1. Gospel of Mark
2. Gospel of Matthew
3. Gospel of Luke & Acts of the Apostles
4. Gospel of John
5. Search for the Historical Jesus
6. New Testament Christology
7. Special Topics: The Parables, the Infancy, Passion & Resurrection Narratives

• Paul J. Achtemeier, Mark, Proclamation Commentaries, 2^nd ed. (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1986) paperback, $14.
• Stephen D. Moore & Janice Capel Anderson, eds., Mark and Method: New Approaches in Biblical Studies (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1992) paperback, $18.
• Robert R. Beck, Nonviolent Story: Narrative Conflict Resolution in the Gospel of Mark (Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 1996) paperback, $16.
• Ernest Best, Mark: The Gospel as Story (Edinburgh: T&T Clark, 1983).
• Ernest Best, The Temptation and the Passion: The Markan Soteriology, Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series 2 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990) hardcover, $80.
• Christopher Bryan, A Preface to Mark: Notes on the Gospel in Its Literary and Cultural Settings (New York: Oxford University Press, 1993) paperback, $15.
• Robert A. Guelich, Mark 1:1-8:26, Word Biblical Commentary 34A (Word Books, 1989) hardcover, $32.
• Robert G. Hammerton-Kelly, The Gospel and the Sacred: the Politics of Violence in Mark (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1993) paperback, $17.
• Peter M. Head, Christology and the Synoptic Problem: An Argument for Markan Priority, Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series 94 (New York: Cambridge University Press, 1997) hardcover, $60.
• Morna D. Hooker, The Gospel According to Saint Mark, Black’s New Testament Commentary 2 (Hendrickson, 1993) hardcover, $25.
• Howard Clark Kee, Community of the New Age: Studies in Mark’s Gospel (Philadelphia: Westminster, 1977; reprint: Mercer University Press, 1983) hardcover, $16.
• Werner H. Kelber, Mark’s Story of Jesus (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1979) paperback, $10.
• Werner H. Kelber, The Oral and Written Gospel (reprint: Indiana University Press, 1997) paperback, $18.
• Jack Dean Kingsbury, The Christology of Mark’s Gospel (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1989) paperback, $14.
• Jack Dean Kingsbury, Conflict in Mark: Jesus, Authorities, Disciples (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1989) paperback, $14.
• Eugene LaVerdiere, The Beginning of the Gospel: Introducing the Gospel According to Mark, 2 vol. (Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1999) paperback, $25 per volume. NEW.
• Joel Marcus, Mark 1-8, Anchor Bible 27A (New York: Doubleday, 2000) hardcover, $42. To be published in March, 2000, to replace the Marcan commentary by M.S. Mann.
• Frank J. Matera, What are they saying about Mark? (New York: Paulist Press, 1987).
• Thomas C. Oden, Mark, Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture (Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press, 1998) hardcover, $40.
• John Painter, Mark’s Gospel: Worlds in Conflict, New Testament Readings (New York: Routledge, 1997) paperback, $18.
• David M. Rhoads, Mark as Story: An Introduction to the Narrative of A Gospel (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1982) paperback, $13.
• Vernon K. Robbins, Jesus the Teacher: A Socio-Rhetorical Interpretation of Mark (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1992).
• Stephen H. Smith, A Lion With Wings: A Narrative-Critical Approach to Mark’s Gospel, The Biblical Seminar 38 (Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1996).
• Vincent Taylor, The Gospel According to St. Mark, 2^nd ed. (London: Macmillan, 1966). A classic.
• W.R. Telford, The Theology of the Gospel of Mark, New Testament Theology (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999) paperback, $20. NEW.
• Mary Ann Tolbert, Sowing the Gospel: Mark’s World in a Literary-Historical Perspective (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1989) paperback, $24.

• Daniel J. Harrington, Gospel of Matthew, Sacra Pagina 1 (Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1991) hardcover, $30. Harrington’s gift is to sort through a wide range of contemporary interpretations and highlight the best and most helpful. The place to start.
• Dale C. Allison, The New Moses: A Matthean Typology (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1993) paperback, $28.
• David R. Bauer, Mark Allan Powell, eds., Treasures Old and New: Recent Contributions to Matthean Studies, SBL Symposium Series 1 (Atlanta, GA: Scholar’s Press, 1996). .
