How to Interpret the Bible
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Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible 4.31 avg rating — 7,299 ratings
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The Blue Parakeet: Rethinking How You Read the Bible
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Scot McKnight
4.06 avg rating — 4,511 ratings 
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The Bible Made Impossible: Why Biblicism Is Not a Truly Evangelical Reading of Scripture
by:
Christian Smith
3.91 avg rating — 839 ratings 5. 
Scripture and the Authority of God: How to Read the Bible Today
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N.T. Wright
4.06 avg rating — 2,838 ratings 6. 
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Whose Community? Which Interpretation?: Philosophical Hermeneutics for the Church
by:
Merold Westphal
3.91 avg rating — 207 ratings 
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Inspiration and Incarnation: Evangelicals and the Problem of the Old Testament
by:
Peter Enns
4.11 avg rating — 1,429 ratings 13. 
The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament
by:
Craig S. Keener
4.36 avg rating — 685 ratings 14. 
Cultural Perspectives on the Bible: A Beginner's Guide
by:
Rob Smith
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings 
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The Lost World of Scripture: Ancient Literary Culture and Biblical Authority (Volume 3) (The Lost World Series)
by:
John H. Walton
4.29 avg rating — 336 ratings 20. 
The Lost World of Adam and Eve: Genesis 2–3 and the Human Origins Debate
by:
John H. Walton
4.24 avg rating — 1,763 ratings 
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Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament: Introducing the Conceptual World of the Hebrew Bible
by:
John H. Walton
4.25 avg rating — 771 ratings 23. 
Grasping God's Word: A Hands-On Approach to Reading, Interpreting, and Applying the Bible
by:
J. Scott Duvall
4.24 avg rating — 1,815 ratings 23. 
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God's Big Picture: Tracing the Storyline of the Bible
by:
Vaughan Roberts
4.10 avg rating — 3,892 ratings 23. 
One Enduring Story: A Basic Guide to Safely Navigating the Biblical Terrain 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings
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Walking in the Dust of Rabbi Jesus: How the Jewish Words of Jesus Can Change Your Life
by:
Lois Tverberg
4.51 avg rating — 1,846 ratings 23. 
The Thompson Chain-Reference Study Bible: NKJV New King James Version
by:
Anonymous
4.58 avg rating — 100 ratings 23. 
God's Promises For You: Divine Promises and Affirmations For Your Success, All-round Prosperity and Total Well-being
by:
Theo John Paul
3.50 avg rating — 8 ratings 
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A History of the Bible: The Story of the World's Most Influential Book
by:
John Barton
4.10 avg rating — 1,873 ratings 23. 
Seven Things I Wish Christians Knew About the Bible
by:
Michael F. Bird
4.32 avg rating — 537 ratings 23. 
Christians Against Christianity: How Right-Wing Evangelicals Are Destroying Our Nation and Our Faith 4.20 avg rating — 513 ratings
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Our Godly Sexual Beings: The Fellowship of the Mystery
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Donna Mack
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 8 ratings 39. 
Sitting at the Feet of Rabbi Jesus: How the Jewishness of Jesus Can Transform Your Faith
by:
Ann Spangler
4.43 avg rating — 3,080 ratings 
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Reenacting the Way (of Jesus): How can you follow Jesus when you don't know what he was doing?
by:
Paul T. Penley
4.41 avg rating — 17 ratings 
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In The Beginning... We Misunderstood: Interpreting Genesis 1 in Its Original Context
by:
Johnny V. Miller
4.07 avg rating — 167 ratings 
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Slaves, Women, and Homosexuals: Exploring the Hermeneutics of Cultural Analysis
by:
William J. Webb
3.90 avg rating — 641 ratings 50. 
Genesis 1-11: A New Old Translation for Readers, Scholars, and Translators
by:
John F. Hobbins
4.51 avg rating — 39 ratings 
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Jesus of Nazareth, Part Two: Holy Week: From the Entrance into Jerusalem to the Resurrection 4.61 avg rating — 3,273 ratings
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New Testament Rhetoric: An Introduction Guide to the Art of Persuasion in and of the New Testament
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Ben Witherington
4.12 avg rating — 42 ratings 
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The Forgotten Jesus: How Western Christians Should Follow an Eastern Rabbi
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Robby Gallaty
4.40 avg rating — 549 ratings 
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Encouraged by the Scriptures: Essays on Scripture, Interpretation, and Life 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings
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Sacred Text and Interpretation: Perspectives in Orthodox Biblical Studies 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings
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Ancient Israelite Literature in its Cultural Context
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John H. Walton
3.92 avg rating — 63 ratings 
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The Biblical Cosmos: A Pilgrim's Guide to the Weird and Wonderful World of the Bible 4.39 avg rating — 124 ratings
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The Gospel and the Greeks: Did the New Testament Borrow from Pagan Thought?
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Ronald H. Nash
4.19 avg rating — 96 ratings 70. 
Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes: Cultural Studies in 1 Corinthians 4.35 avg rating — 371 ratings
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Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes: Cultural Studies in the Gospels 4.47 avg rating — 2,979 ratings
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Paul and the Faithfulness of God (Christian Origins and the Question of God, #4)
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N.T. Wright
4.47 avg rating — 557 ratings 75. 
Jesus and the Victory of God (Christian Origins and the Question of God, #2)
by:
N.T. Wright
4.44 avg rating — 1,994 ratings 76. 
The New Testament and the People of God (Christian Origins and the Question of God, #1)
by:
N.T. Wright
4.39 avg rating — 2,749 ratings 77. 
Kings of the Jews: The Origins of the Jewish Nation
by:
Norman Gelb
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 12 ratings 78. 
Jesus of Nazareth: From the Baptism in the Jordan to the Transfiguration 4.43 avg rating — 6,838 ratings
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The Resurrection of the Son of God (Christian Origins and the Question of God, #3)
by:
N.T. Wright
4.53 avg rating — 2,161 ratings 80. 
Beginnings: Ancient Christian Readings of the Biblical Creation Narratives 3.98 avg rating — 66 ratings
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The Lost World of Genesis One: Ancient Cosmology and the Origins Debate (Volume 2) (The Lost World Series)
by:
John H. Walton
4.23 avg rating — 4,416 ratings