The Books That Helped Me Write About Genesis
I just turned in my manuscript for The Characters of Creation. Here are the resources that helped me write it.
I just turned in my manuscript for The Characters of Creation in my series with Moody Publishers. I enjoy writing books in this series and this one was fun as well, though perhaps a bit more of a challenge given all of the profound theology and concepts in the first eleven chapters of Genesis.
Some have asked for a list of good resources on Genesis. Here is a list of the books I consulted. I also listened to and read quite a few articles and sermons, but I didn’t list those here. This list may be boring to you or it may be helpful. I’m not sure, but here it is:
Genesis Commentaries:
Five Books of Moses - Robert Alter
NIV Application Commentary - Genesis - John Walton
Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture - Genesis
The Genesis Record - Henry Morris
Be Basic - Warren Wiersbe
Preaching the Word Commentary - Genesis - Kent Hughes
New American Commentary - Genesis - Kenneth Matthews
Word Biblical Commentary - Genesis - Gordon Wenham
Bible Speaks Today Commentary - Genesis - David Atkinson
Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries - Genesis - Derek Kidner (Kidner’s Genesis is now published by IVP as Kidner Classic Commentaries)
Genesis, A Commentary - Bruce Waltke
Genesis 1-4, a Linguistic, Literary and Theological Commentary - John Collins
Genesis Volume 1 - James Montgomery Boice
Calvin’s Commentary on Genesis
Martin Luther’s Commentary on Genesis
From Adam to Noah, a Commentary on the Book of Genesis, Umberto Echo
Study Bibles:
I also consulted a variety of study Bibles:
Zondervan NIV Study Bible (Edited by DA Carson)
Living Insights Study Bible (Chuck Swindoll)
Theological resources
I also consulted these theological resources:
Commentary on New Testament Use of the Old Testament (Carson and Beale)
Dictionary of Biblical Theology (Carson, Alexander, Goldsworthy, Rosner)
Encyclopedia of Biblical Difficulties (Gleason Archer)
Tempted and Tried by Russell Moore
Four Views of the Historical Adam - Zondervan series
Systematic Theology - John Frame
Christian Theology - Millard Erickson
Systematic Theology - Wayne Grudem
Evangelical Theology - Michael Bird
The Accidental Feminist - Courtney Reissig
Atypical Woman - Abigail Dodds
Commentaries on Bible Books that Intersect with Genesis
Baker Exegetical Commentary Series - Luke - Darrell Bock
Paul by Thomas Schreiner
Commentary on Hebrews by Albert Mohler
Commentary on Hebrews by Thomas Schreiner
New American Commentary on 1, 2 Peter and Jude by Thomas Schreiner
Commentary on 1, 2 Peter and Jude by John McArthur
Tyndale New Testament Commentary - 1 Peter - Wayne Grudem
NIV Application Commentary - Hebrews - George Guthrie
Be Confident - Commentary on Hebrews - Warren Wiersbe
Hebrews - New American Commentary - David Allen
Hebrews - New International Commentary - FF Bruce
2 Peter - Martin Lloyd Jones