• Warren Carter, Matthew: Storyteller, Interpreter, Evangelist (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1996) paperback, $17.
• David E. Garland, Reading Matthew: A Literary and Theological Commentary on the First Gospel, Reading the New Testament Series (New York: Crossroad, 1999) paperback, $19. NEW.
• Jack Dean Kingsbury, Matthew: Structure, Christology, Kingdom (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1989).
• Jack Dean Kingsbury, Matthew as Story, 2^nd ed. (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1988) paperback, $15.
• Ulrich Luz, The Theology of the Gospel of Matthew, New Testament Theology (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995) paperback, $15.
• John P. Meier, The Vision of Matthew: Christ, Church, and Morality in the First Gospel (New York: Crossroad, 1991).
• John P. Meier, Matthew, New Testament Message 3 (Wilmington: Michael Glazier, 1980; Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press).
• Daniel Patte, The Gospel According to Matthew: A Structural Commentary on Matthew’s Faith (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1987).
• Donald Senior, What are they saying about Matthew?, rev. ed. (New York: Paulist Press, 1996) paperback, $10.
• Donald Senior, The Passion of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew (Wilmington: Michael Glazier, 1985 / Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press) paperback, $12.
• Donald Senior, Matthew, Abingdon New Testament Commentary (Nashville: Abingdon, 1998) paperback, $20.
• David C. Sim, Apocalyptic Eschatology in the Gospel of Matthew (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996).
• Augustine Stock, The Method and Message of Matthew (Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press [A Michael Glazier Book], 1995).

• Luke Timothy Johnson, Gospel of Luke, Sacra Pagina 3 (Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press [A Michael Glazier Book], 1991) hardcover, $30. A good place to start.
• Joseph A. Fitzmyer, The Gospel According to Luke, Anchor Bible 28-28A, 2 vol. (Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1981-1985) hardcover, $45 per volume. One of the most exhaustive studies of Luke’s gospel. See especially the lengthy introduction.
• Darrell L. Bock, Luke, Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament 3, 2 vol. (Baker Book House, 1994 & 1996) hardcover, $40 per volume.
• Hans Conzelmann, The Theology of St. Luke (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1981). Dated, but a classic. Conzelmann’s work (originally published in 1961) began redaction criticism of the gospel.
• Hans Conzelmann, Acts of the Apostles, Hermeneia Series (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1987).
• Craig A. Evans & James A. Sanders, Luke and Scripture: the Function of Sacred Tradition in Luke-Acts (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1993).
• Joseph A. Fitzmyer, Luke the Theologian: Aspects of His Theology (New York: Paulist Press, 1989) out of print.
• Joseph A. Fitzmyer, The Acts of the Apostles, Anchor Bible 31 (New York: Doubleday, 1998) hardcover, $45. NEW.
• Joel B. Green, The Theology of the Gospel of Luke (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995) paperback, $15.
• Jacob Jervell, The Theology of the Acts of the Apostles, New Testament Theology (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996) paperback, $13.
• Luke Timothy Johnson, The Acts of the Apostles, Sacra Pagina 5 (Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press [A Michael Glazier Book], 1992) hardcover, $30.
• Robert Karris, Luke, Artist and Theologian: Luke’s Passion Account as Literature, Theological Inquiries (New York: Paulist Press, 1985).
• Jack Dean Kingsbury, Conflict in Luke: Jesus, Authorities, Disciples (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1991).
• Jonathan Knight, Luke’s Gospel, New Testament Reading (New York: Routledge, 1998) paperback, $25.
• Jerome H. Neyrey, The Social World of Luke-Acts (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publications, 1991) hardcover, $20.
• Jerome H. Neyrey, The Passion According to Luke: A Redaction Study of Luke’s Soteriology, Theological Inquiries (New York: Paulist Press, 1985).
• Mark Allan Powell, What are they saying about Luke? (New York: Paulist Press, 1989) paperback, $9.
• Mark Allan Powell, What are they saying about Acts? (New York: Paulist Press, 1992) paperback, $7.
• David A.S. Ravens, Luke and the Restoration of Israel (Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1995).
• Eduard Schweizer, The Good News According to Luke (Atlanta: John Knox Press, 1984).
