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Book Recommendations for Bible Study & Reference in 2023

There are 41 bible study & reference books recommended by the community in 2023.
The Lost World of Genesis One: Ancient Cosmology and the Origins Debate
The Lost World of Genesis One: Ancient Cosmology and the Origins Debate
John H. Walton
4.4
Comments: 17
Avaliable on Amazon
The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb
The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb
4.7
Comments: 8
Avaliable on Amazon
Did Jesus Exist?: The Historical Argument for Jesus of Nazareth
Did Jesus Exist?: The Historical Argument for Jesus of Nazareth
Bart D. Ehrman
3.8
Comments: 5
Avaliable on Amazon
On the Historicity of Jesus: Why We Might Have Reason for Doubt
On the Historicity of Jesus: Why We Might Have Reason for Doubt
Richard Carrier
4.5
Comments: 4
Avaliable on Amazon
Walking With God: A Journey through the Bible
Walking With God: A Journey through the Bible
Tim Gray;Jeff Cavins
4.8
Comments: 4
Avaliable on Amazon
How Jesus Became God : the Exaltation of a Jewish Preacher from Galilee
How Jesus Became God : the Exaltation of a Jewish Preacher from Galilee
Bart D. Ehrman
4.3
Comments: 4
Avaliable on Amazon
God: The Most Unpleasant Character in All Fiction
God: The Most Unpleasant Character in All Fiction
Dan Barker, Richard Dawkins
4.2
Comments: 4
Avaliable on Amazon
Pole Shift: Evidence Will Not Be Silenced
Pole Shift: Evidence Will Not Be Silenced
David Montaigne
5.0
Comments: 3
Avaliable on Amazon
3:16 Bible Texts Illuminated
3:16 Bible Texts Illuminated
Donald E. Knuth
4.5
Comments: 3
Avaliable on Amazon
Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography
Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography
John Dominic Crossan
3.9
Comments: 3
Avaliable on Amazon
The Bible Unearthed: Archaeology's New Vision of Ancient Israel and the Origin of Its Sacred Texts
The Bible Unearthed: Archaeology's New Vision of Ancient Israel and the Origin of Its Sacred Texts
Israel Finkelstein, Neil Asher Silberman
4.3
Comments: 3
Avaliable on Amazon
The Jewish Annotated New Testament
The Jewish Annotated New Testament
Amy-Jill Levine, Marc Zvi Brettler
4.4
Comments: 3
Avaliable on Amazon
Gospel Fictions
Gospel Fictions
Randel Helms
4.2
Comments: 2
Avaliable on Amazon
The New Oxford Annotated Apocrypha: New Revised Standard Version
The New Oxford Annotated Apocrypha: New Revised Standard Version
Pheme Perkins
3.6
Comments: 2
Avaliable on Amazon
Hail, Holy Queen: The Mother of God in the Word of God
Hail, Holy Queen: The Mother of God in the Word of God
Scott Hahn
4.7
Comments: 2
Avaliable on Amazon
Paul and Jesus: How the Apostle Transformed Christianity
Paul and Jesus: How the Apostle Transformed Christianity
James D. Tabor
4.4
Comments: 2
Avaliable on Amazon
The Jewish Study Bible: Second Edition
The Jewish Study Bible: Second Edition
Adele Berlin, Marc Zvi Brettler
4.6
Comments: 2
Avaliable on Amazon
Asimov's Guide to the Bible: Two Volumes in One, the Old and New Testaments
Asimov's Guide to the Bible: Two Volumes in One, the Old and New Testaments
Isaac Asimov, Rafael Palacios
4.5
Comments: 2
Avaliable on Amazon
The Bible, Christianity, & Homosexuality
The Bible, Christianity, & Homosexuality
Justin R. Cannon
4.0
Comments: 2
Avaliable on Amazon
Genesis: History, Fiction, or Neither?: Three Views on the Bible’s Earliest Chapters (Counterpoints: Bible and Theology)
Genesis: History, Fiction, or Neither?: Three Views on the Bible’s Earliest Chapters (Counterpoints: Bible and Theology)
Kenton Sparks
4.3
Comments: 2
Avaliable on Amazon
Jesus and the Jewish Roots of Mary: Unveiling the Mother of the Messiah
Jesus and the Jewish Roots of Mary: Unveiling the Mother of the Messiah
Brant James Pitre
4.8
Comments: 2
Avaliable on Amazon
The Hebrew Bible: A Translation with Commentary (Vol. Three-Volume Set)
