Introduction, Bibliography and Abbreviations

These notes record the results of my reading and reflection over many years of Bible study.

It’s an open-ended project: I’m adding to and update the notes on a continuing basis.

The main translation used is the NIV.  For a convenient way of bringing up the text of your favourite Bible translation as you hover over a reference, I recommend Instaverse.

I have indicated the sources of quotations wherever these could be recalled.  Any errors or omissions in the acknowledgement of sources will be promptly remedied as I become aware of them.  I have not routinely given page numbers, as in many cases I have been working from electronic versions of the work.

These are some of the principal works referred to in these notes:-

Barnes – Barnes’ Notes on the Old and New Testaments
BST – The Bible Speaks Today (IVP)

Calvin – Calvin’s commentaries
College Press – College Press New Testament Commentaries

DBI – Dictionary of Biblical Imagery (IVP)

DJG – Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels (IVP)
DPL – Dictionary of Paul and his Letters (IVP)
DLNT – Dictionary of the Later New Testament (IVP)

DNTB – Dictionary of New Testament Background (IVP
DSB – Daily Study Bible

DTIB – Dictionary for the Theological Interpretation of the Bible
EDBT – Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology

EDT – Evangelical Dictionary of Theology
HBA – Handbook of Bible Application

Hendriksen – New Testament Commentary
Holman – Holman Bible Dictionary
HSB – Hard Sayings of the Bible
ISBE – International Standard Bible Encylopaedia

IVP Bible Background Commentary
JFB – Jamieson, Fausset and Brown Commentary
MHC – Matthew Henry Commentary
NAC – New American Commentary
NBC – New Bible Commentary (IVP)
NBD – New Bible Dictionary (IVP)

NDT – New Dictionary of Theology

New Geneva – New Geneva Study Bible
RWP – Word Pictures of the New Testament, A.T. Robertson

TNTC – Tyndale New Testament Commentary

TOTC – Tyndale Old Testament Commentary
WBC – Word Biblical Commentary

Other commonly-cited references:-

Packer, J.I., Concise Theology
Spurgeon, C.H., The Treasury of David
Watson, Thomas, A Body of Divinity

Ryle, J.C., Expository Thoughts on the Gospels

Other Abbreviations

AV – Authorised Version
cf. – compare with
LXX – Septuagint (ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament)
MSS – manuscripts
Gk – Greek
Heb – Hebrew
NIV – New International Version
NT – New Testament
OT – Old Testament
RSV – Revised Standard Version