• Donald Senior, The Passion of Jesus in the Gospel of Luke (Wilmington: Michael Glazier, 1989) paperback, $11.
• Robert C. Tannehill, Luke, Abingdon New Testament Commentaries (Nashville: Abingdon, 1996) paperback, $25.
• Robert C. Tannehill, The Narrative Unity of Luke-Acts: A Literary Interpretation, 2 vol. (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1991-1994) paperback, $22 per volume.
• Charles H. Talbert, Reading Acts: A Literary and Theological Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles, Reading the New Testament Series (New York: Crossroad, 1999) paperback, $19. NEW.
• C.M. Tuckett, Luke’s Literary Achievement: Collected Essays, Journal for the Study of the New Testament, Supplement 116 (Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1995).

• Francis J. Moloney, The Gospel of John, Sacra Pagina (Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1998) hardcover, $35. A good place to start.
• Raymond E. Brown, The Gospel of John, Anchor Bible 29-29A, 2 vol. (New York: Doubleday, 1966) hardcover . This century has seen a number of great commentaries on John’s Gospel (Bultmann, Dodd, Schnackenburg); this is perhaps the most famous. Whereas many scholars emphasize John’s difference from the Synoptics, Brown emphasizes their similarities; whereas many scholars deny or downplay its historical value, Brown emphasizes it. Dated in many respects (e.g., Brown—at that time—accepted its apostolic authorship, but later changed his view). Still valuable.
• John Ashton, Understanding the Fourth Gospel (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1993) paperback, $35.
• John Ashton, Studying John: Approaches to the Fourth Gospel (New York: Oxford University Press, 1995) hardback, $55.
• David M. Ball, ‘I AM’ in John’s Gospel: Literary Function, Background, and Theological Implications (Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1996).
• Raymond E. Brown, The Community of the Beloved Disciple (New York: Paulist Press, 1979) paperback, $13.
• Thomas L. Brodie, The Gospel According to John: A Literary and Theological Commentary (New York: Oxford University Press, 1997) paperback, $25.
• Rudolf Bultmann, The Gospel of John: A Commentary (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1971). One of the great Johannine commentaries of the century—but controversial and wrong-headed in many of its interpretations, especially the way he divides things into sources. Use with great care.
• James H. Charlesworth, The Beloved Disciple: Whose Witness Validates the Gospel of John? (Valley Forge: Trinity Press International, 1995).
• P. Alan Culpepper, Anatomy of the Fourth Gospel: A Study in Literary Design (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1987) paperback, $18.
• P. Alan Culpepper, The Gospels and Letters of John, Interpreting Biblical Texts (Nashville: Abingdon: 1998) paperback, $20.
• P. Alan Culpepper & Fernando F. Segovia, ed., The Fourth Gospel from a Literary Perspective (Atlanta: Scholar’s Press, 1991).
• C.H. Dodd, The Interpretation of the Fourth Gospel (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1968). Dated, but a classic study.
• Peter F. Ellis, The Genius of John: a Composition-Critical Commentary on the Fourth Gospel (Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1984).
• Robert Tomson Fortna, The Fourth Gospel and Its Predecessor (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1988).
• Ernst Haenchen, John, Hermeneia, 2 vol., trans. Robert W. Funk (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1984).
• Craig R. Koester, Symbolism in the Fourth Gospel: Meaning, Mystery, Community (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1995).
• Robert Kysar, John’s Story of Jesus (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1984).
• Robert Kysar, John, the Maverick Gospel, rev. ed. (Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox, 1993) paperback, $16.
• Barnabas Lindars, The Gospel of John, New Century Commentaries (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1982).
• Francis J. Moloney, Glory Not Dishonor: Reading John 13-21 (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1998) paperback, $20.
• John Painter, The Quest for the Messiah: the History, Literature, and Theology of the Johannine Community (Nashville: Abingdon, 1993).
• Norman R. Peterson, The Gospel of John and the Sociology of Light: Language and Characterization in the Fourth Gospel (Valley Forge, PA: Trinity Press International, 1993).
• Rudolf Schnackenburg, The Gospel According to St. John, 2 vol. (New York: Seabury Press, 1968, 1980). One of the great Johannine commentaries of the century.
• Fernando F. Segovia, ed., What is John? Readers and Readings of the Fourth Gospel, SBL Symposium Series 3 (Atlanta, GA: Scholar’s Press, 1996).
