STUDYING SCRIPTURE RESOURCES

Study Bibles

NIV Study Bible
ESV Study Bible
Life Application Study Bible (Multiple translations)


Devotional resources

New Testament for everyone  – by N.T. Wright
introductory study guide and commentary of each book in the New Testament

Old Testament for everyone – by John Goldingay
introductory study guide and translation of each book in the Old Testament

Bible Project – shareable resources (videos, podcasts, online classes, guides) to help people understand the bible. 


Introductory study books

How to Read the Bible for all its Worth – by Gordon D. Fee

Introduction to Biblical Interpretation, 3rd ed – by William Klein et al

Grasping God’s Word, 4th ed – by J. Scott Duvall


Biblical commentaries

The Bible Speaks Today series – Edited by J.A. Motyer and the late John R. W. Stott
A thoughtful balance of scholarly insight, practical application, and accessible writing.

IVP New Testament Commentary Series (InterVarsity Press)
Collaboration between pastors and scholars with passage-by-passage commentary based on the NIV bible translation.

IVP Bible background commentary set (InterVarsity Press)
2-volume set illuminates the Old and New Testaments, providing cultural, historical, and social context for Bible study in verse-by-verse format.