2) (Mentor) – John Mackay
- Jeremiah & Lamentations (TOTC) – Hetty Lalleman
- Jeremiah – Derek Kidner
- Jeremiah – Binyamin Lau
- Jeremiah Among the Prophets – Jack Lundbom
Hosea
- Hosea (NICOT) – J. Andrew Dearman
Obadiah
- Obadiah (ZECOT) – Daniel Block
Jonah
- Jonah (HMS) – Kevin Youngblood
Matthew
- Matthew/Mark (CBC) – Turner/Bock
- Matthew (ZECNT)– Grant Osborne
Mark
- Mark (BCBC) – Timothy Geddert
- Mark (BECNT) – Robert Stein
- Matthew/Mark (CBC) – Turner/Bock
- Mark (NAC) – James Brooks
- Mark (S&HBC) – Alan Culpepper
- Mark (TNTC) – Eckhard Schnabel
- Mark (ZECNT) – Mark Strauss
- The Victory According to Mark – Mark Horne
Luke
- Luke (PNTC) – James Edwards
John
- John (BECNT) – Andreas Köstenberger
- John (CFP) – William Cook
- John: Verse by Verse (NTC) – Grant Osborne
- John (NTL) – Marianne Thompson
- John (ZECNT) – Edward Klink III
- John (ZIBBC) – Craig Keener
Acts
- Acts: Verse by Verse (NTC) – Grant Osborne
- Acts (PNTC) – David Peterson
Romans
- Romans, 2nd ed. (BECNT) – Tom Schreiner
- Romans (BTCP) – David Peterson
- Romans (EGGNT) – John Harvey
- Romans (ZECNT) – Frank Thielman
First Corinthians
- 1 Corinthians (ZECNT) – Paul Gardner
- 1 Corinthians (TNTC) – Tom Schreiner
Second Corinthians
- Second Corinthians (PNTC) – Mark Seifrid
Ephesians
Galatians
Philippians
- Basics For Believers: An Exposition of Philippians – D. A. Carson
- Philippians (Mentor) – Matthew Harmon
- Philippians: Verse by Verse (NTC) – Grant Osborne
1 & 2 Thessalonians
- Thessalonians (FotB) – Richard Mayhue
- Thessalonians (BECNT)– Jeffrey Weima
The Pastoral Letters
- The Pastoral Letters (BHGNT) – Larry Perkins
Hebrews
- Hebrews (BTCP) – Tom Schreiner
James
- James (EEC) – William Varner
- James (FotB) – Christopher Morgan
- James: Verse-by-Verse (NTC) – Grant Osborne
2 Peter, Jude
- 2 Peter and Jude (PNTC) – Peter Davids
1,2,3 John
- 1 John: The Epistle as a Relecture of the Gospel of John – M. Coombes
- 1-3 John (IVPNTC) – Marianne Meye Thompson
Course Lectures
- Phrasing Module – BibleArc
- Isaiah – Rikk Watts
- Mark – Rikk Watts
- God’s Faithful Character – Rikk Watts
- Basics of Biblical Greek – Zondervan Online Course
- Basics of Biblical Hebrew – Zondervan Online Course
Devotionals
- Anger (31-Day Devotionals For Life) – Bob Jones
- Contentment (31-Day Devotionals For Life) – Megan Hill
- Doubt (31-Day Devotionals For Life) – Elyse Fitzpatrick
- Fearing Others (31-Day Devotionals For Life) – Zach Schlegel
General Reading
- The Almost Nearly Perfect People – Michael Booth
- The Art of Storytelling – John Walsh
- The Apache Wars – Paul Hutton
- Colloquial Norwegian – O’Leary/Andresen
- The Nordic Theory of Everything – Anu Partanen
- Norwegian Grammar – Strandskogen/Strandskogen
- The Philosophy Book, Big Ideas Simply Explained – Various
- The Science Book, Big Ideas Simply Explained – Various
- (I really need to read more in this genre)
Upcoming
Soon
God Made Boys and Girls – Marty Machowski
The Moon is Always Round – Gibson/Hox
A Small Book For the Anxious Heart – Ed Welch
Safe and Sound – David Powlison
Real Change for Students – Nicholls/Thorne
Jesus and the Lions’ Den – Mitchell/Echeverri
5 Things to Pray For Your Kids – Melissa Kruger
No More Hurting – Gwen Purdie
Textuality and the Bible – Michael Shepherd
Later
Children’s
- Go, Bikes, Go! – Addie Boswell
- Land of AND – Kate Mullaly
- Land of OR – Kate Mullaly
- Sophie and the Heidelberg Cat – Wilson/Garcia
- Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt – Kate Messner
Commentaries
- Jeremiah: Walking the Ancient Pathways – Walter Kaiser
- 1, 2, 3 John (SGBC) – Constantine Campbell
Folklore
- Nordic Tales – illustrated by Ulla Thynell
Theology
- 40 Questions About Heaven and Hell – Alan Gomes
- Analyzing Doctrine – Oliver Crisp
- Approaching the Study of Theology – Anthony Thiselton
- Bearing God’s Name – Carmen Imes
- But What About God’s Wrath? – Kinghorn/Travis
- Called by Triune Grace – Jonathan Hoglund
- Christianity at the Crossroads – Michael Kruger
- The Dynamic Heart in Daily Life – Jeremy Pierre
- The Gospel of the Son of God – David Bauer
- The Messianic Vision of the Pentateuch – Kevin Chen
- In Season and Out – David deSilva
- The Lord’s Prayer – Wesley Hill
- Theology and the Mirror of Scripture – Vanhoozer/Treier
- Understanding Postmodernism – Kelly/Dew
- What Does God Want? – Michael Heiser
Women Wednesdays
- Humble Roots – Hannah Anderson
- None Like Him – Jen Wilkin
- Treasuring Christ – Gloria Furman
Beyond
Languages
- Biblical Greek Made Simple – Danny Zacharias
- Learning Biblical Hebrew Grammar – Karl Kutz / Rebekah Josberger
- Learning Biblical Hebrew Workbook – Karl Kutz / Rebekah Josberger
Theology
Crossway
- The Kingdom of God and the Glory of the Cross – Patrick Schreiner
IVP Academic
- A Big Gospel in Small Places – Witmer/Ortlund
- Delivered From the Elements of the World – Peter Leithart
- The Drama of Ephesians – Timothy Gombis
- Exile: A Conversation with NT Wright – James Scott
- From Adam and Israel to the Church (ESBT) – Ben Gladd
- “He Descended to the Dead” – Matthew Emerson
- The Liturgy of Creation – Michael LeFebvre
- The Lost World of the Torah – John Walton
- Myths and Mistakes in New Testament Textual Criticism – Hixson/Gurry
- Old Testament Theology – Paul House
- Old Testament Theology for Christians – John Walton
- Reading Romans with Eastern Eyes – Jackson Wu
- The Reformation and the Irrepressible Word of God – Scott Manetsch
- Revelation (TNTC) – Ian Paul
- What Does the Bible Say About Suffering? – Brian Gregg
- Why Church? – Sunquist/Mouw
Lexham Press
- Christ Above All – Adrio König
- God of All Comfort – Scott Harrower
- The Progressive Mystery – Myk Habets
Zondervan
- Apologetics at the Cross – Chatraw/Allen
- Counsel for Couples – Holmes/Begg
- Cultural Apologetics by Gould/Moreland
- Cultural Engagement – Chatraw/Prior
- Do Christians, Muslims, and Jews Worship the Same God? (Counterpoints) – Ronnie Campbell
- How to Preach and Teach the Old Testament for All Its Worth – Christopher Wright
- The Kingdom of God – Nicholas Perrin
- An Old Testament Theology – Bruce Waltke
- Saving Truth – Abdu Murray
- Seek First – Jeremy Treat
- A Theology of John’s Gospel and Letters – Andreas Kostenberger
- Theology of the New Testament – Frank Thielman
Great stuff
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Hi James,
Great blog. Thanks for your review of Representing Christ. Have you seen biblical training.org. If not, it looks like the kind of resource you would appreciate.
Grace,
Hank Voss
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Hi Hank,
Yes, I have seen it and have used it a bit, but it hasn’t crossed my mind to even put it on here. Thanks for the reminder and for your book. I look forward to more from you in the future.
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