Scripture & Tradition - Recommended Books

 

Recommended Books

**Note: I don't necessarily agree with every claim or point made by each of these authors.

• Abegg Jr., Martin G., Flint, Peter, & Ulrich, Eugene. The Dead Sea Scrolls Bible. Harper Collins, 2012.
• Akin, Jimmy. The Bible Is A Catholic Book. Catholic Answers, Inc, 2019.
• Barton, John. Oracles of God: Perceptions of Ancient Prophecy in Israel after the Exile. Oxford University Press, 1988.
• Bergsma, John. Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls: Revealing the Jewish Roots of Christianity. Crown Publishing Group, 2019.
• Bergsma, John, & Pitre, Brant. A Catholic Introduction to the Bible: The Old Testament. Ignatius Press, 2018.
• Breen, A. E. A General Introduction to the Study of Holy Scripture. J.P. Smith Printing Company, 1908. [See also: e-Catholic2000] 
• Brown, Raymond E., Fitzmyer, Joseph, & Murphy, Roland E. The Jerome Biblical Commentary. Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1968.
• Brown, Raymond E., Fitzmyer, Joseph, & Murphy, Roland E. The New Jerome Biblical Commentary. Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1990.
• Brown, Raymond E., Fitzmyer, Joseph, & Murphy, Roland E. The New Jerome Biblical Handbook. Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1992.
• Cavins, Jeff, Morrow, Jeffrey L., Rocha, Biff, & Swafford, Andrew. A Catholic Guide to the Old Testament. Ascension Press, 2023.
• Chalk, Casey J. The Obscurity of Scripture: Disputing Sola Scriptura and the Protestant Notion of Biblical Perspicuity. Emmaus Road Publishing, 2023. 
• Congar, Yves. The Meaning of Tradition. Ignatius Press, 2004. [See also: archive.org (1964 edition)]
• Congar, Yves. Tradition & Traditions: The Biblical, Historical, and Theological Evidence for Catholic Teaching on Tradition. Basilica Press, 1998. [See also: archive.org (1966 edition)]
• Coogan, Michael D. The Oxford History of the Biblical World. Oxford University Press, 2001.
• DeSilva, David A., & Charlesworth, James A. Introducing the Apocrypha: Message, Context, and Significance. Baker Academic, 2002.
• Farmer, William R. The International Bible Commentary: A Catholic and Ecumenical Commentary for the Twenty-first Century. Liturgical Press, 1998.
• Fried, Lisbeth S. Was 1 Esdras First?: An Investigation into the Priority and Nature of 1 Esdras. Society of Biblical Literature, 2011.
• Gallagher, Edmon L., & Meade, John D. Biblical Canon Lists from Early Christianity: Texts and Analysis. Oxford University Press, 2019.
• Gamble, Harry Y. The New Testament Canon: Its Making and Meaning. Fortress Press, 1985.
• Gray, Tim, & Cavins, Jeff. Walking with God: A Journey Through the Bible (Revised). Ascension Press, 2018. [See also: archive.org (2010 edition)]
• Hahn, Scott. Catholic Bible Dictionary. Crown Publishing Group, 2009.
• Horn, Trent. Hard Sayings: A Catholic Approach to Answering Bible Difficulties. Catholic Answers Press, 2016.
• Jobes, Karen H., & Silva, Moises. Invitation to the Septuagint. Paternoster Press, 2001.
• Johnson, Donald J. Twisted Unto Destruction: How 'Bible Alone' Theology Made the World A Worse Place. Catholic Answers Press, 2022.
• Kappes, Christiaan, & Albrecht, William. A Complete History of the Biblical Canon in the Christian East and West: Vol. 1: Greek, Latin, and Slavic Biblical Canon from the New Testament until AD 1500. Patristic Pillars, 2023.
• Kreeft, Peter. You Can Understand the Bible: A Practical and Illuminating Guide to Each Book in the Bible. Ignatius Press, 2009.
• Lachs, Samuel Tobias. A Rabbinic Commentary on the New Testament: The Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke. Ktav Publishing House, Inc, 1987.
• McLay, R. Timothy. The Use of the Septuagint in New Testament Research. Eerdmans Publishing, 2003.
• Metzger, Bruce M., & Coogan, Michael D. The Oxford Companion to the Bible. Oxford University Press, 1993.
• McDonald, Lee Martin. The Biblical Canon: Its Origin, Transmission, and Authority. Baker Books, 2006.
• McDonald, Lee Martin, & Sanders, James A. The Canon Debate. Hendrickson Publishers, 2002.
• Michuta, Gary. Behind the Bible: What the Bible Assumes You Already Know. Nikaria Press, 2017.
• Michuta, Gary. The Case For The Deuterocanon: Evidence and Arguments. Nikaria Press, 2015.
• Shea, Mark. Making Senses Out of Scripture: Reading the Bible as the First Christians Did. Basilica Press, 2016.
• Sundberg, Albert C. The Old Testament of the Early Church. Harvard University Press, 1964.
• Sungenis, Robert A. Not by Scripture Alone: A Catholic Critique of the Protestant Doctrine of Sola Scriptura. Queenship Publishing Company, 1997.