The Hebrew Bible: A Translation with Commentary (Vol. Three-Volume Set)
Robert Alter
4.6
Comments: 2
Avaliable on Amazon
The HarperCollins Study Bible: Fully Revised & Updated
The HarperCollins Study Bible: Fully Revised & Updated
Harold W. Attridge, Society of Biblical Literature
4.5
Comments: 2
Avaliable on Amazon
Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament
Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament
John H. Walton
5.0
Comments: 2
Avaliable on Amazon
Canon Revisited: Establishing the Origins and Authority of the New Testament Books
Canon Revisited: Establishing the Origins and Authority of the New Testament Books
Michael J. Kruger
4.5
Comments: 2
Avaliable on Amazon
Ecclesiastes and the Riddle of Authorship (BibleWorld)
Ecclesiastes and the Riddle of Authorship (BibleWorld)
Thomas M. Bolin
4.5
Comments: 2
Avaliable on Amazon
The Skeptic's Annotated Bible
The Skeptic's Annotated Bible
Steve Wells
4.7
Comments: 2
Avaliable on Amazon
Holy Blood, Holy Grail: The Secret History of Christ & The Shocking Legacy of the Grail
Holy Blood, Holy Grail: The Secret History of Christ & The Shocking Legacy of the Grail
Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh, Henry Lincoln
4.0
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
Evidence That Demands a Verdict: Life-Changing Truth for a Skeptical World
Evidence That Demands a Verdict: Life-Changing Truth for a Skeptical World
Josh McDowell, Sean McDowell
4.8
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
SPQR
SPQR
M. Beard
4.5
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
The Good Book of Human Nature: An Evolutionary Reading of the Bible
The Good Book of Human Nature: An Evolutionary Reading of the Bible
Kai Michel
5.0
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
The Man Born to Be King
The Man Born to Be King
Dorothy L. Sayers
4.7
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
The New Evidence That Demands A Verdict: Evidence I & II Fully Updated in One Volume To Answer The Questions Challenging Christians in the 21st Century.
The New Evidence That Demands A Verdict: Evidence I & II Fully Updated in One Volume To Answer The Questions Challenging Christians in the 21st Century.
Josh McDowell
4.6
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
The Jefferson Bible, Smithsonian Edition: The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth
The Jefferson Bible, Smithsonian Edition: The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth
Thomas Jefferson, Janice Stagnitto Ellis
4.7
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
Reading the Gospels Wisely: A Narrative and Theological Introduction
Reading the Gospels Wisely: A Narrative and Theological Introduction
Jonathan T. Pennington, Richard Bauckham
4.6
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
Reading the New Testament: An Introduction
Reading the New Testament: An Introduction
Pheme Perkins
4.3
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
Who Wrote the Bible?
Who Wrote the Bible?
Richard Elliott Friedman
4.4
Avaliable on Amazon
The Lost World of Scripture: Ancient Literary Culture and Biblical Authority
The Lost World of Scripture: Ancient Literary Culture and Biblical Authority
John H. Walton, Brent Sandy
4.2
Avaliable on Amazon
The Text of the New Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption, and Restoration (4th Edition)
The Text of the New Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption, and Restoration (4th Edition)
Bruce M. Metzger, Bart D. Ehrman
4.6
Avaliable on Amazon
Antisemitism in the New Testament
Antisemitism in the New Testament
Lillian C. Freudmann
4.4
Avaliable on Amazon
The Resurrection of the Son of God (Christian Origins and the Question of God, Vol. 3)
The Resurrection of the Son of God (Christian Origins and the Question of God, Vol. 3)
Nicholas Thomas Wright
4.6
Avaliable on Amazon