Listed Alphabetically by Abbreviation

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AAU    Angels Among Us, by Ron Rhodes. (Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publishers, 1994.

ABC     The Abingdon Bible Commentary, edited by Frederick Carl Eiselen (Nashville, TN: Abingdon-Cokesbury Press, 1929).

ADV    Adventuring Through the Bible: New Testament, by Ray C. Stedman (Grand Rapids, MI: Discovery House, 1997, 2012).

AMB    All the Men of the Bible, by Herbert Lockyer (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1958).

ANT    Archaeology and the New Testament, by John McRay (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 1991).

APB     All the Prayers of the Bible, by Herbert Lockyer. (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 1959).

ARF     Ancient Rome on Five Denarii a Day, by Philip Matyszak (London, UK: Thames and Hudson, 2007).

ASB      Archaeological Study Bible, NIV, edited by Dr. Walter C. Kaiser, Dr. Duane A. Garrett, and Joan Davis Wanner (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2005).

AST      The Apologetics Study Bible, Ted Cabal, general editor (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2007)

ATP     All the Parables of the Bible, by Herbert Lockyer (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1963).

ATR     Along the Road, by John A. Beck (Grand Rapids, MI: Discovery House, 2018).

AWB    All the Women of the Bible, by Herbert Lockyer (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 1988).

BAB     The Bible Answer Book, by James Stuart Bell and Sam O’Neal (Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks, 2010).

BAH     The Bible Answer Handbook, by Larry Richards (Grand Rapids, MI: Revell, 1997, 2012).

BAL     The Bible Almanac, edited by J.I. Packer, Merrill C. Tenney, and William White, Jr. (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1980).

BBH     Bagster’s Bible Handbook, introduction by Dr. Walter Elwell (Old Tappan, NJ: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1983).

BCB     Baker Commentary on the Bible, edited by Walter A. Elwell. (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 1989).

BEC     The Bible Exposition Commentary, New Testament Volume 1, by Warren W. Wiersbe (Colorado Springs, CO: Victor Books, 2001).

BIB      The Baker Illustrated Bible Background Commentary, edited by J. Scott Duvall and J. Daniel Hays (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2020).

BID      The Baker Illustrated Bible Dictionary, edited Tremper Longman III (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2013).

BIE      Biblical Interpretation in the Early Church, edited and translated by Karlfried Froehlich (Philadelphia, PA: Fortress Press, 1984).

BIG      The Baker Illustrated Guide to Everyday Life in Bible Times, by John A. Beck. (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2013).

BKB     The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary: Matthew-Luke, edited by Craig A. Evans (Colorado Springs, CO: Victor Books, 2003).

BKN    The Bible Knowledge Commentary: New Testament, edited by John F. Walvoord and Roy B. Zuck (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1983).

BKO    The Bible Knowledge Commentary: Old Testament, edited by John F. Walvoord and Roy B. Zuck (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1985, 1989).

BKW1  The Bible Knowledge Word Study: Genesis–Deuteronomy, edited by Eugene H. Merrill. (Colorado Springs, CO: Victor Books, 2003).

BKW2  The Bible Knowledge Word Study: Joshua–2 Chronicles, edited by Eugene H. Merrill. (Colorado Springs, CO: Victor Books, 2004).

BPB      The Black Presence in the Bible, by Rev. Walter Arthur McCray (Chicago, IL: Black Light Fellowship, 1990, 1993).

BSB      The Bible Source Book, by Dave Branon (Grand Rapids, MI: Discovery House, 2019)

BTC     Belief: A Theological Commentary on the Bible, Matthew, by Anna Case-Winters (Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2015).

BTCM  Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible: Matthew, by Stanley Hauerwas, (Grand Rapids, MI: Brazos Press, 2006).

CBC     The Classic Bible Commentary, edited by Owen Collins (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books, 1999).

CBP     The Complete Book of Bible Prophecy, by Mark Hitchcock (Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 1999)

CBS      Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible, NIV (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2016).

CEM    Christ-Centered Exposition: Exalting Jesus in Matthew, by David Platt (Nashville, TN: B&H Academic, 2013).

CFC     The Case for Christ, by Lee Strobel (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 1998)

CGB     The Complete Guide to the Bible, by Stephen M. Miller (Uhrichsville, OH: Barbour Publishing, 2007).

CHF     The Christian Faith, by Michael Horton (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011).

CSB      The Chronological Study Bible (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, 2014).