• Donald Senior, The Passion in the Gospel of John (Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1991) paperback, $12.
• Gerald Sloyan, John, Interpretation Commentary (Atlanta: John Knox Press, 1988).
• Gerald Sloyan, What are they saying about John? (New York: Paulist Press, 1991) paperback, $7.
• D. Moody Smith, The Theology of the Gospel of John (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995) paperback, $15.
• D. Moody Smith, John Among the Gospels: the Relationship in Twentieth Century Research (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1992).
• D. Moody Smith, Johannine Christianity: Essays on Its Setting, Sources, and Theology (Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 1989).
• D. Moody Smith, John, Abingdon New Testament Commentary (Nashville: Abingdon, 1999) paperback, $21. NEW.
• Charles H. Talbert, Reading John: A Literary and Theological Commentary on the Fourth Gospel and the Johannine Epistles, Reading the New Testament Series (New York: Crossroad, 1999) paperback, $19. NEW.
• Ben Witherington III, John’s Wisdom: A Commentary on the Fourth Gospel (Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox, 1995).

5. Search for the Historical Jesus:

This remains one of the most interesting and creative areas of New Testament study. In recent years there has been a huge spate of new books on the historical Jesus. Here are some of the most important—though each have their biases and agendas and thus need to be assessed carefully.

• John P. Meier, A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus (New York: Doubleday, 1991-1994) 2 volumes to date, hardcover, $35-40 per volume. This is an extraordinary achievement: the most thorough and well-balanced study of historical Jesus in decades. It is massive (volume 2 is nearly 1000 pages). But Meier writes with great clarity, and relegates technical issues to the (very lengthy) endnotes. Basically for more advanced students. Probably 2 more volumes will be forthcoming.
• Luke Timothy Johnson, The Real Jesus: the Misguided Quest for the Historical Jesus and the Truth of the Traditional Gospels (San Francisco: HarperCollins, 1995) paperback, $12. The Jesus Seminar (John Dominic Crossan, Marcus Borg, & Burton Mack) made headlines last Easter in Time, Newsweek, and U.S. New & World Report with their extravagant claims about the historical Jesus. Johnson brilliantly demolishes their claims, and sets out an excellent mainstream response.
• John Dominic Crossan, The Historical Jesus: the Life of a Mediterranean Jewish Peasant (San Francisco: HarperCollins, 1992). Crossan is flamboyant, outspoken, and one of the leaders of the so-called Jesus Seminar. This is his most thorough and careful study. Crossan thinks of Jesus as a social revolutionary. He also tends to treat apocryphal gospels like the Gospel of Thomas or the Gospel of Peter on par with the 4 canonical gospels. His most radical interpretations come out most clearly in his more recent books: Jesus: A Radical Biography (San Francisco: HarperCollins, 1994) and Who Killed Jesus? (San Francisco: Harper Collins, 1996) in which he argues that Jesus’ body was never buried, but was eaten by dogs and birds and dumped by the Romans in a trash heap. Be alert to Crossan’s biases.
• N.T. Wright, Jesus and the Victory of God, Vol. 2 of Christian Origins and the Question of God (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1997) paperback, $35. A well-argued (and often humorous) challenge to the Jesus Seminar. At the same time, a fine attempt to reconstruct the person and message of the historical Jesus.
• Marcus J. Borg, Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time: the Historical Jesus and the Heart of Contemporary Faith, (San Francisco: HarperCollins, 1994). One of the leading figures of the Jesus Seminar.
• Marcus J. Borg, Jesus: a New Vision: Spirit, Culture, and the Life of Discipleship (San Francisco: Harper San Francisco, 1991).
• Marcus J. Borg & N.T. Wright, The Meaning of Jesus: Two Visions (San Francisco: Harper San Francisco, 1998) paperback, $24. Jesus Seminar leader Borg squares off with the more conservative N.T. Wright, and in alternating chapters present their different visions of the historical Jesus.
• Gunther Bornkamm, Jesus of Nazareth (reprint of 1960 edition: Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1994) paperback, $18. Dated, but a classic.
• James H. Charlesworth, ed., Jesus’ Jewishness: Exploring the Place of Jesus within Early Judaism (New York: Crossroad, 1991).
