Top Ten Books for NT Grad Students

Following the CSCO listing of top ten books for NT grad students to read, here’s my own:

1. Textual Criticism: David Parker, An Introduction to the New Testament Manuscripts and Their Texts.

2. NT Greek: Stanley E. Porter, Idioms of the Greek New Testament.

3. Christian Origins: Christopher Rowland, Christian Origins.

4. Historical Jesus: Gerd Theissen and Annette Merz, The Historical Jesus: A Comprehensive Guide

5. Gospels: Martin Hengel, The Four Gospels and the One Gospel of Jesus Christ.

6. Paul: F.C. Baur, Paul the Apostle of Jesus Christ.

7. Paul: James Dunn, Theology of Paul the Apostle.

8. Catholic Letters: Robert Wall and Karl-Wilhelm Niebuhr, The Catholic Epistles and Apostolic Tradition.

9. Revelation: Richard Bauckham, The Theology of the Book of Revelation

10. NT Theology:  James Dunn, Unity and Diversity in the New Testament