CSLB   The C. S. Lewis Bible, edited by Marlene Baer Hekkert and Michael G. Maudin (San Francisco, CA: HarperOne, 2010).

CWDN The Complete Word Study Dictionary: New Testament, edited by Spiro Zodhiates (Chattanooga, TN: AMG Publishers, 1992, 1993).

CWDO The Complete Word Study Dictionary: Old Testament, edited by Warren Baker and Eugene Carpenter (Chattanooga, TN: AMG Publishers, 2003).

CWSN The Complete Word Study New Testament, edited by Spiro Zodhiates (Chattanooga, TN: AMG Publishers, 1991).

CWSO The Complete Word Study Old Testament, edited by Warren Baker (Chattanooga, TN: AMG Publishers, 1994).

DBI      Dictionary of Biblical Imagery, edited by Leland Ryken, James C. Wilhoit, and Tremper Longman III (Downers Grover, IL: IVP Academic, 1998).

DBT     A Dictionary of Bible Types, by Walter E. Wilson (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers Inc., 1999).

DCC    Documents of the Christian Church, Fourth Edition, edited by Henry Bettenson and Chris Maunder (Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 1943, 1963, 1999, 2011).

DHB    Discovery House Bible Atlas, by Dr. John A. Beck (Grand Rapids, MI: Discovery House, 2015).

DLJ      Daily Life at the Time of Jesus, by Miriam Feinberg Vamosh (Herzlia, Israel: Palphot Ltd., 2007).

DOB    A Dictionary of the Bible, Fourth Revised Edition, by John D. Davis. (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1898, 1903, 1911, 1924, 1954, 1958).

DOS    Dictionary of Saints, by John J. Delaney. (Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, 1980).

EBD     Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties, by Gleason L. Archer, Jr. (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1982).

EDB     The Expository Dictionary of Bible Words, by Lawrence O. Richards (Grand Rapids, MI: Regency Reference Library, 1985).

EHB     Eerdmans’ Handbook to the Bible, edited by David Alexander and Pat Alexander (Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1973).

EOR     The Emperors of Rome, by David Potter (New York: Metro Books, 2007).

EPB     Every Prophecy of the Bible, by John F. Walvoord (Colorado Springs, CO: Chariot Victor Publishing, 1990, 1999).

ESB      The ESV Study Bible, edited by Lane T. Dennis and Wayne Grudem (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008).

ETC     Eyewitness to Crucifixion, by Stephen M. Miller (Grand Rapids, MI: Our Daily Bread Publishing, 2020).

ETJ      Every Teaching of Jesus in the Bible, by Larry Richards (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2001).

FCC     “Fertility Cults of Canaan,” by Ray Vander Laan, That the World May Know, accessed August 26, 2021. https://www.thattheworldmayknow.com/fertility-cults-of-canaan.

FOD    Fodor’s Israel, edited by Linda Cabasin (New York: Fodor’s Travel/Random House, 2014).

GNM   The Good News According to Matthew, by Eduard Schweizer, translated by David E. Green (Atlanta, GA: John Knox Press, 1975).

GPB Great People of the Bible and How They Lived, by The Reader’s Digest Association (Pleasantville, NY: The Reader’s Digest Association, Inc., 1974)

HAC    The Holman Apologetics Commentary on the Bible: The Gospels and Acts, Jeremy Royal Howard, general editor. (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2013).

HBD    Harper’s Bible Dictionary, edited by Paul J. Achtemeier (San Francisco, CA: Harper & Row Publishers, 1985).

HER     Herod, by Peter Richardson (Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina Press, 1996).

HSB     Holman Student Bible Dictionary, by Karen Dockrey and Johnnie & Phyllis Godwin (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1993).

HSJ      Hard Sayings of Jesus, by F. F. Bruce. (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1983).

HTR     How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth, Fourth Edition, by Gordon D. Fee and Douglas Stuart (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1981, 1993, 2003, 2014).

HWG   How We Got the Bible, by Timothy Paul Jones (Torrance, CA: Rose Publishing, 2015).

IB4       The Interpreter’s Bible, Volume IV: Psalms; Proverbs, edited by George Arthur Buttrick, et. al. (Nashville, TN: Abingdon, 1955).

IB7       The Interpreter’s Bible, Volume VII: General Articles on the New Testament; Matthew; Mark, edited by George Arthur Buttrick, et. al., exposition by Sherman E. Johnson (Nashville, TN: Abingdon, 1951).