• James H. Charlesworth, Jesus Within Judaism: New Light from Exciting Archeological Discoveries, Anchor Bible Reference (New York: Doubleday, 1988).
• James H. Charlesworth, Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls, Anchor Bible Reference (New York: Doubleday, 1992) paperback, $18.
• James D.G. Dunn, Jesus and the Spirit: A Study of the Religious and Charismatic Experience of Jesus and the First Christians as Reflected in the New Testament (Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1997) paperback, $30.
• Bart D. Ehrman, Jesus: Apocalyptic Prophet of the New Millennium (New York: Oxford University Press, 1999) paperback, $25. NEW.
• C. Stephen Evans, The Historical Christ and the Jesus of Faith: the Incarnational Narrative as History (New York: Oxford University Press, 1996).
• Joseph A. Fitzmyer, A Christological Catechism: New Testament Answers, rev. ed. (New York: Paulist Press, 1991) paperback, $15. A brilliant, dense summary of what contemporary scholars are saying.
• Paula Fredriksen, Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews: A Jewish Life and the Emergence of Christianity (New York: Knopf, 1999) paperback, $26. NEW. An interesting, but unduly skeptical view.
• Joachim Jeremias, New Testament Theology I: The Proclamation of Jesus (London: SCM Press, 1971).
• Luke Timothy Johnson, Living Jesus: Learning the Heart of the Gospel (San Francisco: Harper San Francisco, 1999) hardcover, $20. NEW. Soon to be published in paperback.
• Howard Clark Kee, What Can We Know About Jesus, Understanding Jesus Today (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990) paperback, $12.
• Albert Nolan, Jesus Before Christianity, rev. ed. (Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1992) paperback, $12. A fine presentation from a South African liberation theologian.
• Mark Allan Powell, Jesus as a Figure in History: How Modern Historians View the Man from Galilee (Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox, 1998) paperback, $23. NEW.
• Pheme Perkins, Jesus as Teacher, Understanding Jesus Today (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990) paperback, $10.
• J.R. Porter, Jesus Christ: The Jesus of History, the Christ of Faith (New York: Oxford University Press, 1999) hardcover, $35. NEW.
• Harold Remus, Jesus as Healer, Understanding Jesus Today (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997) paperback, $11.
• E.P. Sanders, Jesus and Judaism (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1985) paperback, $25.
• E.P. Sanders, The Historical Figure of Jesus (New York: Penguin Books, 1993) paperback, $13. A very good and balanced account from a leading Protestant scholar.
• Gerald Sloyan, Jesus in Focus: A Life in Its Setting, rev. ed. (Mystic, CN: Twenty-Third Publications, 1994) paperback, $15.
• Gerd Theissen and Annette Merz, The Historical Jesus: A Comprehensive Guide (Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1998) paperback, $20.
• Graham H. Twelftree, Jesus the Exorcist: A Contribution to the Study of the Historical Jesus (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1997) hardcover, $20.
• Geza Vermes, The Religion of Jesus the Jew (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1993) paperback, $18.
• Geza Vermes, Jesus the Jew: a Historian’s Reading of the Gospels (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1981). A very influential interpretation.
• Ben Witherington III, The Jesus Quest: The Third Search for the Jew of Nazareth, 2^nd ed. (Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press, 1997) paperback, $19.

• Ben Witherington III, The Many Faces of the Christ: The Christologies of the New Testament and Beyond, Companions to the New Testament (New York: Crossroad, 1998) paperback, $20. NEW. A valuable survey. The title says it all.
• William H. Bellinger & William R. Farmer, ed., Jesus and the Suffering Servant (Philadelphia: Trinity Press International, 1998) hardcover.
• Raymond E. Brown, An Introduction to New Testament Christology (New York: Paulist Press, 1994) paperback, $10.
• Oscar Cullman, The Christology of the New Testament, rev. ed. (Philadelphia: Westminster John Knox, 1963) paperback, $15. A classic.
• James D.G. Dunn, Christology in the Making: A New Testament Inquiry into the Origins of the Doctrine of the Incarnation, 2^nd ed. (Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1996) paperback, $30.
• Paula Fredriksen, From Jesus to Christ: the Origin of the New Testament Images of Jesus (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1988) paperback, $18.
