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Aland, Kurt and Barbara. The Text of the New Testament (1989) [Standard reference book on NT text criticism and manuscripts]
Beardslee, William A. Literary Criticism of the New Testament (Philadelphia: Fortress, 1970); [often reprinted]
Boring, M. Eugene; Klaus Berger; Carsten Colpe. Hellenistic Commentary to the New Testament (Nashville: Abingdon, 1995). BANGOR STACKS... 225.95 H367c. [§1 Significance; §3 Methodology.]
Briggs, Robert Cook. Interpreting the New Testament Today : An Introduction to Methods and Issues in the Study of the New Testament [Abingdon Press Publication date: June 1973 ISBN: 0687193273 225.6 B768I]
Culpepper, R. Alan: Anatomy of the Fourth Gospel: A Study in Literary Design. (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1983)
Egger, Wilhelm. How to read the New Testament : an introduction to linguistic and historico-critical methodology. Introduction by Hendrikus Boers ; [translated from the German by Peter Heinegg Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson Publishers, c1996. ISBN: 1565631498]
Elliott, John H. What is Social Scientific Criticism? (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1993)
Fee, Gordon D.: New Testament Exegesis: A Handbook for Students and Pastors. Revised (Louisville: Westminster Knox, 1993)
Form Criticism: Two Essays on New Testament Research by Rudolf Bultmann and Karl Kundsin.
Goppelt, Leonhard. Theology of the New Testament (1981) [Multi volume work]
Harrington, Daniel J. Interpreting the New Testament : a practical guide [Wilmington, Del. : M. Glazier, c1979. ISBN: 0814651240 225.7 N43 t]
Hayes, John H. and Carl R. Holladay: Biblical Exegesis: A Beginner's Handbook (Atlanta: John Knox Press, 1987)
Kaiser, Otto and Kümmel, Werner: Exegetical Method: A Student Handbook (New York: Seabury Press, 1981)
Krentz, Edgar: The Historical-Critical Method (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1975) 220.6 K883h
Lindemann, Andreas; Hans Conzelmann. Interpreting the New Testament: The Introduction to the Principles & Methods of New Testament Exegesis. Translated by Siegfried S. Schatzmann from the 8th rev. German edition (Peabody, MA: Hedrickson, 1988) ISBN 0913573809 Library 225.6 c769i
McKenzie, Steven L. and Stephen R. Haynes: To Each It’s Own Meaning: An Introduction to Biblical Criticisms and Their Application (Louisville, KY: Westminster/John Knox Press, 1993). ISBN: 0-664-25236-2 CALL #: 220.6 T55e
McKnight, Edgar V.: What is Form Criticism? (1969)
Metzger, Bruce M.: The Text of the New Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption, and Restoration, 3rd ed. (New York, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1992)
Moore, Stephen D.: Literary Criticism and the Gospels : The Theoretical Challenge, (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1989)
Patte, Daniel. Structural Exegesis for New Testament Critics. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1990
Petersen, Norman. Literary Criticism for New Testament Critics. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1978.
Polzin, Robert M.: Biblical Structuralism: Method and Subjectivity in the Study of Ancient Texts (Philadelphia, PA: Fortress Press, 1977). ISBN: 0-8006-1506-9 CALL #: 220.6 P769b
Powell, Mark Allen: What is Narrative Criticism? (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1990) 220.6 P871w
Staley, Jeffrey Lloyd: The Prints First Kiss: A Rhetorical Investigation of the Implied Reader in the Fourth Gospel (Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1988)
Steck, Odil Hannes: Old Testament Exegesis: A Guide to the Methodology. James D. Nogalski, translator (Atlanta, Ga: Scholars Press, 1995)
Stenger, Werner. Introduction to New Testament exegesis. [Grand Rapids, Mich.: W.B. Eerdmans, c1993. ISBN: 0802801382]
Stibbe, Mark W. G.: John as storyteller: Narrative Criticism and the fourth gospel (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992).
Stuart, Douglas: Old Testament Exegesis: A Primer for Students and Pastors (Philadelphia: Westminster, 1984) 221.6 St91o
Thompson, William: Preaching Biblically, Exegesis and Interpretation (Nashville: Abingdon, 1981) 251 T379p
Tucket, Christopher: Reading the New Testament: Methods of Interpretation (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1978) 225.6 T799r
Tuckett, C. M. (Christopher Mark) Reading the New Testament : methods of interpretation Philadelphia : Fortress Press, 1987. [ISBN: 0800620585 225.6 T799v1]
Vaganay, Leon; Amphoux, Bernhard. An Introduction to New Testament textual criticism (1991)
Wuerthwein, The Text of the Old Testament [Standard introduction to OT text criticism]
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