IB8       The Interpreter’s Bible, Volume VIII: Luke; John, edited by George Arthur Buttrick, et. al. (Nashville, TN: Abingdon, 1952).

IBB      The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament, by Craig S. Keener (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1993).

IBC      The International Bible Commentary, edited by F. F. Bruce (Grand Rapids, MI: Marshall Pickering/Zondervan, 1979).

IBD1    The Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Part 1: Aaron–Golan, edited by J.D. Douglas (Leicester, England: Inter-Varsity Press, 1980).

IBD2    The Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Part 2: Goliath–Papyri, edited by J.D. Douglas (Leicester, England: Inter-Varsity Press, 1980).

IBD3    The Illustrated Bible Dictionary: Part 3 Parable-Zuzim, edited by J.D. Douglas. (Leicester, England: Inter-Varsity Press, 1980).

ICR      Institutes of the Christian Religion, by John Calvin, translated Henry Beveridge, (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, 2008).

ID2      The Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible, Volume 2 E-J, edited by George Arthur Buttrick (New York: Abingdon, 1962).

ID3      The Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible, Volume 3 K-Q, edited by George Arthur Buttrick (New York: Abingdon, 1962).

ILJ        The Illustrated Life of Jesus, by Herschel Hobbs (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2000).

IMK     Interpretation: A Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching, Mark, by Lamar Williamson, Jr. (Louisville, KY: John Knox Press, 1983).

IMT     Interpretation: A Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching, Matthew, by Douglas R.A. Hare (Louisville, KY: John Knox Press, 1993).

ISJ        In the Steps of Jesus, by Peter Walker (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2006).

IWB     101 Important Words of the Bible, by Len Woods (Grand Rapids, MI: Our Daily Bread Publishing, 2020).

JAN     The Jewish Annotated New Testament, Second Edition, New Revised Standard Version, edited by Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Zvi Brettler (New York: Oxford University Press, USA, 2011, 2017).

JCL      Jesus Christ Our Lord, by John F. Walvoord (Chicago, IL: Moody Press, 1969).

JDL “Jephthah’s Daughter: A Lament.” by Alicia Ostriker, RitualWell. https://ritualwell.org/ritual/jephthahs-daughter-lament. Accessed 08-14-2019.

JHE      Jesus & His Enemies, by Paul Yeulett (Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 2013).

JHT      Jesus and His Times, edited by Kaari Ward (Pleasantville, NY: The Reader’s Digest Association Inc., 1987).

JOB      The Jesus of the Bible, by Stephen M. Miller (Uhrichsville, OH: Barbour Publishing, 2009).

JP “Jerusalem Population.” (2019-05-11). Retrieved 2019-09-10, from http://worldpopulationreview.com/world-cities/jerusalem/

KC       King’s Cross, by Timothy Keller (New York, Dutton, 2011).

KS        Kingdom Suffering, by John Wimber (Ann Arbor, MI: Vine Books, 1988).

LEA     Leadership: Theory and Practice, Fourth Edition, by Peter G. Northouse (Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2007).

LEB     The Lion Encyclopedia of the Bible, edited by Pat Alexander (Herts, England: Lion Publishing and Reader’s Digest Association Inc., 1978, 1986).

LOB     The Lands of the Bible Today, by Dave Branon (Grand Rapids, MI: Our Daily Bread Publishing, 2020).

LST      Lectures in Systematic Theology, by Henry Clarence Thiessen (Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1956).

MAC    The MacArthur Study Bible, by John MacArthur. (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, 2013).

MAT    Matthew, by Craig A. Evans (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2012).

MBC    The Moody Bible Commentary, edited by Michael Rydelnik and Michael Vanlaningham (Chicago, IL: Moody Publishers, 2014).

MFE2   Matthew for Everyone, Part Two, by Tom Wright (Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2002, 2004).

NAS     New American Standard Bible: The Open Bible Edition, (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1975, 1978).

NET    New Evidence that Demands a Verdict, by Josh McDowell (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1999).

NGL    No Greater Love, by Mother Teresa (New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1997).

NIB      Nelson’s Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Ronald F. Youngblood, general editor. (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, 1986, 1995, 2014.)

NIBC   New International Biblical Commentary: Matthew, by Robert H. Mounce (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, 1985, 1991).

NMC    The New Manners and Customs of Bible Times, by Ralph Gower (Chicago: Moody Press, 1987).