• Victor Paul Furnish, Jesus According to Paul, Understanding Jesus Today (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993) paperback, $10.
• Howard Clark Kee, Jesus in History: an Approach to the Study of the Gospels, rev. ed. (Fort Worth: Harcourt Brace, 1996) paperback, $12.
• Jack Dean Kingsbury, The Christology of Mark’s Gospel (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1989).
• Abraham J. Malherbe & Wayne A. Meeks, ed., The Future of Christology: Essays in Honor of Leander E. Keck (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1993).
• John P. Meier, The Mission of Christ and His Church: Essays on Christology and Ecclesiology (Wilmington, DL: Michael Glazier, 1990).
• John Painter, The Quest for the Messiah: the History, Literature, and Theology of the Johannine Community (Nashville: Abingdon, 1993).
• Jaroslav Pelikan, The Illustrated Jesus Through the Centuries (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1997) paperback, $20.
• Vernon K. Robbins, Jesus the Teacher: A Socio-Rhetorical Interpretation of Mark (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1992).
• Rudolph Schnackenburg, Jesus in the Gospels: a Biblical Christology, trans. O.C. Dean, Jr. (Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 1995) hardcover, $35.
• Juan Luis Segundo, Jesus of Nazareth, Yesterday & Today, 5 vol. (Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 1980s).
  • Vol. 2: The Historical Jesus of the Synoptics (1984).
  • Vol. 3: The Humanist Christology of Paul (1986).
• Graham N. Stanton, The Gospels and Jesus, Oxford Bible Series (New York: Oxford University Press, 1989) paperback, $16.

• Raymond E. Brown, The Death of the Messiah: From Gethsemane to the Grave, 2 vol., Anchor Bible Reference Library (New York: Doubleday, 1994) NEW in paperback, $20 per volume. A masterpiece. Brown takes the Passion narrative scene-by-scene carefully examining the theology of each of the account and tracing the historical record within the whole. Must reading for serious New Testament students.
• Dale C. Allison, The Sermon on the Mount: Inspiring the Moral Imagination, Companions to the New Testament (New York: Crossroad, 1999) paperback, $18. NEW.
• Hans Dieter Betz, The Sermon on the Mount: A Commentary, Hermeneia Series (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1995).
• Raymond E. Brown, The Birth of the Messiah: A Commentary on the Infancy Narratives in Matthew and Luke (New York: Doubleday, 1977) paperback, $20.
• Raymond E. Brown, The Virginal Conception and the Bodily Resurrection of Jesus (New York: Paulist Press, 1973).
• Warren Carter, What Are They Saying About Matthew’s Sermon on the Mount? (New York: Paulist Press, 1994).
• Bruce Chilton, Jesus’ Baptism and Jesus’ Healing: His Personal Practice of Spirituality (Harrisburg, PA: Trinity Press International, 1998) paperback, $12. NEW.
• Bruce Chilton, Jesus’ Prayer and Jesus’ Eucharist: His Personal Practice of Spirituality (Harrisburg, PA: Trinity Press International, 1997) paperback, $9.
• John Dominic Crossan, In Parables: The Challenge of the Historical Jesus (New York: Harper & Row, 1973).
• Stephen Davis & Gerald O’Collins, ed., The Resurrection: An Interdisciplinary Symposium (New York: Oxford University Press, 1997) hardcover, $35.
• John R. Donahue, The Gospel in Parable: Metaphor, Narrative, and Theology in the Synoptic Gospels (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1990) paperback, $16.
• Richard Q. Ford, The Parables of Jesus (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1997) paperback, $18.
• Morna Dorothy Hooker, Not Ashamed of the Gospel: New Testament Interpretations of the Death of Christ (Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1995).
• Kenan B. Osborne, The Resurrection of Jesus: New Considerations for Its Theological Interpretation (New York: Paulist Press, 1997) paperback, $15.
• Daniel Patte, Discipleship According to the Sermon on the Mount (Valley Forge, PA: Trinity Press International, 1996).
• Norman Perrin, Jesus and the Language of the Kingdom (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1976).
• Bernard Brandon Scott, Hear Then the Parable: A Commentary on the Parables of Jesus (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1991) paperback, $20.
• Claus Westerman, The Parables of Jesus in the Light of the Old Testament (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1990).