Surveys & Backgrounds
Alexander, T. Desmond, Brian S. Rosner, D. A. Carson, and Graeme Goldsworthy, eds. The New Dictionary of Biblical Theology. Downers Grove, Illinois: InterVarsity Press, 2000.
Arnold, Clinton E., ed. Romans to Philemon. Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary, vol. 3. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 2002.
Beale, G.K., and D.A. Carson, eds. Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Academic, 2007.
Carson, D.A., R.T. France, J.A. Motyer, and G.J. Wenham, eds. New Bible Commentary, 4th Ed. Downers Grove, Illinois: InterVarsity Press, 1994.
_______. Douglas J. Moo, and Leon Morris. An Introduction to the New Testament. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 1992.
Corbett, Edward P.J., and Robert J. Connors. Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student, 4th Ed. New York, New York: Oxford University Press, 1999.
Dever, Mark, foreword by John MacArthur. The Message of the New Testament: Promises Kept. Wheaton, Illinois: Crossway Books, 2005.
Evans, Craig A., and Stanley E. Porter, eds. Dictionary of New Testament Background. Downers Grove, Illinois: InterVarsity Press, 2000.
Ferguson, Everett. Backgrounds of Early Christianity, 3d ed. Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans, 2003.
Harrison, R.K. Old Testament Times: A Social, Political, and Cultural Context. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Books, 2005.
Hemer, Colin J. The Book of Acts in the Setting of Hellenistic History. Winona Lake, Indiana: Eisenbrauns, 1990. Reprint. Originally published: Mohr, J.C.B. Tübingen. Wissenschaftliche Untersuchgen zum Neuen Testament, vol. 49. 1989.
Matthews, Victor H. A Brief History of Ancient Israel. Louisville, Kentucky: Westminster John Knox Press, 2002.
Sproul, R.C., and Robert Wolgemuth. What’s in the Bible: The Story of God Through Time and Eternity. Nashville: W Publishing Group, 2000.
Tenney, Merrill C. New Testament Times: Understanding the World of the First Century. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Books, 2004.