NNI     Nelson’s New Illustrated Bible Commentary, edited by Earl Radmacher, Ronald B. Allen, and H. Wayne House (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1999).

NOG Names of God and Other Bible Studies. (Torrance, CA: Rose Publishing, 2008).

NSC3   The New Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible: Part 3, “Concise Dictionary of the Words in the Hebrew Bible,” compiled by James Strong. (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1995, 1996).

NSC4   The New Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible: Part 4, “Concise Dictionary of the Words in the Greek Testament,” compiled by James Strong. (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1995, 1996).

NTE     The New Testament Explorer, by Mark Bailey and Tom Constable (Nashville, TN: Word Publishing, 1999).

NTI      The New Testament in Its World, by N. T. Wright and Michael Bird (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2019).

NTL     New Testament Life and Times, by Lawrence O. Richards (Colorado Springs, CO: Victor, 1994, 2002)

NTRJ  The New Testament and Rabbinic Judaism, by David Daube (London: Athlone, 1956).

NTW    New Testament Words in Today’s Language, by Wayne A. Detzler. (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1986).

NUB    The New Unger’s Bible Handbook, by Merrill F. Unger. (Chicago, IL: Moody Press, 1966, 1984).

OCT    On Christian Teaching, by Saint Augustine, translated by R.P.H. Green, (Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 1997, 1999, 2008).

OPB     The Open Bible, New Living Translation, (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1998)

PCXV  The Pulpit Commentary Volume XV: Matthew, edited by H. D. M. Spence and Joseph S. Exell, exposition written by A. Lukyn Williams. (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, 1892.)

PHS      Precious in His Sight, by Roy B. Zuck (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 1996).

PRO     PROOF, by Daniel Montgomery and Timothy Paul Jones (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2014).

QST     The Quest Study Bible, New International Version, edited by Marshall Shelley (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 1994).

RBD     The Revell Bible Dictionary, Deluxe Color Edition, edited by Lawrence O. Richards (Old Tappan, NJ: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1990).

RCL     Reformation Commentary on Scripture, New Testament III: Luke, edited by Beth Kreitzer (Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2015).

RDA    Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (Pleasantville, NY: The Reader’s Digest Association, Inc., 1981, 1985).

RDC    Reader’s Digest Complete Guide to the Bible (Pleasantville, NY: The Reader’s Digest Association, Inc.).

REC2   Reformed Exposition Commentary: Matthew, Vol.2, by Daniel M. Doriani (Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 2008).

RES      Resurrection, by Hank Hanegraaff (Nashville, TN: Word Publishing, 2000)

RFG     The Reason for God, by Timothy Keller (New York: Riverhead Books, 2008).

RHW    “Ritual Hand Washing Before Meals,” by MJL, My Jewish Learning, accessed August 15, 2021. https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/hand-washing/.

SBW     The Study Bible for Women, edited by Dr. Dorothy Patterson and Dr. Rhonda Kelley (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2014).

SGC     Single, Gay, Christian, by Gregory Coles (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2017).

SJP       Swindoll’s New Testament Insights: Insights on James and 1 & 2 Peter, by Charles R. Swindoll. (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2010).

SLU     Swindoll’s New Testament Insights: Insights on Luke, by Charles R. Swindoll. (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2012).

SMA     Swindoll’s Living Insights: Matthew 1-15, by Charles R. Swindoll (Carol Stream: IL, Tyndale House Publishers, 2020).

SMB     Swindoll’s Living Insights: Matthew 16-28, by Charles R. Swindoll (Carol Stream: IL, Tyndale House Publishers, 2020).

SMK    Swindoll’s Living Insights: Mark, by Charles R. Swindoll (Carol Stream: IL, Tyndale House Publishers, 2016).

SOC     The Story of Christianity, Volume 1, Revised and Updated, by Justo L. Gonzalez (San Francisco, CA: HarperOne, 2010).

SOM    The Sermon on the Mount, by R. T. Kendall (Minneapolis, MN: Chosen Books, 2011).

SSB      The Swindoll Study Bible, by Charles R. Swindoll (Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 2017).

ST        Systematic Theology, Fourth Revised and Enlarged Edition, by Louis Berkof (Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1939, 1941).

TC       The Teacher’s Commentary, by Lawrence O. Richards (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1987).

TEB     The Tony Evans Bible Commentary, by Tony Evans (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2019).

TEF     That’s Easy for You to Say, by W. Murray Severance (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Reference, 1997).

TEN    The Eternal Now, by Paul Tillich (New York, Charles Scribner and Sons, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963).

TGE    Thayer’s Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament, by Joseph H. Thayer (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1977, 1984).

TOR     The Torah: A Modern Commentary, edited by W. Gunther Plaut. (New York: Union of American Hebrew Congregations, 1981).

TRF      The Resurrection Factor, by Josh McDowell (San Bernadino, CA: Here’s Life Publishers, 1981).

TTW    The Theological Wordbook, by Don Campbell, Wendell Johnston, John Walvoord, and John Witmer (Nashville, TN: Word Publishing, 2000).

TYM    Tyndale New Testament Commentaries: Matthew, by R. V. G. Tasker (Leicester, England: Inter-Varsity Press, 1961).

UBP     Understanding the Bible Commentary Series: Psalms, by Craig C. Broyles (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 1999).

UI        Unveiling Islam, by Ergun Mehmet Caner and Emir Fethi Caner (Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel Publications, 2002).

VCEN Vine’s Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words: New Testament Section, by W. E. Vine, Merrill F. Unger, and William White Jr. (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1984, 1996).

VCEO Vine’s Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words: Old Testament Section, by W. E. Vine, Merrill F. Unger, and William White Jr. (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1984, 1996).

VGG    A Visual Guide to Gospel Events, by James C. Martin, John A. Beck, and David G. Hansen. (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2014).

WBH    Willmington’s Bible Handbook, by Harold L. Willmington (Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 1997).

WBS     Women of the Bible Speak Out, by Marlo Schalesky (Grand Rapids, MI: Our Daily Bread Publishing, 2020).

WEC    Women’s Evangelical Commentary: New Testament, edited by Dorothy Kelley Patterson and Rhonda Harrington Kelley. (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2006).

WET    “Wheat’s Evil Twin Has Been Intoxicating Humans for Centuries,” by Sarah Laskow, Atlas Obscura, March 22, 2016, accessed August 9, 2021. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/wheats-evil-twin-has-been-intoxicating-humans-for-centuries.

WIW    What I Wish My Christian Friends Knew about Judaism, by Robert Schonen (Chicago, IL: Loyola Press, 2004).

WOB    The World of the Bible, by John Drane (Oxford, UK: Lion Hudson, 2009).

WOE   What on Earth is Happening? by Ray C. Stedman (Grand Rapids, MI: Discovery House Publishers, 2003).

WOM   Women of the Bible, by Frances Vander Velde (Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel Publications, 1957).

WWA   Who’s Who and Where’s Where in the Bible, by Stephen M. Miller (Urichsville, OH: Barbour Publishing, 2004).

WWB   Who’s Who in the Bible, by Joan Comay and Ronald Brownrigg (New York: Bonanza Books, 1980).

WWC   Who’s Who in the Bible, by Jean-Pierre Isbouts (Washington, DC: National Geographic, 2013).

WWD Who’s Who in the Bible, by The Reader’s Digest Association (Pleasantville, NY: The Reader’s Digest Association, Inc., 1994).

WIX     Working IX to V, by Vicki Leon (New York: Walker and Company, 2007).

WWW  Who Was Who in the Bible, (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1999).

ZB1      Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary, New Testament Volume 1: Matthew, Mark, Luke, edited by Clinton E. Arnold, Matthew commentary by Michael Wilkins (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2002).

ZB2      Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary, New Testament Volume 2: John, Acts, edited by Clinton E. Arnold (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2002).

ZBO2 Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary, Volume 2: Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 & 2 Samuel, edited by John H. Walton (Grand Rapids, MI: 2009)

ZNS     Zondervan NASB Study Bible, Kenneth Barker, general editor (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1999).

ZP1      The Zondervan Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Bible, Volume 1: A-C, edited by Merrill C. Tenney (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1975, 1976).

ZP2      The Zondervan Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Bible, Volume 2: D-G, edited by Merrill C. Tenney (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1975, 1976).

ZP3      The Zondervan Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Bible, Volume 3: H-L, edited by Merrill C. Tenney (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1975, 1976).

ZP4      The Zondervan Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Bible, Volume 4: M-P, edited by Merrill C. Tenney (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1975, 1976).

ZP5      The Zondervan Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Bible, Volume 5: Q-Z, edited by Merrill C. Tenney (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1975, 1976).


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